Maddy O’Shaughnessy of Impossible Studios on vetting and managing talent for commercial shoots: word of mouth vs cold outreach, reading budgets and reels, and day-rate red flags.
#31 Vetting and Managing Talent (ft. Impossible Studios) Read More »
Sasha Ulyanov of August Media on improving your business processes on an ongoing basis, using metrics to guide decisions, clearing bottlenecks, and setting client expectations.
#30 How to Improve Business Processes (ft. August Media) Read More »
Light Factory’s Brett Connors on why two directors beat one on corporate shoots, auditing your systems before they mutate, social-cut chaos, and branded docs as testimonials.
#29 Benefits of Co-Directing (ft. Light Factory) Read More »
Amy Mantyka of Play Creative on scaling past solo work, co-directing, why pre-production wins the job, and handling difficult clients and revisions.
#28 Scalability, Collaborating & Pre-Production (ft. Play Creative) Read More »
Geoff Livingston of Noravera on growing a video business through word of mouth, scaling the team, charging for pre-production, and why he skips retainers.
#27 How to Grow Organically (ft. Noravera) Read More »
Dario and Kyrill recap the best business tips from Creatives Grab Coffee episodes 15 to 25: pivoting, delegation, client education, proposals, payments, and ROI.
#26 Best Video Production Business Tips Read More »
Trevor Hnatowich and Scott Anderson of Enjoy Creative on running a video company as partners and working in a smaller market, from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
#25 Partnerships and Smaller Markets (ft. Enjoy Creative) Read More »
Jeff Bradshaw of V Strategies Inc, a Calgary studio 25+ years in, on strategic video, the production-versus-agency line, sales, and scaling a team.
#24 Providing Strategic Video (ft. V Strategies Inc) Read More »
Jon Corbin of Corbin Visual on personal branding for creatives, making time for it with The Influencer Project, and hiring cautiously after the pandemic.
#23 Personal Branding (ft. Corbin Visual) Read More »
