Season 1 · Episode 25

Brandon Gates Speaks To Euclid High Entrepreneur Students (TPUE)

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0:01Welcome, welcome, welcome to Alienize Photos Industry Talk
0:07with your host, photographer Jackson, Steve Jackson
0:11of Alienize Photos Media.
0:15Alienize Photos Media, portfolios.
0:18Thinking about portfolios as I'm adding
0:22another high school to my speaking portfolio.
0:28I had the honor to
0:31be alongside with my Pull Up Experience counterpart,
0:37the host with the most, Mr. Brandon Gates,
0:42the head over of Pull Up Experience,
0:45the Pull Up Experience, TPUE,
0:48as we are a collective of entrepreneurs
0:52and we help other entrepreneurs and business owners
0:56and also non-profits elevate
0:59your entrepreneur elevation group here in Cleveland, Ohio
1:04as we visited Ohio School, Euclid, Ohio.
1:10Shout outs to Euclid High School.
1:13As he had that honor to speak
1:17and I kinda put some two cents in
1:20but I captured the moment,
1:23captured the moment he presented.
1:27Like soon we got to the students,
1:30we had to basically present no setup, no nothing like,
1:34all right, they're all yours.
1:36So, you know, we had to run and gun
1:38and definitely pivot.
1:40If anybody know the Pull Up Experience,
1:42we are the artists of pivoting.
1:46We know how to pivot on a die and we do each time
1:51but it was very fruitful
1:54and documenting this journey is always good
1:59as we spoke on entrepreneurship as well as podcasting
2:05and even did a podcasting opportunity
2:08as some money was given away.
2:12And shout outs to Brandon Gates for that.
2:15Like that's just so honorable,
2:18encouraging the young students,
2:21the youth, the next generation,
2:24help propel them to feel their entrepreneur journey,
2:29their podcast and media journey,
2:32content creation journey.
2:35We taught them a little bit about business and marketing
2:39as well as the basic of podcast
2:43and how to make money from podcast.
2:47So it was very fruitful.
2:49When we had like 30, 35 minutes with the students,
2:55some time was cut off,
2:56but we made the most out of it.
2:59We got the most out of it
3:01and we're gonna keep it going.
3:03You know, we're gonna put together some programs,
3:07especially for the afterschool programs
3:10to see what we can do to help
3:12and push the entrepreneurship ballot,
3:17especially in Cleveland, Ohio.
3:19It's critical, it's major, it's important.
3:23It's purposeful, it's needed.
3:27And we got a tour of Euclid High School.
3:33Shout outs to Euclid High School again.
3:36Just showing us some of the programs they have,
3:39how we could be involved
3:41and what the students are doing.
3:44Like from robotics to culinary arts,
3:47they have chefs and the students work with the chefs
3:52selling meals at the school, culinary meals at the school.
3:56I think it was about like $16, $17 for a plate.
4:00It was like, wow, it's amazing.
4:02I'm gonna have to come here for lunch a couple days,
4:05couple times.
4:07So it's amazing.
4:09Robotics, like I said, culinary arts,
4:13music production, music recording.
4:15I got studio at the school podcasting,
4:21which we spoke on entrepreneurship,
4:25so many different programs.
4:27Like I had a fraction of this when I was growing up
4:31or at the schools that I attended.
4:34So it's amazing to see and amazing to hear
4:37what the different schools have going on,
4:40just opportunities these schools have going on.
4:43So again, shout outs to Euclid High School.
4:48We appreciate you for letting us in your doors,
4:51treating us well, welcoming us,
4:54encouraging us to give some great insights
4:58to the students, also encouraging them,
5:02motivating them, showing them
5:03that there is opportunities
5:05that they can take in entrepreneurship,
5:09being what they wanna be and also podcasting,
5:12if that's their route.
5:13But even if they don't,
5:16they still know how to set up one
5:18or how to be on another person's podcast
5:21to help promote their business.
5:24But the most important thing podcasting
5:27is a marketing vehicle for your business.
5:31Like alienized photos, media is my business.
