"It's a human need to be told stories...we need to tell stories to each other about who we are,

why were are, where we come from, and what might be possible." -Alan Rickman

 

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For the last few 10 years, I've been a video producer/editor and creative content marketer.  Before (and during) those years I've been a bartender, writer, actor, documentary filmmaker, and Division I soccer coach...I guess I've always wanted to be a Renaissance man.

The point is: None of us are just one thing.  We're all comprised of different pasts and paths, unique goals and dreams, and multiple titles.  Separately or combined I believe all of those aspects contain stories; that we all hold amazing, heartfelt, triumphant stories. I believe that told in the right light, there is love, joy, anguish, empathy, and power in all of them.  And I believe stories can make a difference. 

That's why I chose to name my company Onward Creative Group.  From collaborators, to principal subjects, to interviewees, even the environment; every element combines to make the finished product.  Without clients or a team or our cheerleaders there wouldn't be a project at all.

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Whether for a brand, cause, or entertainment, storytelling is an ancient art and one that should move us to feel.  And that is a special and uniquely human quality.

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Oh, I also love pretty much any outdoor activity--running, working outside, reading, eating...and soccer (specifically Arsenal FC), and crafting and imbibing in a good cocktail with great company.

 

 

 

 

-John Vanaskie Ward