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 Pricing Trap That's Quietly Killing Your Business with Zack Thompson

Season #1 Episode #491

491 Overview In this episode, I sit down with Zack Thompson, co-founder of Bumpy Road Productions, for a live coaching session on pricing, packaging, and positioning. Zack's growing a sketch comedy series offer for...
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The Paid Workshop That Wins Bigger Clients with Evans Wilson

Season #1 Episode #492

492 Overview In this live coaching episode, I sit down with Evans Wilson of Zenith Creative, who's spent years running his video business as a side hustle alongside a full-time corporate job. We dig into the real...
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How AI Saved a Project the Budget Almost Killed with Jason Moore

Season #1 Episode #493

493 Overview AI filmmaker and 14-time author Jason Moore joins me to unpack how artificial intelligence has reshaped the way he tells stories — without stripping out the creativity behind them. We get into a real...
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How He Built a Profitable Video Business From Rock Bottom with Andrew Nycz

Season #1 Episode #494

494 Overview Andrew Nycz went from rock bottom to running a thriving video production business in South Florida—and his story is proof you really can rebuild from just about anything. In this episode, he shares how he...
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Matter More So You Can Hustle for Attention Less with Jay Acunzo

Season #1 Episode #495

495 Overview Most video business owners are stuck chasing reach when what actually grows a business is resonance. In this episode, storytelling and speaking strategist Jay Acunzo joins me to break down why mattering...
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The Storytelling Secret Most Filmmakers Miss with James Harrington

Season #1 Episode #496

496 Overview In this episode I sit down with my friend James Harrington, founder of the Ugandan Water Project, for a conversation that's way more about your business than you'd guess from the title. We dig into the...
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How Getting Skinny Saved My Studio Over 10K a Month

Season #1 Episode #497

497 Overview After 22 years in business, I hit that all-too-familiar wall where I'd fallen out of love with the whole thing again. In this solo episode, I get honest about the self-imposed deadline I gave myself to...
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Build Systems That Beat Blank-Page Syndrome with Eric Braker

Season #1 Episode #498

498 Overview Eric Braker of Twin Pine Creative is about a year and a half into building his creative agency with his brother—and like a lot of us, he's stuck doing every single job at once. In this coaching-style...
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Stay Three Steps Ahead of Your Competitors with Liz Slade

Season #1 Episode #499

499  Overview When COVID wiped out her entire client base overnight, Liz Slade didn't fold—she reinvented two businesses and went on to transform an entire industry with better video. In this episode, she shares how...
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Being Authentic Cost Me Money and I'd Do It Again with Ryan Koral

Season #1 Episode #500

500 OverviewTen years. 500 episodes. In this solo celebration episode, I go back to how this whole thing started — a course launch, a Pat Flynn binge, and a production team begging me to stop selling jobs — and get...
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She Cut the Channel Eating 80% of Her Time with Laura Higgins

Season #1 Episode #501

501 Overview Laura Higgins spent a year pouring 80% of her time into a YouTube channel that generated about 5% of her results. So she killed it — and her business immediately had a record month. In this conversation,...
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