hello believe nation I’m coming to you from Hollywood California I’m here on a
from Hollywood California I’m here on a
from Hollywood California I’m here on a personal vacation as well as
personal vacation as well as
personal vacation as well as interviewing Christopher gavigan from
interviewing Christopher gavigan from
interviewing Christopher gavigan from the honest company for my book and it’s
the honest company for my book and it’s
the honest company for my book and it’s Monday and so it’s time to answer
Monday and so it’s time to answer
Monday and so it’s time to answer question from somebody in my mastermind
question from somebody in my mastermind
question from somebody in my mastermind group but this one comes from rich who
group but this one comes from rich who
group but this one comes from rich who wants to know what are people’s concerns
wants to know what are people’s concerns
wants to know what are people’s concerns are on photography and video being in
are on photography and video being in
are on photography and video being in front of the camera like solo
front of the camera like solo
front of the camera like solo entrepreneurs and as clients seeking to
entrepreneurs and as clients seeking to
entrepreneurs and as clients seeking to hire photo and video companies so I’ve
hire photo and video companies so I’ve
hire photo and video companies so I’ve had a lot of experience in in video more
had a lot of experience in in video more
had a lot of experience in in video more than photo and being in the place
than photo and being in the place
than photo and being in the place Hollywood here where so much video is
Hollywood here where so much video is
Hollywood here where so much video is done I thought what I would do is break
done I thought what I would do is break
done I thought what I would do is break this down and share both what I’ve
this down and share both what I’ve
this down and share both what I’ve learned and also how I’d like to get
learned and also how I’d like to get
learned and also how I’d like to get better so in terms of being in front of
better so in terms of being in front of
better so in terms of being in front of the camera the biggest things that I’ve
the camera the biggest things that I’ve
the camera the biggest things that I’ve learned are one to be myself uh it’s
learned are one to be myself uh it’s
learned are one to be myself uh it’s hard being yourself is hard but I think
hard being yourself is hard but I think
hard being yourself is hard but I think most people when they first go on
most people when they first go on
most people when they first go on YouTube refers to how to make videos
YouTube refers to how to make videos
YouTube refers to how to make videos they’re try to be a perfect version they
they’re try to be a perfect version they
they’re try to be a perfect version they try to be the polished version and
try to be the polished version and
try to be the polished version and usually that’s the person that’s hardest
usually that’s the person that’s hardest
usually that’s the person that’s hardest to connect with where when you can be
to connect with where when you can be
to connect with where when you can be vulnerable when you can be human when
vulnerable when you can be human when
vulnerable when you can be human when you can show you know mistakes or when
you can show you know mistakes or when
you can show you know mistakes or when you feel like when you can be genuine
you feel like when you can be genuine
you feel like when you can be genuine feel like the message that you’re you’re
feel like the message that you’re you’re
feel like the message that you’re you’re speaking is coming from the heart then
speaking is coming from the heart then
speaking is coming from the heart then it’s much easier to connect with people
it’s much easier to connect with people
it’s much easier to connect with people and you’re gonna get a much better
and you’re gonna get a much better
and you’re gonna get a much better response um the second thing I found is
response um the second thing I found is
response um the second thing I found is it’s going to inject passion and I found
it’s going to inject passion and I found
it’s going to inject passion and I found the videos that I’ve done the best for
the videos that I’ve done the best for
the videos that I’ve done the best for me the ones that moved me are the ones
me the ones that moved me are the ones
me the ones that moved me are the ones where I’m more passionate than the other
where I’m more passionate than the other
where I’m more passionate than the other ones where if I’m just talking like this
ones where if I’m just talking like this
ones where if I’m just talking like this and I’m memorizing a script then it’s
and I’m memorizing a script then it’s
and I’m memorizing a script then it’s not so much the words you’re saying but
not so much the words you’re saying but
not so much the words you’re saying but how you’re saying it the delivery is
how you’re saying it the delivery is
how you’re saying it the delivery is really important and I think both of
really important and I think both of
really important and I think both of those things have gotten better for me
those things have gotten better for me
those things have gotten better for me terms of being human in using passion
terms of being human in using passion
terms of being human in using passion with practice right I’ve done two
with practice right I’ve done two
with practice right I’ve done two thousand videos on on my channel and so
thousand videos on on my channel and so
thousand videos on on my channel and so that takes a lot of work and also
that takes a lot of work and also
that takes a lot of work and also getting coached i’m working with janie
getting coached i’m working with janie
getting coached i’m working with janie moon who is a media coach who helped me
moon who is a media coach who helped me
moon who is a media coach who helped me a lot in getting me to be better and be
a lot in getting me to be better and be
a lot in getting me to be better and be more myself so rich if you’re making
more myself so rich if you’re making
more myself so rich if you’re making these videos
these videos
these videos I think teaching people how to be human
I think teaching people how to be human
I think teaching people how to be human how to be comfortable front of the
how to be comfortable front of the
how to be comfortable front of the camera how to bring their passion would
