KeaShundrea Donald is the founder of Photos and Phases and she built the agency she wished existed when she was doing everything on her own..
We work with founders and teams who are tired of carrying every layer of their work alone, and those who want sustainable visibility that does not require burning out to earn it.
I grew up being the girl that always had a camera. The first one to run and create an album in Photobucket to post on a newly created Facebook at the time.
I officially took my first paying gig of $75 in November of 2017. This started a journey of taking any and all photos you could think of- weddings, potraits, maternity, newborns... I literally did it all!
In one year i replaced my salary at my fulltime job and i faced a choice of quitting this job because it no longer aligned with what i saw for myself. From that point on i never worked at a 9-5 again.
I realizzed representation was almost non-existent for business owners like me and decided to take Branding more seriously.
I started hosting Branding Sessions and hosted my first Headshot Party in Mempphis weeks before the pandemic hit.
Remember i said I was taking on photography clients for any and everything. Well, it got old quickly and i made the decision to only take on branding clients from there on out.
Survived the pandemic. a few hiatuses and seasons of burnout. Wedding photography was my money maker in business and because i let that go a few month before and the pandemic unexcpectedly hitting... it had a major affect of the income we made.
I attended a cohort that unveiled that there was not a unique differentiator in my business. This led to the transition of integrating all of my gifts- photography, systems building, and content creation all into one agency.
I built this agency on the basis of Strategy, Brand photography and systems existing altogether. Because one cannot exist without the other.
I also know how it feels to be undereprestendedand under supported as a Black-Owned Business. I know how it feels to be someone that has many talents but has no choice to learn the business sides of things and most of us collapse under this pressure.
Now, creators and founders of color have a space where they can focus on their God-given gifts and outsource the mundane tasks to us.
We are a systems-led brand and content agency helping multicultural brands, and creators of color build businesses that do not fall apart when they step away.
Our 1-on-1 workshop for brands feeling pulled in many directions. We build a plan that covers your brand, your content, AND your systems.
A photography session that gives you photos for your whole business and reflects the version of your brand you have grown into.
A Content Day for the brand that needs video to build that additional layer of trust and replace the repetitive manual work in your business.
The backend systems and automations we build that keep your customers happy, so you take a week off from your business & nothing falls apart.