Scaling Up: How To Run A Successful Studio & Go From Freelance to Entrepreneur
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- Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2020
- How to run a successful studio. In this whiteboard session Chris is going to be sharing how you can go from a solo freelancer to an agency with multiple people. Scale from one to many. He also reveals how you're losing so much time by doing all the work yourself! Stop working in your business and start working on it.
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Host- Chris Do
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"Do more than you're paid to do, eventually you'll be paid more than you do" this is gold Chris!
Thanks
@@thefutur deserved and well earned!
That makes no sense to me, maybe I understood it wrong but I give 200% in my job but that doesn't seem to matter, things only get worse because people expect more for the same salary. Maybe it only applies in your own business.
@@ted88 for sure, but if you consistently overexecute and you're able to articulate the value you bring to the company you will certainly get paid more. If not, you may need to start looking for other job options
@@MarkSavant yes. So far the only way to get salary increases has been through changing jobs.
2 and a half hours and not one moment of fluff. This was all pure gold!!
Appreciate it
I've never seen an intellectual hipster bald Asian. But man, you've convinced me in an instant! You're like one-punch-man for entrepreneurship!!
Someone has to be first right?
This is hands-down one of the greatest RUclips videos of all-time. 2 and a half hours of pure value. Thank you for your incredible work, Chris. You're doing the things that no one else has managed to do. I appreciate you!
The value you gave in this video Chris is pure gold. Hats off to you that you gave this information out free. I mean, that's a masterclass, not just a course. As a one-man army working freelancer with long-term clients over 8-years as 3d artist. I have 1 year now that I'm doing this and trying to grow as studio hiring people, do things for me, charge more etc. Really inspiring and informative video, that was exactly what I needed. Many thanks, you made my day Sir.
Something big I have realized over the years is that you have to train the people you hire. Investing time in their success always ensures the quality of my projects! Thank you for this video Chris! I needed to hear this 🙏🏽
What if you invest your time in them and they leave you?
@@ilamalihilustan22 Hopefully they take what you taught them and do well in their life. Nothing is permanent
@@justine313 This means your are not doing business but becoming an employee training house. Employees come, learn all tactics from you and leave you in the next month
@@ilamalihilustan22 If you are good at what you do and treat people well, you’ll rarely have employee turnover. I’ve had the same staff for years and just a few that come and go.
I’ll watch this again and again until it’s 100k, who’s with me!
Counting on you
i am with you
We have done it....Yay
the amount of knowledge bombs that Chris drops for free is unbelievable!
Saving all the money from the business I created after understanding The Future's concepts (aside from the "minimal needed to keep up growing"), to become a Pro Group and grow more, from Colombia in South America to the world. We'll see us in 8 months in the Pro Group!
See you then.
This is one of the most (if not THE most) valuable video online for me right now!
Thank you Mattias.
Agreed, brilliant content. I will suggest the gas station adds value by cooling the water.
Please don't take this down!! We're only 2.2k away from 100k, and this is providing SO much value. I am walking away from my day-job this month and these lessons are vital for me!
we made it. with 1 hour to spare.
@@thefutur I was spamming refresh yo ;) (Just kidding, love ya)
This session was off the hook! The content, the production, the tech, everything. Thank you The Futur for putting this together.
Thank you Alex
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nooo, don't take this down please! Come on guys 100k, we got this lol 5:30
if they take this down, then it will never hit 100k
@@GuiltyNoticer exactly, they might convert this into paid content if there's not enough views here 🥺
RUclips downloader tho
I agree
We're safe!!
Halfway through this, I contacted some freelancers about working with me for my business. Came back to this with some freelancers already agreed to join me for future projects lol. It took me 3 days to get through this because I kept stopping to do the stuff.
but you finished it. that counts. plus it probably counted for 3 views.
How did you end up gaining freelancers for your teams and from where? Asking because I'm not a fan of Upwork and Fiverr.
What if there was a Notion template to store the info of the freelancers
Myself and my almost employee enjoyed watching this a ton. We certainly learned but most of all it was reassuring that we are on the right path. Thank you so much to Chris and the team. And Mark! I know you're back there pulling it all together, just wanted to give you your props whether you're on camera or not.
Thanks @auws. I appreciate it, man.
As a teacher, I find your content to be indispensable! Now that teachers are often working on RUclips and zoom, we are quickly adding Content Creators to the list of essential education skills.
I plan on making an episode (some time in the future) for educators and Zoom.
