From Unemployed to CEO: My Journey in Building Jaysea Productions

[@MORONI88]

Unranked to CEO sounds awesome!! cant wait!

[@ranadips]

Used to watch your video back in like 2016/2017, I have to say this is the coolest Iron to Challenger series you have announced yet! Best of luck dude!

[@fnonpm]

All in with the Tryndamere Ult

[@fnonpm]

For my advice: - Cut the voice out entirely for the wedding video or get a woman to make comments sparingly - Play classical music or peaceful music - Separate the food/conference/wedding footage and make individual videos about them - In the wedding footage try to show the wives looking beautiful / smiling and dancing - Try to include the beauty of the venue and incorporate the wives into the image - Try to increase the beauty of the video as much as possible and tie the wives to that beauty I hope that this advice from a Kai'Sa main helps the Tryndamere guild

[@bearded_wolf_5893]

This is top tier advice!

[@L9syy]

Man quit league and did a glowup

[@Chiki_]

Glad to see you are still around Jay! Not much experience on videography from me but I remember watching a bunch of videographers on tik tok walking up to small businesses and asking them to make a 10 second reel for them. Then they posted it and gave them permission to use it. Sounds like a good way to make content promoting your business while meeting potential new clients.

[@Aelinbunn]

oh my god congrats!!!!

[@JaySea]

Not a successful CEO just yet 😅

[@SuperBjw88]

Congrats, Jay, all the best mate.

[@mimizdani8194]

Oh wow! Quitting league really helped. Happy to hear that! Congratulations man!

[@AnissAoudjehane]

best of luck Jay!!

[@jongtu]

This mad lad pursuing his dreams is this economy, in this city! Good luck from a fellow Sydneysider.

[@Tumzharking]

I bing watch all your youtube Iron to diamond. u look more happy now. Be well, good Luck for everything.

[@bearded_wolf_5893]

If the market is saturated, you have to be different than the competition (I'm sure you already realized this) and/or branch out (distance). Try to catch a niche market. You're doing all the right things, you just need to persevere. Which is easier said than done when you're struggling to make ends meet. Starting a business is always slow at first and tends to be a money sink until you find your spot. Keep at it Jay, you're doing a wonderful job.

[@MininiwANiwachan]

Unranked to Challenger IRL!! PS. I'm Thai and welcome to Thailand in advance. I'd be glad if u do some vlog there. Best of Luck btw!

[@JaySea]

I will be vlogging there, currently booking hotels and thinking of places to go

[@cyfour]

Old habits never change, I see Jay Sea video -> I click. Best of luck in your business endeavors

[@mcgriffith2727]

In new zealand we have "wedding season" and thats roughly late spring and summner into early autumn. Not sure if thats the same there. Perhaps a drone as well for the "unique" wedding shots. Marketing videos for car dealers etc. Could also be a good option. Getting the name out is the key. Perhaps unpaid shoots at events posted to their pages etc. Could be an option. In my area people REALLY want to support local, so be involved in community pages etc, "help out" the community. Offer a free engagment, baby, family shoot thing maybe to further pad and advertise. Word of mouth through community groups is very powerful here. Love your work man. Looking forward to watching the climb

[@MassiveReactive]

Aight bro, LETS SEE THOSE FOOD VIDEOS FROM THAT TOUR OF ASIA! That's a perfect opportunity to showcase your ability to capture mood, atmosphere and other queues!

[@BinxyBrown]

Before my wife and I got married we did some pre wedding shoots, you could advertise for some on the way to a wedding type things, try and get some of your friends who are couples to come pose near waterfalls and stuff, advertise as someone who knows secretly cool original places to get photos. Australia has a lot of tourists you could probably charge premium clients a decent amount for something like that. You could also do pregnancy photos. Something else you could learn is how to edit photos to make them look more dramatic. A lot of it is about building in contrast you want to try and generate a lot of light and shadow so they play off each other that's part of what makes sunset photos so appealing even though all you can make out are silhouettes.

[@JaySea]

I had quite a huge mishap at a waterfall shoot. Long story short, slipped on one of those wet mossy rocks and my mirrorless camera went flying, hit a rock and went completely underwater. The fall hurt a lot too of course. Any ideas the best way to advertise to the tourist market?

[@BinxyBrown]

​@@JaySeawish I could help more, I'm not a business person just trying to suggest photo services I've purchased. One thing I will say for sure is that for someone who is self employed it's worth hiring a good CPA or learning the tax laws pretty in depth yourself there are all kinds of tricks you can do to maximize income.

[@JaySea]

@@BinxyBrown I will need income to protect from tax in the first place xD

[@kool4209]

if this is what you truly enjoy then I wish you best the of luck and much success!

[@ahjussi]

best of luck Jay! Leveling up in no time!

[@HolySpicoli]

Glad you're doing well, man.

[@robertvillafan1220]

Great to see you back on your feet! Good luck dude 🎉

[@man987654321111]

I really like this journey that you're on very happy for you!

[@thesavage2054]

It is a hard slog starting your own business but very rewarding if it works out. Best of luck with your new endeavors mate!

[@svartty8758]

Amazing Jay, hella succes!

