Preparing to Launch

Preparing to Launch

Very few outside of the film industry truly know all we do to deliver a professionally produced full length feature documentary. It’s, of course, so much more than picking up a camera and shooting. Literally, thousands of strategic and purposeful decisions are...
Athletes’ Stories Making a Difference

Athletes’ Stories Making a Difference

The film production on this project has been one of the most fascinating journeys I’ve experienced in my 18 years of filmmaking. The content rich stories of the pro athletes highlighting their transitions have provided a connection that I’ve not seen in...
Our Mission of Peer to Peer Athlete Education

Our Mission of Peer to Peer Athlete Education

The “Beyond the Game” project, separate and apart from the film, has captured hundreds of hours of footage for use in effective and meaningful Peer to Peer Athlete Education. Seeing firsthand the tremendous need for financial literacy education, life skills, career...
Film as Branded Entertainment

Film as Branded Entertainment

I was recently invited to be a guest blogger on MoneySmartAthlete.com. As a University of Michigan undergrad who studied television and film, an attorney who utilized video in her practice to advance a client’s case and as a film director/producer who combines...
Networking and Transition

Networking and Transition

Networking and building professional relationships, while in the game, isn’t always easy for the athlete. However, doing so especially while an athlete is “publicly relevant”, will make each transition, whether it be from student to employee or pro or pro to retiree,...
Social Media: It Can Make or Break an Athlete’s Career

Social Media: It Can Make or Break an Athlete’s Career

I had the opportunity to interview the Arizona Cardinal’s Director of Pro Scouting, Quentin Harris, along with some other former Cardinal football players. When I asked Quentin about the first thing he looks at with regards to athletes he’s scouting, he, without...