Futurecrafting™

I work with studio owners, agencies and solos in the creative industry, advising on business strategy, sales and marketing. Don't work harder. Sell smarter.

Advisor to Creative Firms & Indie Consultants

Kizny - The Wondercrafting™ Studio

Retired

Creative studio helping tech brands launch their ideas, products and services with high-end 3D animation and film. Markets: US, EU, Middle East, China. Clients include Huawei, Vaio, Gateway, Alibaba, Lexus, Toyota, Buick, Opera and hundreds of smaller brands.

Founder, ECD & EP

Hypergalactic

Space & tech industry is great at innovation, but sucks at conveying their ideas in a human way. We're here to bridge the gap with an explosive mix of brand strategy, communications and purposeful design.​

Founder

Space Communications Alliance

World’s first integrated marketing and communications network for the space sector

Agency Network Member

Film & Creative Industry

Film, creative and art director

IguanaMill

IguanaMill was a company founded to empower filmmakers with iOS software and hardware for timelapse cinematography. We successfully launched the software, but failed to deliver the hardware on time, and the markets cooled off.

DitoGear

DitoGear™ was an innovation company that democratized motion control to filmmakers by making it 10x more portable and affordable.

Co-Founder, Brand & Marketing

LookyCreative

Video production & animation studio.  Transformed around 2013 to Kizny Studio.

Founder, ECD

Misme New Media

Creative & interactive agency pioneering early web applications, flash technology and content management systems. Transformed around 2013 to Kizny Studio.

TLDR: If you run a creative business, you struggle with sales & marketing. Who doesn't?
I did. Until I didn't. Why don't we grab the bull by the horns?
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When you start your creative firm, it's all for the love of the great work — innovation, awards, impact…

You nail the creative.
But the business side?
Winging it.

As your firm grows, so do the hats you wear. 

And with every project shipped, you wonder: where is the next job coming from?

But a lucky brief saves you from working on the business — you find a refuge right back in it.

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Fast forward 10-15 years.

Burnout creeps in.
Clients’ recognition feels rare.
The reason you started is a blur.

Can your firm run smoothly without you? Barely. 

Real vacations remain as elusive as selling your shop one day. Because it's a "creative agency", not a business.

Have you saved enough to retire?

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The truth is, running a creative firm under 15-20 people (like 75% of the industry) is tough.

You wear all the hats, but success lies in dropping them.

You’re fluent in your craft, but the business side?

That's where the struggle starts — especially when it comes to selling and communicating your value.

You don't have to face it alone. Advisors and consultants are godsends, at least according to Mr Beast.

What if there were a simple, elegant way to tackle these issues?

The Value Method™. 
Ask me about it.

My creds?

Black belt in creative entrepreneurship, leading firms in digital marketing, branding, film, CG & VFX. Serving top clients across Europe, the US, Middle East, and Asia. Awards? Tick.

Two decades in, I retired. Ditched the hustle and embraced a shamanic hilltop lifestyle in the middle of nature.

From here, I help creative firm owners and consultants sell smarter, instead of working harder.

Let's tackle the thing you've always avoided or struggled with — sales and marketing.

Let's transform the way you see, create, and communicate the value of your work, unlocking stronger client relationships, greater impact, and profit for your firm.

✅ Connecting? Include a note.
✅ Work together? Ping me.

Patrick Kizny 🏴

Misfit Way

The Misfit Way: Weekly newsletter 🗞️ with 2200+ misfits,
Learning about the art and business of personal branding.

Why personal branding?

Because:

It showed me opportunities I didn't think possible.
It opened doors I thought were closed.
It took me through the paths less traveled.
It made me feel accepted for who I am.
It showed me my signal in a world full of noise.

And it's my responsibility to pass this knowledge back to the world.

To help someone like me, solve the problems I've solved,
And explore the freedom of being a misfit.

It's my duty to help a lost misfit find their way back home.

But most importantly,

To do it their way,
The Misfit Way.

And I know,
This a big hairy audacious goal.

But if I can have 2,211 misfits (and counting) to join me on this journey,
I can impact a million.

It might take a year, and it might take a decade. and it might take a lifetime.

But it is possible,
One misfit at a time.

On a journey to build a nation of misfits,
A home for the homesick,
And an escape from the sickness of home.

That's why I want to invite you to join the Misfit Way newsletter:
https://misfit-way.com/

A newsletter without the hustle, a conversation without the pain, and a community without the judgment.

Writer

My Nobel pursuit of being in the business of bettering others is through the Misfit Way™️.

An untraditional creative community that works at the intersection of personal branding, self-leadership, and coaching.

The Misfit Way is a place that has one mission,
To end loneliness for lost misfits.

