Can You Change the Music?

What happens when you stop trying to build your creative business the way everyone else says you should? In this episode, we sit down with documentary editor and filmmaker Ryan Mjøen to talk about faith, ADHD, imposter syndrome, pricing, relationships, and the surprising journey that led him to niche down into post-production. Ryan shares how he transitioned away from being a full-service video pr...

Nobody talks about the mistakes. As creatives, business owners, and freelancers, it's easy to look at successful people and assume they always know what they're doing. The truth? Every professional has stories they'd rather forget. In this episode, Jeremiah and Joe share some of the biggest mistakes they've made throughout their careers—from breaking expensive property on a music v...

At just 19 years old, Molly is building a videography business, landing clients, navigating rejection, and figuring out who she is along the way. In this episode, we sit down with a young filmmaker who skipped the traditional path and jumped headfirst into entrepreneurship. We talk about the realities of running a creative business at a young age, learning to advocate for yourself, handling diffic...

Watch the video here: https://vimeo.com/1010234023?fl=tl&fe=ec In this episode, Jeremiah Shumaker and Joe Reeves break down a video project Jeremiah created that pushed his creative limits. From shooting practical effects with curtains and green screens to building a dreamlike cemetery scene, the conversation dives deep into the filmmaking decisions behind the project. But the discussion quick...

In this episode of Can You Change the Music?, Jeremiah Shumaker and Joe Reeves unpack one of the most powerful — and often overlooked — drivers of long-term business success: relationships. From drawing hard lines around personal values to rejecting a scarcity mindset, they explore what it really means to treat clients as partners rather than transactions. Jeremiah shares why owning your value can...

What does success really look like when you step away from a stable career to chase creative freedom? In this episode, Jeremiah and Joe sit down with Gabe Ochoa, founder of MindFlix Films, to unpack the realities of leaving a corporate job, launching a business just before a global shutdown, and redefining what it means to “make it.” Gabe shares how financial uncertainty, pride-shattering moments,...

A lot of people are trying to make the conversation around AI and creative businesses a black and white conversation. In reality, I don't think this is quite so simple. There is a grieving process that comes with the devaluing of a skill you took years to refine. At the same time, that grief will only take you so far, and there comes a time where you also have to ask yourself "what am I g...

The following description was written with AI: AI is everywhere right now — and if you’re a creative business owner, you’ve probably wondered whether it’s a threat, a tool, or something in between. In this episode, Jeremiah and Joe dive headfirst into the AI conversation, unpacking the fear many creatives feel while challenging the all-or-nothing mindset surrounding new technology. They explore wh...

In this episode, Jeremiah Shumaker and Joe Reeves sit down with videographer and business owner Ben DeLaughter to talk about the roller coaster of creative entrepreneurship. From getting unexpectedly fired during COVID to nearly draining his savings while chasing a dream, Ben shares the honest realities of building a video business from the ground up. Our conversation dives deep into pricing strug...

In Episode 4 of Can You Change the Music?, Jeremiah and Joe get practical—and brutally honest—about what it actually looks like to make six figures as a creative business owner. From $250 videos and walking into restaurants with business cards, to retainers, burnout, imposter syndrome, and big-number months that don’t feel as big as they sound, this conversation pulls back the curtain on the reali...

In the last episode, we opened up a raw conversation about loneliness in creative work. This week, we pick that thread back up—and go deeper. Jeremiah and Joe continue unpacking what it actually feels like to run a creative business when the isolation, pressure, and mental weight start to compound. They talk honestly about depression, burnout, unrealistic expectations, and the spiral that can happ...

Loneliness isn’t something most creatives expect when they start their own business—but it’s often the thing that hits the hardest. In this episode of Can You Change the Music?, Jeremiah Shumaker and Joe Reeves get painfully honest about the isolation that comes with running a creative business. What starts as a conversation about client feedback and the dreaded phrase “Can you change the music?”...

In the first episode of Can You Change the Music?, hosts Jeremiah Shumaker and Joe Reeves kick off the podcast by asking what might be the most important question for any creative: why? Both coming from backgrounds in music, ministry, and video production, Jeremiah and Joe share the winding paths that led them into self-employment — from recording studios that didn’t last, to leaving full-time job...

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