Today I talked with Jude Charles on the value of road mapping, or blueprints (as we call it at Studio Sherpas) and the win-win this method is for both you and your client. Jude walks through how he went from charging $400 for one of these road mapping sessions to a massive $17,000. We also talk about how Jude combats imposter syndrome and gives himself the confidence to charge $17K by using his previous clients' feedback. Key Takeaways  Road mapping gives the client confidence in your work before you start Road mapping also helps you see if the client is a good fit for you Remind yourself of the value you have created for others Put your mind to it and you can’t be stopped About Jude Charles For over 15 years, Jude Charles has been producing documentaries for entrepreneurs. He has produced stories for Google, Steve Harvey, and dozens of visionary CEOs. Jude is the author of Dramatic Demonstration. This book is a roadmap that teaches you how to dig deep to find compelling stories that no one else knows, and then leverage those stories to grow your business. Jude’s mission is to lead and empower entrepreneurs to have relentless, unwavering courage. In This Episode  How Jude’s high school teacher changed the course of his life [4:29] Jude's business model of charging to roadmap a project first [10:04] How Jude increased his rate from $400 to $17K [14:32] It’s a win-win when you charge for road mapping or blueprints [18:54] The Video Blueprint Method [27:32] Jude’s new mission at the end of the year [29:09] Courage in your business [34:38] How Jude has the confidence to charge what he does [37:08] You can’t be stopped [42:59] Where you can find Jude online [47:02] Quotes “Your clients aren’t paying you to do video production. They’re paying you to lead them through the process.” [25:16] “For those of you who are probably thinking, “Should I really be charging for a plan of some sort?” it's also important for you to interview the client. They may not be the right fit for your business.” [25:43] “You can operate out of a place of fear or a place of courage. The reason I’ve gotten to $17,000 for road mapping or 6 figures for a project is constantly stepping into courage even when I don’t believe.” [36:56] “People like to ask, “What if it fails?” What if it doesn’t? Instead of, “What’s the worst that could happen?” What’s the best that could happen? [39:59] Links FREE Workshop Available "How to Consistently Earn Over $100k Per Year in Video Production While Working Less Than 40 Hours Per Week" Video Blueprint Method Get the ASCEND Method Cheat Sheet Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Find Jude Charles online  Follow Jude Charles on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Roadmapping Strategy Session Dramatic Demonstration, by Jude Charles Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram What’s your question for the podcast? Share a video or audio response! Additional Links Check out the full show notes page If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!

Today I celebrate 300 episodes with a look back at 5key things I’ve learned over the last few years doing this podcast. These 5 principles have got me through some of the toughest times in my life and have taken my business from 5 figures to 7 figures. I know they’ll help you too, no matter where you find yourself on the journey. Thank you to all who have been listening. Whether you’ve heard 300 episodes or 3, I hope this podcast has helped you grow your business in some small yet significant way. Key Takeaways Don’t wait until you know everything to start; just start and you’ll learn as you go. Being honest and vulnerable in your business will pay off in the end. You can’t go wrong if your mission is to help people. In This Episode Five things I’ve learned over 300 episodes [6:41) Getting clear on your mission will help you stay focused (8:50] Authenticity is life-giving [14:25] The best way to build a business is to give [21:03] Community is everything [27:52] You need to launch in order to learn [33:19] Quotes “Without knowing who you really want to serve, who you find fulfillment in, and then understanding what is it that they need – how can video help them (or whatever line of work that you might be in) – when you can know those things then you have a mission.” [12:47] “Newsflash! The only secret sauce is you. Everybody can find all the things that they want on YouTube… for free.” [26:15] “Go ugly early. Don’t wait until your website is done. Don’t wait until you’ve got the perfect email funnel. Don’t wait until you’ve got your favorite logo. Don’t wait until your demo reel is finished and perfect. Ship it, stop holding back, stop not doing the thing that you feel really called to do because you want it to be perfect.” [36:31] Links FREE Workshop Available "How to Consistently Earn Over $100k Per Year in Video Production While Working Less Than 40 Hours Per Week" Get the ASCEND Method Cheat Sheet Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Register for the Onward Summit (October 2022) Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram What’s your question for the podcast? Share a video or audio response! Additional Links Check out the full show notes page If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Today we learn how to tell great stories with author and film & TV writer Margot Leitman. Margot tells us what needs to be in every story for it to be engaging and relatable. Knowledge that will help you not only when marketing your own brand but also when creating projects for your clients too.  