Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Ehrich Van Lowe. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Ehrich, great to have you with us today and excited to have you share your wisdom with our readers. Over the years, after speaking with countless do-ers, makers, builders, entrepreneurs, artists and more we’ve noticed that the ability to take risks is central to almost all stories of triumph and so we’re really interested in hearing about your journey with risk and how you developed your risk-taking ability.
When I was a kid I was afraid of everything. Seriously. You know the old saying “afraid of his own shadow?” I’m sure that was me. But here’s the thing, my brother (older by one year) wasn’t afraid of anything. We grew up in the South Bronx. It was tough back then. The neighborhood was chock full of thugs and bullies. I was afraid of getting picked on. My brother welcomed dangerous people to mess with him. And because he walked around with this swagger, very few people messed with him, and those that did got the crap beat out of them. I admired my brother’s tenacity.
As I grew older, some of his toughness began to rub off. I realized it’s not that he’s so tough or mean–he was confident. You know the old saying “fake it til you make it?” In my senior year of high school I started acting confident, and by the time I graduated, I actually was. My confidence comes from emulating my older brother; my ability to take risks comes because I am confident. There’s a parable about risk taking I try to always remember: you have to be willing to go out on a limb–that’s where the fruit is. The fruit of like is out there on that limb. If you want to taste the sweetness, you have to be willing to go get it.
Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
I’ve spent much of my adult life working as a writer in television. I’ve written for a number of hit shows including The Cosby Show, Knightrider, 227, Even Stevens, to name a few. At some point my age started to become a factor, and I found myself working less. That’s when my confidence and ingenuity kicked in. Rather than look for work, I started Resurrection Media, a company steeped in all things horror: Horror quizzes, horror games, horror podcasts, virtual horror screenings and horror movies. What separates my brand form others in this space is we don’t just do Halloween; we don’t just do movies. We find ways to entertain our fans with fun, horror themed virtual events the year round.
This past summer we held Resurrection Media’s Midsummer Movie Madness presents Psycho. Our fans around the country held watch parties as we screened Psycho on our exclusive screening platform. It’s a platform where fans can converse in the chat while enjoying the movie. Our slogan was come for the movie stay for the madness, and hundreds of fans showed up.
We are a new company, less than a year old. Our fanbase is slowly growing.
We are currently working on our first feature film.
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
If I were to narrow my skill set down to three qualities that helped me on my journey they would be 1: My thirst for knowledge. When I was younger I worried I didn’t know enough. Then I realized everything I needed to know was in a course or a book. All I had to do was be willing to go after the knowledge. Today it’s even easier to acquire knowledge. Everything you need to grow is online. But if you do not have a thirst for knowledge, you will not seek the knowledge that will help you to grow and reach your goals. Develop a thirst for knowledge.
2: My willingness to fail. I can’t tell you how many people I meet that are so stifled by the idea of failure they are unwilling to try anything. Nobody wants to fail. I hate failing. But it is part of the journey. I often tell the story of Michael Jordan who failed to make his high school basketball team. But if he hadn’t failed, he wouldn’t be the Michael Jordan we know today. Use failure as a tool to great success, Do not view it with trepidation. Nobody wants it, but it is part of the journey.
3: I’m a good communicator. This is a great skill set of mine. I’m not sure how I acquired it. But I am a good communicator both written and spoken. I think it comes form my confidence. When you speak or write with confidence it becomes easier to win people over. Anyone out there reading this, if you’re not a good communicator, become one. It will be a most valuable tool on your journey.
If you knew you only had a decade of life left, how would you spend that decade?
I face a number of challenges every day. I would say the number one daily challenge for Resurrection Media is capital—money. It takes money to turn a dream into a reality. The good news for us is we have a great business model, and I am fearless in the pursuit of capital. We have closed on our second round and are now seeking the larger round of capital it takes to grow the business. I am confident that my unique skill set along with our unique business model will get us there. But don’t think I don’t lose sleep over it. I do. I am hanging out on the limbs of that tree I mentioned earlier every day.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://resurrection-media.com/
- Instagram: resurrectionmedia.rm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551866249295
Image Credits
All photos shown taken by me or my team. I own them all.
