How do you get hot leads if you don't have the portfolio to back it up? How can I approach a client? How do you do cold calling? What should I say or ask for? How do you handle a belligerent and difficult client who doesn't value your time? Ask Me Anything episode with Chris, Matthew, and the crew. Want us to answer your questions? 01:39 Announcements 08:16 Futur is splitting into 2 channels Futur Academy 09:05 #Adobe368 @theChrisDo 09:30 Question 1: What should I talk about in a case study? Why is it important? 11:10 Q. 2: why is your Merch not that cool? 11:40 Q. 3: How can I find hot leads? 18:35 Q. 4: How do you learn? Do you learn while you go or do you dedicate time to learn? 21:20 Thank You For Smoking: screenplay reading and what you can learn about how Nick argues. What's the best flavor of ice-cream. 24:00 Why did Nick win the argument? 31:40 Aaron & Chris roleplay a client conflict (video project) Take 1 39:30 Role-play recap—what did he do well? What could he do better? 44:40 What does it mean to come up with a fair price? 51:50 Roleplay Take 2: More aggressive version w/ Chris 51:00 Chris needs to pitch a prospect via cold calling. Business Bootcamp https://www.thefutur.com/business-boo... -- 👉Subscribe: https://goo.gl/F2AEbk We love getting your letters. Send it here: The Futur c/o Chris Do 1702 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA Want a deeper dive? Typography, Lettering, Sales & Marketing, Social Media and The Business of Design courses available here: https://goo.gl/bRt5qd — Love the content? Become a sustaining member for $5/mo today. https://goo.gl/nwekfL BOOKLIST – Essential Reading for Creative Professionals: https://bit.ly/biz-booklist Essential Design Books: https://bit.ly/futur-design-books Kits & Proposals: https://goo.gl/mSjuWQ Visit our website: https://www.thefutur.com FREE resources: https://goo.gl/Qh6gHr Mandarin (Chinese) Subtitles on UiiUii https://uiiiuiii.com/?s=the+futur — AFFILIATE LINKS* 🙏 Support The Futur by purchasing through our affiliate links: Amazon: http://bit.ly/thefuturishere Webflow: http://bit.ly/2EbET9l Retro Supply Co.: http://bit.ly/2GW8gzR Creative Market: https://goo.gl/g4jlTE Design Cuts: http://bit.ly/2GSsAR3 ✍️ Sharpen your skills by taking a course, using our affiliate links: Skillshare: https://goo.gl/YCo2uT School of Motion: http://bit.ly/futur-som Bring Your Own Laptop Tutorials: https://byol.me/thefutur 🎧 Do you like the music? Check out the music libraries we use in our affiliate links below: Epidemic Sound: http://share.epidemicsound.com/thefutur Artlist: http://bit.ly/2uWdna7 Get our FAVORITE notebook from Baron Fig: https://baronfig.com/?ref=zQoKL — Futur Podcast on iTunes: 🎙 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... — Host– Chris Do Cinematography– Aaron Szekely, Mark Contreras Live Editor– Jonathan Garcia Editor– Stewart Schuster, Mark Contreras, Aaron Szekely Futur Theme Music – Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Typefaces: Futura, Din, Helvetica Neue Futur theme song— Adam Sanborne === *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you.