Key Takeaways Your story should have a beginning, middle, and end. Don’t ignore the process; the process is where the story is. Universal themes help your target audience engage better.  About Margot Leitman Margot Leitman is the author of the best-selling book LongStory Short: The Only Storytelling Guide You’ll Ever Need, What’s Your Story? & Gawky: Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase. She has written for DreamWorks TV, the Hallmark Channel, and the Pixl Network and worked for "This American Life" as the West Coast story scout.  She is the founder of the storytelling program at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre and is a five-time winner of the Moth Storyslam and a winner of the Moth Grandslam, receiving the first ever score of a perfect 10. She travels all over the world teaching people to tell their stories.  In This Episode When Margot realized she was a storyteller and how she manages her time [7:11] The bonus of writing non-fiction over fiction [9:58] Components of telling a great story [12:11] The best way to structure your stories [24:01] How Margot helps businesses tell better stories [26:13] How Margot created the job of storyteller for herself [28:23] What every story must have so people can relate to it [31:09] People like to hear the results, but the process is where the story is [36:45]  Quotes “How can you get the most amount of information out but in a short amount of time, so a big thing is to not over explain.” [13:02]   “Have you gotten an emotional response from your audience? Then you win. If you’ve left no room for a response, then that’s not effective storytelling at all.” [17:15] Links FREE Workshop Available "How to Consistently Earn Over $100k Per Year in Video Production While Working Less Than 40 Hours Per Week" Get the ASCEND Method Cheat Sheet Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Register for the Onward Summit (October 2022) Find Margot Leitman online  Follow Margot Leitman on Instagram | Twitter | YouTube Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram What’s your question for the podcast? Share a video or audio response! Additional Links: Check out the full show notes page If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!

Today Rich Brooks from Flyte New Media joins me to discuss how to separate yourself from your competition by looking at your business through four lenses… Find, Focus, Forge, and Frame. We dig deeper into forging new ways to stand out by doing things outside your normal services while still staying in line with your mission. We also discuss when is the right time to grow your business and how to make it an attractive place for people to want to work there. If you want to grow your business and stand out amongst the noise then this episode is for you!   Key Takeaways Offering services outside your normal scope is a great way to get noticed. Becoming a thought leader will help you get found. You want to attract the right type of client and not everyone is the right client. Reframing your business offering can help you stand out. About Rich Brooks Rich Brooks is founder and president of Flyte New Media, a digital agency in Portland, Maine, that’s been in business for nearly 25 years. He is a nationally recognized speaker on entrepreneurship, digital marketing, and social media.  He founded The Agents of Change, an annual conference and weekly podcast that focuses on search, social & mobile marketing. Rich is the author of The Lead Machine: The Small Business Guide to Digital Marketing, a popular and well-received book that helps entrepreneurs and marketers reach more of their ideal customers online. He appears regularly as the “tech guru” on the evening news show, 207, which airs on the NBC affiliates in Maine. He has also appeared in Inc. Magazine, The Huffington Post, FastCompany.com, CNN.com, the Social Media Examiner, and many other news sources for stories on digital marketing. In This Episode How social media has evolved over time [06:31] Reasons for growing your business and how to make attract the right people [08:18] Growth can mean many different things [11:36] The remarkability formula and the four lenses to examine your business [12:20] What is an extrinsic offering [15:49] How to find an extrinsic offering that stays in line with your mission and goals [18:18] Reframing your business to stand out [31:20] Investing in your brand is a worthwhile investment [35:00] What does Flyte New Media offer and how to get in touch [37:31] Quotes “What makes you unique? I feel that when you go through this process what you end up with is a very clear understanding of who your ideal customer is and how to create high barriers to competition, and then also when you’ve done this work and makes your marketing so much easier and more effective.” [14:01] “Sometimes doing something novel only lasts a little bit. Like you only have the front runner status for only so long and then everybody’s doing it. But other times, because you are the first, that actually lasts a long time.” [29:49] “Start inside, but don’t be afraid to collaborate, and don’t be afraid to hire a professional that’s within your budget.” [37:21] Links FREE Workshop Available "How to Consistently Earn Over $100k Per Year in Video Production While Working Less Than 40 Hours Per Week" Get the ASCEND Method Cheat Sheet Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Register for the Onward Summit (October 2022) Find Rich Brooks online  Follow [guest name] on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram What’s your question for the podcast? Share a video or audio response! Additional Links: Check out the full show notes page If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!

Looking after your health is an integral part of being an entrepreneur because if you’re not healthy enough to operate the business, especially in the early days, then who will? Dr. Samuel Shay's mission is to give busy entrepreneurs health freedom so they can get back more time, more money, and more years of life. Using genetic testing, Dr. Shay can help you find that unique diet that’s suited specifically for your particular genetic composition, meaning you’ll know exactly what diet is the best for keeping you healthy and making the most of living the entrepreneur lifestyle. Key Takeaways A resilience budget is just as important as a marketing budget There is a cost to poor health You need to know your genetic predisposition toward certain diets  About Dr. Samuel Shay Dr. Samuel Shay, DC, IFMCP helps busy, health-conscious entrepreneurs, moms, and mom-preneurs add an extra 5 healthy years of life, liberate $50,000, and add 50 extra quality minutes a day so that they create more freedom for themselves and others. Dr. Shay walked his own health journey from being chronically unwell from age 6-18, including severe fatigue, anxiety, digestive problems, chronic pain, severe insomnia, and poor nutrition. He dedicated his life to natural medicine to get himself and others well, which led him to genetics testing. Dr. Shay has recently authored a new free eGuide that explains the 5 layers to determine your optimal diet, including the foundational genetic layer which determines if you are keto, paleo, mediterranean, or high-carb, as well as your genetic reactivity to gluten, lactose, caffeine, alcohol, histamine, and other food allergens. In This Episode Dr. Shay’s motivation for helping entrepreneurs, especially single parents [3:55] As an entrepreneur, you need a resilience budget so you can increase your capacity [8:46] Drinking coffee is a red flag to resistance building [11:38] The traps entrepreneurs fall into [15:19] How to prevent burnout and get back 5 extra years of life [17:48] Identifying your optimal diet using genetics [22:42] Why this model is so widely accepted [35:06] Where to get the genetic testing [37:19] Quotes “You are an integral part of the entire business. Therefore, your resilience determines a huge part of the success of the business. And why entrepreneurs do not budget for– Just like to have a marketing budget, they don’t have a resilience budget. That’s craziness to me.” [10:41] “What is the point of being an entrepreneur? It is to create and do what other people are not willing to do in order to have a life other people don’t have while creating positive meaningful changes in society. So, you want to be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor.” [18:20] “We can recommend the best diet in the world but if someone is not willing to do it and they’re not willing to work through whatever that thing is to get past it, then we have to adapt and we have to take that seriously.” [31:36] Links FREE Workshop Available "How to Consistently Earn Over $100k Per Year in Video Production While Working Less Than 40 Hours Per Week" Get the ASCEND Method Cheat Sheet Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Register for the Onward Summit (October 2022) Find Dr. Sam Shay online  Follow Dr. Sam Shay on Instagram | Facebook Download the free e-guide: 5 layers to determine your optimal diet Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram What’s your question for the podcast? Share a video or audio response! Additional Links: Check out the full show notes page If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!

