Connor Rickey

📸 Helping Creatives go full-time doing what they’re great at and what they love ⚡️

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

Hot take:

Ai is no longer the competitive edge for creative agencies.

Straight up, if you’re not using it,
you’re just getting left behind.

Using Ai is simply KEEPING UP…
not getting ahead.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

If you wanna learn to delegate out tasks in your business better:

Go visit a country that values other things than work.

You’ll come back and realize 3/4 of the stuff you’re doing you shouldn’t be.

That’s real motivation.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

A lot of videographers are stuck in the worst spot possible:

Too busy to feel desperate.
Too inconsistent to feel secure.

So they stay trapped in survival mode for years

relying on referrals, random projects, and hope.

Busy isn’t the same thing as building.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

Videographers, video agencies, marketing agencies…

Hate to say it but…

Ai is here to stay.

Those embracing it ALREADY ARE taking your clients.

Those becoming Ai Growth Partners

Will dominate the next 2-3+ years.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

To all my over-thinkers…

(I’m one myself)

GET A BUSINESS COACH.

I’d be nowhere without the
coaches I have in my corner.

Alone, you will just overthink
your way out of any progress
you could have made.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

If you don’t start soon,

You will be in the same place in
3-6 months… again.

Stop waiting for the perfect time,

Start messy.
Start scared.
Start now.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

“Everyone sells a course now”

Yeah.

And there’s a gym in every city.

Builders pick one and get to work.

Everyone else stands outside
critiquing.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

VERY underrated trait:

Being a little delusional.

Having the confidence to know
you’ll make it work; even if you’re
not exactly sure how yet.

The most successful people I know
aren’t the smartest —

They just don’t operate from fear.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

“YAP” videos work.

I had one get 30K views, 274 shares, and 132 new followers.

But, it’s like playing the lottery.

I posted 10 and only 1 popped off. Took hours to film them all.

A simple ad would have brought better results and been easier.

Run ads.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

One-off projects are great, until they dry up or the referrals stop coming in 💀

$20k+ month… then close to $0 the next.

Sound too familiar?

If so, I built a free tool for you.

It’ll help you price your next retainer so every month stops resetting at $0.

Details below👇

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

If you’re ready to implement NOW…

Comment “Training”

I’ll send you my full playbook on running Instagram ads in 2026.

So you can finally hit $500K in 2026 with predictability. 🎉

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

5. “Lone wolfing”

Trying to build and scale an agency ALONE is brutal.

In 2026…

We shortcut our success by leaning on mentors and community to show us the way.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

4. Inconsistent lead-flow

Relying on word of mouth, SEO, or referrals only gets you so far.

In 2026…

We use a system that attracts premium clients even while we sleep.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

3. Cheap clients.

Every client we say “yes” to means we’re saying “no” to another.

In 2026…

We say no to cheap clients to make room for the dream clients.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

2. Low level tasks.

EVERYTHING that doesn’t move the needle gets automated or delegated.

In 2026…

We use systems that do the work for us.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

1. One-off projects.

It’s IMPOSSIBLE to predictably grow without repeatable monthly revenue.

In 2026…

We position ourselves as an ongoing solution for $3-10K per month.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

Yo… 2026 is here. 🤯

Here’s EXACTLY what we’ll be leaving in 2025.

(Your guide to finally scaling your video agency to $500K this year)

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

As an ex-gear addict,

Before copping that 20% off Black Friday “sale” today…

Ask yourself:

“What do I REALLY need to grow my business?”

Cause it usually ain’t another lens.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

Just go. Just get messy and try this out. Don’t overthink it.

This is one of the easiest client acquisition funnels that exists

(I’ve tried them all and personally spent over $250,000 in ads doing this).

👉 Comment “Ads” and I’ll send you the full training and Notion SOP.

[Connor Rickey @connorjayrickey]

6. Get on calls and CLOSE $9K deals on repeat 💰

Sell them on setting up the same system you’re using for their business.

The system sells itself because you’ve just proven it works.

Lastly 👉