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Ranching Returns Podcast239: John Haskell - Trends of Successful RanchersJohn Haskell has an amazing perspective of one who is active in the livestock and ranching world but also works with dozens of other farmers and ranchers regularly. In this podcast we discuss the trends he sees in these operations that set apart the successful from the rest. He drops wisdom throughout this podcast so you don't want to miss it!If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.Check out ww...
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Elm TownElm Town 84 – Wonder: Elm all the way down with Justin LubinJustin Lubin sketches his journey from undergrad research at UChicago with Ravi Chugh on output-directed and bidirectional programming environments (Sketch-n-Sketch) to graduate work at UC Berkeley with Sarah E. Chasins, focusing on programming language theory, researching how statically-typed functional programmers write code, and beyond, to helping domain experts.Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com.Music by Jesse Moore.Recording date: 2024.12.09GuestJustin LubinShow notes[00:00:44] Introducing JustinSketch-n-Sketch"How statically-typed functional programmers write code" by Justin Lubin and Sarah E. Chasins[00:07:07] Elm...
2025-06-0355 minElm TownElm Town 83 – Wonder: Meeting people where they are with Ryan HaskellKicking off the Wonder series, Ryan Haskell shares his approach to teaching Elm, his gap year adventures, and his current work at Brilliant. He gives insights into creating accessible learning materials, building games, and finding inspiration outside the Elm ecosystem.Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com.Music by Jesse Moore.Edited by Toni Cañete.Recording date: 2024.11.27GuestRyan HaskellShow notes[00:00:21] Sponsored by Logistically[00:00:43] Introductionryan.townWelcome to Elm! YouTube seriesElm Town 62 – The Map to Elm LandElm Landryan-haskell/date-format...
2025-04-1544 minRanching Returns Podcast218: George Walker - From Direct Marketing to Sell/Buy MarketingGeorge shares his story of starting his own farm when there wasn't room on the family farm. He also discusses why he moved from a direct marketing model to sell/ buy marketing and how that has improved his business and lifestyle and why he's so excited to continue.Resources Mentioned:Ranching for ProfitSell/buy marketing schoolsIf you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.Check out...
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The Wedding Film School ShowHow We Would Get Started in Wedding Filmmaking in 2025Jared and Jason dive into the challenges of starting a new wedding filmmaking brand in 2025 and what we would focus on if we were starting or establishing a new brand in 2025. Even you vets may learn something.
2025-03-191h 54The Wedding Film School ShowHow Blogs & Magazines Screw Wedding Filmmakers | PART 2Jason and Jared discuss (again) why it's so hard for wedding filmmakers to take part in wedding PR and some active steps we believe WE can take to be better partners to our friends in the PR world
2025-03-0749 minRanching Returns Podcast215: Casey Toews - Adapting Enterprises as Market DemandsCasey and his family at Fishburn Ranch took what was considered very poor land and have turned it around through management. The number of creative ways they are finding success in their operation is incredible. They import cattle and feed and custom bale graze during the winter, they flex enterprises as the market calls for it from cows, to stockers or others. They are building a direct marketing business and have recently gotten into sheep because of the strong economics. We all could learn from them how to be willing to change to find success!
2025-03-031h 16The Wedding Film School ShowSeven Seasons of Podcasting Bliss Continues...Jason and Jared are back for season five... or seven... depending on who you ask... of the WFS Show. The guys discuss creating a course, why awards are dumb, why awards are awesome, and more on this, the first episode of Season Five of the Wedding Film School show!
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Ranchonomics34. Intrinsic Value Questions from Jared Luhman with Wally OlsonHost John Haskell welcomes Wally Olson and Jared Luhman to the show to discuss the intrinsic value of cows. They discuss market relationships and the idea of maintaining inventory value through strategic buying and selling decisions, as well as understanding depreciation, appreciating inventory value, and the importance of making informed decisions in your cattle business.Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode! In this episode, we cover:Determining the intrinsic value of a cowA cow's future valuation and depreciationImportance of market relationships and inventory value appreciationConnect...
2025-02-2520 minRanching Returns Podcast212: Knute and Amanda Severson - Grass Finishing and Successful MarketingKnute and Amanda are fun! They met working for the Seattle Seahawks and through a long journey ended up back at Knutes family farm in Iowa. It's there that they purchased land, built infrastructure and have created a successful meat marketing business Grand View Beef! They share the struggles, and successes of that journey!Resources Mentioned:FiverShopifyNRCS ProgramsPractical Farmers of IowaFor Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check outhttps://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/...
2025-02-101h 24Ranching Returns Podcast211: Kit Pharo - Converting to Low Input RanchingI had a great listener question asking about how to convert from a high input cow/calf herd and operation to a low input operation. Kit and I discuss making that transition, both in management as well as actually converting the herd genetics. If you have questions you'd like answered on the podcast let me know!
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
If you're interested in Farmatan to fight scours in your operati...
2025-02-0351 minRanching Returns Podcast210: Mitch Dahl - Very Successful First Generation Rancher!Mitch Dahl is another one of those guys my age making me feel behind the game and I love it! He had the opportunity to take over an existing ranch from retiring ranchers and took it and ran with it. He now owns hundreds of cows, custom grazes, has a small amount of cropping acres and isn't afraid to experiment with new things. We discuss his experience grazing standing corn and so much more!
Resources Mentioned:
Ranching Returns Podcast
Working Cows Podcast
Knowledge Rich Ranching
If...
2025-01-271h 24Ranching Returns Podcast207: Sean and Kat Weinert - Quitting the Off Ranch JobWe catch back up with Sean and Kat Weinert, previously on episodes 5 and 44 to discuss life after Sean left the off ranch job. We talk about the challenges that it presented, things that caught him off guard and how they've made it work.
