Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Dash McIntosh. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Dash , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Your ability to build a team is often a key determinant of your success as a business owner and so we’d love to get a conversation going with successful entrepreneurs like yourself around what your recruiting process was like -especially early on. How did you build your team?
In the beginning I was afraid to let anyone else touch Digital By Dash I literally did everything by myself. In doing that you learned that hiring or delegating is a very important part of being a business owner. I’m real big on natural and organic work energy, so it was easy once my best friend/business partner picked up a camera and join Digital By Dash. Once I had the video component I hired my assistant who is also a good friend of mine as well as a talented creative. I truly believe in networking across or reaching back and building. Trying to go for people already established as proven to be a dead end and I rather put my friends in positions to win. If I had to do it all over again I would definitely hire train recruit as many creative early on as possible!
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Hey CanvasRebel readers my name is Dash McIntosh! Im a native of Detroit by the way of Miami FL, and always enjoyed the Arts. Self taught, I fell in love with making amazing content both stills and visual that told my story and point of view as a creator.
With several degrees across multiple disciplines and friends from all walks of life, I used resources, opportunities, and friends to fuel my burgeoning talents as a director/digital creator.
Becoming a DGA 2nd AD while developing my skills as a photographer, shooting some of the industry’s A-listers I quickly rose to prominence, becoming one of the most sought-out creators in the city.
Digital By Dash is a full-service visual media production company founded in 2016. The multi-vertical company has become the industry’s go-to creative agency for short/long-form content, photography as well as other digital media creation.
DBD has shot, produced and directed a variety of commercials, independent films, episodic and creative content on a local and global scale. In the last year, the company’s slate has broadened to include big-budget music videos, creative content for cultured-based news outlets as well as developing digital strategies for real estate moguls and independent production consultations. Digital By Dash stretches creative boundaries beyond its client’s imaginations.
Are there any books, videos, essays or other resources that have significantly impacted your management and entrepreneurial thinking and philosophy?
One book that deathly impacted me as a entrepreneur oil or even as a person in general is called the big leap by Gay Hendricks
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
Resilience is something that I love to demonstrate. A crazy story that almost broke me was hours after shooting a wedding all of my equipment along with the wedding was stolen! I cried for like five hours before I found the strength to call the bride and let her know. She was so accommodating and we ended up going back to the venue where the wedding was to shoot her in her wedding dress.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.digitalbydash.com
- Instagram: digitalbydash.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalbydash
- Twitter: dashncredible
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@digitalbydash
Image Credits
All photos Shot by Digital By Dash