2025 Annual Conference ‘Harmony’

Our franchise family recently gathered in Music City, Nashville, Tennessee for our annual conference.

This year’s theme was… HARMONY!

Intentional blending of different parts to create something stronger and more impactful.

In a time where we experience discord in the world around us, we want to be the ones bringing the harmony and joy to every situation we encounter. Our franchise is a beautiful blend of unique personalities and abilities that have all come together to create a strong unified brand, and we want to hold on to that unity as we continue to grow.

Four days, we came together to learn & be inspired, improve our skills, recognize our achievements, and fellowship.

We kicked off the week with our top franchise earners for an all-inclusive experience before our conference began at the 121 Hotel.

Our local Nashville franchise owner, Will Smith, hosted a lovely dinner for us at his house to begin our time together. These owners were able to learn about and work on a forecasting model for each of their businesses and then we enjoyed a night out in Nashville with an Old Dominion show at the iconic Ryman Auditorium.

Check out more of our time together in this video…

Learn & Be Inspired

This year many of our owners brought some of their photographers and staff. The first day we all met together at the 121 Hotel.

We began with the State of the Franchise, Worked on Goals for the Year, Heard Strategies for Growth from our top earners, headshots, roundtable discussions conducted by owners to focus on specific areas of our business, and lots of conversations among friends and fellow franchise owners!

 

Songwriting Showcase Team Building Activity

One of our owner’s favorite activities each year, is the team building activity. We couldn’t have a Harmony themed conference in Nashville without a little songwriting! Our conference committee helped collaborate on the details of this activity for the months leading up to conference. Brittany Evans took the lead to make sure we executed this activity well for everyone involved. Our 5 groups each chose a famous country song out of a bowl. They were given a word bank of at least 30 words related to Spoiled Rotten Photography and our business.  Each team had 1 hour to rewrite the lyrics with an SRP theme, create props, and choreograph a presentation. This activity brought fun, frustration, and key takeaways for everyone involved.

Of course, we always have to add an element of competitiveness to our team building activities and the Support Team choose a category for which each group shined the brightest.

    

Check out the video with some of the amazing song remixes to get a good laugh!

Improve Our Skills

We spent time learning how to use our Spring set, Dreamy Meadow.  We truly strive to create a beautiful, authentic, portraits that will be cherished forever…. not just a school photo!  One of the ways we refine our skills is through our print competition. We enlisted 2 esteemed judges Cindy Shaver and Cindy Hornsby to judge our work before we came together at conference. Their scores determined merits and category winners.

Here are the 1st place winners in each category… and see the slide show for all our award winning images!

Recognize Achievements

Each year we recognize franchise owners who have performed well, contributed to their communities or have shown our core values to the upmost degree.

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The highest award that a franchise owner can be awarded is the Purple Crown Award.  The Purple Crown Award is the highest accolade that we award one franchise owner each year who excels in all our core values from the previous year. This year’s recipients, our Buckhead, GA owners, Lynn and Rernardo Driver.

Congratulations Lynn and Rernardo Driver and Team!   We applaud you for meeting and exceeding each of our core values!

💜 Be Joyful
💜 Respect Others
💜 Positive Impact
💜 Do What’s Right
💜 Be Generous
💜 Exceed Expectations


This coveted award has been held in the hands of Elizabeth Bailey, Will Smith, Heather Sams, Christine Mamon and Patricia Mesi, Scott and Kara Kellner, Joey and Sandi Fotheringham.

Celebration

This year Spoiled Rotten Photography celebrates its 22nd year Anniversary since this boutique preschool photography business began in Huntsville, AL. When Melissa Tash discovered she could make a living for her family focusing solely on photographing preschoolers she knew she had to share this concept with other families and the franchise was birthed 10 years later.

 

Fellowship

Do you love your work family?  I do!  It is an amazing blessing to work with people who you not only share your core values with, but you genuinely, LOVE!  It is an honor to serve them and do life with them!   Here is our annual group portrait from our awards dinner at the Thistle Farms Cafe.

Check out some of the fun our owners had together at conference in the video below. One of the owner’s favorite things about conference is coming together to socialize, bounce ideas off one another, and strengthen existing relationships.

Welcoming New Family Members

We meet monthly on a zoom call, but we had several new family members to meet face to face and hug.

Welcome to our newest owners… Lauren and Coulter Wickerham, Katie and Travis Jennings, and Territory Managers…. Natalie Simpson and Avery Fryman

 

2024 was an amazing year!  I am blessed to be a part of this organization honored to serve our franchise owners.

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"I worked in the corporate world for 15 years, but never had my 'bucket' full."

“I was doing photography on the side, which I always loved, but if someone asked if I would ever do it full time, I'd respond with "I wish, but not sure how I could make that switch." Well, Spoiled Rotten Photography has allowed me to do that – to follow the dream I didn't know was possible. I love being silly with kids and sharing beautiful portraits with parents to document the moment in time, because we all know how fast they grow up! This career change has allowed me to spend more time with my family, be more available for my girls, and still contribute financially to our household...but most of all my 'bucket' is now full!”

Amanda Day, Kansas City, Kansas

"In a word … AMAZING!"

