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Looking back on my years growing up in this
part of Ohio, I carry a profound fondness for all the people and places that make it so uniquely special. I will forever owe a debt of gratitude to this entire community full of family, friends, teachers and coaches, who helped open so many doors of opportunity along the way. That said, it means the world to me that I can come back to Orrville today and start to repay that debt forward... In 2013, my wife Mandy and I tragically lost our son Carter Aiden Winget at 38 weeks gestation and delivered him still-born. While our little boy never had the chance to live-out his calling here on this Earth, it is important to us that his legacy be celebrated and carried-on through positive initiatives like chARTer. Thanks to the generosity of many in the wake of our tragedy, the Carter Aiden Winget Memorial Foundation was developed with the mission of helping creative-minded young adults like yourselves to uncover the exciting world of opportunity lying just ahead. Seven months after chARTer’s successful launch in 2014, cofounder and my Father Morgan Winget Jr. succumbed to a massive heart attack while exercising at the Orrville YMCA. Only 67 at the time of his abrupt death, the void he left is one that can never be filled. Knowing how passionate my Dad was about chARTer and a host of educational initiatives he supported, we are putting on the program as a tribute to his loving and ever-lasting legacy as well. Over the course of the day, you will have the opportunity to learn from, be inspired by, and interact with successful professionals from a broad range of creative fields who have taken time from their busy careers to beOwith FR N Tyou today. My hope is that you will take full advantage of this opportunity to garner insights from these pros who have already walked a mile down the same road which you are about to embark on. Be inquisitive, open your mind up to the possibilities, get inspired and most importantly, have fun...
IN MEMORIAM
MORGAN G. WINGET 1947-2014
JUSTIN WINGET CHARTER CO-FOUNDER
10.27.17
TODAY’S SCHEDULE MORNING 7:45 AM 8:30 AM 9:10 AM 9:40 AM 9:50 AM
ARRIVAL AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST WELCOME REMARKS AND FIRST KEYNOTE ADDRESS JUSTIN WINGET SECOND KEYNOTE ADDRESS GRANT SMUCKER SHORT BREAK PANEL DISCUSSION
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STUDENTS CAN BEGIN TALKING TO COLLEGE REPS AND PANELISTS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE DURING LUNCH TO CHAT CASUALLY WITH STUDENTS
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STUDENTS WILL DIVIDE INTO THREE GROUPS THAT WILL ROTATE IN THIRTY MINUTE INCREMENTS BETWEEN THREE AFTERNOON SESSIONS The 2017 chARTer visual art program is made possible in part by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically.
SESSION ONE :: COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES SESSION TWO :: - PART ONE :: PORTFOLIO REVIEWS - PART TWO :: Q&A SHARING STATION THREE :: OPEN CREATIVE DISCUSSION WITH JUSTIN 1:50 PM
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Justin is charged with overseeing Ohio State University Marketing’s creative and multimedia efforts and leads cross-disciplinary collaborations through print, web, motion and environmental design, photography and videography. Guiding the visual brand from the enterprise level, Justin’s teams ideate and develop content strategies for owned channels such as osu.edu, social media streams and the Ohio State Alumni Magazine. In addition, they lead development of advancement marketing and TV broadcast campaigns such as the university PSA series. Prior to joining Ohio State, Justin spent twelve years with industry leading Levy Restaurants crafting and executing strategies for some of the biggest brands in the sports, entertainment, restaurant and hospitality industries. Synthesizing across the range of creative disciplines, he oversaw the billion-dollar company’s efforts in the areas of graphic design, architecture, interior design, photography, environmental design, creative strategy, promotional marketing, merchandising, web design, motion graphics, presentation development, videography and production design. In addition to his role leading creative at Ohio State, Justin is both an author and an accomplished food, editorial, portrait and landscape photographer. A regular photo contributor on Ohio State enterprise and channels, Justin’s work has also been featured in publications such as Oprah Magazine, Food & Wine, Forbes, USA Today and his first self-published book, “365+2010 – an Autophotographic Journey” detailing an entire year in pictures. Most recently taking on the challenge of penning his first autobiography, “The 33rd Chapter, Another year on the brink of Inner Peace and Parenthood,” the book details Justin and Wife Mandy’s harrowing journey back from two late prenatal losses.
JUSTIN WINGET AVP CREATIVE & MULTIMEDIA
HIGH SCHOOL: ORRVILLE HIGH SCHOOL / ORRVILLE, OH
COLLEGE: BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSIT Y
BFA GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIZATION IN PHOTOGRAPHY
365+ 2010 - AN AUTOPHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY
QUESTIONS FOR JUSTIN
A N AU TO P H OTO G R AP H
W I T H
J U S T I N
KEYNOTE SPEAKER PANELIST
Grant has a problem solving mind-set, so naturally he pursued a degree in Biomedical Engineering. While honing in the skills of the left side of his brain, the right side began to engulf him through the exploration of video production. It was only a matter of time until he pursued his passion and launched his creative career. Since 2011, Grant has been directing and shooting commercial videos for a wide variety of clients and bringing stories to life through the use of visuals.
HIGH SCHOOL: ORRVILLE HIGH SCHOOL / ORRVILLE, OH COLLEGE: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
GRANT SMUCKER DIRECTOR/DP GS COLLECTIVE
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
QUESTIONS FOR GRANT
Chris began his career designing and selling products which were sold to companies
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throughout the hospitality industry. He has worked on projects ranging from full product, logo and packaging designs to illustrating a true crime graphic novel. Chris eventually started a company in which he developed a product line from the ground up, that within two years would be sold throughout 45 states and a half-dozen other countries. Currently, Chris is the owner operator of The Print House, where he designs and sells various art prints through online storefronts.
