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ALWAYS FAIL FORWARD
Thanks for scrolling through my site! I'm Ben, a passionate creative that's always after the next big thing. I love music, cocktails, video games, pasta, and my cat Coco. I also love making cool stuff. Let's make cool stuff together!
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"Fail Forward" is a mantra that was repeated throughout my career that has stuck with me since. Rather than admitting defeat, I use every failure as a learning opportunity. Every opportunity that comes my way I pursue even if it is outside of my current expertise or comfort zone. By doing so, I've continued to learn more, push my boundaries, and create amazing content.
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My break into media started when I was just a teenager trying to make cool things to promote different music projects I was working on. From then I was convinced by a teacher of mine to try out designing for the high school yearbook. I somewhat reluctantly gave it a shot, and ended up doing pretty rough for the first few weeks. However, I loved it. I worked hard with different people and mentors to better understand what good design was, and by the end of the year I was regarded as one of a small group of top designers in the class.
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This ultimately lead me to looking into digital media for my undergraduate studies. By the time I graduated high school, I was dabbling in every form of media I could get my hands on, mostly the four that I offer today. Throughout college I jumped back and forth from focusing on design, photography, animation, and video before graduating a semester early in the winter of 2019.
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My first professional major-related position was a small graphic design haus and sign studio called Digitalartz. I started working there during my undergrad, and continued working there for some time after graduating.
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Eventually, I decided I wanted to dive deeper into a different field of media. I started applying to video production positions in Illinois and the St. Louis area and was offered a position as a creative video producer/editor for Redbird Productions at Illinois State Athletics. Here I felt like I really locked in and grew the most as a professional, as a videographer, and as a person.
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After working at ISU Athletics for 2 years, I decided it was time to take a leap. I had a handful of experience in 4 major areas of media, and the desire to create. So, I created Ben Isaacs Media, LLC: a video production company and media haus. After 2 years in business, I have learned more than I can imagine, and have had the blessing of working with some truly awesome people. What started as a half-serious joke turned into a successfully operating business that I continue to pour into and strive for growth.
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I love what I do, and I hope you do to.
#failfoward
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If you're interested in hearing more about me or my story, let's set up a time to chat. I love meeting new people and hearing their stories as well.
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