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Put in my 2 weeks notice at my "9-5".
Crazy. I've been documenting a bit of the journey on here. Back when I got my GH5, to the Sony A7R3, and the 2 RED Komodos.
Started in my parents home making beats and videos for friends, moved out and worked out of a spare bedroom in my house, converted the garage into a studio, got a commercial space and started to work out of there, and now finally, after fighting the anxiety of fully taking the leap, as of next Friday the 19th I'll be 100% self employed working out of my commercial office space and continuing to build a team. God is good.

Blessings :obama: God is good!!
congrats breh you should start a youtube channel
 

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Put in my 2 weeks notice at my "9-5".
Crazy. I've been documenting a bit of the journey on here. Back when I got my GH5, to the Sony A7R3, and the 2 RED Komodos.
Started in my parents home making beats and videos for friends, moved out and worked out of a spare bedroom in my house, converted the garage into a studio, got a commercial space and started to work out of there, and now finally, after fighting the anxiety of fully taking the leap, as of next Friday the 19th I'll be 100% self employed working out of my commercial office space and continuing to build a team. God is good.

Hell yea! Congrats to get outta the 9-5 grind.
 

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Blessings :obama: God is good!!
congrats breh you should start a youtube channel

Hell yea! Congrats to get outta the 9-5 grind.
Appreciate you guys.

I have a YouTube channel where I display some of my video work and used to do a weekly podcast.
I need to get back into the podcast asap and focus it 100% on speaking with business owners and offer marketing recommendations for their business.
That way it'll have multiple benefits: more content is always a good thing, extended reach since guests love sharing stuff they are on, and I would get to showcase my expertise in the field of marketing which is what I shifted the business model to in order to secure more clients that need full support beyond just a video or photo shoot. Now I approach every client with a marketing package that encompasses video production, photography, social media management, web design, logo design, and branding. I don't do it all myself either. I'm mainly on the video side of things but I learned that higher paying clients want wrap around services and they see value in the one stop shop experience so I brought several of my guys in to help with the things I'm not strong in or just simply don't have the interest in doing.
 
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Appreciate you guys.

I have a YouTube channel where I display some of my video work and used to do a weekly podcast.
I need to get back into the podcast asap and focus it 100% on speaking with business owners and offer marketing recommendations for their business.
That way it'll have multiple benefits: more content is always a good thing, extended reach since guests love sharing stuff they are on, and I would get to showcase my expertise in the field of marketing which is what I shifted the business model to in order to secure more clients that need full support beyond just a video or photo shoot. Now I approach every client with a marketing package that encompasses video production, photography, social media management, web design, logo design, and branding. I don't do it all myself either. I'm mainly on the video side of things but I learned that higher paying clients want wrap around services and they see value in the one stop shop experience so I brought several of my guys in to help with the things I'm not strong in or just simply don't have the interest in doing.
Drop that link family.. Congrats and cheers to more success
 

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