BORN AND RAISED IN THE MIDDLE-OF-NOWHERE OHIO, I ADAPTED MY WORK ETHIC FROM BEING FROM A SMALL TOWN. I KNEW FROM A YOUNG AGE I WANTED TO WORK IN A CREATIVE FIELD IN A BIGGER CITY, SO THAT IS WHERE I STARTED MY JOURNEY. 

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I JOINED MY HIGH SCHOOL VIDEO PRODUCTION CLASS AND FOUND A LOVE FOR A NEW TYPE OF MEDIA THAT I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED BEFORE. FROM THERE, I DECIDED TO PURSUE A VIDEO DEGREE IN COLLEGE. I ATTENDED OHIO UNIVERSITY, MAJORED IN VIDEO PRODUCTION AND MINORED IN FILM. (EVERYONE ALWAYS ASKS ME WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE MAJORS, AND I SAY, NOTHING REALLY... I JUST LIKED IT SO MUCH I LEARNED IT TWICE.) BUT REALLY, IN THE FILM SCHOOL I SHOT ON BOLEX 16MM AND EDITED ON A STEENBECK. THEN, I WOULD GO TO MY VIDEO CLASSES AND BE THANKFUL I COULD HIT CONTROL-Z IN FINAL CUT TO UNDO SOMETHING AND DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SCRATCHING MY FILM.

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I STARTED MY CAREER IN LOS ANGELES WORKING AT A POST-HOUSE. THEN, I DECIDED TO COMBINE MY LOVE OF MUSIC AND VIDEO AND MOVED TO NASHVILLE AND STARTING WORKING ON SET AS A PRODUCTION ASSISTANT. I QUICKLY GREW TO PRODUCTION MANAGER / ASSOCIATE PRODUCER. AFTER 5 YEARS IN NASHVILLE, THE WIND BLEW ME TO SAINT LOUIS WHERE I WAS A SENIOR PRODUCER FULL-TIME FOR 3 YEARS WITH THE GOAL OF ALWAYS GETTING BACK TO NASHVILLE. I TOOK A DETOUR TO FLORIDA FOR 2 YEARS AFTER ONE OF MY CLIENTS, SWISHER SWEETS, HIRED ME FULL TIME AS AN EVENTS MANAGER. I FINALLY FOUND MY WAY BACK TO NASHVILLE WHERE I AM A FREELANCE PRODUCER BACK IN THE CITY I LOVE.

WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME DURING A PROJECT IS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR CLIENTS, MEETING DEADLINES AND BUDGETS, BUT OVERALL LOVING MY JOB WHILE I'M DOING IT. HAPPY CREW = HAPPY SHOOT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO TREAT MY CREW RIGHT SO THAT THEY WANT TO PICK UP THE PHONE WHEN I CALL THEM FOR THE NEXT JOB.

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