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast o...
2025-01-061h 08Ranching Returns Podcast205: Cody Kologi - Switching Enterprises to Find SuccessMerry Christmas! I pray God blesses your holiday season.
Cody shares his awesome story of taking over his in laws ranch in North Dakota and how he went from struggling to finding improved profitability and an improved lifestyle! He shifted from a cow/calf enterprise to a stocker enterprise and is excited about what that is doing for their future! So much to learn from his story!
Resources Mentioned:
Soil Conservation Districts
Menoken Farm
Sell/Buy Marketing Schools
Ranching for Profit
2024-12-231h 18The Wedding Film School ShowDoes Timelessness Have Value in Wedding Filmmaking?We hear about the value of "timelessness" so much and so often in the wedding creative world many of us never stop to ask the question "Wait. Does it even have value to be timeless?" Jason. and Jared explore this concept and the value of trends in setting your art apart from the market in this spicy episode of the WFS Show.
2024-12-1058 minRanching Returns Podcast202: Brady Wulf - Wide Row Corn, Cover Crops, Cows and Airbnb'sThe title doesn't even cover it all! We talk about a bunch in this episode on Brady Wulfs ranch near Starbuck, MN. We cover the airbnb he has on the ranch, hunting leases and ranch tours. We discuss his no-till wide row corn system and how he grows cover crops in the corn and grazes cows on it in the fall. And we discuss how they have gotten access to public lands and worked to improve them with grazing!
Resources Mentioned:
Agspire
If you are looking to...
2024-12-021h 25The Wedding Film School ShowWe Are Putting On a Retreat for Wedding Filmmakers... Again. And Why...Clarity is our annual retreat for wedding filmmakers. This year we are hosting the event in NYC and couldn't be more excited but... like... why? We do you need another education event as a wedding creative? Jason and Jared break that down and discuss what you can expect from Clarity 2025.
2024-11-0535 minRanching Returns Podcast198: Kyle Marshall - Finding Success in RanchingKyle shares his ranching story and I love his willingness to recognize the need to change and actually make a change. So many find it easier to go broke doing what is comfortable than to make a change. He also shares that it turns out being very low input isn't always enough, he didn't own the cows or equipment at the start. But there wasn't enough money coming in to make it work. Lots to learn from Kyle!
Resources Mentioned:
Dave Ramsey - Entreleadership
Ranching for Profit/Executive Link
2024-11-041h 29Ranching Returns Podcast197: Kit Pharo - Unexpected DNA ResultsKit and the PCC team has been sending in some DNA on bulls recently and has had some exciting results on both the A2/A2 test and the Tenet Beef test. Listen in to find out what we learned.
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out Barn2Door at www.barn2door.com/herdquitter and receive a free academy class ($99 value) if you sign up.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and...
2024-10-2827 minThe Wedding Film School ShowHow We SELL 200 Weddings a YearJason and Jared break down their sale process and what they believe are some of the the most important understandings every wedding filmmaker should understand about sales and getting clients and planners to sign on the dotted line.
2024-10-2256 minRanching Returns Podcast193: John Haskell and Wally Olson - Building Wealth with LivestockThis is part 2 of my conversation where John and Wally share how you can build wealth with livestock!
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
2024-10-0740 minThe Wedding Film School ShowHow Wedding Blogs and Publications Screw Filmmakers (and how that's changing)Jason and Jared discuss why it's an uphill climb for wedding filmmakers to get the recognition and visibility of other industry peers, how and why that's baked into the cake, and some of the ways things are changing to make the industry more inclusive of filmmakers, especially in the marketing and PR side of of the industry is presented to the public.
2024-10-021h 23Ranching Returns Podcast192: John Haskell and Wally Olson - Managing in a Downward MarketJohn and Wally join me today in part 1 of a two part conversation in which we focus today on how to manage your livestock inventory in a downward trending market. Part 2 releasing next week is on building wealth with livestock ownership!
Check out Barn2Door at www.barn2door.com/herdquitter and receive a free academy class ($99 value) if you sign up.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching busin
2024-09-3039 minRanching Returns Podcast191: Austin Troyer - Scaling a First Generation RanchAustin and his wife are exactly the type of story that inspire me! What they have done to expand and scale their enterprise is fascinating. They manage thousands of acres and sheep and he drops a ton of value while sharing his story in this podcast!
Resources Mentioned:
Ranching For Profit/Executive Link
John Haskell - Ranch Right LLC
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https...
2024-09-231h 26The Wedding Film School ShowAMA: Budgets, spending, and lead generationJared and Jason answer listener submitted questions about asking clients their budgets, pricing and how to best create a budget for your filmmaking company in this riveting episode sure to change your life and the lives of those closest and dearest to you.
2024-08-2140 minRanching Returns Podcast185: Allan Crockett - Profitable Ranch BusinessAllan shares his thoughts managing ranch businesses and finding a balance between finances, time, relationships and purpose. He also shares how to utilize profits from the good days, prepare for down times, investing beyond the ranch and much more!
Resources mentioned:
Extreme Ownership - Jocko
E-Myth Revisited
Ranching for Profit
Wally Olson and Doug Fergusons Sell/Buy Marketing Schools
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and...
2024-08-121h 17The Wedding Film School ShowRefund Roulette | "Would you refund a client if..."Jason and Jared play a game of "Refund Roulette" and ask the question. "Would you refund a wedding if..." with a few typical (and some weird) refund situations you may encounter as a wedding filmmaker.
