Howdy Reader!

I was planning to send this email yesterday from somewhere over the country, flying the (hopefully) friendly skies to Social Media Marketing World. Life had other plans.

For the last month or so, I've been heads-down preparing my talk. I was so excited to share some new workflows for creating images that I genuinely couldn't wait to get on that stage. Then, while doing some yard work over the weekend, I did something horrible to my back. Getting on a plane just wasn't happening.

Am I disappointed? Big time. I miss seeing people I've respected and become friends with over the years. I love being on stage, but honestly, I love the hallway conversations even more. That's where the real magic happens, swapping ideas, learning about new workflows, meeting future guests for the show. So yeah, this one stings. Talk about FOMO!

That's the bad news (mostly mine).

Here's the good news for you. The presentation I built is pretty cool, if I do say so myself. I researched and put together some workflows that I was genuinely excited to share, and now I get to share them with you, too. SMMW attendees will still get a recording of the session, but I'm also planning some extended training on the concepts I would have covered, going deeper than I could have in a 45-minute slot.

If you caught my last live show, you saw an Ecamm commercial I put together in my brand style. The cool thing? It was all based on images I generated.

One of the core ideas in my SMMW presentation was this: AI video is hot right now, but the best way to create really good AI video is to start with a really good reference image. The whole talk was about how to do that. If you missed the live show, I've dropped the video below so you can see what's possible.

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I'll be announcing the extended training shortly, and since you're already on this list, you'll be the first to know when it goes live.

In the meantime, I want to see what you've been making!
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Last time I asked you to share, you absolutely went above and beyond and my inbox was full of incredible examples. So if you've created some AI-generated videos you're proud of, hit reply and send them my way.

I'm trying to flip the script here, from disappointment about missing SMMW to excitement about sharing some of this with you, my paid mastermind, and the wider community. This stuff is moving at a thousand miles an hour. It's exciting, and honestly, it's overwhelming. I want to help you cut through the noise so you're not just doing cool effects, you're actually building workflows that improve your business, your productivity, and your creative output.

And if we were supposed to meet at SMMW this week? I'm genuinely sorry. Hopefully, I can be back next year. As always, my goal is to make this email, the show, and the community better for everyone, and I think these training sessions will help.

See ya around the interwebs,

-Jeff