Life Lessons of a Creative Entrepreneur

In this episode of the podcast, I share 5 tips to avoid being a slave to the feed if you're into that 😉  

In this episode of the podcast, I interview the one and only Bryant Walker. He's a scooter legend and a Story-driven online customer acquisition & marketing automation expert specializing in Facebook & YouTube ads. 🤯

**These are estimates*** Jump around 👇🏽 

0:00 - 1:46 - Intro to the episode and Bryant Walker 

1:47 - 5:37 - Bryant’s Background and going viral on YouTube 

5:38 - 5:57 - Kris asks about Bryant’s family background 

5:58 - 15:24 - Bryant's family background and controversial experiences 

15:25 - 17:31 - Bryant is a unicorn period. Kris asks him how to use the positioning in the market 

17:32 - 18:43 - Creators focus on process, not the outcome 

18:43:13 - 20:46 -  Creators are selfish 

20:46:03 - 24:32 - Creators don’t want to learn business 

24:32:01 - 26:11 - Recap of what Bryant just talked about and the next steps in the journey of positioning yourself in the market 

26:11:01 - 32:07:05 - Creators need to become capitalists 

32:07:06 - 33:01:00 - The videographer dilemma 

33:01:18 - 38:44:00 - The difference between a videographer and a video messaging consultant 

38:44:13 - 40:06 - What are key questions to ask prospects? 

40:06:22 - 45:22:10 - Bryant shares one of his frameworks the D.O.S.E Method 

45:22:11 - 47:15 - Closing thoughts about what creative entrepreneurs can do for themselves

In this episode, Chris walks us through the process of creating 100 videos in 5 days for a client's course.

In this very special interview, I sit down with my mother, Olga Navarro a seasoned Executive Coach and Human Resources leader, and talk about the difference between the coach, the mentor, and the consultant, and the psychology behind having a company culture of excellence. You can connect with Olga here  https://www.linkedin.com/in/olga-navarro-ma-92208316/

In this episode, I share the 5 key ingredients to a purposeful personal brand.

In this episode I chat with Joey Cruz an amazing creator and person that lost everything after the pandemic and now finds himself barely surviving.

In this episode of the podcast, I talk about lessons learned from my earlier years. 

I was extremely stubborn and didn't want to listen to anyone that didn't gas me up. 

I learned this lesson the hard way and my hope is that you don't have to.

Fresh new episode of the podcast talking about the behind-the-scenes process of building an online course with Lukas Kocka, who took his Modern Guitar Course from 0 and an 800 member community count to 350 students and over 11k members of his community in 2 years.

Anything worthwhile takes time, and there is no shortcut to building something great.

If you want to skip around 👇🏽

00:00 - 00:10 - Teaser

00:11 - 00:22 - Podcast Intro

00:23 - 01:33 -  Intro about Lukas

01:34 - 02:39 - Talking about Lukas and the many talents he has

02.40 - 03:57 - Lukas shares how he had to choose one direction

03:58 - 04:11 - Lukas shares when he started to play guitar

04:12 - 05:07 - Why did Lukas decide to create a course?

05:08 - 05:39 - Recapping the ingredients that already existed before starting the course

05:40 - 06:35 - Why did he choose the name of his course?

06:36 - 06:54 - My thoughts on the name he chose for his course.

06:55 - 07:47 - What was the process like creating the course?

07:48 - 08:36 - How long did it take to launch the course?

08:37- 09:32 -  Do you consider yourself a perfectionist?

09:33 - 11:16 - You've launched the course, now what?

11:17 -  13:01 - How many people signed up at first?

13:02 - 13:37 - How long did it take to get your first 60 students?

13:38 - 13:49 - How much did you sell your course at first?

13:50 - 15:11 - A year into the course, what's going on?

15:12 - 17:41 - How was it working with running ads?

17:42 -17:49 - How many customers do you have at the 2-year mark?

17:50 - 18:09 - At what price are you selling your course at this point?

18:10 - 21:54 - What are one of the downsides of running ads?