2024-07-251h 11Ranching Returns Podcast182: Jeremia Markway - Complimentary Grazing EnterprisesI really liked how Jeremia has matched his enterprise mix to his unique ranch context. Custom cow/calf that allows him to vary his stocking rate to take advantage of spring flush, sheep to utilize grass and graze cover crops on neighbor cropland without damaging the fields and an owned low input cow herd to utilize stockpiled forage. Listen in to see why he decided to get into each enterprise and how they work so well in his operation!
Resources Mentioned:
Herd Quitter Podcast
Working Cows Podcast
If...
2024-07-221h 18The Wedding Film School ShowNo. You wouldn't shoot the Olivia Culpo wedding better... and why...Jason and Jared discuss the much debated Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey wedding and the teaser film released and why most likely you wouldn't have shot it any better. In fact... Chances are it would be worse if you shot it. Let's discuss the world of luxury weddings and why they are stinking hard to shoot.
2024-07-101h 15Ranching Returns Podcast176: Dr. Trey Patterson - Padlock RanchDr. Trey Patterson manages the Padlock ranch, a large family owned diversified cattle and farming operation, in Wyoming. He joins me today to talk about their management and marketing strategies, family ranch ownership dynamics and much more!
Resources Mentioned:
The Advantage
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out Barn2Door at www.barn2door.com/herdquitter and receive a free academy class ($99 value) if you sign up.
As always, check us out at H...
2024-06-101h 17The Wedding Film School ShowFive Ways to Tell Better Stories in 2024Storytelling is a buzzword in wedding filmmaking that can mean many things to many people, especially when you ask the question "What is GOOD storytelling?" In this episode Jason and Jared dive into Five Ways wedding filmmakers can improve their storytelling in 2024.
2024-05-211h 27Ranching Returns Podcast171: Rylan Crawford - 600 Cow Ranch by 31 Years OldRylan has built a large successful cow/calf operation on his own at only 31 years old! Currently owning over 600 cows and acquiring his own land base while expanding on leased land. He shares his strategies for cattle production and growth and what has lead to him being so successful at such a young age!
Resources Mentioned:
Man, Cattle, Veld - Johann Zietzman
Knowledge Rich Ranching - Allan Nation
Quality Pasture
Ranching Like a 12 Year Old
Thinking in Bets
Outliers
Greg...
2024-05-131h 27The Wedding Film School ShowAMA Show - "Are industry awards meaningless?"What is the value of all these "Best of" and "Filmmaker of the Year" awards and should you pay them any mind? What percentage of your biz income should you plow back into your business? Jason and Jared answer listener submitted questions as well as discuss Jason upcoming new podcast with Benj Haisch, the Wedding Creatives Podcast.
2024-05-0842 minRanching Returns Podcast168: Taylor Moyer - Profit First GrazierTaylor isn't afraid to sit down and do the numbers, he looks at each enterprise opportunity and does what makes sense not just what everybody else does. This focus has allowed him to find success starting a farm from scratch on North Carolina farm. In this podcast he shares his career in NASCAR and transition to full time farming.
Resources Mentioned:
Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown
Kick the Hay Habit - Jim Gerrish
The Turnaround - Dave Pratt
Knowledge Rich Ranching
Let My People Go Surfing
Dale Stricklers 3 Books
Cattle Kingdom
If you are looking to add somebody to...
2024-04-221h 35Ranching Returns Podcast163: Allen Williams - Epigenetics and ProfitabilityAllen and I discuss how important epigenetic selection is for building an adapted herd of livestock for your farm or ranch. It's when you have a properly adapted herd that you can reduce inputs and significantly improve business profits! We talk about how his cost of production per cow is significantly below national averages.
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out Barn2Door at www.barn2door.com/herdquitter...
2024-03-181h 11The Wedding Film School ShowAre Content Creators Really "The Worst" or THE FUTURE?In a world where content creators are coming, and they're coming strong, wedding filmmakers are left wondering "So like... does this suck? Am I fired now? Are you gonna stand in my shot the whole day?" and other nervous questions. Jason and Jared discuss the Rise of the Wedding Content Creator.
2024-03-121h 00The Wedding Film School ShowAMA: Adding team members, should filmmakers show their prices, and standing out in a crowded marketJason and Jared have a mini team building workshop, explore various price presentation strategies talk the benefits and perils of being "unique" to stand out, and creating. great working relationship with photographers in this episode of viewer submitted questions.
2024-03-0645 minThe Wedding Film School ShowAMA: RAW footage (again), cold calling wedding planners, and the down 2024 yearJason and Jared answer listener submitted questions! We talk the ever popular "RAW footage" question, the best way to cold call a wedding planner, what to do with a down 2024 wedding season and even a little bit about where Wedding Film School is going... Enjoy.
2024-02-2945 minRanching Returns Podcast159: Kit Pharo - Building a BusinessKit Pharo has built an incredibly successful ranch and seedstock business as one of the top ten in the seedstock 100 for several years in a row and serving thousands of customers over several decades! I asked Kit to share with me some of his reflections on that experience and what he sees as important traits and actions for somebody who wishes to build a successful business of any kind! Lots of wisdom to gain in this episode!
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch...
2024-02-191h 05The Wedding Film School ShowThe End of the WFS Show?Jared and Jason talk about being “educators”, terrible influencers and why they don’t want to do that stuff (and the future of the Wedding Film School) in this episode of the WFS Show.
2024-01-1747 minRanching Returns Podcast154: Dallas Mount - How to Make Cows ProfitableFor many, when they look at the economics of their cow/calf enterprise and see the lack of profitability, their assumption is that the cow/calf business is not for them. Dallas shares that the average cow/calf producer is not profitable, however, top producers have found it to be incredibly profitable. So we discuss how to improve the profitability of cows by reducing direct costs, increasing gross product and more. Turns out there is a lot that most can do to improve the cow/calf enterprise and that it can generate very competitive returns.
