We are so incredibly grateful not only to AAF North Dakota for creating opportunities like these for students to explore and grow, but also to team members like Geneva Nodland who go above and beyond to spread her light and passion every where she goes! Thank you to AAF, Geneva, and to all of the stellar students we got to welcome yesterday! ??
Had a very cool full-circle moment yesterday as my workplace, Spotlight Media participated in the AAF North Dakota Student Studio Crawl. I spoke with some eager and excited students from area colleges about what we do, tips about the industry, a little bit about myself, and more. The circle began over 5 years ago when I was a young, wide-eyed student, attending an AAF-ND Studio Crawl myself. One stop along the way was a magazine publishing & marketing company called Spotlight, where Jenny Johnson spoke to us about what they did—and I was enamored. Jump to 3.5 years ago when I joined the team at Spotlight. Now, I am a volunteer with AAF, fully into my career, and beginning to expand my freelance work, plus doing insanely cool things like connecting with the youth! To say I had a blast yesterday is an understatement, thank you to AAF-ND for creating opportunities like these for students and professionals like myself. I am excited to find more opportunities like this in the future! ?? Luke Steichen