By: Kayla McDonald

This story is about restarting my videography business, Kayla Creates Media. Before this, my business was called Kayla McDonald Video Productions. I restarted my videography business because it’s much nicer to work on your own time instead of on someone else’s time. You also get to be your own boss.

I enjoy being an entrepreneur and working with the Comox Valley community. I have lived here for 18 years. I enjoy horseback riding each week. I love attending community events, meeting new people and connecting. I enjoy filming community events, businesses, and nonprofits in the area. I was born legally blind, but I don’t let that get in the way of my passion for videography. Most people forget that I am visually impaired.

I named my business Kayla Creates Media because I wanted it to be a catchy business name and not too long of a name—something straight to the point.

There is a wonderful feeling of achievement in being self-employed and working for yourself. There is so much to look forward to being self-employed. No one tells you what to do, and you are the one that has to push yourself to create content, send off emails, and show up. But it is very rewarding once you get the hang of it. What motivates me to keep going is meeting all the wonderful people along the way during each video project that I do.

Some of the struggles I’ve had with restarting my business is letting my former clients know that it is still me but with a different business name and just getting back at it work wise. Currently my first video project is going to be filming for the Indigenous Women’s Sharing Society’s Red Dress Day on Tuesday, May 5th at the Florence Filberg Centre in downtown Courtenay.

I hope that my story will inspire others to pursue their own self employment journey.

@kaylacreatesmedia