Kristin Hohenadel - Taking Baby Steps
When Kristin Hohenadel takes photos of newborn babies, she doesn’t dress them up in costumes or put them in flowerpots, like some photographers do. “I try to dial down the cheesy factor and put a more modern spin on it,” says Hohenadel, a fourth-year psychology student.
After working as a nanny for two-month-old twins in Montreal, she decided to start her own business, combining her love for babies and photography. In winter 2012, she took a course called “Applied Business Project,” which provided her with the skills she needed to become an entrepreneur.
The course, offered by the Department of Business, is open to students in any program. Students are paired with a mentor and can take a variety of free workshops through the University’s partnership with the Guelph-Wellington Business Enterprise Centre. The workshops cover everything from writing a business plan to advertising through social media. Hohenadel currently has more than 1,750 fans on Facebook, but says most of her clients find out about her through word of mouth.
“I would recommend this course to any student,” she says. “This really gives me an option where I can leave university with skills that I can practice right away. To be learning it and to be doing it at the same time is so exciting.” For more information, visit www.capturedbykristin.ca. nade l takes photos of newborn babies, she doesn’t dress them up in costumes or put them in flowerpots, like some photographers do. “I try to dial down the cheesy factor and put a more modern spin on it,” says Hohenadel, a fourth-year psychology student.
After working as a nanny for two-month-old twins in Montreal, she decided to start her own business, combining her love for babies and photography. In winter 2012, she took a course called “Applied Business Project,” which provided her with the skills she needed to become an entrepreneur.
The course, offered by the Department of Business, is open to students in any program. Students are paired with a mentor and can take a variety of free workshops through the University’s partnership with the Guelph-Wellington Business Enterprise Centre. The workshops cover everything from writing a business plan to advertising through social media. Hohenadel currently has more than 1,750 fans on Facebook, but says most of her clients find out about her through word of mouth.
“I would recommend this course to any student,” she says. “This really gives me an option where I can leave university with skills that I can practice right away. To be learning it and to be doing it at the same time is so exciting.” For more information, visit www.capturedbykristin.ca.