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.
A recent graduate of UC Santa Cruz, Ian is passionate about the power of photography and film to make an impact and to capture the viewer’s interest. He trained extensively in the creation of coherent story lines while maintaining continuity and is proficient with a range of digital video cameras and SLRs / DSLRs for digital photography. Also a Spanish speaker, Ian is comfortable shooting video and photos outdoors in any weather or environment.
When not singing with her band, Making Dinner, recording a commercial, or voiceover sequence for Volunteer Nation, Devorah is a stellar Operations Manager and has an extensive background in Office and Facilities management, Project Management and Executive support. With Ben Hess, Devorah has acted in two short films, Doing Time and The Kiss and has performed voiceover for the director’s cut of a Nike commercial, several corporate projects, and the development pilot of 
Ben Hess and Jonathon Stewart are the co-creators and co-writers of an original online series, the castaways and collaborated on the award-winning short film, Doing Time. Stewart produced and directed his first multi-award winning digital feature Guy in Row Five after clocking time at HBO Films, The Walt Disney Company and as Director of Development for the boutique production company, Grover in CA (Cavedweller, Desert Saints). With writing partner Eyal Podell, he has several feature film projects in development, most recently the screenplay Usonia, which was optioned to The 7th Floor in NYC. Stewart has also written and produced over 300 short-form, original videos for the NY Times company About.com, Verizon, Walmart, the Discovery Channel, and many others. Awards include Best Director at the San Francisco 48-Hour Film Festival, Viewers’ Voice at Cinequest, Best of the Fest at the SoCal Independent Film Festival and an honorable mention in the Slamdance Screenplay Competition. Stewart has also produced and directed several music videos including Helmet’s “Gone,” which aired on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball, and is focusing on digital content for online distribution, advertising and marketing. Stewart is a graduate of Dartmouth College.
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.