08/16/2023
What. A. Day!!!
We visited up in Green Bay with the hopes of being given a few minutes of attention from a kind tour guide or intern.
But we didn’t get that.
We got TWO HOURS of ONE-ON-ONE time with Corey the CO-FOUNDER?!
Needless to say, we learned a lot about hospitality and generosity.
Corey taught us a few principles to abide by in this live-streaming & production space, too…
1. ALWAYS HAVE SNACKS.
When leading others, it’s important we encourage them to press the right buttons & grab the right shots, but we first need to make sure their stomachs are full. Ergo why he offered us food & water within 30 seconds of entry to the office.
2. Don’t be a JERK! (He used a more colorful word tho)
In this industry, sometimes you can get IRKED. Grips & Assistants & Techs can fat-finger your production, lose focus on composition, or refuse to cooperate with your vision. In those moments, don’t lose your crap. Take a deep breath, scream outside the production truck to let it out, and loop back to it in 24-hours when you can have a more productive conversation.
3. Be a STUDENT of your art
Corey knew a lot. Within 30 seconds we all felt like toddlers trying to keep pace with a quantum physicist… but his expertise and passion clearly came from a place for a continued desire to learn. Corey saw his first production truck at age 25 and told us “he knew he was home,” but his hunger for growth & betterment clearly won’t ever be quenched.
We’re going to be implementing these learnings (among SO many others) in the coming months at Upload Partners… but until then, we’ll just keep shouting THANK YOU to our new friends at LiveX in Green Bay!
