Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in content creation but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Fred Veinfurt, Founder and CEO of New Voice Studios, LLC., located in Mendota Heights, MN, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
We are New Voice Studios, LLC. We are in business to tell your story in whichever medium that might be. Personally, I have been storytelling with video for 18 years. My partner (Jessi) and I started a successful, sponsored podcast over two years ago and decided to launch a full media agency, combining our talents and passions into one company.
Tell us about yourself
When I graduated from college, I only had a few goals in mind. One was to have some amazing stories when I got old, and the other was to chase goosebumps. So far, I have stuck to that. Eight years in television news as a field videographer, a few years working for the Minnesota Wild, and five more in the corporate content creation world while creating top-of-the-line visual content.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
My biggest accomplishment is always when someone thanks me for telling their story. My whole purpose in life is to help make people comfortable and open the doors to their lives. They trust us, and we realize the risk they are taking to be vulnerable. Truly the greatest feeling is to send along the finished product for their review and get a note back telling us they were blown away and that their trust was rewarded.
What's one of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner?
Probably that the shop never closes. I work before my kids wake up and after they go to bed. The to-do list for a business owner is always long, but gratifying to build something that is ours with the purpose of doing good by our clients and by ourselves.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
The best tips I can add would be to do what you are passionate about, lean into what you are good at, and find help for those things you aren't. You need to build up a base of capable people who can help the business grow while letting you focus on what is yet to come. Passion will carry you through the hard days.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://www.newvoicestudios.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewVoiceStudios/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newvoicestudios/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/newvoicestudios
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-voice-studios-llc/
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