Scaling Up: How To Run A Successful Studio & Go From Freelance to Entrepreneur

How to run a successful studio. In this whiteboard session Chris is going to be sharing how you can go from a solo freelancer to an agency with multiple people. Scale from one to many. He also reveals how you're losing so much time by doing all the work yourself! Stop working in your business and start working on it.

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[MarkSavant]

"Do more than you're paid to do, eventually you'll be paid more than you do" this is gold Chris!

[lefterisnotas]

The value you gave in this video Chris is pure gold. Hats off to you that you gave this information out free. I mean, that's a masterclass, not just a course. As a one-man army working freelancer with long-term clients over 8-years as 3d artist. I have 1 year now that I'm doing this and trying to grow as studio hiring people, do things for me, charge more etc. Really inspiring and informative video, that was exactly what I needed. Many thanks, you made my day Sir.

[rianschoeman]

2 and a half hours and not one moment of fluff. This was all pure gold!!

[theblacktrini]

This is hands-down one of the greatest YouTube videos of all-time. 2 and a half hours of pure value. Thank you for your incredible work, Chris. You're doing the things that no one else has managed to do. I appreciate you!

[justine]

Something big I have realized over the years is that you have to train the people you hire. Investing time in their success always ensures the quality of my projects! Thank you for this video Chris! I needed to hear this 🙏🏽

[MattiasSkoog]

This is one of the most (if not THE most) valuable video online for me right now!

[alexhartan]

This session was off the hook! The content, the production, the tech, everything. Thank you The Futur for putting this together.

[Kirrie_Sushicat]

I've never seen an intellectual hipster bald Asian. But man, you've convinced me in an instant! You're like one-punch-man for entrepreneurship!!

[UCCAWiditha]

nooo, don't take this down please! Come on guys 100k, we got this lol 5:30

[niccolowmusic]

Please don't take this down!! We're only 2.2k away from 100k, and this is providing SO much value. I am walking away from my day-job this month and these lessons are vital for me!

[juandavidgarcia-]

Saving all the money from the business I created after understanding The Future's concepts (aside from the "minimal needed to keep up growing"), to become a Pro Group and grow more, from Colombia in South America to the world. We'll see us in 8 months in the Pro Group!

[AndrewNottage]

the amount of knowledge bombs that Chris drops for free is unbelievable!

[Auws]

Myself and my almost employee enjoyed watching this a ton. We certainly learned but most of all it was reassuring that we are on the right path. Thank you so much to Chris and the team. And Mark! I know you're back there pulling it all together, just wanted to give you your props whether you're on camera or not.

[samumaxwell]

As a teacher, I find your content to be indispensable! Now that teachers are often working on YouTube and zoom, we are quickly adding Content Creators to the list of essential education skills.

[weare-cg]

Every time we are stuck with something - a Futur show is popping up on that exact subject... Thank you for the value you provide! Been following since you had something like 40k subs (The Skool) and since then a lot is learned and applied! We actually started this freelance model almost since our company founding without watching anything like this so it makes us really proud that we did this by feeling. Cheers!

[weshal]

Man. Spent literal days of my life watching your content and I have always got tons of value from it. This is next level, there are agencies charging £1000's for this information & coaching. I'm sending this MFR Needed this right now at a time that things have got to change! Thank you to you and the team, Chris!

[CutieStare]

Halfway through this, I contacted some freelancers about working with me for my business. Came back to this with some freelancers already agreed to join me for future projects lol. It took me 3 days to get through this because I kept stopping to do the stuff.

[dzig]

This is the best video, it teaches me more about business for creative people in a 2-hour stream than in the last 2 years. I would like to thank Chris and Future group to make this content free.
I wish if we have someone like him in our Architecture Design industry.

[napolunatico]

I will tattoo this conference in my mind, my head & my soul.
What a brilliant demonstration! Thank you so much Chris!
This is simply "the bible" on how to run an agency. After understanding this principles, you can start working by your own and give things your personal touch, but the principles remains.
There is nothing more awesome than this freaking video.
Thanks!

[eganfuego]

Watching this at 1am... when he said, "Stealing time from sleep" I decided to stop the video and go sleep. Will watch the rest tomorrow. Right now there's a pillow with my name on it. Appreciate the (un)uncommon sense in your content Chris.