HIGH SCHOOL: STRONGSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ,
STRONGSVILLE, OH
COLLEGE: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
CHRIS GUIHER PRESIDENT/CEO THE PRINT HOUSE
QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS
PANELIST
Kyle is an Architectural Designer for DLR Group - Westlake Reed Leskosky in Cleveland, OH. He works primarily on projects in the cultural, community, and performing arts sectors. Before going to Cleveland, he worked at a number of firms including an office in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning and his masters degree in Architecture from the Knowlton School at The Ohio State University. While in school, Kyle cofounded the architectural research and competition platform arch out loud. With arch out loud, he has designed various architectural competitions around the world including a vertical cemetery in Tokyo, an underground bathhouse in the Korean DMZ and a public square to stop human trafficking in Tenancingo, Mexico. He is currently part of a team putting together a publication examining the current trends between death and architecture. Underlying many of Kyle’s interests and endeavors is the idea of architecture being used as a political instrument. His projects have investigated the ways mediums of form and space can communicate messages and connect people to their surrounding contexts. He believes a crossdisciplinary infusion of building and landscape is a key way to approach this dimension of architecture.
HIGH SCHOOL: ORRVILLE HIGH SCHOOL / ORRVILLE, OH
KYLE ZOOK ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER DLR GROUP WESTL AKE REED LESKOSKY
COLLEGES: THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE
QUESTIONS FOR KYLE
Margaret is an
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illustrator and fine artist working in the Wooster area. She attended The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA, earning a BFA in illustration. Margaret started her career as a creative director at a small advertising agency, also near Philadelphia. This position gave her the chance to work on a wide variety of assignments. In the early days, her work centered on newspaper ads, brochures and corporate reports. Her job provided the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects; including voicing radio ads and designing trade show booths. She began freelancing in the 1990’s. Over time, she found assignments illustrating for the childrens educational and editorial markets. Margaret was the featured artist for Mailbox Magazine for five years, painting over 160 covers. She painted historical non-fiction and fiction for educational markets. Locally, Margaret illustrated the childrens picture book “The View From Under The Pew” by Rev. Diane Johnson. Margaret received her MA in Illustration from Syracuse University in 2005 and her MFA in Illustration from Hartford Art School in 2010. More recently, Margaret has turned to fine art. She works predominantly in oils, painting equine subject matter. The beauty, strength and grace of the equine form have been a source of inspiration for as long as she can remember. Horses, people, and the landscapes around them are the subjects that drive her visually and inspire her artwork. Her aim is to capture their actions, story, emotions and unique personalities. These pictures tell a story of the horses’ plight, sometimes positive, sometimes sad. Her work depicts both historical and present day scenes. Margaret’s work has been exhibited in venues throughout Ohio and the east coast, and she is a juried member of Women Artists of the West and The American Academy of Equine Art.
MARGARET FREED PAVONIA ARTS FINE ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR
HIGH SCHOOL: SOUDERTON AREA HIGH SCHOOL / PA
COLLEGES: THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS
ILLUSTRATION
QUESTIONS FOR MARGARET
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Jason is a privileged father of three, lover of art and design, tattooed cancer fighter, comic nerd, music junkie and well seasoned design viking in search of the perfect cheeseburger.
HIGH SCHOOL: WEST CAROLLTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
DAYTON, OH
COLLEGE: SCHOOL OF ADVERTISING ART / KETTERING, OH
JASON SHULTS SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSIT Y
DEVRY UNIVERSITY MAJORS: DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION MINOR: TYPOGRAPHY
QUESTIONS FOR JASON
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Keith is a professional designer, illustrator and paper engineer from Cleveland Ohio with over ten years of professional experience in product design at American Greetings. He currently works in the licensing department where their team creates gift packaging and greeting cards for some of the worlds top brands like Disney, MARVEL, Warner Bros., Nickelodeon and many more. He ventured into the self-publishing world six years ago with the launch of a successful pop up book that he created with two very talented family members titled “A Day in Rehoboth Beach, A Pop-Up Book.” In June he launched his latest pop-up book, “What a Mess! A Pop-Up Misadventure” under his publishing name, 5am Press. “What a Mess!” was funded last year on the crowd-funding site KickStarter.com and has taken him on an amazing journey.
HIGH SCHOOL: STATE COLLEGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL / PA COLLEGE: ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH
KEITH ALLEN SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER / OWNER AMERICAN GREETINGS / 5AM PRESS
MAJOR: GRAPHIC DESIGN MINOR: ILLUSTRATION
QUESTIONS FOR KEITH
Tessa is a photojournalist, lover of beauty, chaser of light and adventurous storyteller
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for the passionately in love who specializes in wedding, elopement and love story documentary photojournalism. Tessa graduated from Orrville High School in 2013 and pursued photojournalism at the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University. She worked for WOUB Public Media, The Post, and the Ohio University Division of Student Affairs in multiple mediums including photography, on-air broadcasting, and news reporting. During that time, Tessa traveled to Santa Rosa de Copan, Copan, Honduras with Central American Medical Outreach and had a real taste of meaningful freelance photojournalism. After returning from that trip and completing half of her college career, Tessa soon realized that the path she was traveling through higher education was not the right option for her. Choosing to leave college before graduation, she soon after launched a career in wedding photography full-time. Since launching her own business, Tessa N. Brediger Photography, Tessa has worked to create meaningful stories for the adventurous in love through photo journalistic wedding photography. She has worked in venues spanning from open fields and mountains to downtown ballrooms... while loving every second. Her clients include those of all ages and creeds spanning a multitude of locations. She believes that those who lose themselves in misty mountains, ever deeper waters and covered forests have the best stories to tell..that her job, the job of documenting others, is glorious and mysterious and fragile and meaningful and above all, infinite in beauty. Tessa’s work has been featured on WOUB Public Media, the Post (Athens, Ohio), Southeast Ohio Magazine, LooksLikeFilm, SeekTheLight, the Babetown Collective, and the Photobug Community- a Junebug Weddings affiliate.
