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Customers are touched by this couple's video productions.
"It's rewarding to produce something that brings up so
many emotions," says Bonnie Brandt of the videos she and
husband Gordie make at Video Impact, their Round Rock, Texas,
franchise of newly merged TriVideom/Video Impact. "The
reaction from customers is just overwhelming."
The Brandts create videos commemorating special events using
photos, home movies and music provided by clients. They also
produce sports highlight videos for athletes hoping to get college
scholarships, and they even provide tape duplication, transfer and
video editing services.
Bonnie, 39, was an accountant for an electronics manufacturing
company and Gordie, 40, worked in electrical engineering when the
couple decided they'd had enough of working for huge
corporations. With the help of a franchise consultant, the couple
found Video Impact, a franchise they could run from home.
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The fact that the pair loves what they do is reflected in their
relationships with clients. Says Bonnie, "A lot of customers
have become very close friends."
To benefit those customers and bring in new ones, the Brandts
recently moved the production side of their business from their
home to their sales office. Their 15-year-old daughter, Kyrie, also
helps out when needed.
Though the Brandts would like to play a smaller role in the
day-to-day operation of their business in order to open more
stores, they're happy with the company's advantages.
"It's emotionally and financially rewarding," Bonnie
says. "It's important to us to have a job [like]
that."
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