by Jacob Hamil | Mar 2, 2018 | Uncategorized, Small Business Inspiration
We’re small business owners and we have to keep costs low. It’s part of managing overhead. In this management, there is a TRAP for which we have all fallen. If you haven’t fallen for it yet, let’s hope this blog post saves you. The trap is false economy. What is False...
by Ross Hamil | Feb 23, 2018 | Small Business Inspiration
We’ve all heard the term “a jack of all trades is a master of none.” In our industry, it, almost always, tends to be a statement used to belittle those who aren’t plugged into a market where they can specialize in one facet of production (focus puller, gaffer, grip,...
by Ross Hamil | Feb 16, 2018 | Small Business Inspiration
By now, hopefully you’ve put some thought into what you are, and what you are not. That’s great, it still doesn’t help me get out of this rut I’ve created. Not to fret. This post is for you! The good news is, anyone can do this. The bad news is that this is really...
by Ross Hamil | Feb 9, 2018 | Small Business Inspiration
Parts one and two really work in tandem. They are the thesis and antithesis that help you find synthesis. Fancy, right? Basically, in order to know what you are you have to know what you are not. In my last post I talked about how I was burning out and had to evaluate...
by Ross Hamil | Feb 2, 2018 | Small Business Inspiration
In the last post, I gave you our motivation behind coming up with these three fundamental basics for success in small business. Throughout this series, my examples will be video related, as that is our industry, however, we firmly believe that all of these points are...
by Ross Hamil | Jan 26, 2018 | Small Business Inspiration
The very first thing Jacob and I did, at the beginning of 2018 (besides me getting deathly ill), was put together a presentation for the Lubbock Chapter of 1 Million Cups. I’m going to be completely honest here: when we were asked to apply to present, my initial...
by Jacob Hamil | Jan 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
You may be keeping up with our Instagram and Facebook pages and noticed we’ve been making quite a Buzz about being at the Shane’s Inner Circle Southwest Meet up that took place last week in Dallas. What is Shane’s Inner Circle? This is a GREAT question. Briefly,...
by Ross Hamil | Jan 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
If there is a pet peeve of mine in the small-business, freelance, and creative world, it’s when people try to take advantage of us. When I say us, I mean those of us who work hard for our livelihood. What, you may ask, has spawned this little soapbox rant? Easy, we...
by Jacob Hamil | Jan 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
A Blast from the Past The end of 2017 came and went in a flurry of fun! But, one of the things I looked forward to was Christmas. To give a little back story, I lived with Sterling Chaney for about a year during college. Back then, he was doing school online through...
by Jacob Hamil | Dec 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Radio Silence You may have noticed how our website hasn’t had a lot going on lately. One of the coolest/probably most frustrating things about video production is working on projects that won’t be released for months and months. Why are you reading this and what can I...
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