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Testimonial Thursday: Dr. Bill Thatcher

By Katie Curtis | Jun 8, 2023 | 0 Comments

The energy that she brings to every project is just INSPIRING.

Take Your White Belt With You

By Katie Curtis | Mar 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

Always take your white belt with you. Have an empty cup. Don’t assume you know everything. Be humble.

Life Is What Happens When You’re Busy Making Other Plans

By Katie Curtis | Sep 14, 2022 | 0 Comments

I wrote a journal entry today, or I suppose now it was yesterday and I’ve been musing on it. I just finished reading “Love in the Time of Cholera”, a recommendation from a good friend, and while it wouldn’t normally be my go-to, I found it thought-provoking. It wasn’t a love-story but it was a …

How-to Upload Your Brand Kit on Canva (VIDEO)

By Katie Curtis | Jun 29, 2022 | 0 Comments

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to upload your brand kit to Canva, and give you a short look at how you can use your brand kit once it’s uploaded to start customizing your own designs for your own business look.

Don’t do THIS with your Social Media Videos

By Katie Curtis | Jun 21, 2022 | 0 Comments

I see this mistake made with business’s social media video posts.
And their photo and text posts too. Don’t do this!

Guest Appearance on “So That’s My Business”

By Katie Curtis | Jun 17, 2022 | 0 Comments

Because it’s by us sharing what’s authentically us, and us consuming some organization’s authentic content that we can start to attract each other and find our tribe.

Canva Makes Video Thumbnails EASY

By Katie Curtis | Jun 15, 2022 | 0 Comments

Ever played with Canva? Let’s make a simple video thumbnail to begin! Gary Vee inspired this one.

Video Marketing and Efficiency

By Katie Curtis | Jun 10, 2022 | 0 Comments

Construction Wisdom I learned a very valuable lesson while working for my dad’s swimming pool company. While the muscles I gained picking up 94 pound bags of Portland cement gave me feelings of confidence, and the tolerance for being sweaty/dirty/hot gave me a “get ‘er done” attitude, if you’d asked me what’s the biggest lesson …

Canva: Your New Marketing Best Friend (VIDEO)

By Katie Curtis | Jun 7, 2022 | 0 Comments

I used to be overwhelmed with all the software and know-how I needed to run the visual content of my business. Enter Canva. I hardly open Photoshop anymore because of this app/website and I feel like my business has a much more defined brand now, even as I’m still exploring and figuring things out. With …

June Updates (VIDEO)

By Katie Curtis | Jun 7, 2022 | 0 Comments

It’s been some time since I’ve made a video, and some SOME time since I’ve done so with any sort of consistency. But we’re back at it and have a lot planned. Not to say it’s all going to work out (in fact, I imagine most of it won’t!) but, what doesn’t work will provide …

Tips & Tricks

Good Video Editing Won’t Fix A Bad Message

When a video doesn’t perform the way you hoped, it’s really easy to blame the editing. Maybe the cuts weren’t smooth enough. Maybe the pacing felt off. Maybe it just didn’t look as polished as you wanted. So what do most people do? They focus on fixing the edit. But that’s usually not where the …
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Why Your Video Strategy Needs Breathing Room

I used to think being “ahead” in content meant always posting. Always planning. Always editing. Always thinking about the next idea before the current one even went live. And while that sounds productive… it’s exhausting. If you’re a creative whether you’re a videographer, business owner, designer, writer, or content creator, you’ve probably felt it too. …
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The First Video I’d Make If I Were Starting My Business Today

If I were starting my business from scratch today, no audience, no content library, no fancy setup… I wouldn’t start with a viral Reel or a perfectly polished brand video. I’d start with something much simpler. Here’s the thing no one tells you at the beginning When you’re starting or restarting a business, video feels …
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