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

Why Being a Goofball Wins You More Clients with Mark Ostach

Season #1 Episode #503 August 17, 2026

503 Overview Mark Ostach is back on the show, and this one wanders in the best way. We get into why our attention spans are measurably shrinking, why he's "pro-presence" instead of anti-tech, and how showing up as...

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The First Hire That Gives You Your Life Back with Ricky Norris

Season #1 Episode #504 August 24, 2026

504 Overview Ricky Norris spent a decade shooting documentaries overseas before trading the airports for a San Diego studio, a wife, and three daughters. Now he's running Kilometer Zero and wrestling with the thing...

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A Monthly Half Day Rewired Her Whole Business with Lindsey Weigle

Season #1 Episode #505 August 31, 2026

505 Overview Lindsey Weigle has spent twelve years helping business owners navigate transition, and she recently took her own advice by narrowing Blue Water Advisory down to one thing instead of trying to be...

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Your Mission Is More Important Than Your Mug with Andrew Cardy

Season #1 Episode #506 September 07, 2026

506 Overview Andrew Cardy spent nine years building a video company with his wife, sold it to a marketing agency in 2023, and walked away in 2025 to figure out what he actually wanted to build next. Now he's got a...

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Write This Before You Make Your First Hire with David Hoyt

Season #1 Episode #507 September 14, 2026

507 Overview David Hoyt spent nineteen years working alongside John Maxwell before landing at The Table Group, Patrick Lencioni's consulting firm, where he now helps leaders master the disciplines of organizational...

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Podcast Guesting Is a Six Figure Sales System with Beth Nydick

Season #1 Episode #508 September 21, 2026

508 Overview Beth Nydick spent her career behind the camera — the Tonight Show, national TV, producing other people's stories — before realizing she'd stopped creating for herself. In this conversation, she makes the...

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The $20,000 Offer That Wasn't About the Video with John Meese

Season #1 Episode #509 September 28, 2026

509 Overview John Meese has spent a decade helping experts get paid for their advice instead of their effort — and this conversation is a direct challenge to how most video business owners price and position their...

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He Charged $3,500 a Day When Others Got $350 with Blue Melnick

Season #1 Episode #510 October 05, 2026

510Overview Blue Melnick accidentally started a video business in 2008 when filming one event for a friend turned into five clients. Today he owns and operates Sage Event Management with his wife, Barry Baumgartner,...

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Filmmakers Pick the Price and It Worked with Isaac Haines

Season #1 Episode #511 October 12, 2026

511 Overview Isaac Haines is a composer in rural Alberta who sells his whole catalog straight to filmmakers with a one-time, pay-what-you-can lifetime license. Recording from his truck mid-elk hunt, Isaac shares how a...

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Why I Stopped Chasing $5,000 Video Clients

Season #1 Episode #512 October 19, 2026

512 Overview Two days after wrapping the Onward Summit, Ryan sits down solo to unpack what he learned from a room full of filmmakers. He talks about why showing up as yourself beats being loud online, why bigger...

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You're Working Like a Caffeinated Octopus with Jordan Raynor

Season #1 Episode #513 October 26, 2026

513 Overview Jordan Raynor’s back on the show, and this time he’s fresh off cutting more than half his revenue on purpose to make room for bigger goals. He and Ryan get into why your quarterly goals should feel almost...

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