90 days. Real structural change. Built for founders who are done being the bottleneck
You didn't build this business to be trapped in it.
A structured 90-day programme for video production founders ready to move from operator to owner.
Founder cohort: £2,500 + VAT — limited places
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Sound Familiar?
Working harder stopped being the answer a long time ago.
You've proved you can do the work. The clients are there. The reputation is solid.
But somehow the business still depends on you for almost everything.
You're the one clients call. You're the one who has to be across every project. You're the one who can't take a week off without something falling apart.
Most coaching for video businesses focuses on landing bigger clients and charging more. And yes, that matters. But if the business can't function properly without you, a bigger client just means more pressure on the same broken foundation.
The shift that actually matters isn't more revenue.
It's building a business that generates revenue without everything flowing through you personally.
That's what this programme is built around.
What Changes
From operator to owner. Here's what that actually looks like.
You stop being the bottleneck
Clients have a business to call, not just a person. Decisions get made without you in every conversation.
Your revenue becomes predictable
Not because you got lucky. Because you've built systems that keep clients returning and new opportunities visible without you generating them from scratch every time.
You build a structure that doesn't need you to manage every detail
Delegation stops feeling like a risk and starts feeling like the point.
You have a clear 12-month roadmap.
Not a list of hopes. A prioritised plan built around your actual business.
You can actually step back. Not permanently. Not immediately. But the option exists.
That's what freedom looks like.
How it works
Three months. Three clear outcomes.
Month 1
Get Control
An honest audit of where the business actually is. Revenue patterns, client concentration, where your time goes, and what depends on you personally.
No 90-page strategy document. A clear picture and a prioritised plan. We focus on what matters most and ignore the rest.
Month 2
Create Predictability
Client retention systems. A business development rhythm that doesn't require you to be always-on. Reducing your reliance on a small number of clients for the majority of your income.
Pipeline visibility so you're never surprised by a quiet month.
Month 3
Build Freedom
Delegation. Systems. A 12-month roadmap that doesn't depend on you being present for every decision.
This is where the structural change becomes real and the business starts to feel like something you own, rather than something you operate.
"Before working with Simon I was busy but never quite in control. The work was there but the business felt fragile. Simon helped me see exactly what was holding things back and gave me a clear path forward. For the first time I feel like I'm running the business rather than it running me."
Simon Holt, Visual Culture, Melbourne, Australia
Why Simon Banks?
Someone who has actually run a video business.
I spent over 30 years in video production. DOP, self-shooter, agency owner. I've built teams, managed the feast-and-famine years, lost clients I relied on too heavily, and figured out, slowly and sometimes expensively, what actually makes a creative business stable.
I'm not a generic business coach who works with anyone. I work specifically with video production founders because I know the pressures, the patterns, and the blind spots from the inside.
I work with a small number of clients at any one time. Because this work only delivers properly when I'm genuinely in it with you.
Founder Cohort Pricing
A limited first cohort at a founder rate.
The first cohort of the Video Business Freedom Accelerator is open to a small number of founding members.
Founding members get direct access to me throughout, a reduced investment, and the opportunity to help shape the programme as it develops. In return, I ask for honest feedback and, where the results are there, a testimonial.
Founder cohort investment: £2,500 + VAT
This price will not be available after the first cohort closes. The full programme price will be £4,000+.
Places are limited. If you're considering it, the right time to apply is now.
Apply for the Accelerator →Is this right for you?
Be honest with yourself here.
This is for you if: You run a video production business, turning over £200k or more
✅ You have at least one other person working with you, or you're at the point where you need to
✅ Work is coming in but the revenue is unpredictable and the pressure is constant
✅ You've been doing this long enough to know that working harder isn't the answer
✅ You want someone who has actually run a video business, not someone who coaches generic business owners
This is not for you if:
❌ You're a videographer trying to land your first big project
❌ You want a script for cold outreach or a social media content plan
❌ You're not yet at the stage where the operator-to-owner problem is real and felt
❌ You're looking for a quick fix or a formula that worked for someone else
If you're not quite at the right stage, I'll tell you honestly on the call, and we can talk about what might make more sense for now.
Cost of staying still
Every month you stay where you are is an expensive month.
Not just in money.
In the Sunday evening dread when you don't know where next month's work is coming from. In the decisions that land on your desk because there's no system to handle them. In the clients who go quiet and never come back because nobody stayed in touch.
Most of your competitors are in the same cycle. They'll stay there.
The ones who pull ahead are the ones who decided to build differently.
Ready to apply?
Tell me about your business, your biggest challenge, and where you want to get to.
I'll review your application personally and be in touch within 48 hours.
No pitch. No pressure. If it's not the right fit, I'll tell you.
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