We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Leah Wells. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Leah below.

Leah, appreciate you joining us today. Almost all entrepreneurs have had to decide whether to start now or later? There are always pros and cons for waiting and so we’d love to hear what you think about your decision in retrospect. If you could go back in time, would you have started your business sooner, later or at the exact time you started?

I started my Photo Booth business in March 2021 during Covid. I had been doing photography as side hustle for about 10 years and never thought about doing photo booths. I was working a full time in banking and had been doing so for 13 years but because I had always been a creative person by nature, working with music and sound, so I never felt settled in that industry or career.

I got the idea for doing photo booths from an Instagram video I saw. My best friend came to me and asked me if I had money to invest what would I do. I told her about the Photo Booth. She said she was willing to invest with me. I came up with the idea to include my godson and his wife and from there the business was born. After a slow start we grew our business from 1 booth to 9 booths in a little over 2 years. I left my job in September 2022 because business was coming in to the point where it was affecting my full time. I needed to be able to focus on the business fully so I stepped out on faith and left my job. So far it has paid off. Our business had grown tremendously and I definitely wish I knew that this was possibility years ago but I know that things were meant to happen this way. The network that I have in my industry is strong and it allows me to challenge myself and that’s due to growth that the Photo Booth industry has seen in the last 3 years. I feel that I got involved at a great time.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I got into the industry from watching a Photo Booth video on Instagram. Even though I had photography experience for over 10 years at the time, I never thought about doing photo booths before that. It was probably an easier transition for me because of my prior experience but that didn’t automatically mean success. I had to then work on the business and make sure our work exceeded expectations. We had to build our name with clients and worked hard to have not only great quality but a great experience as well. I love to see the smiles from guests who use our booth once they see the results.

As we continue to grow we are working on building unique experiences. Photo booths are primarily for making memories but they also serve as a tool for help businesses market and spread their brand throughout digital and social territories. We aim to help our commercial clients be able offer ways to spread their brands and engage with existing and new customers in a new and exciting way. For our private clients, we help them create a fun way to hold onto the magic of the moment.

What’s been the most effective strategy for growing your clientele?

Our most effective way of growing our clientele has been to give our best at each when we are hired. Each event is an opportunity to engage with new potential clients. We want to leave each guest with a positive memorable, engaging experience that they will want to recreate it when they have their own event.
Social media has also been key in growing our business. We make sure that we post high quality content that shows the high energy and thrill of using our booths.

How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?

We have always strived to offer the best quality product for our guests. The experience is important but having high quality is equally as important to us. Our a large part of our social media following us other Photo Booth companies. I take that as a compliment that we are being looked to as a company to watch in the industry.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.soundgirl360photobooth.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/soundgirl360photobooth
• Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Soundgirl360photobooth
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soundgirl-360-photo-booth/

Image Credits
Soundgirl Photography