Man. Spent literal days of my life watching your content and I have always got tons of value from it. This is next level, there are agencies charging £1000's for this information & coaching. I'm sending this MFR everywhereeeee. Needed this right now at a time that things have got to change! Thank you to you and the team, Chris!
Thank you Wes
Every time we are stuck with something - a Futur show is popping up on that exact subject... Thank you for the value you provide! Been following since you had something like 40k subs (The Skool) and since then a lot is learned and applied! We actually started this freelance model almost since our company founding without watching anything like this so it makes us really proud that we did this by feeling. Cheers!
Appreciate it
Watching this at 1am... when he said, "Stealing time from sleep" I decided to stop the video and go sleep. Will watch the rest tomorrow. Right now there's a pillow with my name on it. Appreciate the (un)uncommon sense in your content Chris.
This is pure gold!
Just what I needed right now. I am actually in the process of switching from freelancer to business owner of a creative studio and I found so many valuable lessons in these 140 minutes that it's crazy!
I will tattoo this conference in my mind, my head & my soul.
What a brilliant demonstration! Thank you so much Chris!
This is simply "the bible" on how to run an agency. After understanding this principles, you can start working by your own and give things your personal touch, but the principles remains.
There is nothing more awesome than this freaking video.
Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Hello from Latvia!
I like photography, cinematography and artsy stuff in general, but never thought to be good enough in that to actually go all in with that. Instead I work as a reasercher in Technical University.
But your channel and some reading of books like "think and grow rich"... I can't be the weekend warrior no more! Entrepreneurship is something I been craving for 10 years now, the biggest obstacle for me has been finding the purpose/the Passion... Cause thats what everybody says "focus on Passion and you will succeed", in IKIGAI for example!
But this has putted some real pressure on finding the Passion, what if It get it wrong... It's so Bad that I can not even tell what I really Love to do and I'm passionate about... And this constant 9 to 5 makes it even harder...
Looking forward for some Deep soulsearching whiteboard sessions.
And thank you for what you do, your videos has helped to switch the way I think, it's kinda good, but it also is messing UP my 9 to 5 job, as it gets increasingly hard to to back there.
This is the best video, it teaches me more about business for creative people in a 2-hour stream than in the last 2 years. I would like to thank Chris and Future group to make this content free.
I wish if we have someone like him in our Architecture Design industry.
Please share it with friends.
The concept around subsidizing and “buying the project” is really eye opening! I’ve never thought of that when I work on some projects that I know I’m losing money on but I do them for the review, or testimonial, or the specific skill and type of project I can include now in my portfolio. Looking at is as not a loss but a business expense almost you are buying the use to trade up to better. Awesome!
Exactly, this is marketing expense.
Before Chris started talking about the jeans I was like “wow Chris looks neat today”. Then boom the sponsor kicks in😬 Awesome jeans Chris💪
Boom! Thanks
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I feel like I should pay for this session. So much value on it!!!! lol Thanks Chris! My online father
Deal!
Then pay and dont cry if calls and asks for more. Its no secret how his business model is made to hurt everybody involved with him. Keep in mind you are his customer and as free viewer you are almost wortless, he cant make money any other way
Chris your videos are by far the most valuable on the internet! I'm speechless. We really appreciate you and your teaching!
I can't believe the algorithm brought me to your videos. I'm literally at this step in my business. Hiring other freelancers & scaling. 🙏
How are there only two comments? There's so much info here I hope we get up to 100k!
Thank you for this video, Chris! I can't tell how much the content you share changes my quality of life ❤️
Thanks 🙏
I have clicked on this videos from so multiple devices and accounts and shared with people. Let's get to the 100k!!!!!
We are at 65k views already.
To 1M!!!! I love the Futur! The Futur provides valuable content to give me "the future" I've been dreaming of. Thank you so much to Chris Do and the whole team.
Chris, You own a black belt on speaking the teaching/explaining language, please get your voice and energy ready for landing pages and sales funnels whiteboard session! 🤞🏻
I sure will.
I wish I could like to 10,000 times. I started watching this a few years ago and never finished because I really wasnt ready to start a studio. I'm back now currently in the development/research stages and this video is probably the cherry on top to help me take off. Thank you so much
Good luck
I'm just starting as a freelance full stack web designer and y'all are helping me A LOT with the business side of it all. Thank you for awesome content !
as art and a film student, i can feel it, this video and more videos like this are going to change my life I am really thankful for the creators at the future. I have similar dreams and I want to make it big too and when I'm wealthy enough I too want to help the people back and help the earth stay clean and green as possible as long because thank god for existence
Watching this feels like I'm receiving a birthday present from u guys
After watching this session I've just realized that I have no more excuses.