“The level of professionalism. The process detail. The training. And the welcoming nature of everyone within the organization is simply amazing! The path to ownership is so turn-key that it made our startup simple and easy. If we need additional support, they are there without hesitation to help us through any questions we may have. My husband and I have owned other franchises in the past, but Spoiled Rotten Photography is one of the best I’ve seen! I love my SRP family!”

Cindy Fadel, Columbia, SC

"SRP allows me a balance between owning a business and being a mom."

“I researched and met with other franchisees before making my way to Spoiled Rotten Photography. Immediately, the integrity and transparency within Spoiled Rotten Photography made this one stand out, and the more I learned, the more I loved. Now, Spoiled Rotten Photography allows me a balance between owning a business and being a mom. Best of all, I get to do something I love every day with unlimited potential..”

Kim Hoover, Charlotte, NC

"We were blown away with the quality and imagery"

“We looked at several photography franchise opportunities  and were blown away with the quality and imagery we consistently saw from each SRP location.  We know how important it is to capture these memories and SRP does it in such a beautiful way!  When we saw what SRP was offering & the beautiful portraits they were offering in preschools, we knew we wanted to bring this opportunity to Katy, TX.”

– One year later – “What a difference a year makes. Last July Sandi and I finished our Spoiled Rotten Photography new Franchisee training. We were very excited about all that we had just learned and we put our faith in God that this was his will for us. In August, I was “surplused” from ATT and had an empty planner that I needed to be filled. We were blessed with a great fall season and had about 25% of our spring season booked. The spring season got so busy we almost didn’t make it to the end. Now I am looking at a fall Calendar with 4 single days and one 2 day session available and we are completely booked!

God has completely blessed our business and given us great leaders like Melissa Russell Tash, Jamie Tash and Elizabeth Bailey and and a family of other owners who have always been ready to answer any questions we had. Thanks to all who have helped, purchased from, and booked us during our first 12 months. And a special thanks to God who has blessed us beyond our expectations.”

Joey and Sandi Fotheringham, Katy, TX

"Spoiled Rotten Photography has turned my passion for photography into a dream career."

“Photography has always been a passion, and Spoiled Rotten Photography has turned it into a dream career. The love and support all owners receive within the franchise is amazing. The combination of photographing little ones and being a part of this PURPLE family is a wonderful blessing, and I will be forever grateful.”

Dianna Harriet, Denver, CO

"Buying into a turnkey business took all the stress and worry out"

“My biggest strain in life was always trying to find “balance”. Making the decision to buy into a turnkey business that was ready and waiting for me took all the stress and worry out of failure and allowed me the opportunity to focus on the things that mattered most to me…being creative, contributing to my family’s income and being the wife and Mom I deserved to be. Buying into the Spoiled Rotten franchise has not only given me ongoing guidance, support and the experience of a proven business model, I have also found my balance by having the schedule I want and the time I need to be to live my life the way I choose. Having come from a corporate background where my schedule was dictated to me, I love the freedom and flexibility that being a part of Spoiled Rotten allows in my life. The icing on the cake is also being a partner in this business with my sister and best friend. Don’t believe the hype that you can’t work with family. Joining forces with someone who has the same goals, and values can make you an unstoppable team!”

Patricia Mesi, Alpharetta, GA

"SRP helped us achieve our dreams."

“My husband and I have always shared a passion for entrepreneurship. And I have always needed a creative outlet and photography provided that. I piddled with a custom business for a few years and had a little success. But I felt like it could be more profitable. Spoiled Rotten Photography came home in my sons cap & gown pictures and I could immediately see an opportunity. After much investigation, I realized that owning a franchise was the way to go. Spoiled Rotten Photography has given me the entrepreneurship opportunity I had always wanted, an outlet to express my creativity, and a profitable opportunity to provide for my family, all while not having to re-invent the wheel by going it alone. Spoiled Rotten Photography is something that I could have never created on my own. Spoiled Rotten Photography helped us achieve our dreams.”

Kara & Scott Kellner, Birmingham, AL

"This business model is tried and true."

“I am so grateful to be a part of the Spoiled Rotten Photography family! It was exactly what my career needed. I have been a professional photographer for 20 years. By joining SRP I have not only improved as a photographer but also a business person. This business model is tried and true. SRP is a huge blessing in my life and has affected my family in such wonderful ways. What I appreciate the most is the support I receive to achieve success. It is constant and genuine. The help is always there. I have never once felt like I had to figure anything out on my own. I love being an SRP owner and highly recommend if you are looking for a place to soar that you consider this dynamic company. You will be welcomed by a warm community of owners and can hit the ground running in a prosperous way.”

Heather Sams, Owner – SRP Colorado Springs

"The whole thing really is a breath of fresh air"

"Spoiled Rotten Photography has allowed me to earn enough money a couple days a week and still be home when my son gets out of school. That’s because Spoiled Rotten Photography is not only a proven financial profitable business model but as a franchise is a system that just works. The whole thing really is a breath of fresh air from taking pictures to getting money in my account. I truly enjoy what I do, bring joy to kids. I know parents cherish the art I make. And my family loves my job almost as much as I do."

Mark Treen, Charleston, SC