Built by a creator who spent 10 years on camera

My professional career began in college, when I read a book called Real Estate for Dummies. That launched my real estate career. For the first ten years I was a traditional realtor — I helped people buy and sell, I knocked on doors, I made the phone calls. I didn't really understand branding or marketing yet.

About ten years in, through a series of events, I realized I needed to be in front of the camera more. So I started making videos.

My first videos were rough. I'd read off my computer screen, or I'd just spitball. If you know anything about me, I'm a complete rambler — I'll talk left and right trying to fill the space so there's something other than silence. That's what introduced me to teleprompters.

The first one I tried was a pacing teleprompter that I had to chase. I quickly realized I couldn't use it. So I got creative: for the longest time I'd write my script in a Word document, put it on a mirrored display, and read it straight in line with the camera. I had to stop after a line or two, move it, and edit the seams out later. Take after take after take.

Eventually I got fed up and found a service that followed my voice. I stayed on it for years — not because it was the best, but because it was the only thing available that did what I wanted: follow my voice as I spoke, so I could engage naturally in front of the camera.

I cut my teeth as a content creator while I was still a realtor — telling people about my city, about where I live, and why they should move there. I never thought of myself as a “content creator,” but that's where I learned it all: editing, speaking on camera, presentations, thumbnails, titles.

Then I felt the Lord — through dreams and other confirmations — moving me in a new direction: the financial space, and day trading. When I started that journey I documented the process. I wasn't using a teleprompter and I wasn't chasing a polished presentation; I was just sharing what I was learning. Over three years I became a much better trader, and people started wanting to follow me and learn from me.

To teach well, I had to come to the table with a clear presentation. That's when I came back to the teleprompter. I read off one in almost all of my videos because I wanted to communicate clearly — no bunny trails, no rambling, fewer uhs and ahs.

The growth of my channel was directly correlated to a few things, and reading off a teleprompter was one of them. It let me get every thought and idea onto paper first, then say exactly what I wanted to say, the way I wanted to say it — the best way I knew how, so it actually landed with the listener.

That growth led to the next chapter: I became an online course creator for the very thing I'd learned. As a course creator I wanted an even clearer, more concise way to speak.

Did I use a teleprompter for everything? No. A teleprompter has a place — it helps you communicate concisely on the topics that need it. That's how I used mine while building courses: to stay on topic, and to keep a five-minute video from turning into a fifteen-minute one that got nothing accomplished for the listener.

Sitting here now, looking at the product I've built to help realtors, content creators, YouTubers, and course creators make better videos, I'm in awe of the journey that led here. I couldn't have built this without the experience — ten years of failure, lessons, trial and error, and a thousand small improvements in how I think about content, presentation, and a polished product. This isn't something I'm making with zero experience.

And honestly? I'd used other people's prompters for the longest time. I remember recording a video, having it skip multiple spots, and asking myself: could I make a better product? Could I make this more helpful for content creators — better for their workflow, better for how a solo creator actually works? That question is how Scriptfox got here.

Hands-free control.I can't count how many times I'd mess up part of a script, lean over, move the cursor back to the right spot, get back in front of the camera, and try to land in the exact same position so the edit wouldn't jump. Now I navigate my entire script hands-free and just cut the commands out in post. My recording process is faster and my workflow is more efficient because of it.

Analytics that actually explain things.YouTube has its own analytics, sure. But with Scriptfox you don't have to wonder why a part of your video dropped. Because of the script matching, we can identify your intros, your calls to action, your main points — and show you exactly how well each one is doing.

It all comes back to one thing: wanting to get better as a presenter, and wanting to make a better product for the person on the other side of the screen. That's been the goal since the day I started filming as a realtor — to communicate more clearly and make videos with an impact that lasts longer than I might be around.