Chris Sakr's guest appearances

Chris Sakr

The Lead Generation from Leadpages

Filmmaker Freedom

The Angles of Lattitude Podcast: Learn from the Successes of the Creatively Self Employed

The Filmpreneur

Pat Flynn

Ramit Sethi

James Wedmore

Drew McLellan

Kevin Bupp

Damion Lupo

Nate Smith

Tony Whatley

Alex Berman

Chris Prefontaine

Jason Brown

Amy Porterfield

Danny Iny

Grace Lee

Michael Zipursky

OwlTail

Michael Hall and Chris Sakr, the co-founders of ShoHawk Media in Portland, Oregon, talk about the lessons they learned creating their feature documentary, Generation Freedom, how they collaborate on projects while having day jobs, and their approach to editing their content.   For transcripts, show notes, and more, go to Leadpages.com/podcast   About the PodcastThe Lead Generation Podcast features small business origin stories and marketing lessons for coaches, consultants, service professionals, and leads dependent entrepreneurs. Our goal is to fire you up for your own business and shorten your pathway to profit while you make a positive impact on your audience.   Top Takeaways from the Episode  Validate your ideas with the right people. Test your ideas with your market, not friends and family who will likely sugar coat their feedback to the detriment of your project.  Even flops bear fruit. Lessons learned and skills developed in a failed project or launch often become the foundations for your next success.  Shorten your timeline of production. Taking too long to release a project may result in a disjointed bundle instead of a focused product from start to finish.  Collaborate with communication. Clearly understand your roles and commitments when working on projects with partners.  Edit ruthlessly, but don’t delete anything. Give yourself permission to trim your content by saving extraneous material in a “for later” folder.  

Michael Hall and Chris Sakr, the co-founders of ShoHawk Media in Portland, Oregon, talk about the lessons they learned creating their feature documentary, Generation Freedom, how they collaborate on projects while having day jobs, and their approach to editing their content.  For transcripts, show notes, and more, go to <a href="https://leadpages.com/podcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Leadpages.com/podcast</a>  About the PodcastThe Lead Generation Podcast features small business origin stories and marketing lessons for coaches, consultants, service professionals, and leads dependent entrepreneurs. Our goal is to fire you up for your own business and shorten your pathway to profit while you make a positive impact on your audience.  Top Takeaways from the Episode <ul> <li>Validate your ideas with the right people. Test your ideas with your market, not friends and family who will likely sugar coat their feedback to the detriment of your project. </li> <li>Even flops bear fruit. Lessons learned and skills developed in a failed project or launch often become the foundations for your next success. </li> <li>Shorten your timeline of production. Taking too long to release a project may result in a disjointed bundle instead of a focused product from start to finish. </li> <li>Collaborate with communication. Clearly understand your roles and commitments when working on projects with partners. </li> <li>Edit ruthlessly, but don’t delete anything. Give yourself permission to trim your content by saving extraneous material in a “for later” folder. </li> </ul>

Produce Your Own Path to Freedom (Michael Hall and Chris Sakr)

Mike Hall

Chris Sakr and Mike Hall are the founders of Shohawk Media, and the creators of Generation Freedom, a documentary about online business that's being distributed using online business principles. Pretty meta, right? But it's working, as the film has already broken even, and these two are just getting started with the process of monetizing it. Here's just a sampling of the fun stuff we covered in this conversation.  What Chris and Mike learned from their fairly disastrous first attempt at making a feature film. The story behind their new film Generation Freedom, and why it's often a good idea to follow your curiosity and make the films you would want to see yourself. How the film breaks free from commodity pricing by providing significantly more value to its niche audience than other films. The innovative tiered business model that's helping them earn more from every sale of the film than they would otherwise. How they're using their many hours of raw material for the documentary to add additional value to their audience members. Their approach to email marketing that's driving even more revenue. How Mike and Chris reached some of the biggest names in online business to appear in their film and give it massive credibility within the niche. A handful of tactics they're currently using to promote the film and build a business around it. And plenty more.  So I hope you're excited, because this is a damn good conversation with lots of useful takeaways. Enjoy. Full Transcripts &amp; Archive Each solo episode of Filmmaker Freedom (not the interviews) has a complete written transcript so that you can revisit the ideas quickly and easily. You can find those transcripts, as well as the full archive of shows, right here: www.filmfreedomshow.com A Weekly Newsletter for Ambitious Filmmakers Every Sunday morning, I send out a handful of stories, carefully picked to help you make films you care about, build a business, and master your psychology. Plus I share a short film I love, and various other bits of inspiration. Get it here: www.filmfreedomshow.com/newsletter A Community Just for Entrepreneurial Filmmakers Want to join a community of like-minded entrepreneurial filmmakers who will push you to grow and succeed? Then Freedom Fighters is the place for you. Here's where you can learn more about this one-of-a-kind community and apply to join our ranks. (Don't worry, it's totally free, but there's an application process to make sure this community is full of the right people.) www.filmfreedomshow.com/community Thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time! -Rob Hardy

