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I’m a 24-year-old CEO and founder of a successful production company. Here’s a busy day in my life in NYC.

August 2, 20240
The author wakes up early every morning.

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I usually avoid looking at my phone first thing in the morning, but on shoot days, it’s particularly tough.

After making breakfast and doing pushups to wake up, I responded to emails, including a new project inquiry that needed a quick pricing estimate.

Fast client communication is really important, especially when I’ll be on set most of the day.

By 6:30 a.m., it was time to check my equipment.
He heads to work in a Tesla.

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I called a Revel, a rideshare platform where all the cars are Teslas.

It was a peaceful morning drive through Manhattan, and I like to take a little time to look around and mentally run through the plans for the day.

The crew met at 7:40 a.m. outside the loading dock.
The interview is about entrepreneurship.

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This video series had experts answering the common questions about entrepreneurship. We heard from Techstars’ managing directors and mentors about best practices when building a startup.

Shoots like this are one of the reasons I love my job; I get to learn about so many industries and help share fascinating stories.

We wrapped the first shoot at 1:30 p.m.
The meetings takes place virtually.

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One of my employees was discussing outreach strategies. We went over her initial list and talked through what some of the first messages would look like.

Afterwards, I wrote back to some clients and took 20 minutes to decompress and listen to some music, which was one of the few times in the day I had a chance to rest.

Around 4:30 p.m., one of the videographers and editors I hired, came by to review edits.
Miller takes a car to the event.

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Traffic was…really slow. Luckily, we left early enough to still arrive on time.

We met up with Cora who was there to help as a production assistant as well as Andrew who was hosting the event.

The space was amazing; it was in a nightclub, complete with an F1 racing simulator, live music, and arcade games.

We filmed the event, but also got to participate.
The night ends with a train ride and file organizing.

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I got home around 10:30 p.m. and transferred all of the files from the day to backup drives.

That’s another lesson I’ve learned the hard way: No matter how tired you are, always prioritize backing up files.

Around 11 p.m., I took a shower, ate dinner, and tried to read a few pages before my eyes started to close.
Bed time.

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It felt great to have gotten so much done, and I was ready to get a good night’s sleep before day two of the Techstars shoot the next day.

I’m so grateful that I’m able to film with such interesting clients and amazing crew members as a job.

New York is filled with so much opportunity, and even on the most exhausting days, I wouldn’t want to do anything else.