It is two and a half months late, but here is my complete annual review for 2020. The year of lockdown, becoming debt free again, and SwitchPod taking off profitably.

In this review I’ll share my lessons learned in 2020, share how much gross revenue each of my three businesses brought in, and be open and honest about what it has taken over the past 10 years to go from hating my day job to thriving financially.

In this podcast episode I chat with Greg Farnum all about cameras and which ones we’d buy.

In this episode I chat with Jacob Cross, who I’ve hired to help me film for clients before, but who piqued my interest when he said he and his wife edit YouTube videos for 8 different clients at once on top of the video production work they already do. We discuss how you can find potential video editing clients, how to reach out to them, what the workflow is like, and how to charge them.

In this episode I chat with Mike Kilcoyne, who I got to know well when he signed up for my Freelance Filmmaker Accelerator Program last year. We discuss how he niched down to what clients he could serve best, how to make them repeat clients, when the right time to hire help is, and how to land and work with clients in other cities then where you live.

In this episode I talk with photographer and video creator Tyler Stalman about how important it is to become a “full stack creator”, his term for being able to do the multiple types of creative work needed in today’s competitive landscape.

In this episode I talk in detail about that process and the changes I have made over the years. I cover all the phases of a project from the initial onboarding period to the actual shoot day and all the way through post production.

In this podcast episode I talk with my wife Jen Wojcik about how she built and scaled her wedding photography business into a full-time job over the course of 6 years after moving to a new city and not having photographed a wedding ever before.

This episode is a little different in that I don't interview anyone, but I tell my story.

Levi Allen is an adventure filmmaker. In this episode we talk about how his short film Untethered got a Vimeo staff pick, which lead to the film being distributed internationally, but then how he fought back for the rights to have it free and public again.

I started my first blog way back in 2010 and published a post every day for the first 50 days.

I was stoked. I thought I knew what I was doing.

But I had one big problem.

Four years ago I quit my dream job.

I had 7 weeks to figure out how I was going to make ends meet. I didn’t have a pile of money saved we could live off of. I had to make it work.

Here was my plan...

Today I am opening up my Freelance Filmmaker Accelerator Program, a small, intimate, group of filmmakers who are serious about growing their businesses.

I’ll be providing a 3-month long, hand-crafted experience. You’ll have direct access to ask me questions and get customized advice on what you’re struggling with most to grow your business.

One of the most famous artists of all time, Michelangelo, lived a spartan lifestyle. When his family members wrote to him, asking him for money, he’d respond that he had none to give.

But was that really the truth?

Since my previous video on why I sold the RED has gotten a really strong (and positive) response, I’m sharing more of my inner debate behind being both a creative and a business owner.

Plus, I tease my upcoming accelerator program I’m launching soon.

In 2011 I quit my corporate job working at Boeing to go work for a blogger (and took a big pay cut too).

5 years later, I was working for myself, making six figures a year.

It definitely hasn't been an easy journey, but here are some things I've learned along the way.

Whether you're a full-time freelancer or you're trying to get your first client on the side, in this video I share my best strategies for how to land your dream clients.

If you struggle with "networking" or getting clients to hire you, the advice in this video will help you out.

In this post I share a secret project that's currently launching on Kickstarter that I've been working on with a client for over a year.

In this episode I share what some of my favorite podcasts for filmmakers, YouTubers, and freelancers are.