Chase Jarvis
Maniac Photographer, Director & CEO of CreativeLive
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Chase Jarvis
@chasejarvis · Artist + CEO/cofounder of CreativeLive
Hey everybody, Chase here. I’m a photographer, director and CEO of CreativeLive, the world’s largest creative online education company. I want to hear from you! What questions can I answer for you?
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Erik Torenberg
@eriktorenberg · Former Product Hunt
Hey Chase! Great to have you here.
What advice would you have for your 22 year old self?
Put differently, what would you do if you were 22 in 2015?
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Chase Jarvis
@chasejarvis · Artist + CEO/cofounder of CreativeLive
@eriktorenberg start meditating. it makes everything better. (hey erik - hope all is good btw my brother!)
Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Hey, Chase! Great work on Chase Jarvis LIVE. Your black-and-white interviews are immediately recognizable -- smart way to brand your content.
What specific moment in the dozens (or hundreds?) of interviews is most memorable or surprising?
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Chase Jarvis
@chasejarvis · Artist + CEO/cofounder of CreativeLive
@rrhoover haha. there is never one moment...only a sea of moments. but i completely loved Macklemore's live performance on the show right before he blew up huge. also have really loved interviews w Tim Ferriss, Gary V, Adrian Grenier from Entourage... I guess in particular it the unexpected bits in those interviews because the type of "creativity" displayed in the work of these awesome people is really inspiring.
Costa Juta
@zimbeliever · Photographer, Picturehub
You are an inspiration to us all with the way you have built your career and businesses, I'm a wedding photographer/videographer based in Zimbabwe with a small team and i am looking for ways to grow
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Chase Jarvis
@chasejarvis · Artist + CEO/cofounder of CreativeLive
@zimbeliever shoot what you love. share that work. repeat.
Blake Johnson
@skinnycandraw · Photographer
What is going through your mind while you are creating?
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Chase Jarvis
@chasejarvis · Artist + CEO/cofounder of CreativeLive
@skinnycandraw I'm usually focused very intently on listening to that inner voice. that's where the answers are... they're inside you already.
Brad Herman
@brad3d · Head of DreamLab @ DreamWorks
What are your thoughts on Virtual Reality and it's potential for storytelling?
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Chase Jarvis
@chasejarvis · Artist + CEO/cofounder of CreativeLive
@brad3d VR will be huge. mark my words.
Brad Herman
@brad3d · Head of DreamLab @ DreamWorks
@chasejarvis Since it's what I do for a living I tend to agree. How do you feel about current 360 Videos vs. Immersive walk around experiences with interaction?
Hannah O'Brien
@hannscarlett93 · Passionate photographer
@chasejarvis Hi Chase, I'm a passionate photographer, though am currently bed bound due to a chronic illness, but I still want to pursue my passion and create, but sometimes it's difficult to know how to do so in my situation; to come up with ideas and get my work out there. Any advice?
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Chase Jarvis
@chasejarvis · Artist + CEO/cofounder of CreativeLive
@hannscarlett93 Hannah - i'm so sorry to hear of your illness. ugh. that's gotta be hard. to that end, I'd suggest that any creativity... whatever you can make given your current constraints, is the best place to start. make work that is personal. that is about your struggle. share that work, over and over. you are not alone! (sending good vibes to you!)
Brad Herman
@brad3d · Head of DreamLab @ DreamWorks
@hannscarlett93 have you thought about using TelePresence ? Something like a Beam bot. Could be a unique photography collaboration with them. https://www.suitabletech.com/bea...
Another idea would be to use StreetView to find interesting places and moments and rephotograph them in a unique way based on your constraints.
Hannah O'Brien
@hannscarlett93 · Passionate photographer
@chasejarvis Thank you for your good vibes Chase; much appreciated. And thank you for your advice. I had started a photo story, kind of showing the reality of living with a chronic illness; that's definitely something I'd like to restart and share online. Thanks Chase. :)
Hannah O'Brien
@hannscarlett93 · Passionate photographer
@brad3d Hi Brad, thanks for your comment, I'd never even seen something like this before; really intrigued by the Beam bot. A collaboration with them would be awesome, definitely something to look into. StreetView is also a great idea for when I'm able to get in my wheelchair again. Thanks for your help Brad. :)
Rajesh
@rajeshtaylor · Photographer
i've invested my time and money into my newsletters (or letters) and its my biggest driver of traffic and work now. What 1 thing have you learnt about having a subscriber list and what area's in it do you want to expand upon.. ie transactional, segmenting lists or cinemagraphs for storytelling inside email?
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Chase Jarvis
@chasejarvis · Artist + CEO/cofounder of CreativeLive
@rajeshtaylor its an area of focus for me in 2015/16. thx for asking ;) if you'd like to subscribe, go here... http://chasejarvis.us1.list-mana....
or if you visit chasejarvis.com/blog you'll get a pop up.
it's refreshing to be able to have a 1:1 relationship via email especially amidst all the normal (often) noisy social stuff.
Kevin Vu Pham
@coffeenframes · Student
@chasejarvis how do you handle negative feedback on your creativity ( like critics on projects you were 100% passionate about) and if you were 21 again would you have done anything different ?
Btw thank you very much for inspiring me and keep me going everyday!
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Chase Jarvis
@chasejarvis · Artist + CEO/cofounder of CreativeLive
@fillyourcoffee_ respect the haters only if they too are "in the arena". http://www.theodore-roosevelt.co... if they're not in the arena, keep moving and focus on your dreams.
Mehul
@mehulrc · Photographer and Dad
@chasejarvis ~ Chase where do you get this energy from, hats off
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Chase Jarvis
@chasejarvis · Artist + CEO/cofounder of CreativeLive
@mehulrc i do my best to stay healthy. the physical aspect of doing a lot of work is health...and energy to do the work :) stamina is so underrated...
Mehul
@mehulrc · Photographer and Dad
@chasejarvis ~ awesome, I am sure you have a great team to work and rely on