21:55 - 24:01 - Important thoughts on the podcast and the process Lukas has gone through to create his successful course

24:02 - 27:09 - What would you do differently if you were to start all over?

27:10 - 27:54 - Reflecting on one thing Lukas has done well

27:55 - 28:44 - Closing Thoughts

28:45 - 28:58 - End Card

If you're interested in checking out Lukas's world, you can do that here 👇🏽

https://www.youtube.com/c/LukasKocka

https://www.instagram.com/lukas_kocka/

For the last 13 years, Josh Baker has had a successful photography business called Azulox.  

His style of photography has people calling him the lighting magician. His work is mind-blowing.  

He’s an instructor at Precision Camera, the biggest camera store in Texas. 

He’s also a huge advocate for community and nurtures his community via Patreon and his YT channel AzulOx Visuals where he has a segment called Josh says mean things where he reviews community members' pictures in real-time.  

Josh is an example of great talent in service of others and is extremely accessible. 

So, if you want to be a better photographer be sure to check out his YT Channel and Patreon.   In this episode, we talk about his process and approach to creating and why the feedback loop is essential to growing as a creator.  

If you want to jump around 👇🏽

00:00 - 00:08 - Teaser 

00:09 - 00:18 - Podcast Intro 

00:19 - 01:12 - Intro about Josh 

01:13 - 01:39 - Setting the stage 

01:40 - 03:35 - Who is Josh Baker? 

03:36 - 05:43 - The story behind his lighting magic 

05:44 - 06:11 - The aperture wormhole 

06:12 - 06:38 - His journey to landing on lighting as his thing 

06:39 - 07:16 - How movies influence him 

07:17 - 08:24 - Where did his lighting start getting good 

08:25 - 09:20 - Some of his inspirations 

09:21 - 09:35 - How long has Josh been in business? 

09:36 - 11:31 - His thoughts on newer photographers 

11:32 - 13:36 - You can't be technical and creative at the same time 

13:37 - 17:34 - How can photographers make a living 

17:35 - 19:02 - Helping clients even when you can't shoot what they need 

19:03 - 20:13 - His passion for education 

20:14 - 22:37 - Key differences between hobby and business 

20:38 - 24:13 - Kris talks about taking your time to develop and find your identity 

24:14 - 25:49 - Finding your no's 

25:50 - 27:38 - Why choose to build community on Patreon? 

27:39 - 29:52 - Final thoughts and where to find Josh 

29:53 - 30:05 - End Card

Thank you for listening ✌🏽

🎁 Free Gift Ahead! 😁

I first started my journey in entrepreneurship in 2015. I knew absolutely nothing about building anything and threw myself head first just like many naive entrepreneurs have done before. I absolutely do not recommend this but this is part of my story.

Now fast forward 7 years, I am working on building out an efficient and optimized sales process, and it is a game-changer for creating the best experience for my clients.

My services are of high value, which means I have created a high standard in which I wish to operate. This process allows me to serve my clients to the best of my ability without burning out. At first, building this out is a beast, but once it’s going, it is a dream.

In this episode I talk about a very important part of growing a creative business—the sales process. The ins and outs of it is unique to every business but the foundation is the same for all.

I share the 7 step sales process that takes you from winging it to an impressive business owner.

If you want to jump around, here you go:

00:00 - Intro 

00:20 - Setting the stage 

1:00 - Advice I got from people in biz school and film school 

1:15 - Fear of selling 

1:19 - Quick Storytime 

1:46 - Back to the point of the video 

2:01 - Sales Lifecycle 

2:51 - What is a sales process? 

3:15 - Why is a sales process necessary? 

3:48 - 7 steps of the sales process 

4:00 - Step 1 

4:17 - Step 2 

4:36 - Step 3 

4:56 - Step 4 

5:13 - Step 5 

5:33 - Step 6 

5:43 - Step 7 

6:02 - Closing thoughts 

6:33 - End Card

As a thank you for checking out the video I created an infographic outlining the 7 step process for your reference.

Click here to download the free gift: https://createwithkris.net/sales-process-infographic

Thank you for your attention and happy building 🌱🐢

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