December 14, 2022
BBW MEMBER INTERVIEW: Kristen Matta, Owner + Photographer, Blush Baby Photo, LLC
What is your name?
Kristen Matta
What is your title?
Owner + Photographer
What is your business name?
What is your website URL?
www.blushbabyphoto.com
What is your Instagram handle?
What is your LinkedIn URL?
How long have you been a Boston Business Women member?
Less than a year
Where are you based? How did you end up there?
Born and raised in Boston! Grew up in Dedham, MA. Lived in Natick, MA for 10 years! Now in Ashland, MA. My studio is in Sherborn, MA.
Tell us more about your company! What do you do and what pushed you to start?
Kristen Matta, Blush Baby Photo’s founder and creative director, is an artist in her soul *and* on her resume. My story is one that many of my clients relate to – she went to college, did the corporate thing, felt the pull of her own creative goals, and decided to define happiness and success on her own terms. Since you found your way here, you know where the story goes next… Hello Blush Baby Photo!
Kristen founded Blush Baby with a vision to go beyond standard portraiture and create a photography experience for her clients. Her clients are blown away by her attention to detail and high-touch service – and she wouldn’t have it any other way. She honed these skills in her 15+ years art directing brands like T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods, but has found her calling with Blush Baby. After all, families deserve VIP treatment, too!
What is your definition of success? How do you know when you’ve reached it?
Waking up happy! Energized for the next...
Tell us about your most transformational moment as an entrepreneur?
Every booked session is truly an honor. Working with a professional photographer is an investment – and we don’t take that responsibility lightly! Trusting just anyone with your newborn or family. There are many talented photographers out there, and we’re honored when families choose to work with us.
What was one of your biggest challenges in business?
Telling my inner perfectionist to go away!
How do you handle the harder days? The struggles? Those moments when you feel like giving up?
Starting Blush Baby Photo put reality into perspective for me, big time. Slow down. Enjoy the little things. Take a moment or two to celebrate all the positivity life has to offer.
How has being a Boston Business Women Inner Circle member positively influenced your life + business?
I mean, look at this amazing group of powerful women! It's beyond inspiring!
Tell us about your most proud moment in your career.
Not that I enjoying making my clients cry, but when Mamas tear up seeing their gorgeous family portraits is one of my most proud moments. It gives me all the feels and usually tear up, right along with them! (Still working on getting a Dad to shed a tear of joy!)
Who is the woman behind your business? What does she like? How does she spend her free time? What does she value?
When I'm not baby whispering or geeking out over color palettes, you can find me snuggling my sassy pup, Maci, planning my next girls night out, or eating yummy food with my huge Syrian family. My Mom, Dianne and Sis, Kayla are my besties. Me and my hockey-loving boyfriend Kyle don’t have kids yet, but I do love spending my days hanging out with beautiful little souls at photo shoots.
What makes you stand out from others in your field? What do you do differently?
Blush Baby Photo goes above and beyond to make families feel comfortable with the process and ecstatic with the outcome. My process is highly personalized with concierge-level service from start to finish.
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