As creative business owners, sometimes it’s hard to balance our artistic side with our business side. Kambria Evans, a teaching and learning consultant, will help you figure this out as she shares some great mindset changes and techniques that will help you grow your business while keeping your mental health in check. Key Takeaways Most creatives have both a creative side and a business side; you need to use each side appropriately Stop comparing yourself to others Your business should grow to serve the stage of your life you are currently in About Kambria Evans Kambria Evans, The Teaching & Learning EMDR Consultant, has 18 years of expertise developing impactful learning experiences for healthcare providers. Known for teaching with chops and getting evidence-based results, her innovative ideas and trainings have been published (14 times) in peer-reviewed medical, psychology, and education journals such as Academic Psychiatry and Academic Medicine. Kambria is the former Director of Education & Quality Improvement at Stanford Medical School, has two Masters Degrees in Psychology and Education, and has extensively trained in EMDR and relational complex trauma. After teaching and leading research at Vanderbilt University and Stanford School of Medicine for 20 years, the standard of excellence that she's practiced is paramount in supporting therapists creating a practice that serves them. Sharing all that she knows with therapists, so that they may share their own voices with the world, is her life’s work. In This Episode Finding your inner child and how accessing different parts of your personality can help you accomplish what’s important [5:18] How to make the creative part of you work with the business part of you [10:34] Creating stuff is hard work, take the pressure off from getting people to see what you create [16:29] How to overcome impostor syndrome [22:53] How to be content with where your at and make it more fun [31:33] Your business growth should be on your terms [33:40]  Quotes “As creative business owners we almost feel this pressure that we’re supposed to have all of these parts as developed as our creative part and I don’t know that’s realistic.” [16:17] “If you’re gonna survive you’re gonna have to accept that you’re learning all the time and you’re always growing” [24:33] “The brain doesn’t care what time it is, your brain does not actually care if it is the present, the past, or the future because what your brain is always trying to do is it’s trying to take any limited experience you’ve had to inform the narrative of what’s gonna happen in an hour, and what’s gonna happen ten years from now” [27:34] Links FREE Workshop Available "How to Consistently Earn Over $100k Per Year in Video Production While Working Less Than 40 Hours Per Week" Get the ASCEND Method Cheat Sheet Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Register for the Onward Summit (October 2022) The Alter Ego Effect, by Todd Herman Find Kambria Evans online  Subscribe to get The Zero Disturbance Welcome Bundle Follow Kambria Evans on Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram What’s your question for the podcast? Share a video or audio response! Additional Links: Check out the full show notes page If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!

On this week’s episode, Nick Nanton, 22-Time Emmy Award winning Director and Producer, tells us how important it is to have those big dreams and goals but also why you need to be realistic with your next step. He drops some wisdom on how to be more self-aware and how that will help you connect with more people both through the lens and with clients and colleagues. He also talks about the importance of having a solid team around you so you can focus on the things that you are uniquely gifted at. Key Takeaways Building momentum is the key to getting things done Have big dreams but also set smaller goals that will make you happy Stay in your lane and build a team around you to do the rest Everyone has a unique story to tell  About Nick Nanton From the slums of Port au Prince Haiti with special forces raiding a sex trafficking ring and freeing children to the Virgin Galactic Space Port in Mojave with Sir Richard Branson, 22-Time Emmy Award Winning Director/Producer, Nick Nanton, has become known for telling stories that connect. Why? Because he focuses on the most fascinating subject in the world: PEOPLE.  As a storyteller and Best-Selling Author, Nick has shared his message with millions of people through his documentaries, speeches, blogs, lectures, and best-selling books. Nick’s book StorySelling hit the Wall Street Journal Best-Seller list and is available on Audible as an audio book. Nick has directed more than 60 documentaries and a sold out Broadway Show (garnering 43 Emmy nominations in multiple regions and 22 wins), including: DREAM BIG: Rudy Ruettiger LIVE on Broadway Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On Operation Toussaint The Rebound Nick has shared the stage, co-authored books, and made films featuring: Larry King Dick Vitale Kenny Chesney Charles Barkley Coach Mike Krzyzewksi Jack Nicklaus Tony Robbins Steve Forbes will.i.am Sir Richard Branson Dean Kamen Ray Kurzweil Lisa Nichols Peter Diamandis And many more Nick specializes in bringing the element of human connection to every viewer, no matter the subject. He is currently directing and hosting the series “In Case You Didn’t Know” (Season 1 Executive produced by Larry King), featuring legends in the worlds of business, entrepreneurship, personal development, technology, and sports. In This Episode Creatives need to make a good living so they can make bigger and better things [3:11] It’s important to have big dreams but you need to have realistic expectations [5:46] Momentum is hard to build but it’s crucial in getting to your dreams [12:17] Nicks greatest superpower [14:46] Branding is nothing more than good storytelling [17:01] When you realize your message is more important than yourself, that’s when breakthrough happens [20:52] Quotes “You were probably born into this world with innate gifts that were probably beaten out of you for 13 to 15 to 17 years, in college, or undergrad, or grad school. l and all we really need to do is look to what are those things that were beaten out of us that we are really gifted at when we were 0-5 like how do we get back to just doing those things.” [8:19] “Literally all we get is this journey, so like try to find a way to enjoy it and try to set milestones and goals that will make you happy when you achieve them because you haven’t placed yourself outside the realm of possibility.” [13:59] Links FREE Workshop Available "How to Consistently Earn Over $100k Per Year in Video Production While Working Less Than 40 Hours Per Week" Get the ASCEND Method Cheat Sheet Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Register for the Onward Summit (October 2022) Find Nick Nanton online Follow Nick on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram What’s your question for the podcast? Share a video or audio response! Additional Links: Check out the full show notes page If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!

