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My first video was genuinely terrible.I bought the camera at Best Buy on the way to the gig. Not weeks before. Not after...
06/23/2026

My first video was genuinely terrible.
I bought the camera at Best Buy on the way to the gig. Not weeks before. Not after months of research. On the way.

I didn't know what I was doing. But while I was filming, I watched a father see his daughter for the first time in her dress. His hand went to his mouth. His eyes filled up.
And I thought this. This is what I want to do.
So I kept going.

Alone. From a small town in Ohio. No connections. No industry. Reverse-engineering films I loved frame by frame. Measuring shot lengths in spreadsheets. Teaching myself because nobody else was going to teach me.

Then one wedding film went viral. Canon turned it into a national commercial. I was still in university.

Then the NFL called. The caller ID literally said "National Football League." I thought it was a prank. It became a 200-day contract.

Five Emmys came after that. Nearly 100 countries. Training teams at Apple, the United Nations, Sundance.

Here's what none of that required:
— The right gear.

— The right city.

— The right connections.

— The right moment.

It required one thing. Starting before I was ready.
That's the only difference between the filmmakers who break through and the ones still waiting for permission.
Follow for more. The story is just getting started. 👇

05/31/2026

Yes #5 of The $50K Yes Method — Your lead system.

Most filmmakers think they have a leads problem.
They don’t. They have a leaks problem.
→ Weak page = leaks strangers
→ Weak reply = leaks into price comparison
→ Weak call = leaks into “we’ll think about it”
→ Weak proposal = leaks into a 30% discount

You don’t have a leads problem. You have a leaks problem.
And AI is coming for the day-rate work.
Stay a tripod and watch the rate collapse.
Or fix the bucket and become a strategic partner.
Fix the bucket. Then turn on the water.

Comment 50K and I’ll DM you the cohort offer doc, we install all five yeses with you in 8 weeks.

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05/29/2026

Yes #2 of The $50K Yes Method — The reply.

The moment your day rate is in the second email of the thread, you’ve killed the premium version.

→ No numbers. Yet. → Make it about them, not you. → Bring your perspective and take a stance.

You’re a strategic partner. Show up like one.

Comment YES and I’ll DM you the reply email scripts I use.

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05/27/2026

This is what closes $100K, $250K projects.

A process you know. A process you believe in. A process you can explain in 90 seconds or less.

That’s the bar.

When a prospect asks “how do you work?” — and they all eventually do — they’re not testing your filmmaking.

They’re testing whether you’ve thought deeply about how you actually get from signed contract to driven results.

If you fumble the answer, the budget shrinks.
If you nail it, the budget locks in.

I just timed myself walking through our four-step Science of Storytelling process. Story finding. Keywords. Characters. Storyboards. 1:29 on the clock.

No notes.
That’s not a flex.
That’s the minimum.

You should be able to do this with your process too. Know it. Believe in it. Bleed it.

Comment YES and I’ll send you the full breakdown of The $50K Yes Method.

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