We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Florian Kohler. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Florian below.
Florian, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Have you been able to earn a full-time living from your creative work? If so, can you walk us through your journey and how you made it happen? Was it like that from day one? If not, what were some of the major steps and milestones and do you think you could have sped up the process somehow knowing what you know now?
Not an easy thing to do and always a work in process. It is really hard to get going but then at some point you realize after lots of sweat and tears this is finally the main one. I do believe it is always good to diversify as much as possible to not rely on it fully in case something were to happen. This could be as simple as an algorithm change and all of a sudden your revenues on social medias are divided by 10. Always be prepared!
Florian, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
Florian Kohler was born in France the 10 of july 1988, speaks 3 languages, is a licensed Optometrist and holds a black belt in Judo. Forgot to mention that he is also a pool phenom, redefining the sport of trick shot pool though a combination of artistry and breathtaking skill.
Florian (better known as “Venom”), has an extraordinary blend of unique billiard talent and spectacular shot execution. Venom is trick shot pool at its best.
When you watch Venom gracefully defy the laws of gravity and motion, it’s hard to believe that someone so young can possess such advanced skills. Trick shot pool typically takes years to master – most of the top names have been playing since they were 3 or 4 years old.
Yet Venom first picked up a pool cue and began “fooling around” at the age of 18, when he received a mini-pool table for his birthday. He learned his first trick shots from videos on the Internet, watching and imitating what he saw.
Not satisfied, Venom quickly moved on to inventing his own, modern version of old trick shots. Within two years, Venom was competing against trick shot pool pros that had been playing since before he was born. He hasn’t looked back since.
We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?
My social media relationship is very much of a love/hate one. Back 15 years ago I spend all my savings in making a DVD, the best possible Billiards Trick Shots DVD possible. We achieved just that however less than 2 weeks later it got pirated and over 100 Millions people saw it for free. While incredibly disappointed in term of sales that actually launch my career on social media and from there have been posting everything for free as much as possible.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
The most rewarding aspect of being a creative is that my life is in constant motion. There is no stagnation. While sometimes it is tough to come up with new concepts some other times they just flow and seeing an entire generation of kids re-doing what I invented is absolutely priceless!
Contact Info:
- Website: www.venomtrickshots.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venomtrickshots/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/venomtrickshotsofficial
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/venomtrickshots/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Venomtrickshots
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VenomTrickshotsOfficial/videos
Image Credits
JP Parmentier on the Paris 2024 picture.