Same, been procrastinating & coming up with excuses for too long
Step by step. Don't over think things. Just start. Perfection and progression will come over time and with experience.
This is speaking so much to me right now in the stage of my life and career. I'm currently in the "stealing time from myself" right now. Burning candles.
I love this. I’m plan on working my ass off for a while while I enjoy it and later on chill out and find a better balance. Will definitely be using some of the techniques in the future but for now I’m just enjoying the grind 😤
Wow. I remember when I asked Chris to do this topic about 3 years ago! Thanks, Chris for touching on this subject! Always great content. I'm definitely one in a billion!
Chris this is the best video for 2020. The entrepreneurship and business principles here are goldmine. Thanks a ton. G.O.A.T
Glad it was helpful!
This is just mind-blowing... GOLD. GOLD. GOLD.
wauw, thats a great alternative to go unfunded in promise of views (and trusting it to work, trusting in people wanting to learn, and giving some form of power in having influence in the way information is available to EVERYBODY with interest in the matter)
GREAT!
Chris: this video should only take up half your time 90 minutes
Chris: proceeds to make a feature length film
This was absolutely brilliant!!!! 😭
Also, that guy, Devon - thank you for asking all questions in my head!
This is gold!!!! Thank you so much Chris. I really hope everyone shares and you hit the number of views you need to profit. Thank you for providing value for freeee
You’re very welcome
The value in this episode man. Incredible. Challenged multiple assumptions I didn’t even know I had.
thank u very much 😊...the futur changed my life for being a individual Identity
thanks you guys for those advices that are droplet of many years of experience
by the I'm a big fan of whiteboard session
keep the hard work
Just Mind-Blowing Man, I can't think that someone put this for free of cost. So valuable, I enjoyed every nanosecond of the whole video. This is a superb video I have ever watched on RUclips. You are doing so great, man, mind-blowing. You changed my mind about doing everything.
omg this is just amazing!
Thank you Chris to explain everything - it's so inspired!
Cheering you on to 1M Chris!!
Thank you
1M subs, 1B lives 👏🏼
The Futur and Behind the Brand channel creators, you are both amazing and worth to be spread further! The things you speak about are so timeless and should be in all the schools a must. Hope youtube is still there to leak you to my kids once they’re of age 🤞🏻
Regina Balciunaite thank you 🙏 👊💕
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This was my first, and a fantastic whiteboard session! I loved the "teach me how to be an educated buyer" to learn the language about an artist/freelance industry -- to be able to speak the language to our clients. I'd love to take you up on your offer to learn how to build a landing page to get "transactions."
let's see how many people want this.
@@thefutur 🙋♀️
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yes please 🙏
Of course! This would be very helpful! Thanks for all the effort you guys put into those sessions!
Was waiting for this whiteboard session. AMAZING 🔥
Bro your heart ❤ all of you. Seriously passionate about sharing with us. Yet confident enough to get your worth. Hallelujah and blessings fam
Core Fan, iv been waiting for this episode , Chris you're a beast !!! Leave the echo on sounds like youre coming from the " Futur" lol
Haha.
Finished watching this in 3 parts in 3 days. I am tired from being just a freelancer, time to get on some call with other freelancers and make this a big thing.
It answered so many questions that I had for couple of years in my mind when it comes to hiring others. Your 1 Billion Mission has another member added to the list. Thank you so much for giving me Gold!
Good luck
Wow. Finally an ANSWER to my question about how and why someone skilled or more skilled than me would accept pay lower than even I would accept. Amazing.
Spot on with this segment. As a business owner and freelancer you need a team to accomplish more than one job and you can't do all the jobs yourself. So hiring a team will enable you to make more money in a day. There are a ton of benefits from a business standpoint. It's better to have the ability to do more jobs and maximize your time hands down.
Amazing session, enlightening as always. Particularly the value chain and the breakdown of all the roles we occupy to achieve an output. Thanks to you and the team, and Devin definitely needs inclusion in the next one, great question sound board
The level of value you provide is truly mesmerizing!, love what you do!, Chris DO!
I watched this video 3 times already and each time my reflection shows I learned more and more! Wow! The idea of whiteboard session about sales pages would be unbelievably helpful. A beautifully designed ’click funnel’.
Let’s see
Just want to thank you for all your efforts in educating your followers. Much appreciated, may you continue to be blessed in your pursuit in fulfillment.
Appreciate it
THANK YOU THE FUTUR UNIVERSITY
Thank you very much Chris. This is a power packed presentation. You have just answered a lot of questions I had in mind. Thank you very much, I salute you.