2024-01-151h 11Elm TownElm Town 70 – Getting out of the basement with Jim CarlsonJim Carlson shares his discoveries in software development through the people he's met in the community and the projects he's building. We also discuss how a history in mathematics shapes his work.Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com.Music by Jesse Moore.Recording date: 2023.10.13GuestJim CarlsonShow notes[00:00:16] Sponsored By Logistically[00:00:45] Introducing Jim"Making a LaTeX-to-Html parser in Elm" at Elm Europe 2018jxxcarlson/meenylatex"Tarring files with Elm" at Oslo Elm Day 2019jxxcarlson/elm-tarjxxcarlson/elm-markdownjxxcarlson/elm-l0-parserRandom Exchange ModelSchelling’s se...
2023-11-2857 minElm TownElm Town 68 – Shared joy with Mario RogicMario Rogic shares his journeys, both physically around the world and strategically, as he built & rebuilt Lamdera.Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com.Music by Jesse Moore.Recording date: 2023.09.08GuestMario RogicShow notes[00:00:25] Sponsored by Logistically[00:01:00] Introducing MarioLocomoteLamderaElm OnlineLondon meetupsElmcraftElm CampElm Town 59 – Elm Camp with Katja Mordaunt"The unbearable weight of glue" at Lambda Days 2023 in KrakowElm Town 18 - Spotlight on Mario Rogic[00:02:22] Parallel synchronized travel[00:10:25] Out of the blockchain[00:13:52] How Adventure Presenter led to...
2023-10-311h 11Elm TownElm Town 63 – Opening the doors of functional programmingJoin Mika Naylor on her journey with functional programming through the doors of Elm to Elm Land and beyond.Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com.Music by Jesse Moore.Recording date: 2023.06.08GuestMika NaylorShow notes[00:00:25] Sponsored by Logistically[00:01:04] Introducing Mika NaylorNix and NixOS"Behind The Lambda",at Python Pizza Hamburg 2021"Leading Beyond Tools, Process & Structure" with Johannes Moser at Worker Conf 2022elm-spaElm Land 🌈[00:02:09] Fan sites and forums[00:04:44] From Emily, "How did you first get excited abo...
2023-08-221h 10Elm TownElm Town 62 – The map to Elm LandRyan Haskell-Glatz talks about making Elm mainstream, learning through iterations of elm-spa, and how experiences at Vendr shaped Elm Land.Note: the quality of Jared's recording is off and there are technical difficulties with the video at the end.Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com.Music by Jesse Moore.Recording date: 2023.06.05GuestRyan Haskell-GlatzShow notes[00:00:11] Introducing Ryan@rhg_dev on YouTubeElm Landelm-sparyannhg/date-formatryannhg/graphqlGrowing Programming Communities on Software Unscripted with Richard Feldman[00:00:57] A common computing genesisLet's be...
2023-08-0853 minElm TownElm Town 60 – Productivity and the culture of moving a little bit slowerWolfgang Schuster shares his journey with Elm, describes writing & deleting Elm code at Vendr, and explains the productivity gains in an ecosystem that values building things for the end user.Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com.Music by Jesse Moore.Recording date: 2023.05.02GuestWolfgang Schuster (https://wolfgangschuster.wordpress.com/)Show notes[00:00:22] Sponsored by Logistically[00:01:02] Introducing Wolfgang Schusterwolfadex/elm-ecswolfadex/elm-text-adventurewolfadex/tilerwolfadex/elm-open-api[00:02:55] Seeing Elm everywhereElm × Haskell Intersection from heyakyra[00:04:45] Going all-in on programming[00:10:23] "Just make i...
2023-07-111h 14The Wedding Film School ShowFive Pre-wedding Questions to Ask EVERY CoupleCommunication is key when heading into a wedding day. Jason and Jared dive into FIVE QUESTIONS to ask your couples during your consultations that will set proper expectations and help you shoot better weddings.
2023-06-2056 minThe Wedding Film School ShowIs It Time for YOU to Go Full-Time in Wedding Filmmaking?Going full-time in the arts is the dream for so many filmmakers and photographers, but is it really all it's cracked up to be? Jason and Jared discuss and give three ways you can know your business is ready to take the plunge.
2023-06-071h 07Elm TownElm Town 57 – Brilliant ways to use ElmAaron Strick shares what it was like learning Elm at NoRedInk, and explains some of the "zany" (delightful) ways Elm is used at Brilliant.Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com.Intro music by Jesse Moore.Outro music (The Elm Song) by Matt Farley. (Commissioned by Michael Glass for elm-conf 2019.)Recording date: 2023.03.10GuestAaron Strick (https://aaronstrick.com/)Show notes[00:00:56] Introducing Aaron Strick[00:01:47] An eclectic background[00:05:12] The impetus for Aaron's journey into computers[00:07:10] Learning Elm at NoRedInk"...
2023-05-301h 07The Wedding Film School ShowWhat Goes Into Designing Cameras | Matthew Frazer of LUMIXJason and Jared interview Matthew Frazer of LUMIX to discuss camera design philosophy and listening to wedding filmmakers.
2023-05-091h 06Ranching Returns Podcast117: John Haskell - Managerial AccountingJohn Haskell of Ranch Right LLC walks us through his process of helping farmers record and understand their financial information. This financial information is essential for making informed decisions related to our business and enterprises.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
2023-05-011h 15The Wedding Film School Show5 Trends in Wedding Filmmaking in 2023Jason and Jared dive into 5 wedding industry trends for 2023 from social media all the way to what couples are asking for in their collections.
