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Today I have not one, but two guests - Matt Allen and Matthew Gentile. Matt, a former student of the Optimizer program, is a Los Angeles based editor, filmmaker and recipient of the American Cinema Editor's prestigious Eric Zumbrunnen Fellowship. Matt recently edited his first feature film AMERICAN MURDERER, which was written and directed by my second guest, Matthew. Matthew is an award-winning filmmaker who holds a passion for true-crime, action, and thriller genres.

In today’s conversation, Matt, Matthew and I dive deep into the key mindsets necessary to create your own independent film successfully. Whether you are a starter or a finisher (as Matt and Matthew call their roles), this conversation is packed with practical tools you can adopt and apply to your journey of making your film idea (or any other creative idea or project you might have) a reality. As both Matt and Matthew share here, so much of your potential success comes down to your mindset as well as your ability to do proper cold outreach.

Matt shares the exact processes he continues to use from the Optimizer program that have led to so much of his success (and Matthew shares why he originally made fun of the Optimizer cold outreach formula…and also why he now is a big fan of using it). As we discuss in our conversation, there is a huge rise in the number of people making films for the first time right now. If you’re the kind of person who wants to join in on the fun, this conversation is the perfect place to start.

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Here's What You'll Learn:

• The two specific factors that mark the difference between making a multi-million dollar box office hit and an independent film (that have nothing to do with funding)
• Why more people are making films now for the first time and why that’s beneficial to everyone
• Putting together a film crew for the first time? Look for this one specific trait in people (it has nothing to do with experience)
• The one thing you can do to maintain a positive mindset and reach your goals amidst ANY obstacle that appears
• The number one quality you need to have if you want to become successful in any leadership position
• The key elements of the Optimize Yourself program that Matt used in the real world that directly led him to success
• How cold outreach (when done in the proper ways we discuss) is the key to connecting and building relationships with experts in your industry
• The one thing you can do in your cold outreach emails that will drastically increase your response rate
• Why Matthew originally made fun of the Optimize Yourself cold outreach formula…and why he now uses it so often
• What it means to “tell your story” and how that is the secret to working with experts

Useful Resources Mentioned:

AMERICAN MURDERER on Amazon

AMERICAN MURDERER on iTunes