Be a guest
Come grab a coffee with us
Creatives Grab Coffee is a weekly conversation about the business of video production: candid, specific, a little irreverent. If you run a production company or creative business and have real stories from building it, we want to hear them.
The best episodes happen when a guest opens up about the real decisions, the stuff most people won’t say out loud. You don’t need to be polished. Just bring your perspective. Ninety companies across ten countries have done it before you; browse them in the guest network.
“No one can steal your perspective.”
Who we’re looking for
Owners and leaders of production companies and creative studios, anywhere in the world, at any stage. Solo operators making their first hire, teams scaling past the founders, studios twenty years in: the size matters less than the honesty.
What makes a great guest is a willingness to talk about how the business actually works. Two or three real stories or lessons from running your company, and a few real numbers you’re comfortable sharing. Numbers are what make episodes land.
Not sure what the conversations sound like? The hosts are Dario Nouri and Kyrill Lazarov of Lapse Productions; read more about the show or browse the full episode archive.
What recording day looks like
We record remotely on Riverside.fm. It runs in your browser, so there is nothing to install: we send a link ahead of time and you click it when we’re on. It’s a conversation, not a Q&A. We trade a few themes beforehand so we’re pointed in the same direction, but there is no script and nothing is a gotcha.
The session: about 2 hours, start to finish
Warm-up. We meet, run a quick tech check, and loosen up before anything records.
The conversation. This is the part that becomes the episode. Relaxed, not rushed.
Wind-down. Pickups if we need them, a few extra clips, and what’s next.
A few minutes of setup goes a long way
Chrome or Edge on a laptop or desktop, not your phone
Wired headphones or earbuds: this alone fixes most audio issues
A quiet room with the door shut, notifications silenced
Light in front of you, not behind: a window facing you is perfect
Camera at eye level, framed from the chest up
Stable internet: plug in if you can, close other apps, and stay charged for the full two hours
Want to look your best on camera? Two quick reads from the Lapse blog: what to wear for on-camera interviews and on-camera guidelines for speakers.
What you walk away with
Coming on isn’t a one-way favour. Here’s what’s in it for you once we wrap:
Your episode, everywhere
The full, edited episode published to the CGC YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts feeds, in front of our whole audience.
All your raw footage
Every raw file from the session, yours to keep and repurpose however you like.
Ready-to-post social cuts
Short clips edited for social, sent to you to post and share with your own audience.
A write-up with a backlink
A blog post on creativesgrabcoffee.com with a link back to your site: good for your audience and your SEO.
Clips on our channels, tagging you
We post the cuts across our socials and tag you, putting your name in front of our followers.
The alumni network
A listing in the public guest network, plus access to the private contact list of every past guest: founders and owners worth knowing, for intros and referrals.
Raw files and social cuts land about 1 to 2 weeks after we record, and we always give you a heads-up before the episode goes live.
How to pitch
Send us a short note. No deck needed. Include:
- Who you are and your company (with the website)
- Where you’re based
- Two or three things you’d actually want to talk about: decisions, mistakes, numbers, turning points
If it’s a fit, we’ll reply with next steps and a welcome packet that covers everything above in more detail.
Pitch yourself as a guest