September 2019 was an exciting time for me,
I had just come out of a trip to Guatemala with a bunch of fellow Bosses, launched a rebrand on my birthday and was having my biggest year yet as a business. It was such an exhilarating time, I thought 2020 was going to be even better...

This year I spent the eave of my birthday looking out my window at the red sky of impending doom, wondering how my 36th birthday was going to go down. Since Shelter In Place, we had been improving our backyard for our family so that we had more to do at home. A play structure, pool and BBQ setup (thank you Craigslist), all in time to have an AQI of 200, which meant no outside fun. This birthday was looking pretty grim, which I’m sure ALL of you can relate. First the pandemic, now the whole state of CA is on fire. Could this world get any scarier??

Birthday plans may have been canceled but the outpour of love through phone calls, texts and gifts reminded me of all the people that love me. As sh!tty as this pandemic may be, I think being on lockdown has given us a greater appreciation for the people in our lives and we’re reverting back to the “olden days” when people would just pick up the phone to check in with friends or family. I may not have been able to physically see anyone, but I felt the love tenfold because of the extra effort people made to connect with me that day. 

With business slowed down and coming out of my maternity leave, I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on how I can help others right now. I’ve been working on some resources to help businesses and teachers during the pandemic and have compiled them on my website, Covid-19 Safe Production. Which is basically a compilation of zero-contact video remedies, ranging from animated video to remote video consulting. 

And what I’m most excited about is my new course, 30 Minutes to Quality Video: A comprehensive, to the point, no-frills course that will give you a leg up in any video you’re creating; whether it’s for your business, a Zoom call or a lesson plan. This course will break it down from preparing your content, lighting and sound using the technology that you have.

Take a moment to check out these resources, and let me know what you think! I’d love to get your feedback and know how I can help you. Shoot me back an email or schedule a call. We can all use a little face time, right? Work related or not. What have you been up to? What’s new on your Netflix queue? What music have you been listening too? 

I just binged The Last Dance, the Michael Jordan series on Netflix.
Super Inspiring! Check out the soundtrack for some major throwback moments.

If you read to the end of this, I hope you found some useful info or at the very least a new show to watch :)

Stay Safe and Be Well,

Farran

Introducing Ace Falcon (left) born July 9th.
One amazing thing that happened to me in 2020.