2023-04-251h 11Ranching Returns Podcast116: Jared Luhman - Expensive LessonsA couple weeks ago in my episode with John Haskell and Wally Olson, they reminded me of an expensive learning lesson I had purchasing my first herd of cattle at the high of the market in 2014. I thought I'd embarrass myself a bit here and share some of my early mistakes that turned into valuable lessons in the cattle business.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more...
2023-04-2419 minThe Wedding Film School ShowCreating Demand / Sigma Alpha Wedding FilmmakingCreate INSANE demand with 5 simple steps, taking our masterclass, joining our mastermind, watching all our videos and giving a mentor thousands of dollars you don't have. It's that easy... Or is it? Jason and Jared talk creating demand for wedding filmmaking and some of the common myths and misconceptions around it. They also train you on the Sigma Grindset.
2023-04-111h 05The Wedding Film School ShowAm I Good?In this episode Jared and Jason dive into the core question many artists have: "Am I good at wedding filmmaking?" and talk about the correlation between being "good" at wedding filmmaking and charging more money.
2023-03-2854 min
Ranching Returns Podcast112: Wally Olson and John Haskell - Prospering in Good and Bad TimesCurrent market conditions are looking up for cattle producers. With low inventory and forecasts pointing towards rain ranchers are feeling some optimism. Today, Wally Olson and John Haskell joined me to discuss how we can take advantage of these good times and prepare for what comes next.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
2023-03-271h 03The Wedding Film School ShowStorytelling As a Wedding PlannerIn this episode Jared and Jason talk to luxury wedding planner Keri Ketterer Walter about storytelling as a wedding planner and what she looks for in a wedding filmmaker. Keri Ketterer Walter is the owner, planner and lead designer of Always Yours Events, a full-service wedding planning and event design company with a specialty in the execution of elevated celebrations and extraordinarily immersive wedding weekends at private estates and iconic tented venues throughout New England, the South and destinations worldwide.Her focus and passion is building transformative, original and couple-centric designs filled with experiences that t...
2023-03-141h 11The Wedding Film School ShowThe One About Tolman MediaSeason 3 is HERE! We talk about the Tolman Media scandal, a company that went from 4000 events to out of business leaving contractors unpaid and couples without photo or video for the 2023 season. How do you got from 4 million dollars to out of business in a matter of years, and is there any place in there wedding industry for these national wedding photo and video companies. Jared and Jason discuss this in more in this episode of the Wedding Film School show.
2023-03-071h 18The Wedding Film School ShowSaleable - Is the Recession Already Here?Where are we headed as wedding filmmakers? Should you be concerned about the economy? How do you as a wedding filmmaker plan for potential corrections in the market? In this Salable episode, Jared talks about where he sees 2023 heading and how wedding filmmakers can prepare for the worst!
2023-02-0627 minThe Wedding Film School ShowCan You Retire As A Wedding Filmmaker?Life after weddings is a daunting idea for wedding filmmakers. Not only is the loss of our art scary, but for many the idea of losing our ability to do this job brings up a sad reality: Many of us are not set upon for retirement. In this episode (that is admittedly ALL over the place) Jason and Jared explore the ways that a soloprenuer, artists driven narrative has lead many people down an insecure path and some ways we can come back from the brink and create sustainable careers in wedding filmmaking beyond the top 5% of earners.
2023-01-141h 05The Wedding Film School ShowFive Pieces of Bad AdviceJared and Jason discuss five pieces of bad advice wedding filmmakers often.
2022-12-081h 00The Wedding Film School ShowShoot Better. Get Paid More.We talk business a lot here, but believe it or not, but believe it or not shooting well is the KEY to leveling up as a wedding filmmaker. In this episode Jason and Jared dig into some ways that shooting better allows you to tell better stories and some things high end filmmakers are doing withy their cameras that newbies maybe miss out on.
2022-11-101h 15The Wedding Film School ShowRunning a Wedding Filmmaking StudioRunning a wedding filmmaking studio is def a unique challenge. From scheduling to gear to still managing to create a great film for your clients, it’s not for the faint of heart. In this episode Jared and Jason talk through what it takes to run their studio, StopGoLove, and break down a normal week in the life of a studio that does 220 wedding films a year.
2022-07-031h 12The Wedding Film School ShowThree & a Half Ways to Crush Your BacklogJason and Jared breakdown three & a half ways you can end the cycle of endless backlogs and late deliverables. Spoiler alert: It's your fault.
2022-05-201h 03The Wedding Film School ShowStop Doing This Stuff!Jason and Jared break down 5 Things Wedding Filmmakers should just STOP doing, why, and a better path forward.
2022-05-061h 04The Wedding Film School ShowWhy We Don't Use Drone At All Our WeddingsRemember that time where having a drone actually helped you standout as a wedding filmmaker? Yeah. Feels like ages, huh? Where do drones stand in today's landscape when everyone seemingly has one and we are all shooting basically the same shots with them? Should you be charging for drone coverage or include it in your packages? What's the difference between a good drone shot and a bad one? Why do Jared and Jason NOT shoot drone at most of the weddings that they are covering? All this and more in this very droney episode of The Wedding Film School...
2022-03-241h 00The Wedding Film School ShowSocial Media SucksLet's face it. Social media can feel like a chore at best when you are having to deal with the many responsibilities that go into running a filmmaking business. Worse yet, the platforms and their "emphasis on video" really only benefit content creators who create FOR the platform exclusively so forget getting traction on your finished films without some work going into optimizing them. With that in mind, Jared and Jason talk about the realities of reels and video on social media and some ways we can all leverage the ever chaining landscape to our benefit (even if we...
