I was having dinner at a conference this week and was discussing some of the things I do as a camera operator for national speakers when filming them either performing keynotes or holding a workshop, and one of my clients happened to be at the table to give some excellent feedback on how I’m able [...]

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Amidst my move of the business to a new location, it’s been interesting working with new marketing strategies and starting over in terms of networking, business building, and just learning my way around town (I just recently moved to Atlanta, GA from Michigan).
But one thing that has remained the same has been my ode to [...]

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As part of a video production company, we have a wedding videography division that does a number of wedding videos throughout the year. I personally love doing them for the complete workout of the skill set of the video professional. It’s like some people who like to workout love to go swimming because it works [...]

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I was up today pondering on a new business idea, and was wondering on whether or not it would fly and began to do some more research on it. One of my colleagues had invited me to “tame” it down a bit by hiring a white co-presenter of the idea. Being black in business, we’ve [...]

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National Speaker Cornelia Shipley has an exercise she does to clarify your desires and focus on what matters most to you for the present and the future. She calls it the “Vision Board Experience”. You walk away with this “Vision Board” also known as a Dreamboard. People have been known to hang these up around [...]

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I have been running my business now for about 10 years. And I believe I’ve tried every marketing plan known to man. Phone book ads, movie theatre ads, commercials, flyers, networking groups, websites, adwords, business cards, anything that I could do to market the business or get the word out about what I do. I’ve [...]

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I can always tell the other black business owners I run into that have put some serious thought into their business. They usually clamor to me about this great idea, and wonderful marketing strategy and this unique niche that will separate them from the competition.
Then they turn to me and ask how can they do [...]

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In this day and age it so important to have the right support team. I went away for about a month on a project, and my two guys I have working with me were able to work on projects back in the studio and still keep the natural flow of the business running. I was [...]

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I recently recorded a wedding and throughout the whole day felt as if we weren’t wanted there. The stares from the guests were soul-searing, and even the bride & groom seemed not to be excited we were there working on their behalf. I was kind of appalled when a special dance routine broke out that [...]

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I was just surprised as everyone else when I heard the news. In fact, I was so caught up and busy, that I really didn’t have time to see what was going on on the news. By the time I was able to sit down and really get an earful of Mike’s passing, the world [...]

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