TESSA BREDIGER OWNER TESSA N. BREDIGER PHOTOGRAPHY
HIGH SCHOOL: ORRVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, ORRVILLE, OH COLLEGE: OHIO UNIVERSITY MAJOR: PHOTOJOURNALISM MINOR: JOURNALISM
QUESTIONS FOR TESSA
Q&A WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR
18 YEAR-OLD SELF
LOOKING AHEAD TOWARDS COLLEGE AND A PROFESSIONAL CAREER?
JUSTIN
will ALWAYS have many, many things yet to learn.
You know that you have to actually pay for that right?
COLLEGE ISN'T FREE, so consider how
much you are spending/borrowing and how long that might take to repay.
CHRIS
LEARN ALL YOU CAN ABOUT ART, DESIGN AND BUSINESS, as they all go
hand in hand.
Continue to try new things and
NEVER BE COMFORTABLE. Not just in your field, but in every aspect of life.
MARGARET
Be proactive and seek out opportunities.
FIND MENTORS who are successful in the field which interests you and learn from them.
JASON
YOUR MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME MOLE HILLS OVER TIME. Seriously, stop and smell the flowers.
Practice compassion.
BE CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO ENVISION WHERE YOUR CREATIVE SUPERPOWERS MIGHT TAKE YOU, yet humble enough to know that you
GRANT
KYLE
KEITH
Do not limit yourself creatively. You should be open to experimenting with as many different techniques
YOUR CREATIVE CAREER WILL LIKELY TAKE YOU DOWN MANY DIFFERENT PATHS AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW TO ADAPT. and mediums as you can.
TESSA
YOU DON'T HAVE THE FOLLOW THE PATH OTHERS PAVED BEFORE YOU.
If college isn't your thing, there are plenty of ways to cultivate a passionate and successful career while taking an untraditional path to where you want to be. I didn't finish college and I don't regret it. I did what was best for me and for my business.
WHERE DO YOU FIND
CREATIVE INSPIRATION?
KYLE
I always look outside the field I’m in and seek ideas or trends in music, fashion, science, art, film,
THE BEST DESIGNERS ARE THOSE WHO INTRODUCE EXTRA-DISCIPLINARY IDEAS philosophy, etc.
into architecture.
JUSTIN
With very little free time on my hands,
I TRY TO STAY WIDE-EYED AWARE AND OPEN TO INSPIRATION IN EVERY MOMENT. Often coming in the most unexpected times and places, I have iphone photo galleries filled with snaps of found textures, typography, design and immersive environments. I also love to get lost in the feeds of fellow creative bloggers and instagramers when finding a few moments of respite in coffee shop lines or as my head is finally hitting the pillow at the end of a long day.
GRANT
SURROUNDING MYSELF WITH OTHER CREATIVES helps build new ideas
and is a catalyst for creativity. I also enjoy traveling and partaking in new experiences to become inspired.
CHRIS
I STAY INSPIRED BY READING ABOUT ENTREPRENEURS AND ARTISTS. Their stories and creativity constantly feed my own work.
MARGARET
I collect books on art, artists, and how to make art.
I REFER TO MY LIBRARY WHEN I NEED A FRESH IDEA.
JASON
I become inspired by actively searching and studying what my artist/designer idols create. I love viewing what all my creative peers do daily. Honestly I DON’T always
THERE ARE SOME DAYS IT’S JUST HARD TO BE CREATIVE. stay inspired.
KEITH
IT’S IMPORTANT TO MAKE ART OUTSIDE OF CREATIVE JOB
where you can express yourself freely. This will give your professional work new life.
TESSA
Honestly, it’s hard to stay creative. There’s a continuous cycle of thinking my work is great and then thinking I should quit just about every week. I have to work past that and one of the best ways I’ve found to stay inspired and not bored with my work is to meet with other creatives. I go to workshops, meet ups, Instagram gatherings and other activities to talk with, work with and become friends with other creatives.
CULTIVATE A CREATIVE FAMILY. They’ll inspire and push you to be your best and to try new things.
Q&A WHAT CAN STUDENTS PROACTIVELY BE DOING NOW TO
START LEARNING THEIR CRAFT? Be a sponge and seek out as much experience, exposure and hands-on learning as you can right now. Online learning platforms such as Skillshare and Lynda.com are easy and inexpensive ways to start learning tricks of the trade from some of the best creative professionals out there. Also, sign-up for local foundation art classes at places like Wayne Center for the Arts and find ways to interact with creatives you admire, whether simply following them on social media platforms or even approaching them about immersion and/or mentorship opportunities.
Learn the ins and outs of a camera and exposing an image correctly. Master shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and frame rate; the things your iPhone takes for granted.
CHRIS
Take every art class and industrial tech class you can. You may enjoy one over the other, but it’s important to have an understanding in both. Also, start sketching everything you see, from large scale buildings to small scale plants. It not only allows you to develop a hand skill, but also pushes you to think threedimensionally/spatially.
MARGARET
Be proactive by seeking out opportunities. For future illustrators, developing drawing skills with daily practice is a must. It is also important to learn computer skills. Maximize the digital arts curriculum your high school offers.
JASON
JUSTIN
GRANT
KYLE
Read as much as possible about what motivates or inspires you and learn how you can start developing the skills needed to pursue your career path. Teach yourself as much as possible by taking risks and doing the work.