camera how to bring their passion would
camera how to bring their passion would really help in terms of what I still
really help in terms of what I still
really help in terms of what I still want to get better at I think the
want to get better at I think the
want to get better at I think the biggest the biggest thing is not so much
biggest the biggest thing is not so much
biggest the biggest thing is not so much the video and the technology it’s the
the video and the technology it’s the
the video and the technology it’s the message and you know there’s some great
message and you know there’s some great
message and you know there’s some great videos that are shot just off of a
videos that are shot just off of a
videos that are shot just off of a iphone but the message is so powerful
iphone but the message is so powerful
iphone but the message is so powerful that it goes viral and gets shared and
that it goes viral and gets shared and
that it goes viral and gets shared and has an impact and my goal is always
has an impact and my goal is always
has an impact and my goal is always impact and so my goal is I want to learn
impact and so my goal is I want to learn
impact and so my goal is I want to learn to be a better storyteller I want to
to be a better storyteller I want to
to be a better storyteller I want to learn to use analogies better I wanna
learn to use analogies better I wanna
learn to use analogies better I wanna you know I look up to guys like Les
you know I look up to guys like Les
you know I look up to guys like Les Brown and see how they commending
Brown and see how they commending
Brown and see how they commending audience and how they speak and how they
audience and how they speak and how they
audience and how they speak and how they bring passion everything that they do
bring passion everything that they do
bring passion everything that they do and and I want to I want to learn from
and and I want to I want to learn from
and and I want to I want to learn from them to not be like them but be the best
them to not be like them but be the best
them to not be like them but be the best version of myself and so that’s those
version of myself and so that’s those
version of myself and so that’s those are the kind of resources i’m looking
are the kind of resources i’m looking
are the kind of resources i’m looking for at this stage in my video career I
for at this stage in my video career I
for at this stage in my video career I guess the second question was around
guess the second question was around
guess the second question was around hiring a video production company for me
hiring a video production company for me
hiring a video production company for me so I you know I’ve hired somebody I have
so I you know I’ve hired somebody I have
so I you know I’ve hired somebody I have somebody who works for me comes
somebody who works for me comes
somebody who works for me comes wednesdays for four hours a week to film
wednesdays for four hours a week to film
wednesdays for four hours a week to film my videos and we usually are in and out
my videos and we usually are in and out
my videos and we usually are in and out and about two and a half but i still
and about two and a half but i still
and about two and a half but i still paying for the four i think the biggest
paying for the four i think the biggest
paying for the four i think the biggest thing in terms of hiring somebody is
thing in terms of hiring somebody is
thing in terms of hiring somebody is finding somebody who can work with you
finding somebody who can work with you
finding somebody who can work with you finding someone who understands what
finding someone who understands what
finding someone who understands what you’re trying to do and has the skills
you’re trying to do and has the skills
you’re trying to do and has the skills but then also loves what you’re doing
but then also loves what you’re doing
but then also loves what you’re doing you know and so what i do my usual
you know and so what i do my usual
you know and so what i do my usual hiring process is i’ll hire multiple
hiring process is i’ll hire multiple
hiring process is i’ll hire multiple people on trials I make people go
people on trials I make people go
people on trials I make people go through this process to see who can kind
through this process to see who can kind
through this process to see who can kind of be filtered through and I’ve talked
of be filtered through and I’ve talked
of be filtered through and I’ve talked about that a lot on the channel if you
about that a lot on the channel if you
about that a lot on the channel if you go back you can watch my hiring videos
go back you can watch my hiring videos
go back you can watch my hiring videos but for my videos they’re a bunch of
but for my videos they’re a bunch of
but for my videos they’re a bunch of people that was going to hire in one day
people that was going to hire in one day
people that was going to hire in one day trials and the guy that I like the most
trials and the guy that I like the most
trials and the guy that I like the most from his email responses I just posted
from his email responses I just posted
from his email responses I just posted on craigslist to find my guy um the guy
on craigslist to find my guy um the guy
on craigslist to find my guy um the guy like the most he he I’ve lined up him as
like the most he he I’ve lined up him as
like the most he he I’ve lined up him as my third guy so I tried to other people
my third guy so I tried to other people
my third guy so I tried to other people first just to get a sense of working
first just to get a sense of working
first just to get a sense of working with them I think that’s the easiest way
with them I think that’s the easiest way
with them I think that’s the easiest way I didn’t want to look through their
I didn’t want to look through their
I didn’t want to look through their portfolio I didn’t want to look at their
portfolio I didn’t want to look at their
portfolio I didn’t want to look at their past videos the easiest way to work with
past videos the easiest way to work with
past videos the easiest way to work with somebody steve is going
somebody steve is going
somebody steve is going be a fit it’s like start working
be a fit it’s like start working
be a fit it’s like start working together and see if it works and so the
together and see if it works and so the
together and see if it works and so the first two people were just okay the
