Ardentlife Media

While enrolled at JMU, he became a floor director and cameraman for a live TV show entitled, 'Virginia Tonight,' which aired on PBS Shawn went on to work on multiple documentaries, including 'Mackrockumentary,' which won Best of Competition and Award of Technical Merit in the Mixed Category Productions form the Broadcast Education Association in 2007

Shawn currently runs InnoVideo productions, a boutique video production company based out of Arlington, Virginia He is also in the midst of pursuing his Master's in Film & Video Studies at George Mason University & singing as much karaoke at Neighbors Restaurant as possible

SASSY MOHEN accidentally began her career as a social media coordinator at age 12 when she developed a crush on Disney Channel star Trevor Morgan Deciding they were meant to be, she figured the best way to contact him was through the internet Thus, she began running his fan club and blog, taught herself HTML, and built his website Receiving thousands of hits, Sassy ran these for three years, in which time she found herself having lunch with him on the Santa Monica Promenade, (wedding plans TBD ) Also a writer/director, Sassy attended film school at Dodge College of Media & Film at Chapman University In 2006 she went against the grain and made a feature film "Happy Holidays," in lieu of a typical  short for her thesis With just a micro-budget, Sassy realized once again that the internet was the not-so-secret weapon she needed for exposure and completion of the project She created an interactive behind the scenes web campaign involving YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter with a then-revolutionary idea of instant streaming content Through these channels the website has received over 200,000 hits and counting, and the film made all its money back, got distribution on IndieFlix, and was toured around the country

Thrilled at the new emergence of the, 'web series,' Sassy quickly jumped on board and made her web series "About Abby," for which she manned the ad campaign, leading it to clock 60,000 video views, garnering multiple awards including Best Director, Best Actress and Best Comedy Writing in the LA Web Festival, and gaining distribution around the world in places such as Italy, Japan, Canada, and Germany

She is currently working on her second feature, "True Perfection," 90s throwback websieres, 'A Single Girls Show,' and a blog dedicated to her not to secret second passion: American history

JORDAN READING has been pushing pixels since the age of 13, which was when she first discovered Paint Shop Pro and built a very popular “paper doll” website After years of building websites and designing merchandise for local bands, she decided it was what she loved doing She attended SUNY Fredonia, where she received a B F A in Visual Arts and New Media with a concentration in Graphic Design

She has worked for Chautauqua Institution’s marketing department as a graphic designer, where she has helped develop Chautauqua’s visual identity as well as designing promotional materials for popular acts such as Natalie Merchant, The Beach Boys, Steve Martin and Bill Cosby She has done freelance work for various local entrepreneurs and has had her photography featured on the cover of Cincinnati Magazine’s May 2011 issue

Currently, she is pursuing a master’s degree in Visual Communications at the College of Imaging Arts & Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology

DON LE  a born and raised Northern Virginian,  has always looked for opportunity outside the white picket fence suburbia Pursing his creative outlets, (and one of his favorite TV shows Mad Men,)  he went to school for Creative Advertisement with School of Mass Communications at VCU

While attending, he found the true creative outlook he was looking for in photography, and has been pursuing it ever since Joining ArdentLife Media in the fall of 2012, he's been stoked to be the head intern, and now as media manager is excited to cultivate his future career in both fields

IIn 1944, the first large automatic digital computer was built at Harvard Sixty years later, that same database would be the first to host "thefacebook " Since then, social media has grown in strides It presents us with multiple mediums & outlets to voice not just our opinions, but our commerce, and we here at ArdentLife Media are here to help you do just that

It's not just about promising results, but about teaching YOU how to take our uniquely built strategy & campaign, apply it to your product, and grow (Although we assure you, results are a large part of it #whywerehere ) We do, teach & show social media on all platforms, helping you integrate your new found brand aesthetic with your newly rounded voice The world of social media is awesome, vast and constantly growing, & we have your passport to join

Our market has and continues to grow globally, which means our ability to market has to as well The world may not all speak one language, but with imagery it does not have to

Graphic design is your literal face to a name It exists everywhere, from magazines, websites, posters, newspapers, it's what drives an individual to a specific brand And, when done correctly, it makes all of the difference

We work hands on with each brand, providing not just a standard logo, but all unique visual aesthetics to help your product transcend globally Beginning from the ground up, we look at all of your platforms holistically so they all speak your voice Ultimately, providing you with unique imagery to increase traffic to your brand, making it bold, memorable & known

As clickZ says, "The wrong question is, 'Do we need a website?' The right question is, 'How can we maximize the power of our brand website(s)?'" For over the past two years, ArdentLife Media has helped clients from activist groups, doctors, fashionistas, film production companies & more, to translate their idea to the internet

We look at our websites not just as a hub for your data, but an online extension of your vision With our graphic design knowledge, provide the imagery & navigation your audience wants to see, while clearly representing you as well

Additionally, we take the time to teach you how to update your site if requested Thus, negating your extra fees while also giving you complete hands on control

The fact is simple The world has gone online And we would love to take you there

At ArdentLife Media, we help you create a face to a name, but only so much of that can manifest from words and graphics The rest of this, "face" simply just has to happen

With our photography department, we provide all forms of digital photography media & the strategy to know how to use it ,Whether it be edited stills or photos uploaded real time to your social outlets, (always properly hashtagged of course ) Thus, you walk away with materials to promote online already in the hands of the people you've hired to do just that! These stills provide your avid fans with personal content and motivating memories for your fellow team members Whether an actor in need of headshots, an outreach group in need of event coverage, or just general behind the scenes snapshots, we've got the goods to give it to you Plus, who doesn't like a great photo?