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#10 Manage the People, Not the Business (ft. August Media)

podcast / November 25, 2020 / Client Relationships, Hiring and delegation, Leadership, Scaling a video business, Team building

Sasha Ulyanov of August Media on running multiple creative businesses: managing people over companies, hiring for ambition, delegating well, and putting clients first.

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#9 Content Evolution (ft. Q Media Solutions)

podcast / November 17, 2020 / Business fundamentals, Content Strategy, Marketing and branding, Scaling and growth

Dorothy Engelman of Q Media Solutions on taking calculated risks, why content keeps evolving, starting with the why, and the steady cash flow every shop needs.

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#8 How to Develop Your Production Company (ft. Viva Media)

podcast / November 11, 2020 / Business fundamentals, Client Relationships, Pre-production and process, SEO and discoverability

Matthew Watts of Viva Media on delivering real value, building a production process around pre-production and tight deadlines, and why SEO is worth the wait.

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#7 How to Solve Problems with Story (ft. Signature Video Group)

podcast / October 28, 2020 / Business fundamentals, Client Relationships, Growing a video business, Storytelling and creative

Chris Stasiuk of Signature Video Group on solving complex business problems with video and story, eleven years and 600 projects into building a Toronto agency.

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#6 How to Tell Effective Stories (ft. Minifridge Media)

podcast / October 13, 2020 / Business fundamentals, Client Relationships, Marketing and branding, Storytelling and creative

Andrew Osborne of Minifridge Media on telling effective stories, making corporate video that looks like a TV commercial, and the craft behind work that lands.

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#5 How to Stand Out From Your Competitors (ft. SDE Weddings)

podcast / October 6, 2020 / Business fundamentals, Client Relationships, Niching and differentiation, Team building and hiring

Yang W., studio manager at SDE Weddings, on standing out in Toronto’s crowded wedding video market and growing the team behind the work.

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#4 How to Operate a Video Production Company (ft. Corbin Visual)

podcast / September 29, 2020 / Business fundamentals, Growing a video business, Industry trends, Marketing and branding

Jon Corbin of Corbin Visual, the show’s very first guest, on how he got started, how the video industry changed, and where he saw it heading in 2020.

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#3 Post Covid Productivity and Job Security

podcast / September 22, 2020 / Adaptability and pivoting, Business fundamentals, Growing a video business, Remote production

Dario Nouri and Kyrill Lazarov on the COVID shutdown: two dormant months, a full business audit, and the business plan they had never written.

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#2 Key Lessons for Video Production Companies

podcast / September 15, 2020 / Business fundamentals, Client Relationships, Growing a video business, Qualifying leads and red flags

Dario Nouri and Kyrill Lazarov on key lessons from five years of Lapse Productions: when to say no, getting an accountant, and why every client is different.

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