Read, research and create. Be open for advice/critiques and truly never stop doing what you love. If you approach your desired creative career with enthusiasm and openness , you will succeed
KEITH
No other generation has had so much information at their fingertips. Watch YouTube tutorials, take lessons, research and follow artists on Pinterest and Instagram. Learn a new technique each week and don’t get too comfortable! Freelance now. Take on that logo job that doesn’t pay anything. Make free posters for the band coming to town. I learned so much from freelancing in high school and college. You learn how to work with a client, how to meet deadlines and how to conduct yourself professionally.
TESSA
Ask to have mentorships with the people you admire! There are a ton of photographers who offer mentor sessions in person or through Skype if you’re too far away to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of the craft. I’ve learned a ton, about both sides of the business, from asking questions with the people I admire. It’s money well-spent.
WHERE IS YOUR CREATIVE DISCIPLINE HEADED
IN THE FUTURE?
KYLE
It seems inevitable that there will be a stronger connection between the development of architecture and computer technologies. A better understanding of computer coding, VR softwares, 3D printing and modeling programs will help develop new methodologies for advance the discipline of architecture.
MARGARET JUSTIN Creativity is no longer just a department within an organization that makes signs, creates presentations or takes pretty photos used in marketing materials. Instead creativity is being harnessed to solve complex problems across all aspects of business and break the status quo within industries. Proof-in-point, a recent Fast Company Magazine poll cited 60% of CEO’s value CREATIVITY as their most valued leadership quality in employees. From accountants to assembly line workers, companies today are both looking for and rewarding folks who consistently apply creative problem-solving skills to their jobs. All that said, if you just want to make signs or take photos, get ready to think more broadly! The most successful creatives I know are whole brained thinkers who synthesize untethered creative thinking grounded by their really strong business chops.
GRANT
Cameras are now in everyones pocket, so it is your utilization of them which makes you stand out. The barrier for entry may be lower, but the same values will always hold true...practice and hard work will make you stand out amongst the rest.
CHRIS
By pursuing a career in fine arts or any creative field, you must also have business knowledge. Knowing how to market yourself and your work is most very important.
Digital technology is rapidly changing the creative marketplace. The traditional illustration market is smaller, much of it having moved to interactive and online formats. Despite this, understanding the concepts of good design and how to visually communicate an idea will always be important.
JASON
I see design helping transform the world into a better place for us all. The most important job skill I see is creativity, which I believe will continue to change the world.
KEITH
What I’ve learned from launching my own company is the importance of creative marketing. Being creative goes far beyond just making art. You can use your photography, typography, creative writing, animation, and video editing skills to get your work out there and noticed.
TESSA
As my business grows, so do the skills needed to keep it not only afloat, but enjoyable. Skills in finance and book keeping are some of the most important I have learned thus far. Also, time management is incredibly important. During busy seasons, knowing how to answer emails, send off galleries to clients within their deadlines, make it to meetings/shoots on time and still remembering to sleep and eat and practice mental health is SO important.
Q&A TO BE SUCCESSFUL
IN YOUR DISCIPLINE, YOU NEED TO BE __________________________
KYLE Open minded to different perspectives and
INTERESTED IN JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.
MARGARET
AN ENTREPRENEURIAL GO-GETTER. Identify the market
you want to approach and develop a consistent body of work that will appeal to art directors in that market. Using websites and social media, try marketing yourself online.
JASON
DILIGENT AND HUMOROUS.
JUSTIN
BOLD ENOUGH TO SHOOT FOR KEITH THE STARS, YET HUMBLE ENOUGH FLEXIBLE. BEING ABLE TO ADAPT TO KNOW YOU ARE NOT GOING TO TO CHANGE IS KEY. There is A LOT of competition LAND THERE BY ACCIDENT. out there for creative jobs and the industry is constantly
The old adage of 10,000 hours is a legit rule of thumb for mastering your craft, so be prepared to put in some serious work if you want to reap the rewards.
GRANT
ADAPTIVE. Technology is changing at a rapid rate
and new tools are continually becoming available. If you are set in your ways and don’t adapt, you will soon be phased out.
CHRIS
BEING CREATIVE AND ADAPTABLE TO WHAT YOUR CUSTOMERS WANT
is most important in selling artwork to the masses.
changing. You need to be willing and able to adapt quickly to stay relevant. Your schooling should never be over.
TESSA
DRIVEN. There have been a lot of times I’ve thought
about giving this job up for one reason or another, but at the end of the day, I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. You need to be driven to reach out to clients, try new things and balance being the creative, finance, marketing and administrative team to your company all in one... Being a small business owner is not for the faint of heart. If you want to make it happen, you’ve got to work for it.
WHAT ARE THE
COOLEST PROJECTS
YOU HAVE WORKED ON?
KYLE
A theatre in Idaho, a childrens museum in Louisville, a landmark building in Oman, an aquarium in Detroit and
A NEW COLLEGIATE BASEBALL STADIUM.
MARGARET
I’VE DONE HISTORICAL FICTION FOR THE EDUCATIONAL MARKETS.
JUSTIN DIRECTING THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PSA (COMMERCIAL) SERIES CURRENTLY AIRING during
football and other sporting events, re-concepting the Ohio State Alumni Magazine featuring Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George in the inaugural issue, shooting IndyCar photos for the Rahal Letterman Lannigan Racing Team at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, designing restaurants for The Orange County Choppers and Cheap Trick front man Rick Nielson, crafting environmental brand strategies for a range of stadiums, ballparks and arenas from CenturyLink Field in Seattle (Seahawks) to Las Vegas Motor Speedway and for our beloved lovable losers, the Cleveland Browns.
GRANT I recently worked on a project with
JOHN LEGEND.
