Creatives Grab Coffee — a weekly podcast on the business of video production

The business of video production

Honest conversations with the people who actually run production companies

A weekly show hosted by Dario Nouri & Kyrill Lazarov of Lapse Productions. New episode every week.

Episode 115 with LivaLittle Latest · #115

#115 — Experience-Based Hiring & AI Tools (ft. LivaLittle)

Hiring for real-world experience, and the AI tools earning their place in the workflow · June 12, 2026

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If you run a video production company, this is your show.

Every episode digs into the parts nobody posts about.

01Pricing, margins, and client expectations
02Scaling teams, freelancers, and systems
03Niching down vs staying broad
04AI, automation, and changing workflows
05Sales, marketing, and positioning
06Long-term sustainability in a competitive market

Pricing comes up in almost every conversation — for our written take, Lapse breaks down what a corporate video actually costs and videographer day rates. Chasing AI’s role? Start with #114 on RFPs and AI.

100+
Episodes
6
Seasons
Global
Guest roster
Hosts Dario Nouri and Kyrill Lazarov

Meet the hosts

Dario Nouri and Kyrill Lazarov are the co-founders of Lapse Productions, a Toronto video production company working across corporate, commercial, and branded content. Between them they’ve spent over a decade building creative businesses and fighting the same battles you are.

Creatives Grab Coffee started as a way to have the conversations that usually stay behind closed doors — and put them out in the open.

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