# @macademicmedia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CwPysihOo6j
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/8617613-macademicmedia-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-08-22T12:23:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Drake McNamara (@macademicmedia) — https://gondola.cc/macademicmedia

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The journey: camera ➡️ product! 👇🏼

This was one of the most impactful deliveries I have received to date. Let me tell you why: 

January 5th: laid off from “safe” job
-2 month old at home
-Unsure of my next steps
-Emotions hitting me

January 13th: Decided to invest in myself and ultimately met @chadwright278 at the Proving Grounds with @3_of_7project for a @drinkhoist project. Kept my head down, focused on my craft and being a good person led to an opportunity that changed my life. 

March 26th: Chadd calls with an opportunity that I had 24 hours to respond to. Felt like a self destruct message. I call @j_bowles15 and needed help, boom he’s in. Then we send a proposal to @barbellapparel and @drinkhoist and boom, the partners are in. 

Locked and loaded for the @cocodona250. 

April 30th: begin tackling the beast. This was after loads of prep work with staff from the race to learn as much as I could about ultra running, the course and possible conditions. After that was just doing what I do best. The prep had been done, it was just like being back out on the baseball field again. Trust your work you’ve already put in and then trust your ability-

Capture and Create. 

This was a shot that will be hanging in my office for a long time. One man, always one mile out on the journey across Arizona. Constantly battling internal and external battles for the 250 miles. The shot that ended up on a product for Barbell. 

It might not mean much to everyone else, but it changed everything for me. Truly blessed on this journey. 

Thankful 🚀

#ContentGuy #ContentCreator #CocodonaContent #UltraRunning #ChaddWright #NavySeal #Motivation #Dreams #LoveLife #Journey #IndianapolisPhotographer

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cocodonacontent, navyseal, journey, ultrarunning, contentguy, dreams, contentcreator, indianapolisphotographer, chaddwright, motivation, lovelife

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