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Melissa looking hot!My hands have  always  been in a lot of projects and I’m always trying and testing new things. It’s a big reason why I’ve never had it easy telling folks what I do. The most concise explanation I can give you is that I’m a Filmmaker, a Risk-taker, and a Cake-Baker… which is exactly what I put on my business card.

What I’ve done before:

I’ve had a lot of identities over the years: A marketer, a mother, a wife, a barista, a model, a fashionista, an entrepreneur, a creatives coach, a cocktail waitress, a truck driver, a college dropout, a mensa member, an interested participant in life.

What I’m Doing Now:

Currently I’m working on turning my award winning documentary short, Life In Perpetual Beta, into a series, writing a book about what it took to make it, and any one of the following things:

Running a small video production company: The Optimist Lens

Connecting entrepreneurs to executive level virtual assistants: Anywhere Admin

Organizing a conference designed to help people pitch effectively: Pitch Conference

Managing online communities for the Social Media boutique Strategy JQ

Advising at the start-up incubator Sandbox Industries, and the not for profit, Hollaback.org

 

Organizing the Chicago Women Developers Meet-up

When I’m not doing any of the above you can find me speaking at events, crashing private parties, making art out of duct tape, and discovering the wonders of Chicago with my three precocious children.

What I Plan on Doing in The Future:

I value opportunity much more than I value plans. If you have an opportunity you want to discuss with me, drop me an email or send me a tweet. 


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  • Took out the Christmas Tree
    With a missile! (action movie app) […]
  • Honey Creek Timbers
    I filmed our experience cutting down our tree at Cole's parent's tree farm using my iPhone 4S. This is the video that will go on their website minus the voiceover, which we'll have them record when we're out there for Christmas again. […]
  • Iowa Sunset
    Testing out mug iPhone 4S and the iMovie app […]
  • Happy Thanksgiving!
    Video created with the Socialcam app on iPhone: http://socialcam.com […]