Drone to 1K Podcast by Drone Launch Academy
Business & Economics Podcasts
In the Drone to 1K Podcast, we take an inside look at how successful drone business owners got started and scaled their company to making $1,000 per month and beyond. Whether you're just looking to make a little side cash with your drone or you want to turn your passion into a full-time career, we hope that the Drone to 1K Podcast will inspire you to take the plunge and succeed with your own drone business.
Location:
United States
Description:
In the Drone to 1K Podcast, we take an inside look at how successful drone business owners got started and scaled their company to making $1,000 per month and beyond. Whether you're just looking to make a little side cash with your drone or you want to turn your passion into a full-time career, we hope that the Drone to 1K Podcast will inspire you to take the plunge and succeed with your own drone business.
Language:
English
Contact:
6143090556
Website:
https://dronelaunchacademy.com/
Episodes
S5/EP 8 Curtis Kloc of Inspections Over Coffee
9/7/2022
This week’s guest is Curtis Kloc from Inspections Over Coffee.
Inspections Over Coffee is an inspection company that uses drones to help inspect roofs.
The company also sells franchises, and Curtis says that everyone that purchases a franchise also has to get licensed and learn how to use drones to inspect roofs.
Curtis also works with real estate agents and agencies and educates them about inspection work, which builds credibility for his company and often leads to more business.
Curtis...
Duration:00:49:18
S5/EP 7 Pedro Silva of Drone By Dro
8/17/2022
Our guest this week is Pedro Silva from Drone by Dro.
Since getting his Part 107 license, Pedro has worked on a variety of drone photography and videography jobs, including construction work, real estate listing photos and videos, and even a video for a hospital that recently did a huge renovation. (The video he created for the hospital actually won an award!)
Pedro's been able to quit his job as a waiter and focus on building Drone by Dro full-time.
An interesting thing about his...
Duration:00:51:12
S5/EP 6 Chris Francescani of Sunset Beach Films
8/10/2022
This week's guest is Chris Francescani from Sunset Beach Films.
Chris was a journalist and reporter for 25 years. Now, he uses drones to create marketing and promotional videos for local businesses in Eastern Long Island.
Chris has been able to find new clients by joining chambers of commerce and networking with business owners who could use social media drone videos to promote their businesses.
Be sure to listen to this week's Drone to $1K Podcast episode to hear more about Chris and his...
Duration:00:51:11
S5/EP 5 Grant Puckrin of 19th UAS Precision
7/28/2022
Our guest this week is Grant Puckrin from 19th UAS Precision.
Grant's drone business started out doing real estate photography and videography.
Now, Grant wants to expand into the agriculture industry.
Growing up on a farm, Grant experienced firsthand the hard work and long hours that farmers put into their jobs. He wanted to find a way to use drones to help them save time and resources.
Grant bought a multispectral drone AND a spraying drone and is waiting on his paperwork to be...
Duration:00:46:47
S5/EP 4 Joey Howard of Cascade Stream Solutions
7/21/2022
Duration:00:54:23
S5/EP 3 Joe Morgan of Eyes Above Texas Imagery
7/14/2022
Our guest this week is Joe Morgan from Eyes Above Texas Imagery.
Joe's been a Part 107-licensed drone pilot since 2017.
Since then, he's gained tons of experience in the drone industry. He's skilled in photography & videography, mapping & photogrammetry, and inspection work.
Over the past several years, Joe's built a reputation as a safe and professional drone service provider that always delivers quality work.
To hear all about Joe's drone work and his advice for aspiring drone business...
Duration:00:51:17
S5/EP 2 Eric Hellinger of Vivid Flight Media
7/6/2022
Eric Hellinger from Vivid Flight Media is our guest for this week's episode.
Eric only started flying drones about a year and a half ago, and he's already running a successful drone business that specializes in providing FPV videos.
If you're not familiar with FPV, it stands for first person view.
Eric has created FPV videos for a variety of businesses and organizations, from schools to laboratories to wineries.
To hear more about Eric and the cool FPV drone jobs he's worked on, give...
Duration:00:58:19
S5/EP 1 Dusty Jolley of Jolley Works LLC
5/31/2022
Season 5 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is here!
This week, Dusty Jolley joins us as our first podcast guest of season 5.
Since getting his Part 107 license back in 2020, Dusty has been able to quit his job in insurance (which he was miserable at) so he can pursue 2 of his hobbies: flying drones and welding.
Over the past couple of years, Dusty's been doing a variety of drone work, including cinematography, mapping, and even FPV.
Aaaand, we're excited to announce that Dusty is now part of...
Duration:00:53:21
S4/EP 10 Danny Elassad of Mole Media and Hoverscape
11/2/2021
Danny Elassad from Mole Media and Hoverscape joins us this week to talk about his full-time drone job AND his drone side hustle!
Danny is the chief remote pilot at Hoverscape, where he uses drones to create “digital twins” (extremely accurate, high resolution 3D models) of large structures, like telecom towers and warehouses.
With Mole Media (his own drone company), Danny does drone photography and videography. He’s even had the chance to work with Netflix and TV shows!
To hear all...
Duration:00:47:58
S4/EP 9 Thom Monterville of NexGen Drones
10/18/2021
This week, our guest is Thom Monterville from NexGen Drones, LLC.
Currently, Thom’s business is focused on agriculture and mapping drone services.
