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Aug. 11, 2021

Building a Successful Drone Business: Here's How Derek Cameron of 3805 Productions Has Done It!

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…

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Aug. 3, 2021

Meet Jeff Carrillo, A Drone Thermography Pro

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…

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July 28, 2021

From Podcast Listener to Podcast Guest: How Merrill Achieved His Goal of Starting a Drone Business

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…

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July 20, 2021

What's It Like to Take Drone Photos & Videos for Construction & Real Estate Clients in So. Cal?

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…

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July 14, 2021

This Entrepreneur Went from Drone Newbie to Successful Drone Business Owner in Just MONTHS

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…

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July 7, 2021

This Successful Photographer and Videographer Uses Drones to Capture Aerial Footage for Her Clients

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…

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April 2, 2021

Drone to $1K Program Q&A

Thinking about joining our Drone to $1K program? We will be live at 8pm eastern to show you more details about the program and answer any last minute questions you have before the discount period is over!

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March 30, 2021

REPLAY: Free Training - How to Start and Grow a Profitable Drone Business

Here's a replay of last night's training on how to start and grow a profitable drone business. Here are a few time stamps you can jump to: 00:02:16 - Training starts 01:02:35 - What's inside the Drone to $1K program 01:06:10 - Announcing the deal we have going on for…

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March 18, 2021

This Entrepreneur Went From Wedding Videos to Branding and Marketing Videography. How Did He Do It?

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…

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March 9, 2021

Drones Have Given This Entrepreneur The Flexibility to Work Whenever & Wherever He Wants!

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…

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March 2, 2021

This Drone Entrepreneur is Making Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars with His Engineering Business

In this week’s episode, Rut Patel of Voyager Industries tells listeners how he grew his engineering business to the point where it’s making hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. A few years ago, Rut quit both of his jobs to pursue his passion for drones and engineering full-time. Now,…

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Feb. 24, 2021

Get $200 off Aerial Roof Inspection Pro! PLUS, get our NEW Solar Roof Inspection Pro course for FREE

Hey everyone! We wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who joined the live training last night and to everyone who took advantage of our Aerial Roof Inspection Pro deal. If you missed the training, you can catch the replay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZVIRzQTJP0&t=346s In the training, we talked about…

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Feb. 24, 2021

Free Live Training: Drones Are Changing the Roofing and Solar Industry (& YOU Can Profit From It!)

In this free live training, David Young (founder of Drone Launch Academy) and Sinuhe Montoya (co-owner of DroneQuote) will show you: • How Drones Helped Sinuhe's Sales Skyrocket • Why a Roofing or Solar Company Would Want to Use a Drone • The 3 Things You Need to Master If…

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Feb. 16, 2021

New FAA Part 107 Rules (2021) - Here's What You Need To Know

As you may have heard, the FAA recently released new Part 107 rules, which will go into effect on March 1st, 2021. We know that new rules can seem overwhelming, but don't worry! Our Student Support Manager, Jorge, will tell you everything you need to know. To learn more about…

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Feb. 16, 2021

Drone Entrepreneur Quits His Full-Time Architecture Job to Pursue His Passion For Media

Drone to $1K Podcast: Season 3, Episode 7 In this week's episode, Philip Hurst of Philip Hurst Media talks about how he went from a full-time architecture job to a full-time job as an entrepreneur. Answer this secret podcast question before 2/23/20 and be entered to win one of five…

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Feb. 9, 2021

This Successful Drone Entrepreneur Tells Us How He Grew His Business During The Pandemic

Drone to $1K Podcast: Season 3, Episode 6 In this week's episode, Jonathan Stettler of Steady Focus Media joins us to talk about how he went from making $200/month to booking 3-4 jobs per week (and all of this was during the pandemic!). Answer this secret podcast question before 2/16/20…

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Feb. 2, 2021

Where Is He Now: Update on Our First Ever Drone to $1K Podcast Guest, Alex Castillo!

Drone to $1K Podcast: Season 3, Episode 5 This week, our first ever Drone to $1K podcast guest, Alex Castillo of LA Aerial Image, has returned to give us an update about his business! Answer this secret podcast question before 2/9/20 and be entered to win one of five prizes!…

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Jan. 26, 2021

This Drone Entrepreneur Started His Business In May & Was Making $1K/Month By July!

Drone to $1K Podcast: Season 3, Episode 4 Spencer Boyd of Aerodrone Solutions is this week's guest on the Drone to $1K podcast! Spencer tells us all about how he started his drone business and was making $1,000/month within 2 months. Answer this secret podcast question before 1/26/20 and be…

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Jan. 19, 2021

Hear From a Philadelphia Drone Photographer Who Has Worked with American Idol, Comcast, & NFL Films

Drone to $1K Podcast: Season 3, Episode 3 Chris Dantonio from Chris Dantonio Drone Photography is our guest on this week's episode! He talks about how he got started with drones and how he started his own successful drone business. Answer this secret podcast question before 1/26/20 and be entered…

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Jan. 12, 2021

Successful Real Estate Photo/Video Pro Shares His Entrepreneurship Journey (Drone to $1K Podcast)

Drone to $1K Podcast: Season 3, Episode 2 Nick Frandjian from Open House Foto joins us to talk about how he started and grew his successful real estate photography and videography business. Answer this secret podcast question before 1/19/20 and be entered to win one of five prizes! https://dronelaunchacademy.typeform.com/to/gB45liEP ==…

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Jan. 5, 2021

21 Year Old Crushing It with Drones in Roofing, Weddings, and Real Estate (Drone to $1K Podcast)

Drone to $1K Podcast: Season 3, Episode 1 Liam Abrigg from Bentley Studios joins us to tell his story of how he started a video production and drone company and built it into a thriving business that also works in the roofing and real estate industries. Answer this secret podcast…

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Dec. 1, 2020

How to Become an Awesome Drone Pilot that Makes Money

In this live workshop, we are going to be covering 5 different topics and will also be answering any questions you have about drones or our Black Friday course bundle deals that expire tonight! (11/30) The 5 areas we will be covering are: 1 - How to become an FAA…

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Sept. 1, 2020

Aerial Video A to Z Review - Cody Retlich

Cody Retlich's review of Drone Launch Academy's Aerial Video A to Z course.

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May 22, 2020

Three Best Drones Under $100 (Updated 2020)

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