CHRIS
With a previous company of mine, I sponsored award shows such as the Grammy’s and the Golden Globes
VARIOUS CELEBRITIES TRIED MY PRODUCTS. I have also worked on projects
where
backstage at concert venues for bands such as Seether, Shinedown, Papa Roach & Hinder. Currently I am working on a big project with Amazon.
In addition to my pay, they gave me money for actors, costumes and props allowing me to get the reference photos I needed. Those assignments were always a lot of fun and a challenge to organize.
JASON
I’ve had the privilege in my career of working on many awesome things, but my personal favorite is my bike cap project. It was a way to use my skills and do something towards the noble fight of
BEATING CANCER.
KEITH
MY BOOK, ‘WHAT A MESS! A POP-UP MISADVENTURE’.
It is the longest I’ve ever spent on a single project (2 1/2 years) and it has been the most rewarding. Seeing my vision come to life and be well-received has been amazing.
TESSA
I VOLUNTEERED WITH CAMO TO PHOTOGRAPH SURGERIES AND STORIES IN RURAL HONDURAS.
To this day, it was one of the most important stories I have told and the definitely one of the most rewarding. In terms of everyday work, photographing a couples story on the most important day of their lives is rewarding EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Best job ever.
Q&A WHAT IS THE
MOST GLAMOROUS PART OF YOUR JOB?
That moment when you’re beginning a project and there are endless possibilities to what might create. I love looking at all the forces that play into a project and how they start to build a dialogue amongst each other. It’s incredibly exciting (and a bit intimidating) to be
DESIGNING SOMETHING THAT WILL HAVE SUCH A HUGE IMPACT ON PEOPLE.
MARGARET
SEEING MY NAME AND ARTWORK IN A BOOK OR MAGAZINE.
JASON
JUSTIN
While I am so blessed for the opportunity to craft and share stories about a university I was raised to worship,
HAVING AN ALL-ACCESS PASS TO OHIO STADIUM FOR FOOTBALL SATURDAYS HAS TO BE PRETTY HIGH ON THE LIST.
GRANT
KYLE
TRAVELING TO COOL PLACES
and meeting a lot of great people.
CHRIS
BEING MY OWN BOSS. Making my own
hours. Knowing that my success is directly related to the effort I put in. My business operates around the clock, whether I’m working or not. Sleeping or awake, my business never stops.
Seeing a small sketch of an idea grow into something
I LOVE SEEING MY POSITIVE EFFORTS COME TO LIFE bigger than I had imagined.
and everyone around smiling from the results.
KEITH
SEEING MY WORK ON THE STORE SHELVES and also working with
American Greetings:
amazing brands like MARVEL, Disney, Warner Bros. 5am Press: Book readings, signings, and workshops. Seeing others reactions to the book makes it all worthwhile.
TESSA
I get to travel for most of my clients, help them plan the most important day of their lives, and I thank God for that
WHEN A STRANGER PICKS YOU ME KNOW THEM, LOVE THEM, AND CARE FOR THEM as I tell their story,
every day.
I remember how amazing this job really is...I never tell the same story twice.
WHAT IS THE
LEAST GLAMOROUS PART OF YOUR JOB?
MARGARET
WORKING ON HOLIDAYS TO MEET A DEADLINE. I’ve worked on
every single one at least once.
JASON
WORKING WITHIN TIGHT BUDGETS
JUSTIN
IT SEEMS THE HIGHER ONE GOES ON THE CAREER LADDER, THE LESS HANDS-ON CREATIVE WORK THEY ACTUALLY GET TO DO, both at
and dealing with clients who think they have some creative chops...but really don’t.
KEITH
American Greetings: Technical work like spreadsheets and data entry...and meetings.
THERE IS NO WAY AROUND IT, A CREATIVE JOB IS STILL A JOB AND YOU SHOULD EXPECT THAT IT’S NOT ALL GLAMOROUS.
Ohio State and elsewhere. I have to be ok garnering satisfaction from the work of my teams, which I may have directed, but not actually gotten my hands dirty in creating. Instead, my days now mostly involve strategy sessions, work critiques, inter-personal management activities, leadership meetings and drafting creative direction for others to ultimately follow.
5am Press: Sales...being your own business means making cold calls, e-mail blasts, and stop-ins. Most of which are fruitless and leave me feeling pretty low.
GRANT
TESSA
STARING AT A COMPUTER FOR HOURS.
CHRIS
THE MONOTONY OF PACKAGING AND SHIPPING THOUSANDS OF PRINTS EACH WEEK.
KYLE
ANYTHING THAT LACKS THE NEED FOR CREATIVITY and is more about simply managing a building project.
All the necessary work on the back end to keep my business afloat can be exhausting. Photographing weddings puts me on a high of cameras, adrenaline happy tears and honestly, trying not to look like a mess.
THE NEXT DAY IS WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO A “WEDDING HANGOVER”:
Lots of coffee, Netflix, Lightroom editing and culling while in sweatpants. It’s not glamorous.
Q&A WHAT WERE YOU NOT
MARGARET
OTHER STUDENTS COULD SOMETIMES BE REALLY MEAN DURING GROUP CRITIQUES.
It’s important to really be honest with yourself and consider the insights of peers when discussing each others work. You can choose to follow suggestions or not,butdisregardanytrulydestructivecomments.
PREPARED FOR
JASON
HEADING INTO COLLEGE?
DEALING WITH PROFESSORS who thought their art
direction skills were better than mine.
KEITH
JUSTIN
BEING WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHOICES I MADE and the outcomes stemming from those choices – good and bad.
GRANT
THE AMOUNT OF WORK and having to study more than in high school.
CHRIS
I WAS NOT SURE WHICH DIRECTION I WANTED TO GO, or which particular career path to take.
