Maria Rapetskaya is Creative Director and Founder at Undefined Creative in NYC. After writing a popular article entitled "Why Small Studios Struggle," We interview Maria in this episode on the contrarian topic of “Why Small Studios Rule.”

If you run a motion design or production studio, do you live to work? Or do you work to live? Put another way, does your business run your life, or does your business support your life?

Patrick Jager is a content consultant at RevThink and Core. In this episode, Joel Pilger interviews Patrick on the topic of how content is changing… and where the opportunities can be found for content creators. * These days more and more about “content studios” being built inside major corporations. But what is a “content studio”? * You’ve heard it said that “content is king” but Patrick argues that’s actually wrong. Instead he believes “content is currency.” * This leads into a discussion about the big idea: that great content development is a process of “reverse engineering.” I know, that sounds crazy. * But as motion design and production studios – if we should be approaching content development backwards – how do we actually do that? * And how might this different approach to content development be an opportunity for approach brands to solve new problems in new ways? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

Robert Blatchford is a brand strategist and management consultant at Makebrave. In this episode, we interview Robert to get a peek inside the mind of this business development innovator. Having led business development at notable creative agencies Troika and LoyalKaspar, Robert offers us a rare and valuable perspective.

Joel Pilger is a consultant and industry influencer at RevThink. In this episode, Tim Thompson interviews Joel as together they announce Creative Studio Jumpstart, an accelerator program focused on helping the next generation of small, up-and-coming studios. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

Tim Thompson is the founder and Chief Revolution Thinker at RevThink. In this episode, Tim to shares the 6 Reports help studios large and small solve issues proactively. Listen in to discover how to create tools that are so easy, that you always have accurate information thereby providing you with time to implement solutions before problems get out of control. 

Tim Thompson is the founder and Chief Revolution Thinker at RevThink. As a follow-up to an article written by Tim, he discusses how “Technology Follows Technique” and the first of the 6 Reports: the Sales Projections report. How can these reports help you slow down as an owner and relax – despite the ups and downs that are inevitable in any business? 

RevThink consultant Joel Pilger joins Tim Thompson to discuss real-world examples of why small studios struggle. Instead of growing your small studio – and your current problems along with it – we explore two habits to put into practice: The Three R’s and The Splits. We end with a quick overview of the new PromaxBDA Creative Entrepreneurs Conference on Sales coming up in October. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

RevThink consultant Joel Pilger is passionate about teaching the next generation of small studios in motion, animation and production. Running a small studio – below $1 million in annual revenue – can be exhausting. But there are two key habits proven to consistently move small firms forward. In this episode, Joel discusses the hardships facing small production companies and motion design studios, and how they can grow into the next season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

Tricia Melton is a brand strategy and marketing consultant with a stellar pedigree as an executive in the TV/cable industry. In this episode, Joel Pilger and Tim Thompson interview Tricia as they discuss: The Big Shift: thanks to the evolution of VOD and OTT, the viewer now owns the entire experience. Despite the disruptions, for design and branding companies, “out of chaos, comes opportunity” But where are the opportunities? Maybe you as an agency owner don’t have to have all the right answers. Maybe just start asking your clients the right questions? When a need arises, how does your creative shop's brand – being narrowly positioned – influence whether or not the client calls you with a job? And if your brand is off, how do you get it back on track? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support

Andy Baker is Senior Vice President and Global Creative Director at National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo WILD. Andy runs "The Client Blog" where he confesses, "We hire many people to help us with our print, TV and digital campaign materials. Which means that I am inevitably referred to as 'THE CLIENT.'" In this episode, we discuss where the industry is heading and how agencies and clients can come together to create the future of entertainment marketing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revthinking/support