Wow! I always look forward to August for two reasons every year. We get some down time from the fun but hectic wedding season, and we also get inspiration and rejuvenation at the largest gathering of event filmmakers in the world at WEVA expo in Disney World! One of the main reasons that I love my job, and I LOVE what we create for our couples, is that I allow myself a break a few times during the year to step away as to not get burned out. Another huge factor in keeping our work fresh and authentic is the time I get to spend with my other filmmaker friends from all over the world. We share laughs, we share struggles, we share successes, and most of all, we learn! I learned so much at WEVA this year, it makes me even more excited for IN[FOCUS] in January.

But WEVA was different this year. One very huge honor was not the fact that we won a Creative Excellence Award for our wedding work, but actually for our Humanitarian Aid film work in Kenya. It was a privilege winning this year’s Community Service Award for our Hope 127 film to raise support for Kenyan Street Children. That felt good! And it felt good because it gave the video more of a platform and raised more awareness to what is being done in Nakuru, Kenya, and what you can do to help. If you haven’t seen it already, our Kenya Documentary is posted below. be grateful for what you have, and pray for these sweet children.

Another thrill and honor for me at WEVA this year was being invited to speak on sales and marketing for a second year in a row again. Since the launch of my coaching program for videographers all over the world, I have learned how much I actually love teaching just as much as filming. I get immense joy knowing I am positively impacting someone else’s business, and I can’t wait to keep expanding our coaching program and introduce new sales and marketing products over the next year. If you are a videographer, and haven’t visited our coaching site already, head on over there, to www.videobusinesscoaching.com to see the resources we have for you that will immediately impact your business’ bottom line, efficiency and marketing!

We are rocked and ready to hit the rest of 2010 full speed ahead! Thanks so much to all my friends and colleagues who not only attended my seminar at WEVA, but poured into me and taught me some new lessons this year to keep my business moving in the right direction.