KYLE
I COULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM HAVING STRONGER MANUAL SKILLS such as sketching,
painting, woodworking, sculpting, etc.
Fortunately I had an amazing commercial art program in my high school and came to college prepared on a computer skills level. I had roommates and friends who were not very savvy in Adobe and really struggled in the beginning. It is important to be trained in the basics of traditional art and computer arts if you are heading into a graphic design
WHAT WAS AN AWAKENING FOR ME WAS LEARNING JUST HOW MANY TALENTED AND CREATIVE PEOPLE THERE WERE OUT THERE. IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS ONE OF A FEW. IN COLLEGE, I WAS ONE OF A THOUSAND. career.
TESSA
IN COLLEGE, NO ONE HOLDS YOUR HAND. No one checked to see if I wrote my papers or showing up to class. I didn’t HAVE to go every single class, and no one made sure I went... but man, there could be consequences to all of those actions.
WHAT WERE YOU
NOT PREPARED FOR STARTING YOUR CAREER?
KYLE
THE BUSINESS SIDE. An architect wears
many different hats and it’s hard to get that experience in the academic setting.
MARGARET JUSTIN
How messy, complex and exhausting a career would be... Things did not come together as I’d envisioned being a bright-eyed, ambitious kid coming out of college looking to immediately parachute into my dream job. In-fact,
INSTEAD I LIVED AT HOME FOR SIX MONTHS BEFORE FINDING MY FIRST JOB AFTER COLLEGE,
worked a second part time job in addition to my entry level position in Chicago just to make ends meet and contemplated giving up on design several times during that grueling, unrewarding and frustrating first few years in the industry. I have learned not to let the inevitable rough patches define my career by employing perseverance, a willingness to learn from my mistakes and focusing on the steadfast aspirations in front of me.
GRANT
THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THINGS.
CHRIS
THE AMOUNT OF WORK AND TIME IT TAKES TO START AND GROW A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.
THE WIDE VARIETY OF ASSIGNMENTS. While starting out as an
illustrator, I found work designing logos, product catalogs and business cards. It’s helpful to pick up as many skills as you can while in school.
JASON
DEALING WITH CLIENTS
who think their art direction skills are better than mine.
KEITH
DEADLINES IN COLLEGE ARE HARD, BUT DEADLINES IN THE REAL WORLD ARE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. You learn quickly how to work
smarter in order to hit heavy client demands and manufacturing deadlines.
TESSA
One of the best things about photo classes in college is that you get critiqued pretty hard on your images. While it can be hard to have people tear your photos apart like that sometimes, it absolutely made me a better photographer. Leaving school meant that I had to be my own editor on photos and sometimes that’s a really
I DEFINITELY MISSED NOT RECEIVING THAT SAME LEVEL OF FEEDBACK.
difficult thing to be.
Q&A WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BEST
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO LOOK AT WITH A FOCUS ON YOUR DISCIPLINE?
JUSTIN
There are so many great schools out there, and
A CREATIVE DEGREE FROM ANYWHERE IS ONLY AS STRONG AS THE PORTFOLIO YOU TAKE AWAY FROM IT, WHICH IS ON YOU!
CHRIS
FIND ONE THAT OFFERS THE BEST PROGRAMS WITHIN YOUR FIELD OF INTEREST.
KYLE
I’m probably biased, but I think The Knowlton School at The Ohio State University has a lot of great opportunities and is a great deal for Ohio students. They bring in some of the most internationally renowned architects and theorists while the facilities are excellent. Some schools I admire at the national level are Sci Arc out of Los Angeles, Yale in New Haven, Rice in Houston, and The University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
MARGARET
Regionally - Bowling Green for digital arts and CCAD. Nationally- The University of the Arts, Syracuse University and Hartford Art School.
That said, regionally I’d recommend Bowling Green, Kent State, Ohio State and Cincinnati for balanced business and creative curriculums. Students looking for narrower, art-focused curriculums might look at CCAD, CIA, Cranbrook and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
JASON
Nationally, there are strong programs at Stanford’s D-School, Rhode Island School of Design, Syracuse, The Academy of Art University and The Ringling College of Art and Design, among many others.
I’ve seen great work and talent coming from The Cleveland Institute of Art.
GRANT
While I never finished my degree with Ohio University, I cannot recommend a better school for photojournalism. They are ranked nationally and internationally for their program, the professors, and the opportunities given to their students (photographing the World Cup in Brazil in 2014, working with the White House, study abroad programs in Scotland... the list goes on and on).
LAFilm, Loyola, Emerson, SCAD, Full-Sail.
The Ohio State University.
KEITH
TESSA
WHO ARE SOME INTERESTING
INTERESTING FOLKS TO FOLLOW
IN YOUR INDUSTRY?
MARGARET
For those who want to paint realism check out www.drawmixpaint.com. The site offers an in-depth painting course in oils by portrait artist Mark Carder. It is an amazing resource.
JASON JUSTIN
Designers: Justin Ahrens, Fraser Davidson, Allen Peters, Jessica Hische, Jason Santa Maria and Jason Fried. Photographers: Stephen Hamilton, Kevin Kubota, Jamey Price, Darren Heath, Lisa Bettany, Paul Octavious, Lauren Randolph, Steph Goralnick and Kevin Meredith. Creative thinkers: Seth Godin, Simon Sinek and Sir Ken Robinson. Websites & Publications: Fast Company Design, UnderConsideration, Dribbble, Behance, Smashing Magazine, Pictory and Harvard Business Review. Events: WMC Fest Cleveland, AIGA, Chicago Ideas Week, TEDTalks, PhootCamp and OpenIDEO.
GRANT
Variable, Salomon Ligthelm, Khalid Mohtaseb and Wandering DP.
