The Decision Makers Series is one of our staff’s favorite because decision making is a topic that so many of us have studied deeply.

Asandra

I made a very clear, internal decision not to listen to external opinions. It was a deep call within to walk an authentic path in my life. That meant that compromising was not an option. Read more>>

YU LIN (Dave) CHEN | Filmmaker & Director & Witter

I would say that moving to the United States was one of the biggest decisions of my life. I was born and raised in Taiwan, a beautiful country where I had a happy family and a decent job. But there was a dream hidden deep inside me, to become a filmmaker, to be a director. Read more>>

Maheswari Janarthanan | Artist, Illustrator and Designer

Quitting my day job and becoming a freelance illustrator was the best decision I have ever made. As someone who is passionate about art and design it is important to me to work on projects that I am passionate about. Freelance gave me that flexibility of choosing the projects that I want to work. Read more>>

David Yang | Filmmaker & Production Company Owner

One of the biggest decisions I made was probably to have a “can do attitude”, but also knowing when to put my foot down and draw the line. It becomes easy as freelancers or startup business service provider to say yes to all your new potential leads and clients. Read more>>

Micah Stamps | Otter Media Production Station Manager

Realizing my team is the most important part of a successful operation has been one of the biggest contributions to Otter Media’s resurrection. Without knowing my teams strengths, it’s impossible to effectively strategize and begin larger scale plans. It also relieves the burden of worry when you know that your team is ready and effective for anything. Read more>>