Video editor - Video Editor Blended Sense Employee Review

Can’t say enough GREAT things about this company! As a creative, I’ve had nothing but the best experience working for not just Blended Sense, but the incredible leaders in Albert Baez and Ransome Tucker. A lot of companies claim the “we’re for the creative….. we’re for the entrepreneur… we’re for the business owner.” title — but some say that as a badge or sticker. But, for Albert and Ransome?? That’s tattooed on their hearts. They really do care about not only us as creatives, but the business owner they’re servicing. I’ve seen it play out with my own eyes. I’ve seen the sacrifice. I’ve seen the consistency. I’ve been working with them for over 3 years. Any negative reviews of Blended Sense either comes from the inception of the company or the early stages which can be tough on any business gathering its feet. It’s nowhere even close to being indicative of the success, loyalty, and performance that it runs on now!!

Too many bad reviews that aren’t true or indicative of their current model.

The idea behind Blended Sense (BS) was an honorable one: provide high-quality assets to small business by utilizing local media creators. Businesses get to look professional and creators got to expand their portfolios. Full-time employees received health benefits and were told they would have the ability to buy partial ownership of the company after a certain time limit.

BS decided to go for the quick buck and focus almost 100% on the Austin real estate market when it was booming. Local businesses were replaced with real estate agents and the portfolio diversity that creators could expect went all to house ads and ranch/land walkthroughs. The owners of BS came from the Silicon Valley mentality of build a business and sell it to a large corporation. That was their previous career (which was bought by Yahoo) and they attempted to do the same here, only they wanted to brute-force it by building big and selling fast. To entice potential investors, the company doubled their staff to show "how well and profitable" they were doing. Unfortunately, the economy slowed and the investors pulled back. Then the bank account dried up. BS never communicated to their employees the true state of the company. Monthly meetings always presented things as great and profitable, when in reality they couldn't even afford to do direct deposit anymore. Paychecks were delayed, sometimes by months, as they waited for investor deposits to hit. We were told to "just hang in there". Employees began to create group chats discussing the possibility of getting the Texas Workforce Commission involved due to extensive lack of pay. Eventually, BS laid off nearly the entire company. Everything was restructured: producers and production managers were cut entirely and editors were turned into contract workers so they didn't have to pay benefits or paycheck taxes. BS finally got the big deal they wanted by teaming up with eXp Realty. They told video editors that with the new sign-ups to expect to make between $5k-7k a month. The problem is, while lots of new profiles were created, the majority of eXp agents haven't bought assets. So there is never enough work to hit the $5k amount consistently. Is it possible to earn $5k/month? Yes, the system is designed to have no limit. Technically, you could make $10k/month, but realistically you'll average about $3k-3.5k/month because they do not receive enough orders to hit the marks they claim.