5:36Alienized photos industry talk
5:38is the marketing arm of my business.
5:42And that's the main reason I started the podcast
5:44and also expand my network
5:48and show off my network with different guests
5:50as we kind of create master classes
5:53through our conversation.
5:55So it was very important.
6:00And my solo episodes,
6:01I could make it very salesy and preachy.
6:05I haven't, I haven't yet, maybe one day,
6:08but right now it's just, you know, free game,
6:12as you could say, or many will call it.
6:15So take the free game,
6:18but you got to start somewhere.
6:20You always got to give back.
6:21And this is my give back,
6:23as well as me marketing myself in exchange for that.
6:27You know, help me to help me to help you.
6:33You know, I got to help myself first,
6:34got to help my business first.
6:36I got to get it out here
6:37and I felt podcasting is the best way,
6:41the best method to do that.
6:43You know, I'm always in a car driving like I am now,
6:47but I'm able to record audio.
6:49I'm not heavy on video, but with audio,
6:52I feel like I can do it almost any and anywhere.
6:56You know, I can find a quiet place,
6:57you know, plug my mics into my phone and hit record.
7:02So that's been working for me.
7:04So audio, podcasting works for me.
7:09I know sometimes I will incorporate video
7:11or have some video clips,
7:14but I'm not big on it,
7:16especially right now in this moment.
7:19But as I continue to grow out and continue to get funding
7:22and continue to have more time to sit down
7:25and actually spend time in front of the camera,
7:28well polish productions, I would do that.
7:32But right now, straight audio,
7:35find so many audio episodes.
7:38You can find 50 plus in this current day.
7:41It's December, 2025.
7:45So, you know, I'm not stopping.
7:48I hit a thousand,
7:50whether that's solo episodes
7:52or a combination with solo episodes with guests
7:58or even, you know, live interviews at conferences.
8:03A thousand, I promise.
8:05I stop until I reach a thousand.
8:08Even after I hit a thousand,
8:09I'm probably gonna still be going.
8:13But I may be compelled to move in another direction.
8:18You know, maybe my photography business is thriving
8:22where I really don't have much time
8:24for the podcast anymore.
8:26So, you know, anything can happen,
8:28but I promised myself a thousand episodes.
8:31So, I'm promising you all a thousand episodes,
8:34a thousand educational episodes,
8:39inspirational episodes, motivational episodes,
8:43mindset, perspective episodes
8:46that you could take in, digest.
8:48But most of my solo episodes
8:51is definitely 30 minutes or less.
8:54You know, I aim for the 23 mark,
8:57you know, the old school TV shows.
8:59Most of my old heads know,
9:01you know, the 23 minute programs on TV.
9:06You know, that's counted commercials.
9:08That's how you get your like 28 to 30 minute TV shows.
9:13But most of it is about 22 to 23 minutes
9:18if you watch a lot of old school sitcoms
9:21like Martin, Fresh Prince,
9:24and then your favorite cartoons.
9:28It's 20 to about 25 minutes.
9:34Cause they got to have, you know,
9:36the shows paid for and everything paid for.
9:39They got to make money.
9:40So they run ads and you see that a lot on YouTube,
9:45which we kind of told the students
9:47about how to generate money from YouTube is through ads.
9:51But you have to have a certain number of subscribers,
9:56a certain number of views,
9:58a certain number of watch hours,
10:01and you know, just teaching them
10:02and walking through them in the process
10:06and how the Pull Up Experience podcast
10:10has met all those requirements on YouTube
10:14and is able to be monetized.
10:18And you know, we're still strategizing our method
10:22because we don't want to run a lot of ads
10:25or the ads that we do,
10:26we want to film ourself and place them in episodes,
10:31but a lot of outside, you know, pre-recorded ads.
10:36That's something we're kind of talking through.
10:39But we also want to offer this for free,
10:43but we also don't want to keep, you know,
10:46working at a discounted price or for free.
10:50You know, we're going to need monies to sustain ourselves.
10:52We have family, we have little children,
10:55and some of us older children.
