Neil Ayers
Starring as Business Development Director
Current Addiction: People, new tech, and all things Apple
Signature Item: 1L Smart Water bottle
Catch Phrase: Your face!
Inspirations: Ted Dekker, Sci-Fi, and all astronomical phenomena
Co-Founder of Vintage 56, Neil is the “front man” for the company, connecting the desires of clients to the skills of our team of creatives. Part social addict, part tech nerd, Neil has years of experience directing teams of creatives and has even traveled internationally to train organizations in media and technology. Neil is married to his beautiful wife and chef, Jennie, and they have 3 amazing children.
Jeremy Greenawalt
Starring as Creative Director
Current Addiction: Warby Parker glasses and Doctor Who
Signature Item: Hoodie
Catch Phrase: (blank stare)
Inspirations: Christopher Nolan, Radiohead, Irish pubs
Twitter: @jgreenawalt
Website: pocketrevolutionary.com
After ten years of creating websites and software, Jeremy decided to team up with his best friends to launch the web side of Vintage 56. When he’s not directing a multi-talented creative team, he still gets his hands dirty with iPhone development, speaking, and writing the occasional book. At home, Jeremy loves to spoil his amazingly talented wife, Rebekah, and their ever-youthful puppy, Aingeal.
Joel Wilson
Starring as Creative Director
Current Addiction: Portable creative gear
Signature Item: Homemade guitar picks
Catch Phrase: Yes, you can borrow my shotgun mic.
Inspirations: Stanley Hauerwas, This American Life, Entrepreneurs, Good Music
Twitter: @joeltimothy
Website: joeltimothy.com
Joel is a musician who stumbled into audio engineering and video production. His background includes sound mixing and video editing for broadcast television, road manager and sound engineer for a grammy award winning artist, and producing videos for international non-profits. He loves producing original music and telling good stories through moving pictures. His wife and daughter are constant inspirations.
Simeon Foster
Starring as Video Editor
Current Addiction: Deep v-necks
Signature Item: Chuck Taylor’s
Catch Phrase: What the crap?
Inspirations: The Science Channel and Marvin the Martian
Twitter: @SimeonFoster
Simeon grew up in Cedar Hill, TX from a large family of nine. He loves interacting and observing people in life and through the camera. Working at a local non-profit ministry and studying the production process, video editing, and audio engineering is where a lot of his experience, skills, and networking has continued to develop.
John Ruiz
Starring as Motion Graphics Animator
Current Addiction: Jackie Chan Movies
Signature Item: Pink Flower Mug
Catch Phrase: Shut Up, Simeon!
Inspirations: The Old Man & a good cup of joe
John stumbled upon video and animation design in an attempt to make his then girlfriend (now wife) a valentines day video. Since then, he has been involved in motion graphics, video production and photography, which has presented him with amazing opportunities to travel and work with companies, churches and nonprofits for the past 5 years. He loves his wife, Lord of the Rings and coffee. Children pending…
Photography by Rebekah Greenawalt