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Film Courage: If you had to start over and build a production company from scratch with the knowledge that you have now, how would you do it?
Khoa Le, Entrepreneur and Filmmaker: How would I do it? From a strategic standpoint or from a task standpoint?
Film Courage: Both. I like how you’re designating these two.
Khoa: From a strategy standpoint, I would definitely make sure that you are clear what the outcome is going to be. You want to know what you’re trying to get to and that clarity is so important because that’s how you create your decision making from the start, that’s how to troubleshoot and figure things out because that part is so clear.
Before I wasn’t so clear about it, before I just knew that I wanted to impact and that’s a loose term but the more you actually narrow down to what (I wouldn’t say it’s an end goal but almost something that almost feels impossible to achieve) but you know that that’s what you want to see before you’re dead, that’s what you need to figure out right from the beginning of when you make when you make the company. You have to think about:
–Why do you want to exist?
–Does the world need another company?
–Does the world need another filmmaker?
–Does the world need another production company?
–Why do you want to compete?
If you want to make money going into a different industry. There’s plenty of places that make money, that can’t be the goal. Why are you going into production, because you love it that much? Why do you love that? Why do you love production so much? That part has to be really clear and it surprised to me that so many people are not clear, they l…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).
About:
Khoa Le is a successful entrepreneur and professional filmmaker with a track record of producing successful films, commercials, and corporate branding projects. He has directed and co-executive produced the feature film “Walt Before Mickey,” which was distributed globally and released on platforms such as Netflix and Amazon. In addition, Khoa directed the #1 hit Bahamian TV show “BTC Starmaker Season 5” and a TV pilot for the NY Yankees called “The Tryout.” In the 2016-2018 period, Khoa served as the co-executive and co-director, as well as an executive producer and producer, for the upcoming movie “Ice Ice Baby” about Vanilla Ice and “Behind His Guitar” about Jose Feliciano. In 2021, Khoa directed the live-action business film “Bezos” about Jeff Bezos.
Khoa is the CEO and founder of several companies, including Kvibe Studios, Live Picture Studios, and Sutudu. In 2014, he was recognized as the fastest growing business in the Tri-state area by the SBDC and SBA. He currently employs over 100 people and owns an 8000 sq ft studio in Jersey City, NJ, located near Manhattan. His businesses have experienced significant growth, with revenues increasing by more than 50% each year. This success has earned him recognition from the USPAACC, the largest Asian Chambers of Commerce in the U.S., which invited him to join and travel internationally with other businesses to strategize further growth. Khoa was also a recipient of the “Fast 100” award from the USPAACC in 2018-2021.
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