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The free founder interview

One interview. Clips that get you seen, and a video that sells you before the call. Free.

You talk to us for one hour. We turn it into short LinkedIn clips so buyers see you, plus a 2 to 3 minute video you send before sales calls. They show up already knowing you.

100% free1 hour of your timeNo card, no contractYours to keep
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HOW IT WORKS · 33 SECTHE FREE FOUNDER INTERVIEW
ProofJ-Griff: $2M → $8M in 18 months, with Ermo as lead creativeAaron Abke: 370K+ on YouTubeFilms with John W. Sullivan: BBC, Nat Geo, Discovery

For people who sell their expertise on a sales call.

Sound familiar?
Built for:CoachesConsultantsAgency ownersRecruitersFractional executivesFounder-led firms
00:04:12

"Half my first calls are spent explaining what I actually do."

00:17:38

"They say 'let me think about it', and then they go quiet."

00:31:05

"I know I should be doing video. I just freeze on camera."

What changes
Buyers see you first, and arrive already sold.
Your clips put you in front of the right people on LinkedIn. Your video means they've heard you explain it in your own words before the call, so it starts at "how do we start?", not "so what do you do?"

Probably not for you if you're not selling yet, you don't sell through calls, or someone other than you would be the face on camera.

One hour of tape. Three videos. Zero cost.

What you get, free
01

The "send this first" video

2 to 3 minutes on who you help and why you. Send it before sales calls, put it in proposals, pin it on your website.

02 + 03

Two short clips

Two of your strongest moments, captioned in your brand colours and cut for LinkedIn first. Vertical and square, so they work on Instagram and YouTube Shorts too.

NOTE

Your positioning note

One page: who you're for, the sentence that explains what you do, and the three doubts your buyers have with how to answer them. Plus a written hook for each clip.

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The rest of the tape

An hour usually holds ten or more strong moments. We mark them all. If you want them cut, that's your first month with us.

Not in the free interview:Posting for youRunning adsScripting future contentFilming on locationRevision rounds on clipsDesigning your brand

Anyone can hit record. That's not the job.

Why talk to us
BEFORE

We study your buyers first

Before we meet, we go through your LinkedIn, your offer and how people talk about you, and list the doubts that stop someone buying. Every question in the interview is built to answer one of them.

DURING

Directed, not recorded

Your first answer is usually the rehearsed one. We keep asking until the story comes out: the client you almost lost, the thing you'd never say in a post. That's the part people remember.

AFTER

Cut to move a buyer

Every clip has one job: explain what you do, prove it works, or invite the next step. We pick moments for what they do to a prospect, not for how they sound out of context.

A typical clipping serviceThe founder interview
Starts withYour recordingYour buyers' doubts
QuestionsYou bring the talking pointsA question plan built for you
Clips picked forWhat sounds goodWhat moves a buyer
CaptionsAuto-generatedA written hook for every post
StrategyNoneA one-page positioning note
PriceMonthly feeFree

How it runs

About a week, start to finish
2 MIN

Apply

Five questions about you, your offer and who you want to reach.

15 MIN

Fit call

We check we can actually help. If we can't, we say so.

60 MIN

The interview

Remote and directed. Beforehand you get a setup guide, and send us your logo and brand colours.

DAY 7

Handover call

30 minutes to walk you through your videos, your positioning note and where to use each one.

AFTER

Your call

Like it? One hour a month of your time, and we handle the rest, posting included. If not, you keep everything.

What it costs you
$0 and one hour.
You only pay if you decide to keep working with us afterwards. Nothing renews, nothing to cancel.
The send-it-or-we-recut-it promise.

If the main video isn't something you'd send to a prospect tomorrow, tell us on the handover call and we'll recut it once. The clips are final. That's how we keep this free.

Ermo Egberts holding a camera
Who's asking the questions

Ermo Egberts

Creative director and brand strategist. Ermo has spent years making founders, coaches and teachers look on camera the way they sound in person.

The skill that matters here is the interview. Most founders are sharp in conversation and flat on camera. The job is getting the first version out of you, not the rehearsed one.

$2M → $8Mfounder brand revenue, 18 months
370K+YouTube audience, Aaron Abke
BBC · Nat Geocredits of John W. Sullivan, Ermo's filming partner
FOUNDER BRAND

J-Griff

Eighteen months as lead creative and head of content. Revenue went from about $2M to $8M.

TEACHER · 370K+ YOUTUBE · 180K+ INSTAGRAM

Aaron Abke

Video built to hold attention for long talks and turn viewers into applicants for his programmes.

In his words

J-Griff on working with Ermo

Eighteen months, from $2M to $8M. Hear it from him rather than from us.

John W. Sullivan on location with a camera
When you want more than a remote interview

On location with John W. Sullivan

The free interview is remote. If you later want a film shot where the work happens, it's made with John, who has spent fifteen years shooting for the BBC, Apple TV+ and National Geographic.

Applications open

Get your free interview.

It's free, with no card and no contract. We only record a few a month, because each one is directed by hand. Tell us a bit about you and pick a time for a short fit call.

We only use your answers to prepare for your call. Privacy

Thanks for being straight with us.

Right now we're only taking interviews with people who have an established offer and want ongoing help. That's what lets us do these properly for free. If that changes, come back and apply again.

Questions
Why is it free?

Because you should judge us on your own footage, not on someone else's showreel. If you like it, we talk about working together. If you don't, you keep the videos. One free interview per business.

Do I need a studio or a camera?

No. A laptop or a recent phone, a quiet room and some window light. The setup guide covers the rest.

Do I need to prepare anything?

Nothing scripted. We ask the questions and follow what's interesting. That's why it ends up sounding like you.

What happens after the free interview?

On the handover call we show you what working together looks like. One hour of your time a month. Each interview becomes a new sales video for a different stage of your pipeline, plus a month of clips that we schedule and post for you. We'll tell you the price on the fit call, before you book anything, so there are no surprises. No contract either way.

Why is there a call first?

Each interview takes real time to direct and edit, so we only do them when we're confident we can help. The call makes sure that's the case.

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