Meet the Team is our monthly chance to introduce you to the fabulous, quirky, talented people that work at Vidyard, using our favorite medium — video! That’s a long story! Over time, that turned into full time managing the Redwoods Media side of things while they fleshed out Vidyard. It was interesting starting out at the company when there were 6 of us sitting around a dinner table, which has now evolved into a Megazord of teams. What is your favorite video on the internet right now? My favorite video on the internet is nothing new – it’s actually been around for two years. She’s 98 years old, and this piece touches the fact that she’s lonely. So to keep herself busy, she takes all her junk mail, rips it up into little pieces, and cuts it into smaller with scissors, and then throws them out.She does this because she has nothing else to do with her day. What’s your favourite place to eat in Kitchener, and why? About two years ago this ramen place name into the KW area as there are very few options to go out and buy ramen in our city.
Meet the Team is our monthly chance to introduce you to the fabulous, quirky, talented people that work at Vidyard, using our favorite medium — video! In today’s episode, we caught up with Creative Director Blake Smith on his childhood heroes, favorite travel stories, and more:
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What Didn’t Make the Cut
Blake went way beyond swimming with sharks in this interview, so here are a few answers that didn’t make the cut:
What brought you to Vidyard?
That’s a long story! Michael Litt and I would pass each other in the halls of Communitech and a little birdie who still works at Vidyard introduced us. Mike and Devon were managing a media company called Redwoods Media, and they were looking for some talent to help do some of their motion graphics work. They saw my work, they liked it, and they brought me in on contract.
Over time, that turned into full time managing the Redwoods Media side of things while they fleshed out Vidyard. It was interesting starting out at the company when there were 6 of us sitting around a dinner table, which has now evolved into a Megazord of teams. It’s been a crazy experience so far, and it continues to excite me to see where we’re going next!
What is your favorite video…
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