The Misfit Way is the only place for misfits to feel heard, do what they love, be accepted for who they are, and live their purpose fully.

Even if that means facing limited beliefs, challenging perceptions, and getting outside your comfort zone.

Not just that,
The Misfit Way is the place for professional misfits who are looking to transition from best-kept secrets to no longer having to introduce themselves.

How you might ask?
By blurring the edges of:

- Business & Art
- Education & Action
- Connection & Creation

Through the lenses of:

- Personal Health & Brand Wealth
- Emotional Intelligence & Critical Thinking
- Community Practice & Self Leadership

The way we do things is through:
Art — Autonomy — Freedom — Permission — Spirit of Generosity — Privilege — Passion — Intuition — Meaning — Impact — Fun — Exploration — Play - Conscious Capitalism

I believe that every misfit deserves a home,
A home where every voice is heard —

If you want to be part of this movement,
Check out the community page below:

https://brandorchestrate.com/community

Community Conductor

Brand Orchestrate

Most public speakers want to speak to grow their brand, make money, or have influence.

I'm not going to say I'm any different because I'm not.

But what I do care about more than making money or fame is:

To speak to those lost misfits out there in the world.

The crazy ones,
The rebels,
The quiet ones,
The divergent thinkers,
The old souls,
The youth leaders,
The dreamers,
The unconditional givers,
The ones who play at the edges.

Because those people are my people.

Hell, those people are ME!

And I have a great sheer (burden) of responsibility to help myself feel less lonely.

By helping them find their voice,
By helping them find their misfit way,
By helping them change the world.

That's why I want to speak to that public.

Public Speaker

We help 5 & 6-figure solopreneurs build an executive world-class personal brand that enables them to:

- Go from a noun to an adjective, from “A” to “The”, and from a “Job Title” to “First & Last Name”

- Attract new clients with compelling copy that engages, converts, and documents their expertise

- Build a holistic personal branding business around who they are (be paid to be themselves)

- Stay relevant and top-of-mind

- Gain authority, credibility, and industry recognition

Our clients see, on average, a 20%+ increase in revenue using our strategies

Chief Executive Officer

Code Talk

Code Talk is a community where I used to teach IT enthusiasts and CS university students how to code and build web projects using front-end and back-end technologies.

Web Developer

Ghostwriting Premium Educational Email Courses for 5 and 6-figure Solopreneurs™ | Executive Personal Branding ➜ Gain Authority, Credibility, and Industry Recognition.

I am a professional misfit.

And this is a dialogue with myself to you.

This “about section” is the hardest thing for me to write.

It's not even close to writing a book or an e-book, I already did that.

When you write a book, you write with the reader in mind.

But what do you do when the reader is you?

This is more like writing a biography.

But who writes a biography about himself? Isn't that narcissistic?

Maybe.
But it's also therapeutic, it's a process of self-discovery.

However, therapy is such a sensitive process that should not be made public.

So who writes about himself OUT LOUD IN PUBLIC?

Someone who's very confident? I'm not. 

I'm still insecure about a lot of things.

I'm insecure about my social awkwardness.
I'm insecure about my loneliness.
I'm insecure about being a people pleaser.
I'm insecure about you not liking me.
I'm insecure about failing in business, like I failed in school.

But like they say,
To name something is for you to own it.

This exercise doesn't just help me overcome my insecurities,
It also helps put my strengths in juxtaposition and make a name for myself.

What I'm I good at?

- Email Crafting: Premium educational email courses.
- Personal Brand Ghostwriting: Credibility, authority, and industry-recognition for misfit executives.
- Misfit Community Branding: Orchestrating meaning, purpose, and soul into words, brands, and people.
- Public Speaking: Personal development & mental health.
- Teaching: Clarity, tough love, critical thinking, thought provocation, and mindset.
- Being fashionably late for meetings.

Because of this:

- I've built a community of professional misfits.
- I've hosted several online workshops.
- I've helped a client make $4k in the first 2 weeks of engagement.
- I interviewed people like Chris Do & Ron Baker.
- I've grown my LinkedIn to 10,000 followers and my newsletter to 1200+ readers.
- I've been featured in multiple podcasts.

Last words?

Now that I'm re-reading my “about section”,

It feels reassuring that I actually did something good to the world.

In a world of unknowns,
I just needed to discover myself and be discovered.

Like they say:
“People don’t hire the most skilled, they hire the most known”.

That's my story! Now it's time to write yours.

Help me help you be known with a capital K.

Don't shy away from saying Hi! Let's be friends!

(P.S. I'm an introvert, so you better reach out first).

Thank you for reading,
I will see you in traffic.

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