Becoming Your Own Boss | Adrian King | Future Tribe
In this episode, we chat with the business owner and founder of Redboat animation studios and Brivvio, Adrian King. Adrian is a veteran of the animation industry who started his first small business nearly 20 years ago after he became disenfranchised with not receiving the full fruits of his labour. Thus, he decided becoming a small business owner was his best bet. His flagship company, Redboat, primarily works with government agencies and large businesses to create video content that helps explain complex concepts to the general public. Almost three years ago, however, Adrian noticed that many of his customers (many of them an entrepreneur themselves) wanted simple brand elements in their videos and had to go to large animations studios to do so. After identifying this market gap, he began working on creating an iPhone application (Brivvio) that could help users, without technical experience, to create branded videos that looked professional.
Whilst discussing his professional journey, Adrian addresses the lack of security many business owners face compared to regular employees and how this is the price people must pay to 'be their own boss'. Additionally, Adrian touches on the differences between starting his first small business versus starting his new and much more ambitious venture. Specifically, he discusses how founding Brivvio has required him to seek out capital from outside investors and guidance from the various accelerator programs in order to scale the business up rapidly. With this being said, one through-line Adrian has ensured all his businesses have is being purpose-driven. Throughout the episode, he highlights how his commitment to running purpose-led companies has helped him weed out bad clients, communicate authenticity to prospective customers, and ultimately achieve long-term viability.
What we talk about:
Sacrificing stability in order to be your own boss
Running a startup vs a small business
The importance of being purpose-led
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