In this episode, Thom talks about how he started his business, how he landed his first paid job (which happened to be with one of the largest cattle and agriculture companies in Oklahoma!), and his goals for the future.
If you want to learn how drones are being used in the agriculture industry, you don’t want to miss this episode!
Be...
Duration:00:54:46
S4/EP 8 Patrick Whalen of Backstage Aerial
10/11/2021
Patrick Whalen of Backstage Aerial joins us this week to talk about how he grew his business from $0 to 6 figures in less than a year.
When Patrick’s job was affected by the pandemic, he decided to invest in a drone and get his Part 107 license.
In no time, he was landing jobs with household name clients like Amazon, Netflix, Hyundai, and Justin Bieber!
Patrick tells us all about how he was able to build such a successful business so quickly in this episode, so be sure to give it a...
Duration:00:47:03
S4/EP 7 Guillermo Wenzel of Drone Sky Visuals
8/13/2021
This week, Guillermo Wenzel joins us to talk about how he’s built and scaled his drone business, Drone Sky Visuals.
Since starting his business in 2019, Guillermo has gotten experience working in the real estate, construction, inspection, and event industries.
During this episode, he talks about how he’s used word-of-mouth advertising, Google Ads, social media, and more to successfully grow his drone business.
Listen to this week’s episode to hear all about Guillermo’s story and how...
Duration:00:52:24
S4/EP 6 Derek Cameron of 3805 Productions
8/10/2021
This week on the Drone to $1K Podcast, you’ll get to hear from Derek Cameron of 3805 Productions.
Derek does photography and videography, as well as 3D mapping and modeling.
Derek first started his business just before the country shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, he’s had to overcome many obstacles to build his business.
Since then, Derek has worked with many different clients, including local business owners, realtors, construction companies, and even a...
Duration:00:54:58
S4/EP 5 Jeff Carrillo of Tarillo Vue
8/1/2021
Our guest on this week’s episode is Jeff Carrillo from Tarillo Vue.
Over the past few years, Jeff has used drones to do creative work and inspection work for clients in many industries. One of the services he specializes in is drone thermography.
During the episode, Jeff talks about how he got started with his business, how he learned how to do thermography, and some of the cool projects he’s worked on.
If you’re interested in learning more about how drones are being used to conduct...
Duration:00:50:57
S4/EP 4 Merrill McKee of Northern Perspectives
7/27/2021
Merrill McKee from Northern Perspectives joins us on this week’s episode of the Drone to $1K Podcast.
Merrill went from listening to the Drone to $1K Podcast and hoping to someday achieve what our guests have accomplished, to now being a D$1K Podcast guest himself – which means that he now owns and operates his own successful drone business!
During this episode, Merrill tells us all about his aerial photography and videography business, which is based in northern New York.
Since...
Duration:00:53:47
S4/EP 3 James Grace of JMG Aerial Imagery
7/18/2021
Our guest this week is James Grace of JMG Aerial Imagery. James provides aerial photography and videography services for clients in the construction and real estate industries.
Before starting his own drone business in early 2019, James worked in post-production at Warner Brothers and Sony Pictures. While there, he learned the editing process, and he built a LinkedIn network of 10,000+ connections.
James has used his previous industry knowledge, as well as social media, to start and...
Duration:00:42:19
S4/EP 2 Kevin Olson of Maryland Drone Guy
7/12/2021
This week, Kevin Olson of Maryland Drone Guy joins us to talk about his aerial photography and videographer business, which he’s successfully grown over the past year.
Kevin first started flying drones at the beginning of the COVID pandemic and got his Part 107 license last July.
Since then, Kevin has had the opportunity to work with many local businesses, including wineries and breweries, restaurants, gyms, a drive-in movie theater, an engineering company, and more.
Kevin has used...
Duration:00:41:50
S4/EP 1 Jen Allen of Wildwood Media
7/5/2021
DRONE TO $1K PODCAST SEASON 4 / EPISODE 1 WITH JEN ALLEN
Season 4 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is officially here!
In this week’s episode, Jen Allen of Wildwood Media tells us all about how she’s used drones to capture aerial photos and videos for her real estate and wedding clients.
Jen has been doing wedding photography and videography with her husband for years, but when the coronavirus pandemic started, the majority of their weddings were rescheduled. Jen has been able to find a...
Duration:00:42:16
S3/EP 10 Caleb Randall of Randall Productions
3/16/2021
DRONE TO $1K PODCAST SEASON 3 / EPISODE 10 WITH CALEB RANDALL
On this week’s episode, Caleb Randall of Randall Productions joins us to talk about how he’s used drones to grow his business to making 6 figures a year.
Caleb started out doing wedding videography, but eventually shifted to creating marketing and branding films for businesses. He’s worked with big-name companies like Geico, as well as smaller businesses, to tell their stories through the art of video.
Caleb discusses how...
Duration:00:50:47
S3/EP 9 Jorge Casamiquela of JFC prooductions
3/9/2021
DRONE TO $1K PODCAST SEASON 3 / EPISODE 9 WITH JORGE CASAMIQUELA
This week, Jorge Casamiquela, our student support manager here at Drone Launch, joins us to talk about how he has successfully built his drone business, all while working part-time for Drone Launch Academy.
In this episode, Jorge tells us all about how he landed his first clients, the lessons he learned along the way, and the advice he has for anyone who’s thinking about starting their own drone business!
Don’t forget...
Duration:00:46:56