[@salmimehdi4664]

hiiii jaysea its really great to see you doing well and we miss u man XD

[@izune666]

So glad, to you, that you're good going! :D

[@robertjanik1617]

Amazing man! I run a marketing agency and my very beginning reminds me of your new business! Keep going! So worth it! Also I really like the series title unemployed to CEO 😂

[@JaySea]

How is the marketing agency now? Did you find the success you were looking for and what was the magic turning point that made it work?

[@sihingvonfelix4251]

Oh you are still alive

[@jamfero]

with pax coming to australia soon could be worth trying to grow your social network that way, There's a fair few people who do cosplay and modelling who show up to those events. I'm not too familiar with food type events but you can translate that too food as well which could be more up your alley. Remember it's not what you know it's who you know at the end of the day

[@JaySea]

Is this Pax Melb? I been there before, everyone keeps to themselves for the most part. Networking with cosplayers is okay if I want to shoot free video work, perhaps not anymore for me haha

[@JR-pt8oz]

Congratulations man, you seem so happy now compared to back when you were making the league videos! And you look good too btw :)

[@gabriz666]

Nice vid, Jay! I am glad you found your passion and I wish you best of luck and success climbing!

[@Baronfxx]

I've been watching your videos for years. I like to see how the content of this channel is transforming. You are doing an amazing job. I'm looking forward to the next episodes of "Unemployed to CEO" :) . And wish you all the best)

[@JustCallMeNaz]

too make money you have too spend money, advertise advertise advertise. good luck in your endeavours

[@firebirdcas]

I used to watch your league games. Good luck with this new venture!

[@Jeffdachefz]

This is called growing along with your audience haha. League days are long past. CEO and entrepreneur days are ahead.

[@nanana8004]

Commenting for algorithm!

[@zbabyg6998]

LFG! I am pumped to see you succeeding Jaysea! Good luck with everything, you got this. Followed both of your grams :)

[@JaySea]

Thank you for the follow. Curious to know what LFG is. From World of Warcraft I instantly think it says Looking For Group 😅

[@animelover5440]

I think its "Lets Freaking Go" @@JaySea

[@JaySea]

@@animelover5440 Cheers :)

[@TopG_Bazzah]

Let's go Jay 🎉🥳

[@gabrieldantas6098]

Good luck man, stay hungry

[@fabiofino4398]

Good luck, im g miss the trynda carry

[@hoeleemoelee4006]

hey man, always loved your channel. I know it can be discouraging making youtube videos when the algorithm does its own thing. Keep going tho man, one day the algorithm is gonna bless you for sure. 🔥 very hyped to see your CEO updates as well! I feel like success is very much similar to going to the gym. Most people quit after not seeing results after a few weeks. Good things take time tho. I hope you're able to stay on the grind 💪.

[@nasvemos671]

Love it Jay sea! I know it's not much value but give it some faith patience and effort!

[@Zzzarathxt53]

Videos look great, food looks better than the weddings, but its still a solid route. Honestly id keep putting the name out, and eventually something will come, people dont go from zero to hero in 6months, sometimes it takes a solid year or more. Youve got this!

[@micahwilliams1826]

I would recommend starting a new channel. I've heard that YT algorithm hates when creators switch their content.

[@richardtosuto]

Yaaay ❤

[@lukeerickson8590]

Great to hear mate was worried for a bit you seemed very down great to here you're doing well. So when the first unranked to ceo series start?

[@JaySea]

next episode is out, just next labelled that way. Latest video "All you have to do is start"

[@zjqson7992]

Im proud of you, get rich or die trying!

[@agentmsb6293]

Might sound like a blind shot here, but I definitely know that real estate agents need nicer pictures/photographers/videographers to show off new listings and stuff. Might be something to look into as I have a buddy who does that and it makes a huge difference for him.

[@deadskinsamxXx]

You will do it.

[@dudlecore7358]

Wait ... WHAT?! Damn my trynda teacher goes big, GJ!

[@JaySea]

Yes, I would say I am currently in Bronze or Iron rank irl atm 😅

[@dudlecore7358]

@@JaySea its not for long mate we all know you're good at pinpointing problems. that is a skill that will translate well in the future.

[@cdog4100]

Here are the levels: Self employed - no employees Entrepreneur- 1 to 5 employees Founder - 5-25 employees President - 25 -100 employees CEO - 100 + employees.

[@JaySea]

I dont think Entrepreneurs and Founders are defined by the number of staff. One starts a business and the other starts a company. The other ones sounds about right

[@PuggleTheGameMaster]

branch out and do more than just wedding. Its a very saturated market. Id suggest doing baby photos, graduation pics, etc. Wish you the best of luck!

[@Rizzocartel]

Good job bro entrepreneurship 🔥🔥‼️🫡

[@AW2111A]

Absolut amazing, I remember your hard moments when you started to upload less until it stopped and you quit League. It's really nice to hear that u made it and your life goes on after the falling down.

[@kasperbiesterfeld9681]

Nice

[@Niko-J-G]

❤❤❤

[@vergaraweddings]

💒👰 Wedding clients wants to see wedding content and emotions in your videos. 🏢 Corporate clients wants to see who are you prior customers and how effective the video content created was. The videoreel is great for other creators but not for actual clients. I'll recommend separating all your wedding work and corporate work and have them in different websites.

