The Shooters Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Shooters Podcast was created to help photographers and videographers grow, scale and diversify their business.
Have you considered building your team? When building a team, you want to find people who share the same culture as you do. Do you share the same values? What makes you believe in the same things and pursue the same goals? Do you think building your own team is what will elevate your own career?
In this episode, Brandon talks to talented cinematographer Ryant Nelson and asks him to share his journey in photography and videography; how he gained confidence in building his own team, and later on started his own Production House called Reels Designs Media (@reelsdesignsmedia).
If you’re interested in learning more about the business behind shooting, this show is for you!
**WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.**
It is imperative to build connections with other photographers and videographers. The relationships you create while you build your business, can be as important as the photos and videos you take. And in a competitive industry, you can't afford not to build strong relationships with other photographers, videographers, or people who work in your field.
In this episode, Brandon talks to the talented "Digital Course Whisperer", Jose (@featuring_jose) and asks him to share his creative journey. Jose shares some of his most valuable tips on building relationships with others and how they've transformed his business. Once you learn these tricks, you'll be ready to start planting seeds to help your business bloom into something spectacular!
If you're interested in learning more about the business behind shooting, this show is for you!
**WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.**
Photography and videography are becoming more and more popular. We all love capturing moments, but it isn't always easy to know how best to maximize your equipment and skills. Understanding the capability of your camera is essential to getting the most out of your photography and videography. By unlocking that potential, you can start creating amazing content!
In this episode, Brandon talks to the talented content creator, Shot4Shot (@shot4shotimagery), and asks him to share his creative journey. Shot4Shot is a photographer and videographer based in Atlanta. He started in videography capturing moments in his local church. Now, he owns his own production company.
If you’re interested in learning more about the business behind shooting, this show is for you!
**WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.**
Social media marketing requires both strategy and creativity. While it may seem overwhelming, its importance cannot be overstated. Content not only helps you build trust and connect with your target audience but also acts as fuel for your other marketing techniques. When you have monetized your social media space, you can start funding your other businesses.
In this episode, Brandon talks to the talented director and celebrity photographer, Chaos Chytist, and asks him to share his journey in photography that started in the social media space. Chaos now has over 4 million followers across social media, creates 7 figures from YouTube, and even conducts training!
If you’re interested in learning more about the business behind shooting, this show is for you!
**WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.**
With the creative skills, business knowledge, and proper mindset, videography and photography can be very profitable. The shooting industry offers a plethora of intersecting career pathways that we can mix and match according to our preferences. This means it's easy to add variety to your work life.
In this episode, Brandon and the talented duo behind POP Media, Demetria and Jessica, talk about if you want to turn your passion for photography into a profitable business, continue watching for a breakdown of business expenses you should expect and realistic goals to set.
If you’re interested in learning more about the business behind shooting, this show is for you!
**WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.**
When videography is your passion, there’s nothing much else to be done but contemplate the world – as seen through the lens of your video camera. The million-dollar question, though, is: How do you turn this video production passion into a paying, sustainable and profitable income channel?
In this episode, Brandon shares the stage with Thomas Brown, a young professional who started his journey as a videographer in 2017 and just got better throughout years of exposing himself to proper experiences, training, and connection. With his hard work and entrepreneurial skills, he now has a predictable income of over $10,000 per month!
If you’re interested in learning more about the business behind shooting, this show is for you!
**WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do**.
One of the biggest advantages of getting started with entrepreneurship at a young age is the opportunity to learn important skills such as teamwork, networking, problem-solving, critical thinking, innovation, self-discipline, etc. All these skills can help not just in school performance but later in life.
In this episode, Brandon talks with 3DeeVisuals, a young dreamer who didn’t let his age stop him from identifying his passion in arts, pursuing it, and actually making a profit from it. They share a moment of gratitude, lessons, and the unique journey that brought 3Dee to where he is now.
If you’re interested in learning more about the business behind shooting, this show is for you!
WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.
WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.
It seems like a lot of entrepreneurs nowadays present free promotional webinars. They deliver great content, then do a sales pitch at the end of it. For sales teams, this is a regularly occurring part of the sales process. Yet we are very familiar with how some consumers get annoyed by this. On the other hand, others appreciate offers like this.
In this episode, Brandon talks about this particular scenario: attending webinars or events and business gatherings where you get offered something in the end by the host — identifying whether or not it makes sense for the consumers to pay for the thing at the end.
If you’re interested in learning more about the business behind shooting, this show is for you!
WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.
Goals give our lives meaning and help us become better versions of ourselves. But have you ever tried to reach a big goal only to eventually give up? Have you started working towards your goal but over time felt that it’s just too high a mountain to climb?
In this episode, Brandon shares how to celebrate your wins and not judge your life based on other people’s successes. He talks about how acknowledging your success can fuel motivation to keep pushing forward; how It can evoke a more positive attitude about what you do and help you become more aligned with your goals.
If you’re interested in learning more about the business behind shooting, this show is for you!
WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.
If there’s one piece of advice that Brandon can offer any aspiring creative, it’s this. Develop a habit of consistently doing something. It doesn’t matter what it is, how small or how big it is.
In this episode, Brandon shares how consistency allows you to focus on the process instead of the prize. Things take time. But if you can learn to do something consistently, you’ll tap into a much greater superpower than the habit itself: the belief that you’re completely capable of changing your behavior.
If you’re interested in learning more about the business behind shooting, this show is for you!
WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.
When you make decisions, it will always bear consequences. The main question you got to ask yourself is: Is it worth it?
In this episode, Brandon shares a story of how our choices can ultimately lead us to either gaining future success or losing opportunities. How you show up to the people you plan on working with can create a huge impact if they would still be dealing with you in the future. He will talk about business ethics, integrity, being true to your word, and being committed to your collaborators.
