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#32 Strategy and Building Teams (ft. Tripwire Media)

podcast / October 13, 2022 / Business strategy, Client Relationships, Pricing and budgets, Sales and lead generation, Team building and culture

Tripwire Media’s Doug Darling on strategic storytelling, using process to build client trust, qualifying leads by budget, and growing a 14-person video team in Winnipeg.

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#31 Vetting and Managing Talent (ft. Impossible Studios)

podcast / October 6, 2022 / Budgeting and pricing, Freelancers and lean teams, Hiring and team building, Networking and referrals, Social media strategy

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.

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#30 How to Improve Business Processes (ft. August Media)

podcast / July 27, 2022 / Client experience, Client Relationships, Project management, Scaling a video business, Systems and processes

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.

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#29 Benefits of Co-Directing (ft. Light Factory)

podcast / June 28, 2022 / Building your team, Client Relationships, Creative direction, social media video, Systems and operations

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.

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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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