Lee runs the Simple Video School and came on the show today to talk to us about getting started with video editing. He shares some basic editing tools both for desktop and mobile, where to go to learn editing skills, where to go to hire out good editing help, and what things are worth taking the time to edit and what things really aren’t. This interview will be perfect for you if you’re new to the world of editing and don’t know where to start or even if you’ve done some editing but don’t feel confident that you’re getting the most “bang for your buck” from your editing efforts.

Working through your discomfort on camera (or doing anything bold, ambitious, and scary for that matter) requires you to develop some strong emotional intelligence skills. Teresa is a professional “EQ” coach, trainer, and speaker who reviews 4 EQ skills that are key to gaining confidence on camera including; Emotional self awareness, reality testing, problem solving, and self regard.

This is the first interview I’ve allowed to go over 40 minutes and every minute of it is rich with valuable information that will help you work through your fears, understand yourself better, and live a more emotionally balanced life.

There’s a role people expect us to play in life and oftentimes people’s view of us isn’t flexible enough to allow us to act outside of that role. In fact, sometimes our own view of ourselves isn’t flexible enough to allow us to do radically new things either. Perhaps no one knows this better than Dame Stirling who has had to make many changes in her life that have required the world to change its view of her, and for her own view of herself to expand also.

In this interview we talk about how to get internal clarity, how to muster the courage to act, how to deal with other people’s negative reactions, and what the benefits are of being bold and living a life in alignment with who you were meant to be instead of who the world wants you to be.

Marlana is a professional photographer and visual strategist who came on the show to talk to us about how to make your videos look as visually appealing as possible. We cover the basics of lighting, angles, and background as well as more advanced material like choosing locations that capture the essence of your brand and how to navigate the “polish vs authenticity continuum” in your video content strategy. If you want to get the best look for your videos I recommend you check out this episode.

Miguel has been passionate about spreading awareness of and starting conversations around mental health since 2010, but he only started actually sharing anything publicly in 2017, and only started doing it consistently in 2019. In this interview we discuss what held him back for so many years, how he eventually worked up the courage to start sharing, and what his life has been like since he finally took action.

At the end you’ll also get to hear Miguel’s views on what it will take to see improved mental health as a whole society, what schools could be doing differently to help kids develop better mental health, and what mistake many parents makes when it comes to discussing mental health with young children.

Vanessa is the best seller author of the book Captivate, runs an organization called Science of People, and has taught hundreds of students in her People School. In this interview she shared with us what her years of research have taught us about how to make strong positive impressions in our video content.

You'll learn how to conduct yourself in your videos so that you come across as more competent, more likable, more trustworthy, more interesting, and less nervous. Never before have I had so much valuable information packed into so short of an interview.

Vanessa's book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Captivate-Succeeding-Vanessa-Van-Edwards/dp/0399564489

Her website is www.scienceofpeople.com and the vocal warm up exercises she mentioned can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eDcHZZn7hU

Diane opens up in this interview about her experiences being a Youtuber in her 50’s. We discuss why she got started, what resistance she faced in the early days, how she’s managed to stay consistent over the last two years, as well as her continued struggle to find the purpose for her channel and stick with it.

You can find Diane's Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6qwfDbMS3UMouq2HhyZn-Q

and her Facebook group for older Youtubers here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/olderyoutubers/

Courtney Harring and Shanee Moret are both women of color who decided to start their own business a little over a year ago. They used Linkedin video content as a major part of how they grew their audience and their business during that time. In this interview we discuss what drew them to entrepreneurship, how they used the doubters to motivate them, and even some of the unique challenges faced by black and latina women who are business owners and content creators.

April is the creator of The Generosity Culture and an expert in how leaders can strategically incorporate more generosity into their organizations. In this interview we discuss how focusing on generosity can help us be bolder and do many of the things that intimidate us (including working through the discomfort of being on camera). We also get into a lot of the mindset changes that you can make to live a more generous life and what growth you can see as a result of it.

You can connect with April on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilshprintz/ or her website: https://drivenoutcomes.com/

4 years ago Mark had crippling social anxiety, was suicidal, and never left his dorm room. Today he is a paid speaker, hosts one of the world’s top 100 podcasts (Humans 2.0), is a best selling author, runs his own company, and is only 22 years old. In this interview we discuss his journey and how he worked through his social anxiety to become the person he is today.

What I found surprising and refreshing about this conversation is that his advice went so far beyond the typical “positive self talk and daily affirmations” style advice that is usually given on the topic of overcoming shyness and becoming more confident. So if you’ve tried all that stuff and it hasn’t worked for you then this interview may be exactly what you need to begin to overcome your shyness and social anxiety.

You can find his new book "Screw Being Shy" on Barnes and Noble at: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/screw-being-shy-mark-metry/1136627272?ean=9798616393241