I remember asking you for this on Twitter. Thanks for sharing your valuable thoughts.
You ask. We do.
For me the message of this conference is: "You MUST always win!"
Extremely important to speak Business with a design mindset. Thanks Chris and Futur team!
Man this is amazing, can't thank you enough guys, for now!
Glad you like it!
Chris i love this video, business 💰💰💰 also the new “toy” looks great! Smooth.
I’ve been freelancing for about a year now and was always planning to get into an agency, I looked at all sorts of videos but this is by far the most informative and I am genuinely surprised I got this for free
No!! Don’t take it off RUclips.. you’re the best teacher who is helping others to learn especially during this pandemic !! ❤️❤️
It’s safe
Wow. So much value in one video.
I’m sooo excited to watch this. Listening while driving home so I can really take notes 📝
hol up how tf you gonna take notes if you're driving?? be cautious friend
...mental notes, right!!??
It’s 2020. California already has Tesla everywhere.
eyes on the road please. for all of our sakes.
seriously speaking, i love you! you're the man with widest heart. from Ethiopia, Africa
Your videos are life changing Chris! thanks for taking the time and providing such valuable content.
No problem
Thanks a lot Chris! really valuable information. Please, if you can, make another white board session explaining how to design a landing page for our portfolio that will sell our work better like you mentioned at the end of the talk, we appreciate you!
Thanks. Let’s see what happens here.
so sick man. Can't believe I just found this channel. So grateful for your perspective and experience man. For me, you struck a huge chord when you were talking about the whole money thing. "Money can buy you the jobs you don't want, it can pay to pay off your parents mortgage." Crazy man. I've literally spent my entire life thinking that wanting too much is greedy. It's been engrained in me my entire life and I have been trying to crawl out of this lifestyle-mindset that has severely been holding me back. My entire life, I have wanted the things money can do for me without paying the price to get there. I want to give back to non-profits I love and help support my mom (because she's never owned a home of her own). I look forward to growing with your channel and business.
Thank you
Huge amounts of clarity, thank you freaking very much!
No no no! This has to be the most valuable content that I've seen on RUclips right now. Thank you Chris!
The video that we didn't need but the video that we want. I'm like wayyyy behind being an entrepreneur, I'm just starting to become a freelancer. Watching your videos is entertaining and educational at the same time. Pretty awesome videos. Keep up the great work, may your community and influence keep on increasing ❤️
You got this!
101K views in 6 days! glad to see it! glad i get to re watch as reference as well !!
So many of you pro people asked exactly what I was thinking over and over again so thank you haha
Wow, so many great points. Don't fall so in love with doing the work that you sacrifice the rest.
Chris & team, thank you so much for the wealth of knowledge you divulge in these videos. They have literally changed my life!
Great to hear!
Thanks for this really needed it right now. Getting overwhelmed from not having a full team and trying to scale.
I hope this channel reaches a Billion Subscribers, you deserve it bro. You truly deserve billions
Thank you
LOVE the whiteboard sessions!
Chris literally answered most of my pondering questions on hiring. I think it’s time for the Bootcamp 🤔
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This really really helps! Thank you! Kudos Chris. God bless you more
This is gold!!! Thank you the futur team.
Damn! I got here a week after the upload. Thank God they hit 100k 😅😉
Who do I make the check out to... this is what I have been looking for thanks once again Chris! once I make my first Million I will fly to the studio and buy every one steak dinners. Thanks again Chris.
Thanks very much Chris🙏🙏🙏… this was pure gold🔥🔥🔥
I'm speechless. Thank you so much Chris!! you are an inspiring pure gold :")
Literally teaching at a conference at the end of this month with 3 other entrepreneurs about this exact topic!! Always inspired by you and your knowledge Chris!! Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you Ellen
🔥 Got tremendous value from this session. Thank you Chris and your whole team for doing this. Love from Czech republic 🇨🇿 ♥️
Thank you
I honestly thought there would be no value in this, with that 100.000 views or else, and hints like that, I thought the whole thing is just going to lead to that phony funnel where you buy our booklet and then we might give you something. But this view can be life changing, view changing for people around the globe. So really, thank you for doing the important work for humanity.
Thank you. We don’t do funnel gimmicks like that. I just want people to watch.
The quality of this information is priceless ! thx guys for this!
Chris trying to add drama to coaching : I'm GONna CHangE tHe ColoR of thE peN to RED! COZ BLOOD! Excellent!
Haha
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