Ben Hess – CEO / Executive Producer
Ben creates digital media campaigns for the company’s clients and has produced, edited, or directed over 100 short-form marketing and sales videos for online and DVD distribution. He’s also created or produced several independent films and original series and campaigns, including Volunteer Nation, the castways, A-List Video, Voices Across America, Doing Time, and The Kiss . For New York PBS affiliate Thirteen/WNET and the non-profit Open Media Network, Ben produced the online video campaign War Stories, in conjunction with Ken Burns’ documentary, The War. During his sales career, Ben ran a distributor channel for the software subsidiary of Silicon Graphics and was selected to the company’s President’s Club. He also managed multi-national accounts and software implementations at Volvo Cars, ISI-Dentsu, and Boeing, among others. Ben has a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and studied at the California Institute of the Arts.
Jennifer Stivers – Integrated Marketing Strategist
Jennifer is passionate about strategic uses of social media to build consumer awareness, has excellent writing and editing skills, and 20 years of industry experience. She’s worked with large corporations such as Apple Inc. and pre-IPO startups like GlobalEnglish, Digital Island, and Netscape doing brand management, collateral and sales tool development and globalization. She has extended experience in targeted marketing, including the management of a yearlong online ad campaign that spanned 50 countries and 17 languages. She brings a well-balanced approach to small businesses (brand development) and larger companies (customer loyalty emphasis), and offers clients integrated marketing plans to suit their individual needs. Jennifer holds a B.S. from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA.