Richard James, founder and lead storyteller, describes the FlyPress team as “small but intensely in sync. Our close-knit work environment suits us perfectly, and we collaborate with a select group of creative partners when we need to bring in specialized talent.” It all started with Richard’s innate talent for connecting with people. His years engaging audiences as a performing artist on stages across North America in the late 1990s nurtured that talent. But that’s another story.* Richard was first introduced to the lens when an old friend asked for assistance on a few video projects.  Richard immediately fell in love with this multifaceted way of capturing the essence of a story and knew he had a future as a Cinematographer. Of course, he had no idea just how far one of his very first projects would take him. You may have seen it. Richard is the creator of the worldwide YouTube sensation “Emily’s Hair,” which over 50 million people (and counting) have viewed. It turned the heads of TV show producers from Ellen, Good Morning America, CNN, The Doctors, and The View. Meant as a family keepsake video of his daughter’s first haircut, “Emily’s Hair” unintentionally captured hearts around the world. “Emily’s Hair” also confirmed Richard’s belief in the power of storytelling. “It’s about giving people an emotional experience. Like when a presenter steps away from a scripted PowerPoint presentation to tell a story. How that just immediately captures everyone’s attention. And it’s the story that people are going to remember the most from that presentation.” Inspired by the power of video to tell meaningful stories, Richard knew he would need a great team of creative minds around him. And so FlyPress was born. Today, Richard, Amy, Dennis and Matthew are reinventing corporate video production. The FlyPress team works closely with each client to generate a clear, authentic snapshot of what that client’s brand is about. From this place of authenticity the team creates the emotion-driven stories that connect so profoundly with people. Richard’s reputation as a corporate video influencer has brought him back to the stage, this time as a public speaker sharing what he knows about crafting authentic brand stories. But hey, once he’s up there you might be able to convince him to play a tune or two.