“If you want creative, you want Chris. Great ideas seem to flow from Chris at will. He works well with clients and can get the job done -- whatever it is. He's one of the first producers I call.” -- Mark Fitzgerald, AT&T
I am a writer, producer, and director. My videos help organizations sell, recruit and train.
I am a co-founder and principal at Wheelhouse Communications.
Wheelhouse clients include: PepsiCo, AT&T, ITT, Columbia University, Weight Watchers, Random House, AECOM, The Bank Street College of Education, Scholastic and American Express.
Wheelhouse content appears in internal meetings, sales conferences, and the web. An example of a viral video success (client: Random House) is here.
Currently, I am also a contributing video producer to The Daily, the iPad only newspaper. You can see my work for this brand new publication here and here.
Want to read a recommendation? Take a look at my LinkedIn page.
My blog The Way We Watch provides strategy for new media, PR, web video marketing, production and social networking.
A good place to start reading the blog is here
Want to make a video with me? Contact me.
Back-story:
- I was born and raised in New York City and received my BA degree at Wesleyan University.
- I earned my Actor's Equity card playing a gang member in America's Most Wanted - as of this writing my character has not been captured.
- I have worked in PR and Media Relations for AT&T in New York City. I had the crazy idea to hold the launch of AT&T WorldNet in the Brooklyn Diner on 57th Street, NYC. Days later my idea of giving away AT&T Software in Grand Central Station via employees on apple boxes morphed into a giveaway at AT&T's internet HQ. Thousands of people showed up and we got a front page NY Times article for the hard work.
- I wrote and produced a number of best-selling how-to videos while a partner at TimeLine Entertainment.
- Awards: Silver Telly, the Bronze Telly, ITVA, Communicator, Infocomm and NY Festival awards. It's nice stuff, but I am more honored by having a repeat customer.
- I went to Graceland once. China twice.
- In the eighties, I performed stand-up comedy in New York City clubs. I hung out with Ray Romano and had a couple great nights and many so so ones.
- Before Wheelhouse, I designed, produced and directed hundreds of marketing videos while Executive Producing at TimeLine, AT&T Creative Services, and Brainstorm Productions. Clients include: AT&T, Lucent, Seagrams, Hearst, Spencer Trask, ADP, and BearingPoint.
Representative past blog posts: production best practices, web video, social media and career strategy.
Disclaimer: The views expressed at Chris' blog do not necessarily reflect the views of Wheelhouse Communications nor its clients.
