Hosted by Den Lennie · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 405 episodes
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A podcast for production company owners who want a business that runs without them. Den Lennie has spent 14 years coaching 178 video production companies through the same five stages: Operator, Juggler, Stabiliser, Strategist, Scaler. Each episode covers one move that helps owners climb from where they are to where they want to be. No hustle theatre. No recycled frameworks. Just the work.
Den Lennie hosts Scale Your Video Business with Den Lennie, a business show with 405 episodes published.
Too busy to work on your video business is the most expensive position you can hold, and it has nothing to do with price. In this solo episode, Den Lennie breaks down the loop that keeps video production owners stuck. Th
Most video business owners don't lose money in the quiet months. They lose it in the busy ones, and they just don't know it yet. This episode is for the filmmaker who's busy right now and feels fine about it. Calendar's
If you run a video production business and find yourself saying "I have to be there" about almost every job, this episode is for you. Den Lennie tells the story of a video production client who was exhibiting at a major
Most video business owners I work with are scared of marketing. Because when it doesn't work, they take it personally. But you're either winning or you're learning. Marketing is just a series of tests to figure out what
I'm going to say it: filmmakers have the loneliest job. You already spend hours editing on your own. When you're not stressing about the current project, you're stressing about the next project, and A.I. is making it wor
In this episode, Den discusses the psychological barriers that keep video production owners from scaling. By shifting from a "cameraman" identity to a "CEO" mindset, you can turn awkward sales calls into predictable reve
If you are still opening Premiere Pro every day, you have a $100,000 identity problem. You’re performing $30/hr laboor in a business that needs $500/hr leadership. Today, I’m breaking down the 'Technician’s Ceiling' and
Episode 400. Eight years. 150,000 downloads. Clients doing over $60 million in revenue across that time. This one's off the cuff. I was packing the car for a week's camping with Sam when I realised we'd hit 400 episodes,
In this episode, Den dives into a trap that many filmmakers and creative entrepreneurs are falling into: the "productivity" of building things you don't actually need. With the rise of AI tools and "vibe coding," it has
What do you do when a high-value client leaves for a cheaper competitor? In this episode, we break down a real-world case study of a $123,000 contract that turned into a five-year deal. The secret wasn't a better pitch;
In a world flooded with generative AI "slop," high-end brands are terrified of looking cheap. Trust takes years to build and seconds to destroy. In this episode, Den breaks down why your biggest competitive advantage in
If a client spends hundreds of thousands on an event, why are so many video producers charging only $10K for the coverage? In this episode, Den Lennie breaks down one of the biggest pricing mistakes production companies
In this episode, Den breaks down the "90-Day Ghost" phenomenon. If you're a video agency owner frustrated by radio silence after a great discovery call, you need to understand the structural and psychological reasons for
Most video production owners believe that hitting the $250,000 revenue mark is the finish line. In reality, it is often where the real constraints begin. If your revenue is growing but your freedom is shrinking, you have
Twelve months ago, one of my clients was in a dark place. Despite 11 years in business and a high-end portfolio, he was facing $30,000 in monthly overheads with zero visibility on future work. He was the classic Technici
If you’re a video agency owner doing $250k a year but still spending 70 hours a week in an edit suite, you don't have a business, you have a high-paid job. You are stuck in the "Technician Trap," trading your life for de
If you’re a video production owner doing six figures but feeling stuck, it’s because you’re caught in the Technician Trap . You are selling "tasks," such as the lighting, the focus, and the edit, which puts you in a dire
The creative middle class is dying. While most video production owners are panic-selling their gear because of AI slop, a small group of creators is using this chaos to scale past the million-dollar mark. If your busines
Working harder but still stuck? Most video production companies plateau around $250K to $500K because the structure that built the business can’t scale it. In this episode, I break down the five stages of production comp
Most production companies believe hiring locally is the ethical choice. In reality, it is often the reason growth stalls. In this episode, I break down the real cost of onshore-only hiring and why offshore teams are one
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Scale Your Video Business with Den Lennie is hosted by Den Lennie. The show is categorised under business (marketing) and has published 405 episodes.
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