Chris Sakr and Mike Hall are the founders of Shohawk Media, and the creators of Generation Freedom, a documentary about online business that's being distributed using online business principles. Pretty meta, right? But it's working, as the film has already broken even, and these two are just getting started with the process of monetizing it. Here's just a sampling of the fun stuff we covered in this conversation. <ul> <li>What Chris and Mike learned from their fairly disastrous first attempt at making a feature film.</li> <li>The story behind their new film Generation Freedom, and why it's often a good idea to follow your curiosity and make the films you would want to see yourself.</li> <li>How the film breaks free from commodity pricing by providing significantly more value to its niche audience than other films.</li> <li>The innovative tiered business model that's helping them earn more from every sale of the film than they would otherwise.</li> <li>How they're using their many hours of raw material for the documentary to add additional value to their audience members.</li> <li>Their approach to email marketing that's driving even more revenue.</li> <li>How Mike and Chris reached some of the biggest names in online business to appear in their film and give it massive credibility within the niche.</li> <li>A handful of tactics they're currently using to promote the film and build a business around it.</li> <li>And plenty more.</li> </ul> So I hope you're excited, because this is a damn good conversation with lots of useful takeaways. Enjoy. Full Transcripts &amp; Archive Each solo episode of Filmmaker Freedom (not the interviews) has a complete written transcript so that you can revisit the ideas quickly and easily. You can find those transcripts, as well as the full archive of shows, right here: <a href="http://www.filmfreedomshow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filmfreedomshow.com</a> A Weekly Newsletter for Ambitious Filmmakers Every Sunday morning, I send out a handful of stories, carefully picked to help you make films you care about, build a business, and master your psychology. Plus I share a short film I love, and various other bits of inspiration. Get it here: <a href="http://www.filmfreedomshow.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filmfreedomshow.com/newsletter</a> A Community Just for Entrepreneurial Filmmakers Want to join a community of like-minded entrepreneurial filmmakers who will push you to grow and succeed? Then Freedom Fighters is the place for you. Here's where you can learn more about this one-of-a-kind community and apply to join our ranks. (Don't worry, it's totally free, but there's an application process to make sure this community is full of the right people.) <a href="http://www.filmfreedomshow.com/community" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filmfreedomshow.com/community</a> Thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time! -Rob Hardy

