I sit down with Brianna Peters, co-founder of Gotham Production Studios and The Gotham Network in Times Square, to talk about what it took to rebuild after COVID nearly wiped out everything they created. We get into their failed second business and the five years it took to get back on solid ground. Brianna breaks down how running a fully automated studio in NYC works, how she started networking her way into referrals and new clients, and the 24-hour rule she and her husband Matt use to keep ideas alive when you're running a business together. We also get into showing up on camera when you're naturally shy, using Instagram trial reels to test content, and somewhere in between all of that, we end up on make-out stories, being a daytime girl vs a nighttime girl, and whether or not I should dye my hair brown. Chapters: 00:15 – Meeting Brianna & what Gotham is 02:55 – Rebuilding for 5 years after COVID 08:34 – The second business that failed anyway 13:22 – Where Gotham is headed next 16:34 – Manifesting money & the $5 story 19:44 – How the studio started from Matt’s podcast 23:03 – Using podcasting as a digital resume 29:29 – Big podcasts, comedians & who comes through Gotham 30:46 – Why most podcasts don’t last 34:18 – Posting every day, trial reels & low views 38:49 – I took someone’s phone & started fixing their Instagram?? 40:50 – Business conversations & people opening up 49:45 – Random NYC event & meeting people 50:12 – Almost getting put in a movie 55:35 – Hosting people at 4AM & being a daytime vs night person Come on the pod, sponsor an episode, collab, or just reach out  ⁠▫️ https://linktr.ee/maditellsall Follow my world outside the podcast (food, tailgates, health, behind-the-scenes life) ⁠▫️ https://linktr.ee/madelinehall.nyc Thanks for being here guys. Like, share and subscribe! Catch me yap same time next week, bring snacks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices