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WhereNext People – An Interview with Digital Marketing Manager Matilde Espinosa
Introducing our Colombia production company’s Digital Marketing Manager, Matilde Espinosa, or Mati as she’s better known around the office. Mati tells us about her travel adventures in Australia, her side-hustle as a cattle farmer, and her incurable addiction to gummy bears!
WhereNext People – An Interview with Art Director Yenssy González
Introducing our Colombian based Art Director, Yenssy González. Yenssy's childhood passion for graphic art has led to a fifteen-year career as a design director at multinational agencies in Colombia, working with a diverse range of clients, including Avianca, Pepsi, Mazda, Unilever, and ProColombia. During her tenure at Sancho BBDO, she achieved one of the highest creative positions in the Colombian advertising industry.
WhereNext People – An Interview with Creative Director Jeremy K. Spencer
Introducing Jeremy K. Spencer, our storytelling agency’s Creative Director. Jeremy shares his memories of life-changing adventures in Scotland, seafood-sampling culinary escapades in Hong Kong, and some top-quality cocktail recipes.
Pioneering a New Model of Global Content Production in Colombia
We’re pleased to share WhereNext founder Gregg Bleakney’s recent interview in Diners Magazine (in Spanish) where he tells the story of how his bicycle trip from Alaska to Argentina led to the launch of WhereNext, and how our agency is pioneering a new model of global production by bringing international brands to produce campaigns in Colombia.
WhereNext People – An Interview with Producer Margarita Robles
Meet Margarita Robles, a producer, and office manager at our Colombian production company in Bogota. She’s also WhereNext’s Chief Party Planner and a master rock climber who has competed for Colombia at the World Games!
WhereNext People – An Interview with Executive Producer Sandra Eichmann Perret
Introducing Sandra Eichmann Perret, our Colombia production company's Executive Producer and the glue that holds our team together. In this WhereNext People interview, Sandra shares her memories of diving in the Colombian Pacific, fishing with her father, and sampling some distinctly stinky Swiss cheese.
WhereNext People - An Interview with Videographer and Editor Santiago Ospina
Meet Santiago Ospina, a videographer and editor in our post-production studio. Santiago shares his stories of traveling through South America studying film and his emotional experiences in Antarctica on assignment with WhereNext.
Colombia’s Top Fixers
Colombia has transformed into a world-class production destination in recent years. Yet there's one thing you can't do without to ensure that your video project in Colombia is a success: a well-connected local fixer. Read on to find out the best fixers in Colombia.
Julian’s Top Tips for Cyclists Training at Home
If there's one sport that defines our global creative agency, then it's cycling. The WhereNext story began with a two-year cycling odyssey and it's not uncommon for our team to squeeze in daily mountain climbs on their bikes before work. For the latest blog in our quarantine series, our Head of Video, Julian Manrique, shares his top tips for cyclists training at home.
WhereNext Live: An Interview With Lael Wilcox
Our storytelling agency hosted our first-ever “WhereNext Live” event with the world’s greatest ultra-endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox at our Bogota offices. Lael sat down with us for a chat about cycling, her experiences in Colombia and her vision for the future of bikepacking.
Quarantine Jams: Top Albums From Our Storytelling Agency Team
Our visual storytelling agency is working from home right now. We’ve put together a playlist of albums that our team is loving while they’re on lockdown. From upbeat electronic jams to introspective folk, classic rock ‘n’ roll to genre-busting hip-hop, you’re sure to find something here to get your feet moving!
From "Goeiemorgen" to "Buenos Días" – Interning at a Storytelling Agency
WhereNext’s new intern Elisabeth Tops gives us the lowdown on her first months working for our visual storytelling agency in our Bogota, Colombia office.
WhereNext People – an Interview With Stephan Schier
Introducing Stephan Schier, the Director of Operations for our US office. Stephan joined the WhereNext team in 2019 and helped our founder Gregg chart a new course for the future of our storytelling agency. Stephan shares tales of formative childhood adventures in the Norwegian wilderness and the story of an unfortunate encounter with a lame swan…
My Internship Experience at a Storytelling Agency
Bibi Gonçalves tells the story of her internship at WhereNext’s storytelling agency, from production adventures in Spain to surprise birthday parties in Bogotá.
WhereNext People – An Interview With David Curto
Meet David Curto, the Director of Photography for our Spanish production company. David has worked on WhereNext productions in Spain, Colombia, South Africa, and Ireland. He shares his top filming gear, childhood memories, and an odd experience with a taco in Mexico…
WhereNext People – an Interview With Julian Manrique
Meet Julian Manrique, WhereNext's Head of Video and the world-class videographer behind our storytelling agency's most adventurous and prestigious projects. Julian gives up his top filming gear tips, his personal secret to happiness, and the story of his near-death experience!
WhereNext People – an Interview With Chris Bell
#WhereNextPeople - this week we’d like to introduce Chris Bell, our Content Manager, office bird-nerd, and resident expert on all things Colombia. Chris has explored all 32 of Colombia’s departments and is a veritable fount of knowledge when it comes to this wonderfully diverse country.
WhereNext People – an Interview With Daniel Murcia, Audio Storyteller
#WhereNextPeople - Meet Daniel Murcia, our expert sound designer who has crafted the soundtracks on many of WhereNext’s most successful projects, including the intricate and beautiful soundscapes of our feature-length documentary, ‘The Birders’.