first two people were just okay the
first two people were just okay the first the first two people are okay they
first the first two people are okay they
first the first two people are okay they know they use my gear um it was okay we
know they use my gear um it was okay we
know they use my gear um it was okay we just didn’t we didn’t necessarily have
just didn’t we didn’t necessarily have
just didn’t we didn’t necessarily have the vibe together and then the third guy
the vibe together and then the third guy
the vibe together and then the third guy Jason came and just blew me away he
Jason came and just blew me away he
Jason came and just blew me away he brought his own gear and you loved
brought his own gear and you loved
brought his own gear and you loved everything I was doing my channel he’s
everything I was doing my channel he’s
everything I was doing my channel he’s you know he loves personal development
you know he loves personal development
you know he loves personal development and just we clicked and that’s what you
and just we clicked and that’s what you
and just we clicked and that’s what you want with your your videographer so yes
want with your your videographer so yes
want with your your videographer so yes you want someone to save you time and to
you want someone to save you time and to
you want someone to save you time and to take that burden off of you and the
take that burden off of you and the
take that burden off of you and the increase the quality of your videos but
increase the quality of your videos but
increase the quality of your videos but more most important that I find for
more most important that I find for
more most important that I find for anybody who hire you want somebody who
anybody who hire you want somebody who
anybody who hire you want somebody who loves what you do and clicks well with
loves what you do and clicks well with
loves what you do and clicks well with who you are in terms of what I’d still
who you are in terms of what I’d still
who you are in terms of what I’d still like to develop and get better at um I
like to develop and get better at um I
like to develop and get better at um I think for me it’s more an issue I don’t
think for me it’s more an issue I don’t
think for me it’s more an issue I don’t know what I don’t know you know I rely
know what I don’t know you know I rely
know what I don’t know you know I rely on my team to now help me with the
on my team to now help me with the
on my team to now help me with the videos in to create a quality product
videos in to create a quality product
videos in to create a quality product I’m the on-camera product and they do
I’m the on-camera product and they do
I’m the on-camera product and they do all the off camera stuff but it’s a
all the off camera stuff but it’s a
all the off camera stuff but it’s a great question and one I think you know
great question and one I think you know
great question and one I think you know maybe getting external reviews maybe
maybe getting external reviews maybe
maybe getting external reviews maybe maybe getting you rich to look at my
maybe getting you rich to look at my
maybe getting you rich to look at my videos and get some suggestions that
videos and get some suggestions that
videos and get some suggestions that they might be able to get better on I’m
they might be able to get better on I’m
they might be able to get better on I’m a big believer and always having my team
a big believer and always having my team
a big believer and always having my team and myself continue to improve and so
and myself continue to improve and so
and myself continue to improve and so getting outside feedback as to how the
getting outside feedback as to how the
getting outside feedback as to how the videos could be better i think is a good
videos could be better i think is a good
videos could be better i think is a good logical next step and thank you for
logical next step and thank you for
logical next step and thank you for making me think about that uh and i like
making me think about that uh and i like
making me think about that uh and i like now to turn it over to you guys the
now to turn it over to you guys the
now to turn it over to you guys the audience what do you think about
audience what do you think about
audience what do you think about photography and video what are the
photography and video what are the
photography and video what are the questions that you have what do you want
questions that you have what do you want
questions that you have what do you want to learn riches as some contacts want to
to learn riches as some contacts want to
to learn riches as some contacts want to create a series on youtube he’s a he’s a
create a series on youtube he’s a he’s a
create a series on youtube he’s a he’s a photographer he’s done photo shoots lady
photographer he’s done photo shoots lady
photographer he’s done photo shoots lady gaga and you know big celebrities and
gaga and you know big celebrities and
gaga and you know big celebrities and wants to know what kind of questions he
wants to know what kind of questions he
wants to know what kind of questions he should be answering on his channel about
should be answering on his channel about
should be answering on his channel about how to do things yourself as well as how
how to do things yourself as well as how
how to do things yourself as well as how you know what to do when you’re hiring
you know what to do when you’re hiring
you know what to do when you’re hiring somebody to help you out so I’m curious
somebody to help you out so I’m curious
somebody to help you out so I’m curious to know leave it in the comments below
to know leave it in the comments below
to know leave it in the comments below and it also really help rich so thank
and it also really help rich so thank
and it also really help rich so thank you guys for watching you need to
you guys for watching you need to
you guys for watching you need to believe I will be on my way home
believe I will be on my way home
believe I will be on my way home when on Thursday I believe and until
when on Thursday I believe and until
when on Thursday I believe and until then I’m going to enjoy California so
then I’m going to enjoy California so
then I’m going to enjoy California so thank you guys take care have a great
thank you guys take care have a great
thank you guys take care have a great day I’ll see you soon
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