Building a calendar for the Utah tech scene
A free index of every in-person Utah tech event I could find, and a short note on why I made it.
BNJMN
Benjamin Reece - Filmmaker & App Maker
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A Message to Rowan
A letter to my son before he enters this world
She called me the why baby
She called me the why baby
Are your eyes the same?
Let me look again. Take the glasses off. No wait! He’s leaning back into your arms. Maybe one day you’ll get another chance. Another moment.
Summer in Salt Lake City '23
I'm trying to re-wire all my socials through my blog. Back in 2019, I 'quit social media' and other than posting pictures of my family, I've primarily followed that directive.
Building Ruth at Vendr
Joined the Y Combinator-backed SaaS startup. Grew to VP of Engineering & Operations. Part of the team behind Ruth — an autonomous AI negotiation agent trained on $15B+ in spend data.
Personal storytelling platform | Verizon
Stxtch
A day in life, 2.17.23
My mind doesn't pretend to deserve this. Saved by grace? I'm lucky.
Utah Tech Week: Power of Moments
What was the most powerful moment in your life/career?
The most beautiful thing, a message to Soren Reece
Life in Utah is magical. I need to post more updates. I'll try. As I type this I'm consider a return to 'social media' as I'm in a much more healthy p
Pandemic Passion Projects: August Alsina, #DearNurses, & RED Dragon-X
These are the times. If I could bottle it for you best I could, it would a goodbye. On a good day she smiles one last time as I wave her off. If I am
#DearNurses
Returned to New Orleans to film 39 critical-care nurses from COVID-19 units. Covered by the Associated Press on the pandemic's one-year anniversary.
Fears, hopes, & enduring coronavirus
A few weeks ago I took my camera, walked outside and asked strangers questions about their hopes and fears during this unprecedented time.
Always outdoors in Utah
Greetings from Utah! Yesterday we had a beautiful day in Millcreek Canyon in Salt Lake City. Twenty minutes in any direction we have access to the for
Why I quit social media
I'm not posting on social media going forward. Design of a platform shapes the kind of content we create. I want to step
#DearNurses COVID-19 | American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Dearnurses Covid 19 Short American Association Of Critical Care Nurses
Reflections in Bhutan | Harvard Graduate Student Leadership Forum
Reflections In Bhutan Harvard Graduate Student Leadership Forum
Justine
Married in Utah.
A path - short film
We went on Wasatch hike and I took the Scarlet-W with me.
My next thing
This week, I’m excited to announce my next thing.
ASPIRE for MD Anderson
Led a $1.4M interactive anti-tobacco game for UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. 150,000+ students enrolled from 800+ schools in 47 states.
Add your voice, create impact | Y Combinator
Reach
#HappyTuesday Real-Time Twitter Marketing Campaign
Happytuesday Real Time Marketing Campaign
Brand film for MINI Cooper featuring The Revivalists
Brand Film For Mini Cooper Featuring The Revivalists
Power of Friendship, celebrating 5 million Facebook friends | Verizon
Co-directed & produced a piece celebrating Verizon's 5 million Facebook fans milestone.
Feature length anti-tobacco interactive game | MD Anderson
ASPIRE
Series of launch films for global urban planning project | BMW Guggenheim Lab
Produced & directed a series of films for the new BMW Guggenheim Lab. The urban planning experiment
Content & LivePositively.com launch | Coca-Cola
In partnership with Coca-Cola, I directed and produced this campaign for the launch of LivePositivel
What would you say? | Purina
Partnered with Purina to create an emotional video for Nestle's new corporate headquarters launch.
Scout.com Launch | Nike
Produced a series of dozens of videos in partnership with Nike for Scout.com's investment round launch.
stateofEMERGEncy: 5-Part Documentary | August Alsina
Stateofemergency The Rise Of August Alsina
The end of the WWW?
This headline is not clickbait. [Trump’s FCC chair openly states he wants to destroy net neutrality and his past voting confirms that, as an Obama FCC
Reflecting At Studiobe For Mlk Day The Cause
Reflecting at #StudioBe for MLK day. The cause, is the cause of our time. BMike’s stunning art left my eyes glazed and soul searching for more purpose
Every American will be a healthcare disaster waiting to happen.
We spend almost [10K per capita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_health_expenditure_per_capita) in America on healthcare. Ove
America needs cannabis advocacy funding, ASAP.
The LA Times posted a much-needed flare piece citing some emergent research out of Washington given their recent deregulation of cannabis. “Across the
No compassion in the wild
Two parents are fighting bitterly, a child weeps. After years of sharp discord, the child becomes reckless. Do we become angry at the child for being
We Have Been So Busy I Have Not Been Able To Post
We have been so busy I have not been able to post a ton of work I’m so proud of. Premiered at the Nobel Peace Forum on stage in June. “Fifty People, O
Baton Rouge Altonsterling Protests With Artists
Baton Rouge #AltonSterling protests with artists August Alsina & Brandan “BMike” Odums - a series of 6 videos released on instagram with over 10 milli
One Dream
Child labor awareness campaign with Dear World and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi. Produced, directed, designed, and engineered custom platform.
Child labor campaign | Nobel Peace Prize
Dear World / One Dream
#WeWantJustice
Documentary series on Alton Sterling with August Alsina & BMike. 4M+ views, trending on Twitter.
Nobel Peace Forum: One Dream
Traveled to Delhi with Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi to spotlight global child labor. Photographed 80+ former child laborers at Bal Ashram.
Refinery29 | Samsung Gear VR
Six VR videos for Samsung Gear launch with Refinery29
Remembering How Life Is Like A Good Diet You Need
Remembering how life is like a good diet. You need routine and accountability as a baseline but shaking it up with some carbs or travel can jolt the s
G-Eazy
10 music videos, 2 album covers, billions of views
I woke up with an empty wallet and a broken heart (or why I quit drinking)
During my 20s, hunger for life drifted to desperation. Love was lost for lust. Unwittingly, I propositioned greed as generosity. My talent was destroy
A plea for Syrians
Two years ago Robert X. Fogarty and I visited & photographed Syrian refugees at the world’s second largest refugee camp. This was camp was located on
Hurricane Katrina fund-raising & content platform | LoveWriteLight.org
Crowdsourced disaster preparedness campaign feat. web, photo, & video
To the healers of our tiny planet
I am humbled & excited to be asked to speak/panel/judge at the Unite For Sight 2016 Conference @ [Yale University](https://www.facebook.com/YaleUniver
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