2022-03-1051 minThe Wedding Film School ShowThe Audio EpisodeGreat audio is one of the biggest hurdles many wedding filmmakers face and for good reason. Live events are a tough place to record audio, especially a wedding where there may or may not be anyone there who knows what they are doing with the audio. It doesn't need there either! Capturing good audio is only half the battle. Once you hit the edit bay a new battle begins. From picking the right sound bytes to choosing the illusive "perfect song", it is more than obvious that great sound recording and design can make or break your films.
2022-02-241h 11The Wedding Film School ShowHow We Made Over 100k Selling A La Carte ItemsThe age old debate to how to package photo and video packages rages on to this day with many people not knowing how to keep their a la carte items from cannibalizing their packages. In this episode Jared and Jason break down how they use a la carte items to create value in their packages AND add money to the bottom line. It's so important to create a value ladder and package progression that just makes sense to clients but also make you money while still creating a since of value and joy with the client.
2022-02-101h 00The Wedding Film School ShowHow to Book These Three Types of CouplesAs we sit in the thick of booking season Jared and Jason dive into one of the wedding creatives biggest problems, lead generation, and how to better target each type of couple (or whoever is ACTUALLY making decisions for the booking of that wedding). It's not a one sizer fits all solution for every type of wedding and couple so Jared and Jason dive into three primary market segments that many wedding filmmaker work in (Budget Conscious, High End, and Luxury) and how to generate and close more leads in each segment. They even peel back the curtain on t...
2022-01-271h 06The Wedding Film School ShowWhat's NEXT for Wedding Film School?Wedding Film School is one of the most important legacy brands in wedding filmmaking education, and as such it's got its share of history. In this episode Bobby, Jared and Jason grapple with joining the brand after Kraig and the gang, what it means to represent Wedding Film School today, and where they plan on going with WFS in the future.
2022-01-1345 minThe Wedding Film School ShowWhat Did 2021 Teach Us About Wedding Filmmaking?2021 was a year to remember. After 2020 was wiped out by the pandemic we knew 2021 was gonna be crazy but we had no idea how crazy. In this episode Bobby, Jason, and Jared talk about what 2021 taught them about wedding filmmaking and running a creative business in the event industry.
2022-01-0652 minThe Wedding Film School ShowTrends We LOVE. Trends We HATE | Live @ WPPI 2021Wedding Filmmaking is going to the next level. That's for sure! Jared, Jason, and Bobby recently spent some time at WPPI watching the live judging for the annual film competition and walked away very impressed. There were some amazing films! Despite all this awesomeness, between the weekly LIVE film critiques on WFS Live and the WPPI contest they noticed a few trends they really love and a few trends that, let's just say, need a little improvement.
2021-08-2443 minThe Wedding Film School ShowYour Budget SUCKS | Your Business Plan Sucks | Part 7The annual budget... Let's face it. Most wedding creatives don't spend enough, if any, time on this. We just kinda go for it! If the goal is simply work more or. work less and get paid more (both make the same amount btw) then this can be ok, but what if the goal is "Actually be profitable!" What if you wanted to know how much you made per package or how much you are still paying per package sold on Gera bought three years ago? Without a good budget this can be impossible. Jared and Jason breakdown why creatives...
2021-06-011h 04The Wedding Film School Show"What is a Business Plan, Anyway?" | Your Business Plan SUCKS | Part 1Planning, you say? Business, you say? Yeah, actually this stuff is super important and will change your life for the better. In this episode (Part 1 of a new podcast series "Your Business Plan Sucks") Jared and Jason break down what a business plan consists of and why every wedding creative needs to get out of the camera and create a strategy and a plan that will allow them to finally have the freedom they got into running their own business to have to begin with. Get ready to have your brains es'plode!
2021-03-021h 05The Wedding Film School ShowWe Started A New Wedding Film Brand From ScratchJared and Jason discuss their new brand, Merriment Films, and some of the hurdles they are facing with their brand new brand have got them thinking about many of the new wedding filmmakers and photographers starting out! We discuss what it’s like to launch a new brand and some ways you can improve your own brand identity and sales tactics with your brand.
2021-02-231h 09The Wedding Film School Show7 Mistakes We Made Starting Our Businesses as Wedding FilmmakersWe have all been there. That moment when you realized "Crap. I just blew it." In this episode we dig into 7 common mistakes Jason, Jared and Bobby made as new wedding creatives with the hopes that you can avoid their misfortune and pain. We also play a little game of Wedding Filmmaker "Would You Rather?" with Bobby. It's very high brow stuff.
2021-02-0955 minThe Wedding Film School ShowDefining Your Unique "Look" as a Wedding Filmmaker w/ Henry MartensHenry Marten's is one of the preeminent voices in wedding filmmaking. From his signature color grades to his crazy camera whips all the way down to his constant tweaking and tuning of his kit, every aspect of how Henry makes films comes together to create a unique vision of what a wedding film can be. In this episode Jason, Jared, and Henry dig deep into how every filmmaker can start to fine tune their own approach to making art and arrive at their own unique "look".
2021-02-0254 minThe Wedding Film School ShowDiversifying Your Wedding BusinessWeddings are recession proof... but not pandemic proof. This new reality has caused many of us in the celebrations industry to revaluate our income streams and, for many of us, upon closer inspection we have come to learn our streams of income may need a little help diversifying. In this episode we break down how having a diverse income stream saved Jason and Jared's business and 3 Questions you can ask yourself to figure out how you can run a more stable and diverse wedding business!
