Thanks for all the great feedback on this current email series. I consider it a privilege to travel the world and work with so many fabulous creative entrepreneurs like yourself. Today our series continues – as we stack up the layers in your Thriving Creative Firm – with a look at the most vexing element:…
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"It's very important to connect with people - whether it leads to new business or not - just for your mental well being. So it's really important to get out and celebrate." – James Cowen In this episode of the RevThinking podcast, Joel Pilger speaks with James Cowen, Founder/Creative Director at Yes Captain. As if...
What if you could focus your time/energy on doing what you love? Now hold that thought… In my previous email, I argued that next-level creative firms know 5 things (that others firms don’t), namely: Great Work only comes from… Better Clients that can be found using… Powerful Outreach which is based upon… Narrow Positioning that flows from… Genius And…
Yesterday I kicked off this email series to help your business reach escape velocity in 2020 as we answer the question: What do next-level creative firms know (that others don’t)? By “next-level” we mean a studio, agency, or production company which consistently stands out, produces brilliant creative, and is highly profitable. Described that way, I…
"The entire lifeline of this whole industry… no one has finished it yet… so we are all imposters, to a degree." – Ryan Summers In this episode of the RevThinking podcast, Joel Pilger speaks with Ryan Summers, Creative Director at School of Motion. Ryan is a creative leader whose career has spanned major brands as...
How would you answer? In NYC last week, I asked five different studio / agency / prodco owners: “How are you feeling about your 2020 goals?” Each owner shot me a look that said, “Seriously?!?” What about you? Would you have shot me the same look? If so, I can offer a theory of why…
My colleague and author Blair Enns wrote me last night to let me know The Win Without Pitching Manifesto is on sale – today only – at Amazon for just $0.99. It’s a classic must-read for every creative entrepreneur. Better yet, at that price, the ROI is approaching infinity. Cheers, Joel P.S. As of today,…
Greetings from NYC where I’m looking forward to our next Qohort dinner. Which got me wondering… what keeps you up at night? Chances are – as with all business owners – it’s those pesky issues over which you feel you have no control. These are what I refer to as “Every owner’s 2 AM issues.”…
The next decade begins February 17, 2020 As our most popular accelerator, Jumpstart has helped over one hundred owners achieve breakthrough by learning next-level concepts. One recent graduate had this to say: “The return on investment is a no-brainer.” – Dallas at Defacto Sound For a small group of ambitious owners, their journey to the...
Ashley at RevThink here. I was speaking with a studio owner over the holidays about “awardness.” And no, that’s not a typo. I did not mean “awareness.” I mean awardness. Which I define as: a·ward·ness | əˈwôrdnəs | noun A method for creative firms to generate killer awareness by winning awards. But — if you’re…