{"podcast":{"title":"Passion With Purpose - Photography Podcast, Creative Business, Six Figure Photographer","slug":"passion-with-purpose-photography-podcast-creative-business-six-figure-photographer-5315373","podcast_index_feed_id":5315373,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/passionwithpurpose/","website_url":"https://www.nathanchanski.co/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/9e51b1ea-cad8-45ca-b65b-981feba0717b/Podcast-Artwork-2026.jpg","author":"Nathan Chanski - Photography Business Coach","episode_count":263,"summary":"If you're an aspiring wedding photographer or established creative business entrepreneur and you’re looking for value-packed photography education, wisdom, and real talk about how to run your biz, this is the place for you! I’m a wedding photographer/business coach who went from quitting my 9-5 to pursue full-time photography, started out making less than a thousand per wedding to booking six figs/year, and learning SO much along the way that I'm bursting at the seams to share with you. See you right here twice week (M & W) and hit that subscribe/follow button so you never miss a thing!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T16:17:48.389332+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-with-purpose-photography-podcast-creative-business-six-figure-photographer-5315373"},"episode":{"title":"His health battle nearly killed him. He's now a 6-Fig Photographer.","slug":"his-health-battle-nearly-killed-him-he-s-now-a-6-fig-photographer","published_at":"2026-03-11T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-with-purpose-photography-podcast-creative-business-six-figure-photographer-5315373/his-health-battle-nearly-killed-him-he-s-now-a-6-fig-photographer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-with-purpose-photography-podcast-creative-business-six-figure-photographer-5315373","url":"https://www.nathanchanski.co/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0dabfff7-39d5-42fc-859e-fadc975070ba.mp3","summary":"What do you do when a health crisis takes over your business and more importantly - nearly your whole life? Eric Hillestad was 25 years old when his lungs began filling with blood. Doctors eventually placed him on ECMO — the most advanced life support available. Many people don’t survive it. Eric did. After weeks in the hospital, he had to relearn how to walk, breathe, and speak. He missed months of his newborn daughter’s life. Doctors told his family to prepare for the worst. But Eric’s story didn’t end there. Today he’s a wedding photographer, a father, and a Business Blueprint student who rebuilt his life — and his business — from the ground up. In this episode we talk about: • surviving a near-death medical crisis • rebuilding life and work after trauma • faith in the middle of fear • why his photography now carries a completely different meaning • and how he turned a struggling business into something sustainable for his family Eric’s story is raw, powerful, and deeply faith-filled. You’re not going to forget this one. ⭐️Nathan’s Signature Coaching Program: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE BUSINESS BLUEPRINT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⭐️ Questions about the Business Blueprint? Email info@nathanchanski.co to chat with Nathan directly. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get my FREE Inquiry Email Response Template HERE.⁠📄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Nathan on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @nathanchanski⁠⁠ Follow Eric on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erik.hillestad.photo/ Eric's Website : https://erikhillestadphoto.com/","meta_description":"What do you do when a health crisis takes over your business and more importantly - nearly your whole life? Eric Hillestad was 25 years old when his lungs…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2538,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/passion-with-purpose-photography-podcast-creative-business-six-figure-photographer-5315373/episodes/his-health-battle-nearly-killed-him-he-s-now-a-6-fig-photographer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-with-purpose-photography-podcast-creative-business-six-figure-photographer-5315373/his-health-battle-nearly-killed-him-he-s-now-a-6-fig-photographer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}