2020-08-181h 15The Wedding Film School Show4 Ways To Stay Profitable After COVID-19Covid-19 has thrown a huge wrench in the works of the wedding industry, but Jared and Jason are coming through with 4 ways your wedding photo or video biz can move forward in 2021, and hopefully even stay profitable...
2020-07-281h 05
Art vs. CommerceEpisode 70 - Newton Thomas Sigel, ASCNewton Thomas Sigel, ASC photographed Bohemian Rhapsody, the exquisite portrait of Freddie Mercury, the rock band Queen, and their extraordinary appearance at the Live Aid concert of 1985.
Sigel went on to earn a Best Cinematography nomination for his work on the film at the 2019 EE British Academy Film Awards. Bohemian Rhapsody also took home the 2019 Golden Globe for Drama Motion Picture, along with Rami Malek nabbing a multitude of accolades -- including an Academy Award -- for his portrayal of Freddie.
Having completed Dhaka in early 2019, the action-packed Chris Hemsworth starrer produced by the Russo Brothers, Sigel also recently wrapped...
2020-05-1200 min
Elm TownElm Town 51 – You went down the well? That’s the cheat way!Joseph Ni (aka Mordrax) shares the twisting tale of how an obscure 90s video game got him his first job with Elm, and how it brought him face to face with 10,000 lines of legacy code.
Thank you to our sponsor, Culture Amp.
Special thanks to Xavier Ho (@Xavier_Ho) for editing and production of this episode!
Recording date: 1 April 2020
Guest
Joseph Ni (aka Mordrax) (GitHub: mordrax)
Show Notes
00:00:00 Intro and sponsors
00:01:42 Mordrax's history with programming
Castle of the Winds
InstallScript Language Reference
Honeywell Enterprise...
2020-05-0429 minThe Wedding Film School ShowStaying Inspired During QuarantineThis quarantine is got us all a little stir crazy and has made Jared and Jason rethink what inspires them. In this episode they dig into how COVID-19 has caused them to look for inspiration in some unlikely places and some ways this crisis may actually cause the kind of innovation that drives forward the future of the wedding industry
2020-04-281h 08The Wedding Film School Show3 Things a Crisis Can Reveal About Your BusinessA crisis will do many things to you and your business. It will hurt. It will stress you out. It will force you to be creative... But the main things a crisis will do is reveal what your biz is REALLY made of. In this episode, taped during the COVID-19 crisis of 2020, Jared and Jason reflect on what this unplanned crises has revealed has revealed to them about their own businesses and what crazy times like this can reveal about YOUR business.
2020-04-141h 24The Wedding Film School ShowCreating Systems for Your Creative Business Pt. 2PART TWO!!! Does the mere mention of another app or tool for you business make your head spin? Are you constantly overwhelmed by all the work you have to do and just can't find a way to get that stuff done? Jared and Jason are here to help. They have built a business with systems that can sustain over 120 weddings are year, 9 employees, and commercial work to boot. If these two idiots can build this thing you can too!
2020-03-1159 minThe Wedding Film School ShowCreating Systems for Your Creative Business Pt. 1Does the mere mention of another app or tool for you business make your head spin? Are you constantly overwhelmed by all the work you have to do and just can't find a way to get that stuff done? Jared and Jason are here to help. They have built a business with systems that can sustain over 120 weddings are year, 9 employees, and commercial work to boot. If these two idiots can build this thing you can too!
2020-03-101h 00The Wedding Film School ShowThe State of the Wedding Creative Industry 2020Jason and Jared dive into the hard numbers surrounding the state of the industry for wedding photo and video professionals. How much does the avg. bride pay for photo and video? How many total weddings are there? Can the demand (weddings) even support the supply (wedding creatives) available? We get into all of this!
2020-02-231h 19The Wedding Film School ShowBuilding the Perfect Video Rig for 10kWhat gear would we buy today fi we were starting a new wedding film business? It's actually a really fun exercise you should try on your own. In this episode Jared and Jason do just that. They build out the perfect rig for a "new" wedding film company from scratch with the restriction that they cannot spend more than 10k. "10K!? That's a ton of money!" you day! "That would be easy!" you say! Try it! It's actually really hard. We get everything from camera bodies to lenses to hard drives and even a computer, all for 10k. ...
2019-10-291h 11
Elm TownElm Town 47 - A Cool, Easy Way To Start Learning HaskellStöffel talks about Jetpack, a simplified build tool that NoRedInk built to replace webpack, and how it started his journey to learn Haskell and eventually end up on the team behind NoRedInk's next-generation, Haskell-based server-side architecture.
Thank you to our sponsors, Culture Amp and Joel Clermont.
Special thanks to Xavier Ho (@Xavier_Ho) for editing and production of this episode!
Recording date: 31 Aug 2019
Guests
Christoph Hermann (Stöffel) (@schtoeffel)
Show Notes
00:00:00 Intro and sponsors
00:01:41 How Stöffel got into Elm
NoRedInk
00:07:07 Jetpack
Jet...
2019-09-2149 minThe Wedding Film School ShowTaking Risks and Being Creatively VulnerableWe have all been in the vulnerable place where we were just starting something, or trying a new idea, or getting ready to share our work for the world to see where we simply felt totally exposed and vulnerable. The doubt creeps in and we ask "What the heck am I doing?" Believe it or not, at the other side of the fear is often the business and art you have always wanted to make and the life your truly want!In this episode Jared and Jason explore the necessity of taking risks with your business and...
2019-08-0552 minThe Wedding Film School ShowGirl power, Boudoir, Social media and Failure w/ Photographer Kim Lyn ChauvinJared and Jason sit down with their good friend and follow New England native, Kim Lyn Chauvin to talk about her journey as a female business owner in boudoir and weddings. Not only is Kim great at what she does behind the camera she also happens to have created one heck of an amazing social media presence with over 18k followers and an active, vibrant, and vulnerable community to boot. In this episode we run the gamut from painting and growing your social presence to creating an authentic brand to growing and failing (with style) our businesses. D...