Today Ryan fanboys out and sits down for a conversation with the founder of a product he has been using for years, Chris Savage from Wistia. They talk about how Wistia can help you offer an additional service to your clients that will keep them coming back. Chris gives some tips on how to separate yourself from the competition and some great marketing strategies that he has implemented at Wistia that has helped him stand out and cement Wistia as experts in the field of video marketing. Chris also shares a unique campaign he runs each year for Wistia employees that has garnered some unbelievable results for improving both features & systems, and company morale. Key Takeaways Seeing real people from your business helps your clients better connect with you Making great content actually promotes yourself as a company that does what it says Embrace the small size of your business as lots of businesses are looking for that About Chris Savage  Chris Savage is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wistia, a leading video hosting platform that gives marketers everything they need to get bigger results from their videos and podcasts. As CEO, he finds himself getting loud (in a good way) about what matters most to him—like his love of innovation, pushing past fear, and working to create a truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive company. Leaving the traditional tech playbook behind, Wistia took on $17.3M in debt to buy out their investors, gain full control of the business, and take the path less traveled to grow sustainably. Today, more than 375,000 businesses across 50 countries depend on Wistia's products to build their brands and grow their businesses, including HubSpot, Mailchimp, Sephora, Starbucks, and Tiffany & Co. In This Episode  What is Wistia and how can it help you add valuable data analysis for your clients that will make them come back again and again [6:45] Do people want to see more human videos rather than graphs and graphics [20:01] The power of putting people from your business in your videos [23:50] Why compelling content is more important than good looking content [31:48] Don’t be afraid to reveal that your a small business [33:26] How small teams can make engaging content that also markets themselves [35:16] How Wistia budgets their marketing and gives their team space to create [39:35] Quotes "You're missing a huge opportunity if you’re not using human beings to build that connection directly.” [22:33] “We are afraid that people are gonna judge us based on how we look and it’s actually, they’re gonna judge us because they have no idea what we’re capable of and what we care about. It’s not about how we look, that’s not it, but that’s the normal human instinct.” [31:48] “If you don’t have a video that markets yourself, then maybe you don’t really believe in it, and if you do, you get the meta benefits instantly. It’s like, oh, look at the clever thing this company’s doing to market themselves, doing the thing they say that they do.” [37:55] “You know the old adage of the cobbler's kids get no shoes. I think flip it around and say if the cobbler's kids have sick shoes then everyone wants those shoes, like, "Where do you get those shoes, buddy? I want those shoes." I think it’s just that; if you make sweet stuff promoting yourself, you get the benefit of it actually promotes yourself and it proves to people that you can make that kind of content.” [39:10] Links  FREE Workshop Available "How to Consistently Earn Over $100k Per Year in Video Production While Working Less Than 40 Hours Per Week" Get the ASCEND Method Cheat Sheet Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Register for the Onward Summit (October 2022) Find Chris Savage online  Follow Chris Savage on Twitter Connect with Chris Savage on LinkedIn Follow Wistia on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter One, Ten, One Hundred Series Gear Squad vs Dr. Boring Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram What’s your question for the podcast? Share a video or audio response! Additional Links: Check out the full show notes page If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!