[@bigazi8935]

bro imma be so real with you. weddings are niche increase your scope

[@JaySea]

I have, most people including myself work outside their niche. But a niche website is important in order to attract more higher paying clients. You dont go to Kmart to buy a $10, 000 branded bag for example. It builds more trust and creates a premium feel. That to me is a worthwhile business model. I know that Kmart is also a great business model but it wont translate as well in the video industry when everyone wants the best professional of each niche

[@bigazi8935]

@@JaySea you made some good points! i dont want to act like i know everything but if thats the case then i would just like to repeat something the late virgil abloh said. he talked about taking a random object and making it recognisable to your brand. i guess its different because he was talking about tangible products but in your case is there something you can do to make your visuals recognisable to JaySea Productions? tbh im also starting the unemployed to CEO grind ahaha as a fresh uni grad

[@JaySea]

@bigazi8935 atm i only have my business logo. Overtime I will develop my own unique style of editing videos and photos that can perhaps stand out from the rest

[@imbazed22]

Longtime viewer, can i buy shares to support?

[@JaySea]

Lol I appreciate it, not a company yet 😂

[@slimpwarrior]

The market you're fighting in is oversaturated. Try to either find different niches or pivot to a completely different direction (could be anything, brainstorm this, but turning this channel into a travel vlog and asking people to support you on patreon could be a good start).

[@JaySea]

Hopefully travel vlogs with long haul updates on the videography business

[@slimpwarrior]

@@JaySea The great thing about having this legacy channel is that you don't have to guess. You have a lot of active people here. You can just ask them what they'd watch out of all the available to you options. You do need to ask correctly though, which is where The Mom Test book comes in. It's a quick read that explains how to interview people and get to the truth. Another book to read on finding the niche and developing a successful business is The Lean Startup. I consider it fundamental for entrepreneurs, and you'll get into the correct mindset that you're already looking for.

[@slimpwarrior]

​@@JaySeaI sent the books to your youtubejaysea email. Hopefully it'll be useful to you :)

[@JaySea]

@@slimpwarrior Couldnt quite find the email you talked about. Full disclosure I prefer videos over reading. Books just never hold me attention long enough. I watched a lot of Andrew tate and his business course so I have an idea of what to do!

[@sanjanaguha3554]

Use a different voice over for the demo!! rest looks good!

[@benthechook8588]

did you know that was rl guru lol

[@kaelen9906]

why didnt you just keep working while starting the business?

[@JaySea]

The Crown job became a permanent graveyard shift job with no leniency from management to allow for work during the day. This completely stops me from pursuing my videography career and is very unhealthy. Crown management held firm with my graveyard shift even when I submitted my resignation notifying them of the reason why I was quitting.

[@Hyp3rSon1X]

If you speak as a "we" in the ad, it might make people think of you as a bigger company than you currently are. Also to differentiate your service form others, maybe adding some drone piloting skills could help too? But it's as if an iron players was giving advice to faker... don't take my "advice" too seriously :D I wish you the best luck thogh!

[@kawaiiappleproductions3902]

i say your videography skills are still somewhat lacking, id recommend you pick up a stabilizer dji makes some, also id recommend you go to car meets in your area from time to time there you can meet some insane photographers who can you teach some industry secrets and help you get your photography and videography to the next level, id say the mistake you made is you tried improving your advertising and your outreach before you actually mastered photography and videography.

[@JaySea]

It hurts to hear that because you can see my DJI RS3 gimbal on the table at the start of the video. But I understand, I still have a lot to improve on

[@kawaiiappleproductions3902]

@@JaySea wish you the best big dawg

[@mouhou9795]

How I got rich quick.

[@steviejrr]

go back to league boost and sell accounts and make more money

[@henryp1806]

😻 *Promosm*

[@devonfarrar6313]

Typical tryndanere mains

[@JaySea]

please elaborate

[@devonfarrar6313]

@@JaySea Tryna mains always try to take over the game on their own split pushing and opening the gates as a CEO in league and in irl

[@JaySea]

@@devonfarrar6313 Haha thats true, every job and client is a solo mission

[@devonfarrar6313]

@@JaySea listen brother, I care about you so I want you to understand this: way back in the day I was bronze 1 and could never get out of bronze for more than a few games. I decided to look up how to climb and how to top lane and it just so happened to be right when you started that original climb series. I got so much entertainment of you having to learn our elo but also I learned a lot about lane control and minion advantage and a lot more.

[@devonfarrar6313]

@@JaySea so I kept settingout to see and to take advantage of the various lessons you had 1 at a time til they were stuck in my head. With yours and SRO I was able to climb to silver, then gold, then plat! From there I kept trying to learn new things from players and about situational building and made it to diamond 1 this season

[@alexandermaxx]

Glad to hear an update from ya! I recently moved to the land down under and totally get what you mean by starting from the ground up, let's all do our best mate 💪 PS: followed on insta, excited to see how everything develops

[@miaomiiao]

JS 😭💢