If you’re interested in learning more about the business behind shooting, this show is for you!
WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.
WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.
If you really break down the phrase “Stepping out of your comfort zone,” it means doing things that you don't feel comfortable with doing. Getting outside of your comfort levels. Encouraging to push yourself in unfamiliar places, to do things that you wouldn't normally do.
In this episode, Brandon shares an insightful conversation he had with his wife that talks about being aware when you’re spending too much in your comfort zone and getting out of your comfort zone. How getting out of your comfort zone from time to time creates just enough good stress to ramp up your focus, creativity, pace, and drive, and it helps you respond to life stress when unexpected things happen.
WHO IS BRANDON SHOTME?
Brandon Shotme is the Founder of Shooters Camp, a program that helps photographers, videographers, and anyone with a camera live the life they truly want and feel empowered in what they are passionate to do.
In the past 10 years, Brandon went from being an employee to a videographer to a multi-business owner. He created multiple 6-figure businesses with his camera. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Shooters Camp has helped hundreds of creatives step away from their job to take control of their time and make money using a skill they enjoy. Shooters Camp continues to provide its students with the training necessary to reach success and thrive in what they do.
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
Why do you need to automate your business? How do you do that?
Some of the photography/videography business tasks can be automated, while others may need to be delegated to employees on your list. The whole point of automation is to bring in efficiency, increase productivity, and remove the smallest possibility of an error. It streamlines the workflows and processes to provide better visibility on everything. It is beneficial for businesses because it helps increase optimization and also centralizes the data.
If you are new to automating and want to scale your business, join Brandon with his successful friend and 8-figure business mentor, Derek Harper, as they share their experience in making it to the top!
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
First of all, let me briefly explain what a chargeback is. A chargeback occurs when a cardholder disputes a credit card transaction with their bank. The sale is revoked, and the merchant loses the sale amount plus fees — and I just got my first one!
This experience has taught me a lot of things. One, you cannot please everybody. Two, you never really know what people’s motives are. And most importantly, if you want to grow in a particular space that you are passionate about, some things are inevitable and you have to be prepared when these things happen.
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
"Superior service does not improve profit. Profit improves the service."
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Why charging enough is not enough sometimes? In today's podcast, Brandon talks about the reasons and factors that will need you not to charge enough on your services. Uncontrollable events and/or unexpected situations that may occur that will lead you to think of workarounds to still delegate the task without compromising the quality of work and the profit that you'll get.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
What happens when your motivation is not strong enough to reach your goals?
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
"You much rather procrastinate. You much rather not take it serious because you like being comfortable." In today's episode Bandon talks about the distinction between millionaires and middle class people. Why self investment is the very core of your success and why there's a need to implement what you have learned.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
"You have to understand the power of losing something so that when you gain something, you'll appreciate it"
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Aiming to become the best in the craft is not always the best option. In today's podcast, Brandon talks about the principles that videographers and photographers should live by. Why creativity isn't enough and why videographers and photographers should integrate efficiency and promptness in what they do.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
"I don't just do first impressions. My impressions are consistent."
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Todays episode is the part 2 of the segment, Stories of a Shooters CEO. Brandon talks about what a Shooters CEO needs to expect when unwanted events happened. He also talks about how he manage his team and how he handles unexpected circumstances.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
"Once you change your mindset, you change your money."
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
"God give you exactly what you want and when you get it, you complain about it" another quotable message from today's podcast. In this episode, Brandon gives us a glimpse of the behind the scenes of what it's like to become a CEO. What needs to be considered when dealing with clients and the highlights of his week.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
Do you really need a mentor or a coach?
Most photographers and videographers are already proficient on the technician side of what they do. But on the business side? They are clueless!
A business coach can offer you an objective rundown on your business. They easily discover systemic problems that you may have overlooked, and help you find the best solutions for them. ... Including the lack of business growth, which is a common problem for many business owners.
In this episode, let Brandon tell you should let your pride go and get help when you need it.
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
“How do I build a profitable photography and videography business, Brandon?”
Brandon has been asked this a lot of times. Part of his goal is to reach out to people with dreams and passion and help them the best way he could. So, here are the actual steps Brandon will be sharing to build a profitable photography/videography business.
Careers in photography and videography mean more than just taking pictures and videos and telling stories. It means you're an entrepreneur. You use your business skills as well as your camera skills to create a thriving business and making a living doing work you're proud of.
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
Struggling to set a rate for your photography/ videography services?
BrandonShotMe is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
" There's no such thing as a 'fair price' " today's episode, Brandon talks about how to put a price to your photography and/or videography services. On creating a pricing, there are few things you want to consider: the travel time, shooting time, revisions and etc .
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
Wondering how to ace entrepreneurship despite of adversities? If this sounds interesting then you are in the right place.
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
In today's episode he is joined by Van Taylor, a High Performance Entrepreneur who goes from selling bootleg CDs and goes “all in” on himself and built a 7 figure brand! He shows photographers/videographers how to leverage everyday internet conversations to consistently making 3-6k a month.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000 and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
BrandonShotMe is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Growing up in a small town, Brandon talks about trials and how to overcome small town mindset.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
Are you ready to scale your business to the next level?
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
Today, he is joined by his friend and owner of iHR Buddy, Kenn Collier. Kenn and Brandon share their experience in hiring their first employee and using it to scale their business.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000 and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.
Learn how to Build a Multi 6 Figure Photography/Videography Business from BrandonShotMe.
Brandon is an expert videographer and business owner. Brandon has single-handedly turned video content into profit for serial entrepreneurs across the country and abroad. He now shares his expertise across several platforms and is a featured speaker at conferences to aid business owners in creating engaging content.
If you want to start earning $500, $5,000, $10,000 and $100,000 from your camera, then this show is for you.