May 27th, 2010 - Motion Graphics Studio
Who am I? A mid-20's guy aspiring to be a television director in my own company called CGVancouver corps. I decided that since i'm no longer getting any younger, every action that I take from now on will be towards building up my own studio. Three months ago, I quit Nerd Corps Entertainment to persue the field of sales. It was a risk I planned on taking because my mind was swirling with thoughts on how I can build up my company. Nerd Corps was a great place to work as an FX artist, and you'll meet a lot of really great artists. However, after a year of work there, I decided I needed to focus back to my long-term goal. I couldn't let go of this dream. It was a fork between two paths. Work for someone for the rest of your life, or start your own business and build a strong client base.

I decided I would need to master two skillsets before getting started. Since I have a good grasp on how to do Motion Graphics, Websites, and Visual Effects, I decided to classify that group as one mastered skillset. The other one would be to master sales. If I could grasp the concept of selling, it will help me believe more in my product and help me offer a need to potential people that are looking for it. I asked a friend to give me a temporary position at Shaw doing door to door services selling digital TV, Internet, and Telephone lines. It was a nice change from sitting in front of a computer all day. Usually in a day we would go through motivational training and get us all pumped up before hitting the doors. It was fun and the exercise was well worth it. Each day I would knock roughly about 120 doors then close about 7 clients. I began to read and listen more on different types of sales books and sales audio books such as Tom Hopkins, Anthony Robbins, Douglas Edwards, and Zig Zigglar. After the temporary position that I took over for a friend, I decided to head back to my studio direction. I ended up bumping into Don, when I was going door to door, who was planning on making a video for his own project. I took on the video project and im excited to say that this will be my first major project in my own company. It's going to be a lot of fun! I must say choosing the second path in the fork was the right choice!