Paige Burns walked away from a steady in-house video job to launch her own production company, and without a roadmap. Today, she runs Main Paige Media, a thriving storytelling studio that works with brands across industries.

In this episode, Paige talks about leaving the security of a salaried role, the pressure to do everything perfectly at the start, and the mindset shifts that helped her replace overthinking with action. She also opens up about early mistakes in hiring, learning to give direction without micromanaging, and how she built a business around her strengths, and not her weaknesses.

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Main Paige Media Website

Paige’s Instagram

TIMESTAMPS:

01:15 Quitting a full-time job to start her own company

06:08 The pressure to be perfect

08:40 Focusing on one lead only

14:23 Ready to start a business

20:00 First clients

22:55 Hope for the best, plan for the worst

24:20 Putting yourself out of your comfort zone

29:42 The hiring process she got right at first

38:02 Advice for people starting out

ABOUT THE HOST, BETHANY FIOCCHI ROOT AND OCEANVIEW MARKETING:

Oceanview Marketing is a boutique consultancy that helps funded SaaS, tech and service-based startups unlock millions in new revenue through strategic digital marketing, fast execution and experience-backed testing.

Led by Bethany Fiocchi Root, the firm specializes in validating product-market fit and building scalable systems for long-term growth. Learn more at oceanview-marketing.com.

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