Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Keishawn Blackstone, Founder of Tak3-One Productions, located in Canoga Park, CA, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
My business is film production. We produce, direct, and write television shows, films, commercials, music videos, and docu-series. Our audience is global.
Tell us about yourself
I started working on my business when I was 17 years old. I never knew what went into making a successful business until I gave myself a chance to discover the ins and outs of the business culture. What motivates me each day is knowing I am not just making films but paving the way for generations to come to be able to have a place and platform for their voices and visuals to be heard and seen. Also, knowing we are creating an educational hands-on new approach to how people can get into the arts industry without going through the red tape.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
My biggest accomplishment has been becoming a Walt Disney Affiliate Production company and becoming a go-to production company as part of a global civic organization to help humanity.
What's one of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner?
Being alone and taking on everything at one point, not scaling my first few years, I found myself in a spot where I was being tested to see if I was made to be a business owner, many people quit, but I'm glad that I kept on fighting the fight and pushing through, innovating new ways work culture can be defined without putting so much pressure on myself as a creative and businessman.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
Make a plan, take the risk, and don't give up. You never know how far and big you can go as a business if you never give yourself a chance.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://blackstonefilmgroup.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tak3OneProductions
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tak3oneproductions/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tak3oneproductions/
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