CHRIS
Richard Branson, Elon Musk, George Condo, The Museum of Modern Art, Dwell Magazine, Bradley Theodore, Cleon Peterson, Entrepreneur Magazine, Art News Magazine, Juxtapoz Magazine and Daniel Arsham
KYLE
I think some of the most inspiring and forward thinking firms and individuals are Thom Mayne (Morphosis), MOS, Liam Young, and Jimenez Lai. For inspiration I like to look to platforms such as DesignBoom, BLDGBLOG, the 99% Invisible podcast and @koozarch.
Art Chantry, Aaron Draplin, Paula Scher, Jessica Hische and Frank Kozi.
KEITH
Paper Engineering - Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart. Some of my favorite Instagram artists: @britsketch @jean_jullien @jakeparker @draplin.
TESSA
The lookslikefilm group on Facebook and Instagram is so inspiring. They’re trend-setting photographers who focus on storytelling - it’s a great mix of love stories and photojournalism. There are a ton of inspiration photographers I love from all over the board: Ed Kashi, Hannah Spencer (Milk & Hannah), Eastlyn Bright Tolle + Joshua Tolle, Nicola Harger, Camille Lepage (deceased, but incredible legacy) and many more.
Q&A WHAT BOOKS
HAVE HELPED TO INSPIRE YOUR CAREER?
KYLE
1) Anyone entering a creative field should read the book, “Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite.” 2) The LOG publication brings together a great collection of short essays that always question the role and execution of architecture. 3) Books such as “Towards A New Architecture,” “Delirious New York,” and “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture” have been good references and inspiration. 4) Publications that venture outside of my field such as “National Geographic,” “Scientific American,” and “Cereal” have also been good for me to keep an eye on.
MARGARET
JUSTIN
There are so many great books out there, but a few inspiring favorites would be: “Shoe Dog” by Nike Founder Phil Knight, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey, “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell, “Grit” by Angela Duckworth, “Designing your Life” by Bill Burnett, “A Whole New Mind” by Daniel Pink, “Never Eat Alone” by Keith Ferrazzi, “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch, “ReWork” by Jason Fried, “Do You Matter?” by Robert Brunner and “The Lighting Notebook” by Kevin Kubota.
GRANT
I’m not much of a reader. Most of my learning and inspiration has come from the internet in either tutorial or blog form.
CHRIS
“Zero to One” by Peter Thiel, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey, “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg, “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries and “ReWork” by Jason Fried .
“Imaginative Realism How To Paint What Doesn’t Exist” and “Color And Light, A Guide For The Realist Painter,” both by James Gurney are great resources for illustrators and animators.
JASON
“Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative,“ and “The Pocket Universal Principles of Design: 150 Essential Tools for Architects, Artists, Designers, Developers, Engineers, Inventors, and Makers.” Also volumes and volumes of blank sketch books!
KEITH
“Elements of Pop-Up” by David Carson.
TESSA
“Norwegian Wood” by Haruki Murakami, “The Journals of Sylvia Plath, The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy, and “A Writer’s Diary” by Virginia Woolfe.
IF YOU HAD A TIME MACHINE,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY?
KYLE
I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKED TO HAVE TRAVELED TO MORE PLACES.
There is a massive world out there full of culture, something that lies at the core of architecture.
MARGARET JUSTIN
Given that it was not until college that I was able to envision my true career potential - I would have taken myself and my creative superpowers seriously from a much younger age... I also would have increased my focus in college on related creative fields such as environmental branding, interior architecture, UX/UI design, cinematography, photography, motion graphics/animation, editorial design and writing/storytelling. With all of these disciplines generally falling under a Creative Director,
I DO NOT NEED TO KNOW EACH CREATIVE FIELD INSIDE AND OUT, BUT I DO NEED TO KNOW ENOUGH TO BE DANGEROUS and direct these inter-disciplinary teams towards a unified vision.
GRANT
I don’t know if I would change anything because things would probably look different. However, what I believe I am missing out on are the
CONNECTIONS ROOTED IN ATTENDING FILM SCHOOL.
CHRIS
I WOULD HAVE FOCUSED MORE ON BUSINESS and computer design in college.
I would have taken advantage of every opportunity my schools had to offer instead of only some.
I WISH I HAD ATTENDED EVERY ARTIST TALK AND GALLERY SHOW.
I would also have found mentors and sought out internship opportunities with them
JASON
NOTHING. NO REGRETS.
KEITH
There were a few jobs where I jumped right into creating art with little to no research. I look back at them now and think ‘what was I thinking?’
ALWAYS RESEARCH, ALWAYS REFERENCE AND DON’T ASSUME YOU KNOW THE ANSWER JUST ON GUT.
TESSA
NOTHING...BARELY ANYTHING IN MY ORIGINAL PLAN WORKED OUT,
but I wouldn’t change a thing. Not finishing my degree, starting my own business, preparing to move that business next year and every struggle I have faced from junior high onward made me who I am today and influenced the way I approach art. I would not change any of that for the world.
Q&A
MARGARET
WORK HARD, HAVE FUN, STAY OPEN-MINDED AND BE READY TO REINVENT YOURSELF A FEW TIMES along your artistic journey. OH, AND
ONE LAST THING JUSTIN
JASON
NEVER FORGET WHERE YOU CAME FROM.
KEITH
PASSION- YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO HAVE PASSION FOR ART
“IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO, YOU WILL NEVER WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE...”
to make it in this industry. Sounds silly to say, but I had a lot of friends drop out of college because it wasn’t at all what they expected. If art is your passion, you know it, and that will get you through the difficult times at school and in your career.
GRANT
TESSA
YOUR FUTURE IS DETERMINED BY HOW BAD YOU WANT IT
...plus a little luck.
