For Videographer Alex Gasaway, Instant Access to Insurance Coverage Brings New Opportunities Within Reach

T: How are you balancing your videography work with this entrepreneurial venture?

AG: I ask myself that every day! It’s tough to balance the projects that pay the bills with this enterprise I’m building. Balance is nearly impossible at this point, so it’s just about asking myself day to day what the highest priority is and going in that direction. I’ve developed a very specific nighttime routine that includes prioritizing tasks for the next day so that when I wake up, I know exactly what I need to do.

T: How and when did you discover Thimble? What inspired you to create the awesome video you posted on your Youtube channel about us?

AG: I’m doing a pretty ambitious shoot for a Star Wars Day video, and I’ve never gotten other people involved with a shoot before that involves props—in this case, plastic light sabers—where people could potentially get hurt.

Some Youtubers have insurance, but those are usually the people like me who have done video production in other capacities. For the most part, I think they’re unaware that that’s good practice, especially for those who are doing one-off shoots that last a few hours. By contrast, I was very concerned about insurance coverage and making sure I wasn’t liable for any accidents during the shoot. I wanted a really simple, straightforward solution for that coverage.

I downloaded the Thimble app about two weeks before the shoot and knew it would meet my needs. Then I actually forgot about it until we were driving over to the shoot, and I was like “oh crap, I meant to get that!” The fact that I could just go through the process of purchasing coverage in the car during the five-minute drive over to the shoot and get coverage for the hours I needed made it that much more valuable.