Today, Maddy Forberg sits down with her Youtube & Podcast video editor and friend, Sierra Dexter, owner of The Valley Imagery & Productions (The VIP Studios, for short) from Water Valley, MS.

Sierra is new to the business owning world - as she opened her photography and videography business just under two years ago now.  She created it as a major change to her lifestyle following the wild year of 2020 and her love for risk taking and change.  She is a social worker by degrees, having gotten her Bachelors in Social Work from The University of Mississippi and her Masters in Social Work from The University of Texas at Arlington.  She has spent the last eight years in the hospitality and sales industries as she worked to obtain her degrees and after as a way to supplement her income.  She is a crossfit-enthusiast turned olympic weightlifter turned powerlifter.  She loves empowering women through her current creative work; focusing quite a bit on her boudoir photography niche.  She says that this is her way of doing social work now.  Sierra and Maddy connected when Maddy posted at the beginning of 2023 that she was searching for a video editor.  They became fast friends and have now been working together almost 9 months.  Sierra is expecting her first child in October 2023.  We encourage you to follow Sierra on Instagram (@sierradexter) and her photography business (@thevalley.imagery.productions and @thevipboudoir) to keep up with her work, book a session, and for constant reminders that you are beautiful and strong just the way you are.
 
In this podcast, we speak on owning a creative business, empowering women through embracing their flaws, training as a woman and while pregnant, and much more!

We have an in-depth conversation focusing on Sierra's firsthand experience in business with minimal experience before going all in, letting go of control, and becoming more confident through accepting yourself.

We hope you love this episode and learn something new!

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