10:58Like I said, we have our family,
11:00we have our businesses,
11:01we got to take care of ourselves,
11:02our wellbeing, our health.
11:04So if you want more of us, then kind of pitch in,
11:09you know, see how you can help out,
11:12maybe get us funding, maybe just pay us directly.
11:16But, you know, we're here, we're here living on a purpose
11:20and we want to do more of it, but you know,
11:23we do what we can, but we got to have a balance.
11:31And that's what we teach entrepreneurs
11:33to have that balance.
11:35Like, yeah, we do free work all the time.
11:38A lot of times we say yes a lot.
11:42And this is one of the opportunities we say yes,
11:46mainly for Brandon, but, you know,
11:49we opened it up to the team, came out, you know,
11:53just for moral support and also to document the moment,
11:57end up giving a few words.
11:59So it's always good to have that support
12:02and that support system
12:04and just be ready for opportunities.
12:07Yeah, that's my spiel.
12:09And again, thank you, Euclid High School
12:12over in Euclid, Ohio, right outside of Cleveland, Ohio.
12:17Well, I still call it Cleveland, but Euclid, Ohio.
12:22Think it's the Panthers.
12:24Don't beat me up if it's not.
12:26But yeah, shout out to the Panthers,
12:28Euclid High School.
12:30All right, y'all.
12:31Peace, this has been photographer Jackson.
12:34Steve Jackson, the Alienize Photos Media,
12:38bringing you the marketing arm.
12:43Alienize Photos in the talk podcast.
12:48It's gonna be much bigger than that
12:50as I continue to build this out
12:53and have more education
12:55and build it to an educational platform.
12:59Yeah, so stay tuned for that and some e-books.
13:02I got the 10-day social media sabbatical.
13:07I did a 10-day fast with all social media,
13:10even YouTube, if you look at it as a social media.
13:14I did not use none of it, rarely was on my phone.
13:18Ended up going 10 and a half, almost 11 days.
13:21So I beat my 10-day sabbatical away from social media.
13:26And yeah, it felt good.
13:28I got a lot accomplished.
13:29I document it each day.
13:31So go check out that series.
13:3310-day social media sabbatical,
13:36day one through 11, 11 days to recap.
13:39If you don't wanna listen to all of them,
13:41I encourage you to listen to the recap
13:43as you will get some nuggets
13:45and summarize versions of the episode.
13:50So look out for that in the e-book
13:52and I'm gonna have a course around it as well.
13:56But if you wanna book me for event photography
13:59or photography in general,
14:02but event photography is my specialty
14:04as well as video production and podcast productions
14:08on behind the scenes.
14:11Or if you want coaching,
14:13either or to book me as a photographer
14:16or both to help you with coaching,
14:19marketing, ideation,
14:20to help build out your blueprint for your business.
14:24So let's talk.
14:25We're gonna catch my information over
14:27at alienisphotos.com.
14:32And that's alien eyes like your eyeballs,
14:36eyes with a Z, photos with a S.
14:42alienisphotos.com
14:43and on all social media,
14:46A-L-I-E-N-E-Y-E-Z-P-H-O-T-O-S.
14:57Alien eyes photos on all social media.
15:00And I'm starting to post a little more on YouTube.
15:03So check out our YouTube channel alien eyes photos.
15:07And again, this is photographer Jackson, Steve Jackson
15:10of alien eyes photos media.
15:13Bringing you alien eyes photos industry talk.
15:16Shout out to Brandon Gates,
15:18the Pull Up Experience,
15:19the whole Pull Up Experience team.
15:21Go check out our end of the year episode
15:25over on YouTube.
15:27And again, special shout outs to
15:30the Euclid High School staff team, Mr. Webster.
15:38All the great, you know,
15:39staff members that's running these programs
15:42and the teachers as well.
15:43Can't forget about the teachers.
15:46Oh man, I love it.
15:48I'm loving what I'm seeing.
15:49I love what I'm hearing.
15:50This has been a journey.
15:52Thank you, thank you, thank you.
15:54Always tuning in, always supporting.
15:57God bless, peace.