2019-06-041h 04The Wedding Film School Show"Marie Kondo" Your BacklogAs wedding creatives we have all been buried under a pile of pictures, recaps, speeches, and wedding albums. It's one of the worst feelings EVER. One could say it does not spark joy. In this episode Jason and Jared discuss how we can use the KonMari method of tidying up to our advantage as creatives to get out from under that mess and start experiencing the fun of making art as a job again!The KonMari method:Commit yourself to tidying upImagine your ideal lifestyleFinish discarding firstTidy by category, not by locationFollow the right orderAsk yourself...
2019-05-141h 03The Wedding Film School ShowWedding Day DisastersIn this episode Jared and Jason talk about the worst wedding day disasters they have been through as wedding professionals and how to weather the storm when things on't go as planned on your wedding day shoot. If you are wedding photo or video professional, you've been there. We feel your pain! Luckily, with a planning, preparation, and a little good ol fashioned positive attitude you can get through anything. Subscribe to us on iTunes and Spotify:iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6uIjhVH...
2019-04-3056 minThe Wedding Film School ShowWhat Wedding Planners Really Think About VideographersWedding planners are some of the most critical members of #teamwedding. As Wedding Pros we love them! Not only are these amazing people essential to some of the best celebrations out there for many Wedding Pros they are the key to getting the most out of your art and career. In this episode Jared and Jason explore this relationship with the amazing, hysterical ladies from the Big Wedding Planning Podcast and discuss some of their own experiences as wedding creatives.
2019-04-2340 minThe Wedding Film School ShowGetting Started as a Wedding CreativeGetting Started as a Wedding Creative is not for the faint of heart! In this episode Jared and Jason talk about their own journey from green horse to experience wedding professionals and some of the dumb things they did starting out. If you are a Wedding Pro you know what we are talking about! They also outline what the believe helped them grow Stopgolove into a Wedding Creative firm that does over 120 weddings a year and some helpful tips for anyone starting out or looking to scale their Wedding Creative business. Check this episode out on YouTube @ h...
2019-04-1650 min
Elm TownElm Town 31 - Line Charts with Tereza SokolElm Town Episode 31 - line-charts with Tereza Sokol
Murphy and Tereza talk about Tereza's new charting library, Line Charts, and her previous project, Elm Plot.
Recording date: 2018-04-03
Voices: Murphy Randle, Tereza Sokol
(0:08:03) elm-plot
(0:10:03) ElmConf 2017 talk by Tereza
(0:11:27) Line Charts
(0:15:59) Edward Tufte - The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
(0:22:34) Opaque Types
(0:25:27) Evan's Elm tutorial
(0:25:33) Richard Feldman's Talks (impossible states)
(0:26:00) Opaque types blog post
(0:26:56) Learn You a Haskell
(0:29:57) @terezk_a
(0:31:17) @elmtownpodcast
2018-05-1832 min
Elm TownElm Town 18 - Spotlight on Mario RogicVoices
Murphy Randle
Mario Rogic
Links
(0:54:42) Making Impossible States Impossible
(0:57:18) #conferences
(0:57:39) Mario is @supermario on Elm slack
(0:57:50) The elm-export package (https://hackage.haskell.org/package/elm-export)
(0:58:57) mdgriffith/style-elements
(0:59:24) Parallel and Concurrent Programming in Haskell
(0:00:43) Thinking Fast & Slow
(1:01:58) How to draw almost everything
(1:03:34) Mario is @supermario on elm-lang Slack, @realmario on Twitter, and @supermario on GitHub
(1:04:19) Murphy is @splodingsocks everywhere, including Twitter, GitHub, and Elm slack.
Mario’s Talk at Elm Europe: https://youtu.be/EyBtz8xZz7U
2017-08-291h 04
Elm TownAn Excerpt Cut from Episode 8 - Talking about HaskellWe cut about 10 minutes of Episode 8 that were focused mostly on Haskell. Here are those 10 minutes to listen to, if you're interested.
2017-01-0510 min
Elm TownElm Town 7 - Remote Data with Kris A. JenkinsVoices
Murphy Randle
Luke Westby
Kris Jenkins
Links
(0:28:58) Learn You a Haskell
(0:40:50) formatting
(0:41:35) evancz/url-parser
(0:49:33) Kris: 8 Bit Christmas Album
(0:50:24) Kris: arturopala/elm-monocle
(0:51:00) Kris: Haskell Distributed
(0:52:11) Kris: etaque/elm-response
(0:52:32) Luke: Platform.program
(0:55:15 ) Luke: Sketching for Developers
Luke: Author of Sketching for Developers
(0:56:10) Luke: Jenn Schiffer, Engineer/Artist
(0:56:58) Murphy: The Piano Guys : A family Christmas album
(0:57:19) Murphy: GIR: Get It Right Premium Silicone Ultimate Spatula
(0:58:27) Murphy: When Marnie Was There
(0:59:03) Murphy: Flirty Aprons
2016-12-1900 min
Elm TownElm Town 1 - EditorsVoices
Elm Conf Talks
IntelliJ Plugin
The post about Atomist
Light Table Plugin
Atom Linter Plugin
Atom Format Plugin
Atom Refactoring Plugin
Chris Ford's talk
Kathy's book
elm-return
Haskell Book
Acknowledgements
Big thanks to Egghead.io for sharing their Elm logo with us.
And big thanks to Day One for making this podcast possible.
2016-09-2454 min