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#28 Scalability, Collaborating & Pre-Production (ft. Play Creative)

podcast / June 14, 2022 / Client Relationships, Pre-production and planning, Pricing and quoting, Scaling a video business, Team building and hiring

Amy Mantyka of Play Creative on scaling past solo work, co-directing, why pre-production wins the job, and handling difficult clients and revisions.

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#27 How to Grow Organically (ft. Noravera)

podcast / June 10, 2022 / Networking and referrals, Pre-production and planning, Retainers and recurring revenue, Scaling a video business, Team building and hiring

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.

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#26 Best Video Production Business Tips

podcast / May 20, 2022 / Client Relationships, Pricing and quoting, Sales and pitching, Scaling a video business, Team building and hiring

Dario and Kyrill recap the best business tips from Creatives Grab Coffee episodes 15 to 25: pivoting, delegation, client education, proposals, payments, and ROI.

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#25 Partnerships and Smaller Markets (ft. Enjoy Creative)

podcast / May 11, 2022 / Client Relationships, Networking and referrals, Partnerships and co-founders, Scaling a video business, Working in smaller markets

Trevor Hnatowich and Scott Anderson of Enjoy Creative on running a video company as partners and working in a smaller market, from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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#24 Providing Strategic Video (ft. V Strategies Inc)

podcast / May 3, 2022 / Client Relationships, Pricing and quoting, Sales and pitching, Scaling a video business, video strategy

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.

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#23 Personal Branding (ft. Corbin Visual)

podcast / April 26, 2022 / Client Relationships, Content and social media, Networking and referrals, Personal branding, Team building and hiring

Jon Corbin of Corbin Visual on personal branding for creatives, making time for it with The Influencer Project, and hiring cautiously after the pandemic.

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#22 Creating Results Based Videos (ft. Capture the Moment Media)

podcast / April 19, 2022 / Client Relationships, Pricing and quoting, Scaling a video business, Team building and hiring, video strategy

Matthew Collings of Capture the Moment Media on creating results-based videos, the weddings-to-corporate transition, firing bad-fit clients, and growing a team.

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#21 How to Focus on Internal Growth (ft. Black Box Productions)

podcast / April 12, 2022 / Client Relationships, Marketing and lead generation, Partnerships and co-founders, Scaling a video business, Team building and hiring

Josh Usheroff of Black Box Productions on internal growth: getting involved in client strategy, his business partnership, SEO and inbound leads, and team structure.

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#20 Developing Sales Strategies (ft. Your Story Agency)

podcast / April 5, 2022 / Client Relationships, Pricing and rates, Retainers and recurring revenue, Sales and pitching, Scaling a video business

Braeden Fairbridge and Cameron Russelle of Your Story Agency on sales strategy for video: results-based content, price shoppers, outbound sales, and productizing video.

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