Yesterday myself, Tim Thompson, and Marcel Ziul at STATE Design jumped on a Zoom call. It was just a call between friends processing: “How are you?” “What’s going on?” “What are you doing about it?” Then we invited a few others to join us and… 80 owners showed up. Our need for community is greater…
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So much has changed since my last email. These are scary times. Amidst the coronavirus pandemic and market downturns, my team and I are focused on briefing our clients 1-on-1. Our aim is to inspire proactive decision-making and help navigate the rapidly evolving challenges. So what should you do? Because we believe we are stronger…
Last week at the Qohort dinner gathering, one London creative entrepreneur remarked to Tim Thompson: “I’ve been listening to the RevThinking Podcast. It’s like therapy.“ I hear this feedback often. It reminds me how running a creative firm is indeed a lonely road. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Which is why I’m thankful…
Over the past three weeks I’ve been sending out doses of rocket fuel to help up-and-coming creative firms reach escape velocity. Upon deconstructing the Thriving Creative Firm, we realized: 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 by breaking it down, now…
Our climb up the ladder of the Thriving Creative Firm is nearly complete. Step 1: You started by getting clear about your Genius. Step 2: You carved out a narrow Positioning. Step 3: You are sending out your firm’s message with Powerful Outreach. Now we arrive at Step 4: You’re ready to connect with Better…
Hello, I’m that client you’re dying to work with. And right now, I have a whole bunch of problems that are a perfect fit for your creative firm to solve. So… Am I trolling the web trying to find you? Heck no. Am I looking at your ads in my Google feed? Haha, that’s laughable….
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:…
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…
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…
