Grow Your Video Business

Grow Your Video Business

Hosted by: Ryan Koral

🎬 The podcast for ambitious filmmakers who want to build a thriving business—without burning out. Hosted by Ryan Koral, a 20+ year video production vet and coach, this weekly show is your behind-the-scenes pass to...

Episodes

The ADHD Entrepreneur's Guide with Skye Waterson

Season #1 Episode #479

479 Overview Skye Waterson joins the show to talk about something that hits home for a lot of creatives—why we start everything but finish nothing. She breaks down the connection between ADHD symptoms and creative...
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From Underpricing to Profitable Systems with Jeremy Vest

Season #1 Episode #480

480 Overview In this conversation with Jeremy Vest, we explore the real challenges of running a sustainable video business—from figuring out profitable pricing to building systems that let you step away without...
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Build a Leaner Business That Actually Makes Money with Bill Grant

Season #1 Episode #481

481 Overview Bill Grant is a partner and creative director at As Told By, a production company out of Columbia, South Carolina. After 20+ years in the industry—starting in weddings and grinding through social media...
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Why You're Afraid to Charge More with Brian Bogert

Season #1 Episode #482

482 Overview Brian Bogert is a human connection expert and voice architect who helps people identify the hidden patterns and emotional blocks that keep them stuck — in life and in business. In this episode, we dig...
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How to Get Clients Without Chasing Anyone with Alex Yu

Season #1 Episode #483

483 Overview Alex Yu is a real estate team leader and coach out of Orange County, California who's spent 21+ years learning what it really means to serve the right people — not just more people. In this conversation,...
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You Don't Learn Until You Launch

Season #1 Episode #484

484 Overview Ryan goes live — sort of — and ends up doing what he does best: real, honest coaching. In this solo-ish episode, Ryan chats with Mark Cruz about the fear of hiring help and what it actually looks like to...
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The Untapped Niche Filmmakers Are Sleeping On With Quynh Nguyen, Jessie Chui and Sara Kim

Season #1 Episode #485

485 Overview Quynh Nguyen, Jessie Chui, and Sara Kim are paper flower artists, educators, and co-founders of a mastermind built specifically for creative makers. In this episode, they share why story — not just skill...
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The Filmmaker Who Built a New Model for Indie Film with Daren Smith

Season #1 Episode #486

486  Overview Daren Smith — indie film producer and founder of Craftsman Films — is back on the show, and he's bringing a whole new level of clarity on what it takes to build a sustainable creative business. He breaks...
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Stop Writing Your Own Tagline and Do This Instead

Season #1 Episode #487

487 Overview In this solo episode, Ryan pulls two real hot seats from a recent mastermind call and unpacks the patterns behind them—outbound efforts that lead to ghosting, and messaging so vague even the owner's mom...
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Stop Pitching and Start Proving Your Worth with Park Howell

Season #1 Episode #488

488 Overview Park Howell, the world's most industrious storyteller, joins Ryan to break down why most brand stories fall flat—and the simple framework that fixes it. From making the pronoun shift from "me" to "you" to...
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The Hidden Hours That Are Killing Your Profit with Derick Fischer

Season #1 Episode #489

489 Overview In this episode, I sat down with filmmaker Derick Fischer of Fishbowl Media for a live, no-script coaching session. After getting laid off from his corporate TV gig last November, Derick is officially...
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Why Your Story Is the Strategy with Lynn Friesth

Season #1 Episode #490

490 Overview Lynn Friesth spent 41 years at John Deere before stepping into what he calls an "encore career" — and now he helps other retiring professionals do the same. In this conversation, we dig into why story is...
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