Remember when your mother used to tell you that just because everyone’s doing it doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do? Well, today’s show is all about that. Scott Markowitz has been working in post-production as an editor for decades and he is on a mission to inform people that a simple switch he did (away from the industry standard software he’d been using for years) has increased his efficiencies drastically and helped him deliver in record time.  Key Takeaways How to pitch yourself outside of your niche audience Changing your software might speed up your post-production workflows About Scott Markowitz After decades of working in the TV and Film industries as a top session editor, Scott Markowitz discovered that trading his happiness for money was no longer acceptable. That's when he decided to open his video studio. Now, that path has led him to discover another passion: teaching. In This Episode  How Scott markets to his niche but still gets work outside of it [08:33] Why does the post-production industry keep things so complex [17:43] The best software to use to streamline the process [21:03] Why you should start out with Final Cut Pro and the learning curve with switching platforms [27:25] What is Reinvention Studio Lab and how can you find out more about Scott [31:42] Quotes “I get stuff away from people‘s heads down to their heart… They’re more malleable that way. They’re more, you know, gushy, and they’re ready to get sold.” [16:18] “It’s not the technical aspects of what you’re doing that makes you special; it’s the creative and artistic aspect of what you do.” [21:03] Links FREE Workshop Available "How to Consistently Earn Over $100k Per Year in Video Production While Working Less Than 40 Hours Per Week" Get the ASCEND Method Cheat Sheet Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Register for the Onward Summit (October 2022) Reinvention Studio Lab Find Scott Markowitz online Follow Scott on Facebook | Instagram Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram What’s your question for the podcast? Share a video or audio response! Additional Links Check out the full show notes page If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!

If you don't have time to listen to today’s episode because you are too busy responding to emails and Slack messages, then you need to make time because today Ryan is going to help you get that time back… and more! Jordan Raynor is a bestselling author and his latest book “Redeeming Your Time” is full of great wisdom and tips to help dynamic business owners and CEOs create systems and hacks that help them focus on what’s important in their businesses, growing it! Key Takeaways  Having a system in place will help you scale your business Budgeting your time is crucial to being more productive Your clients want ideas and creativity and you can’t deliver on that if you’re tied up with emails all the time About Jordan Raynor Jordan Raynor helps Christians respond to the radical, biblical truth that their work matters for eternity. He does this through his bestselling books (The Creator in You, Redeeming Your Time, Master of One, and Called to Create), podcast (The Call to Mastery), and weekly devotional (The Word Before Work)—content that has served millions of Christ-followers in every country on earth. In addition to his writing, Jordan serves as the Executive Chairman of Threshold 360, a venture-backed tech startup that Jordan previously ran as CEO following a string of successful ventures of his own. Jordan has twice been selected as a Google Fellow and served in The White House under President George W. Bush. A sixth-generation Floridian, Jordan lives in Tampa with his wife and their three young daughters. The Raynors are proud members of The Church at Odessa. In This Episode Why you need a system to scale your business [8:42] The mission behind Jordan’s message [13:56] The most productive person who ever walked the earth [18:23] Open loops explained and how closing them relieves stress [22:44] Why you need a budget for your time [30:43] 3 steps to help you not get distracted by your inbox [36:05] What your clients want the most [39:57] Why you don’t need to answer your emails immediately, and some great email hacks [41:24] Quotes “The work we do in this world, especially as creators, is not just a means of earning a paycheck. It is a means of doing the thing the creator God made us to do.” [15:08] “Creation is not a product, it's a project, and I’m drafting you into service to take this world and fill it with great things that make this world more beautiful and more useful for your fellow humans.” [16:04] “You don’t actually have to do the actions, you don’t actually have to close the open loops in order for your brain to let them go you just have to externalize them in a single system, outside of your brain, that you know you’re gonna come back to you within a reasonable period of time.” [25:20] “What your clients want most is not instant responses from you. What they want are results, and creativity, and new ideas that move their businesses forward, and you can’t produce your best ideas and your best work if you’re constantly playing ping-pong with emails and Slack messages” [40:30] Links Redeeming Your Time, by Jordan Raynor The Creator in You, by Jordan Raynor FREE Workshop Available "How to Consistently Earn Over $100k Per Year in Video Production While Working Less Than 40 Hours Per Week" Get the ASCEND Method Cheat Sheet Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Register for the Onward Summit (October 2022) Find Jordan online Follow Jordan on Instagram Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram What’s your question for the podcast? Share a video or audio response! Additional Links: Check out the full show notes page If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!