On this episode, I’m joined by award-winning documentary filmmaker Henry Thong for a conversation about courage before confidence. Henry’s entire career is arguably based on his willingness to get out there before he’s “ready.”
He began his freelance career right out of high school, skipping film school altogether. He moved from Australia to NY, without a back-up plan, and parlayed his personal success into a full-time job as a filmmaker for ConvertKit. Henry has a ton of personal insight to share about how to be more courageous with your work, and why regularly taking imperfect action is the key to developing your creative business.
Henry Thong is an internationally-recognized documentary filmmaker. His original series Makers Who Inspire has amassed over 1.85 million views, and has been recognized and awarded in America, Australia, Europe and Africa. Henry has also worked with like-minded brands and produced film and video content in Australia, Singapore and the United States for the likes of ConvertKit, Bright Trip, Adam Liaw, and ABC Australia. As a dedicated documentarian, Henry believes the world is an interesting enough place without having to create new ones. He has an avid interest in the creative process and is passionate about telling the stories of artists.
https://www.youtube.com/c/henrythong
https://www.instagram.com/henryzw/
http://www.twitter.com/henryzw
https://www.facebook.com/HenryThongFilm/
Makers Who Inspire
https://creatorsessions.convertkit.com/with/henry-thong
https://instagram.com/ckcreatorsessions
https://youtube.com/convertkit
How to find clients and build your audience without relying on social media, with Meg Casebolt
How to quit undercharging for your work, with Rauni Higson
How to make more money without investing more time, with Samantha Clark
How to move from intention to action, with ADHD coach Emily Zilber
How to end burnout and tap into creative flow, with Gabriela Pereira
How to find (and actually talk to) your ideal clients, with Sarah Marie Lacy
How to handle your creative business finances—even if you’re “not a math person,” with Shawn Fink
Are you exploiting your own creative labor? with Tara McMullin
Life is more than an endless slog of tasks, with Sarah Von Bargen
Embracing your limits in order to find creative freedom and fulfillment, with Oliver Burkeman
Discovering your creative system (and the perpetual motion machine), with Austin Kleon
The need to feel extraordinary, with Alison Bechdel
Making the leap from (art) school to pro creative, with Brendan Keen, Mariel Capanna, and Brittany Bennett
From full-time teaching to full-time comics, with Gene Luen Yang
Crazy artists making a living doing what they want to do, with Tomm Moore
Pushing the limits of the possible with Josh O'Neill of Beehive Books
Running a creative business on your own terms, with Jenna Weiss-Berman
Boundaries, balance, and burnout, with Shannon Wright
Writing 1.3 million words (and learning how to slow down), with Sonia Simone
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Reaching your Goals
Chief Change Officer
The Ken Coleman Show
What It’s Like To Be...
The Cardone Zone