We had the good fortune of connecting with Johnny Wu and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Johnny, what do you attribute your success to?
I met a great photographer back in 1998 and so we decided to start Media Design Imaging, the goal is to create compelling design/video/photography to help small and medium businesses, it was a struggle at first but now, I took over and continued full time and do some work in the city including three large events such as Cleveland Asian Festival, Cleveland Cultural Gardens’ One World Day and the Cleveland Cultural Gardens’ World on Stage

The most important factor about our success is work hard, don’t exaggerate, make sure you are humble and be real, always make sure client is happy by providing more than they want. Let them be your testimonial to help bring more clients in.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I started putting events together since I was 12, and filmmaking strated at 1998. I currently hold an MBA from Cleveland State University. I do my best to be humble and listen to what needed and find a way to bring their visual to reality. With event wise, thanks to my knowledge, each event has grown from 5000 people to 50,000 people.

What I learned:
– Be humble
– Be prepared
– Plan plan plan
– delegate and trust your team
– troubleshoot challenges than blaming others

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
A week long, well, showing them PlayHouse Square and get a show, show them our largest Metropark and the zoo, take them to each cuisines around AsiaTown, visit Little Italy area. Scenic drive to Cedar Point. etc.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would like to do shoutout to a few people, Gary Yano, a dear friend whom passed, he was our first client and continued supporting us. Robert Banks, a filmmaker/photographer that didn’t want to use digital until we met, he was one of the inspiring figure then but now, he learned from me. lol

Website: https://www.mdifilm.com/2016

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