Mike Hall & Chris Sakr | A Radical Experiment in Direct Distribution

For many, internet business is something that is pretty simple to understand. Create a digital product or service, get a couple of clients, and then scale. If done right, you can build yourself a great lifestyle.The problem, however, is that the majority of the population doesn't know that this opportunity is available. In fact, your own family or friends might still wonder about "that thing that you're doing".Today's subject and interview might just help people you know get a grasp on that thing. In the documentary Generation Freedom, creators Michael Hall and Chris Sakr give us an overview of what it means to be an online entrepreneur.Does it look entirely the same for everyone? Of course not. But there are certain ideas and concepts that we all have to know to comprehend the true powers of internet business.In this chat, Harrison and I have the opportunity to chat with Michael and Chris and find out more about why they made the documentary, how they made it, and why they started filmmaking in the first place.Enjoy!SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:How did Michael and Chris get into filmmaking so young?    8:54What kept them from giving up on their aspirations?    12:35Is there anything they would say to their past filmmaking peers who have put their dreams on the backburner?    17:06What's their view on the current state of Hollywood?    19:38What do they think about leveraging Netflix and YouTube to get films out?    21:50How did Shohawk Media get started? What kind of work can we expect from them?     26:59How were Michael and Chris able to distribute the Generation Freedom documentary?    29:29What kind of advice would they offer someone who's struggling to make money from their art?    33:31What was the process like for putting together the documentary?    39:12Where does Michael and Chris see Shohawk in the future?    46:57What song, book, and film should be added to the national curriculum?    50:08Who's their favorite filmmaker?    54:45Is there an issue that more people should be talking about?    55:52Something that has cost under $100 which has changed their life?    57:36Are there any pieces of equipment that up and coming filmmakers should look into?    58:33What's the secret to achieving personal freedom?    1:01:04ITEMS and PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Michael and Chris Online: Generation Freedom Website, Shohawk, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, YouTubeCohost: Harrison PainterSession Sponsor: Fizzle (Get 2 weeks free!)Ricky Gervais’ Interview on 60 Minutes4 Hour WorkweekCrush It!Will It Fly?AoL Session 66 with Jesse WintonSocial Media Marketing World ConferenceHappiness is a Warm GunRichest Man in BabylonRich Dad, Poor DadRaging BullThe Fog of WarPlastic Bag - A Short FilmRight click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer.SHOW NOTE EXTRAS:Generation Freedom TrailerWho is Shohawk?WhiskeyFest Northwest Promotional VideoEpisode 1 of the Make This Movie PodcastThanks for Listening!Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below!If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post.Also, please leave an honest review for The AoL Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them.If you have any questions feel free to email them over via the email mentioned in the show or by our contact form.And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on Castbox, iTunes, Stitcher, PodBean, and/or Google Play Music. It's absolutely free to do so.A huge thank-you to you guys for joining us!Cheers!

For many, internet business is something that is pretty simple to understand. Create a digital product or service, get a couple of clients, and then scale. If done right, you can build yourself a great lifestyle.The problem, however, is that the majority of the population doesn't know that this opportunity is available. In fact, your own family or friends might still wonder about "that thing that you're doing".Today's subject and interview might just help people you know get a grasp on that thing. In the documentary Generation Freedom, creators Michael Hall and Chris Sakr give us an overview of what it means to be an online entrepreneur.Does it look entirely the same for everyone? Of course not. But there are certain ideas and concepts that we all have to know to comprehend the true powers of internet <a href="http://business.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">business.In</a> this chat, Harrison and I have the opportunity to chat with Michael and Chris and find out more about why they made the documentary, how they made it, and why they started filmmaking in the first place.Enjoy! SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT: How did Michael and Chris get into filmmaking so young? 8:54What kept them from giving up on their aspirations? 12:35Is there anything they would say to their past filmmaking peers who have put their dreams on the backburner? 17:06What's their view on the current state of Hollywood? 19:38What do they think about leveraging Netflix and YouTube to get films out? 21:50How did Shohawk Media get started? What kind of work can we expect from them? 26:59How were Michael and Chris able to distribute the Generation Freedom documentary? 29:29What kind of advice would they offer someone who's struggling to make money from their art? 33:31What was the process like for putting together the documentary? 39:12Where does Michael and Chris see Shohawk in the future? 46:57What song, book, and film should be added to the national curriculum? 50:08Who's their favorite filmmaker? 54:45Is there an issue that more people should be talking about? 55:52Something that has cost under $100 which has changed their life? 57:36Are there any pieces of equipment that up and coming filmmakers should look into? 58:33What's the secret to achieving personal freedom? 1:01:04 ITEMS and PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Michael and Chris Online: Generation Freedom Website, Shohawk, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, YouTubeCohost: Harrison PainterSession Sponsor: Fizzle (Get 2 weeks free!)Ricky Gervais’ Interview on 60 Minutes4 Hour WorkweekCrush It!Will It Fly?AoL Session 66 with Jesse WintonSocial Media Marketing World ConferenceHappiness is a Warm GunRichest Man in BabylonRich Dad, Poor DadRaging BullThe Fog of WarPlastic Bag - A Short Film Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. SHOW NOTE EXTRAS: Generation Freedom Trailer Who is Shohawk? WhiskeyFest Northwest Promotional Video Episode 1 of the Make This Movie Podcast Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for The AoL Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. If you have any questions feel free to email them over via the email mentioned in the show or by our contact form. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on Castbox, iTunes, Stitcher, PodBean, and/or Google Play Music. It's absolutely free to do so. A huge thank-you to you guys for joining us! Cheers!

Generation Freedom: Telling the Story of Online Entrepreneurs & Internet Business with Michael Hall and Chris Sakr (AoL 149)