CHRIS
Keep your eyes open for opportunities.
NEVER BE AFRAID TO TRY. IT’S BETTER TO TRY AND FAIL THEN TO NEVER TRY AT ALL.
KYLE
FAIL MORE.
The more you fail, the more you try out, learn and end up successful.
BELIEVE IN YOUR GREATNESS.
There will be voices that tell you making a living in the arts is impossible, that you can’t be successful, and that you should give up. Ignore those voices and push right
EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE BAD DAYS, AND YOU WILL... THE GOOD DAYS GREATLY OUTNUMBER THEM. YOU CAN DO IT. YOU ARE AMAZING. YOU ARE TALENTED. YOU’VE GOT THIS. GO CREATE SOMETHING AWESOME.
on past them.
REGIONAL MAP OF ART SCHOOLS & COLLEGES CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE OF CREATIVE STUDIES
YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY LAKE ERIE COLLEGE
SIENA HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE OBERLIN COLLEGE
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY BRYANT & STRATTON COLLEGE
LOURDES UNIVERSITY
LAKELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE HIRAM COLLEGE NOTRE DAME COLLEGE OF OHIO LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
URSULINE COLLEGE
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY MALONE UNIVERSITY
DEFIANCE COLLEGE
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, WAYNE COLLEGE
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER
BLUFFTON UNIVERSITY
THE ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH
OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY JAMES A. RHODES STATE COLLEGE
KENYON COLLEGE OHIO DOMINION COLLEGE OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
MUSKINGUM COLLEGE
COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ADVERTISING ART SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DENISON UNIVERSITY OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY
KAPLAN COLLEGE
THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
ANTIOCH COLLEGE MARIETTA COLLEGE
WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY WILBERTFORCE UNIVERSITY
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
ART ADVERTISING ACADEMY ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI
OHIO UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE
WILMINGTON COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF MOUNT ST. JOSEPH THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI THE ART INSTITUTE OF OHIO - CINCINNATI SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY
DENOTES REPRESENTATION AT CHARTER 2017
PROGRAM DETAILS AKRON UNIVERSITY
Akron, OH l Orrville, OH www.uakron.edu www.uakron.edu/art
PROGRAMS:
MAJORS OFFERED: • Art Education • Art History • Ceramics • Graphic Design • Jewelry and Metalsmithing • Painting and Drawing • Photography • Printmaking • Sculpture MINORS OFFERED: • Interdisciplinary New Media • Illustration • Computer Imaging
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Ashland, OH www.ashland.edu
PROGRAMS:
MAJORS OFFERED: • Education • Commercial Art • Fine Art • Computer Arts & • Graphic Programming Students spend the first two years at Ashland taking classes in the Art Foundations Sequence and University core classes. Upperlevel work, usually the junior year, is spent at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh studying in one of their areas of concentration • Game art & design • Graphic design • Interior design • Industrial design technology • Media arts and animation • Video production • Photography • Visual effects • Motion graphics
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY Bowling Green, OH www.bgsu.edu http://art.bgsu.edu/
PROGRAMS:
SCHOOL OF ART: • Art Education • Digital Arts • 2-D Studies • 3-D Studies • Art History • Graphic Design VISUAL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY: • Photography • Videography • Interactive • Print TECHNOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE & APPLIED ENGINEERING • Architecture
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART
Cleveland, OH http://www.cia.edu/
PROGRAMS:
SCHOOL OF ART: • Animation • Biomedical Art • Ceramics • Drawing • Game Design • Glass • Graphic Design • Illustration • Industrial Design • Interior Architecture • Jewelry + Metals • Painting • Photography • Printmaking • Sculpture
FOR SCHOOLS REPRESENTED TODAY AT CHARTER
COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN Columbus, OH www.ccad.edu
PROGRAMS:
UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION
Alliance, OH www.mountunion.edu/ www.mountunion.edu/finearts-program http://www.mountunion. edu/integrated-media
MAJORS OFFERED: • Advertising & Graphic Design • Animation • Cinematic Arts • Fashion Design • Fine Arts • Illustration • Industrial Design • Interior Design • Photography
PROGRAMS:
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
OHIO UNIVERSITY
Kent, OH www.kent.edu www.kent.edu/art www.kent.edu/vcd
PROGRAMS:
SCHOOL OF ART:: • Art Education • Art History • Crafts • Fine Art SCHOOL OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN:: • Visual Communication Design • Photo Illustration
MALONE COLLEGE
Canton, OH www.malone.edu www.malone.edu/ academics/visual-art/
PROGRAMS:
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN AN ART MAJOR • Art Studio • Art Education • Art History • Graphic Design INTEGRATED MEDIA PROGRAM • Integrated Media
Columbus, OH www.ccad.edu
PROGRAMS:
MAJORS OFFERED: • Art • Art History • Studio Art - Ceramics - Painting + Drawing - Photography + Integrated • Media - Printmaking Sculpture + Expanded Practice • Graphic Design • Interior Architecture
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Columbus, OH www.osu.edu https://art.osu.edu https://design.osu.edu/ https://knowlton.osu.edu/ http://ehe.osu.edu
PROGRAMS:
DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ARTS SCHOOL OF ART: • Art History • Art & Technology • Fine Arts and Crafts • Ceramics • Graphic Design and Digital Arts • Glass • Painting & Drawing • Photography • Printmaking • Sculpture DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN • Industrial Design • Interior Design • Visual Communication Design KNOWLTON SCHOOL • Architecture DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SCIENCES • Fashion and Retail Studies
A H U G E T H A N K S T O T H E A M A Z I N G PA R T N E R S W H O H A V E H E L P E D M A K E T H I S D AY P O S S I B L E .