News from Inventive

This month's newsletter is dedicated to

the memory of

Frank Toohey

Frank was the funniest guy I ever met.

I will really miss him.

To learn more about Frank,

go to http://www.franktoohey.com/

Delphi Plant 6 Tour, Saginaw, Michigan

RJ flew into Detroit, Michigan, rented a car, and drove up to Saginaw, Michigan. 

He was there to capture numerous interviews with employees and leaders

of the Delphi steering assembly Plant #6.  They were gathered to attend

a specialized training seminar by Cathy Crosslin.  RJ was totally impressed

and inspired by the incredible enthusiasm and energy of these attendees. 

Then RJ was allowed inside Plant 6 for a tour and to meet and greet the team. 

RJ will never forget the excitement he felt when he saw the quality of the

people on this team and their attitude about their future, too. 

You can learn more about Cathy Crosslin by CLICKING HERE.

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Happy Birthday, Gabe

RJ travelled to Avila Beach and to several

spots in Washington to interview family and

friends of Gabe for his Surprise 70th Birthday

Party Video biography.  Gabe's family found

the greatest gift possible by surprising Gabe

with a tribute to his Wonderful Life. 

We interviewed his five

daughters, his wife, sisters, and the grandkids,

too.  Gabe was surpised with this video, and

now we will go interview

Gabe in person. 

We will ask him our 124 specialized

questions

about his life, and

then we will create a Video Biography of

The Life and Times of Gabe. 

Happy Birthday, Gabe. 

You really have led a wonderful life.

Chefs of Seattle interviews

We finally completed "the Chefs of Seattle" a new documentary

by RJ McHatton, produced by Mitchell Pickett, edited by Eric Munch.

Over the past few months we have interviewed some of

the greatest chefs in the Seattle area.   It has been said that

Chefs have become like Rock Stars. 

We found that they were kind and charismatic.

Here are some of the Great Chefs of Seattle we interviewed for this film:

Holly Smith

Tom Douglas

Shannon Galushia

Rachel Yang

Thierry Rautureau

Eric Donnelly

Peter Levine

Daisley Gordon

Bobby Moore

Vuong Loc

Ethan Stowell

Scott Carsberg

We also interviewed the Dining Critics:

Eileen Mintz

Nancy Leson

Dr. Jack Singer--the funny Psychologist

RJ travelled to Laguna Beach, California to interview the funniest

psychologist in the world.  Dr. Jack Singer has over 30 years of

experience as a psychologist.  But he has always been a funny

guy, too.  One day he realized he could combine both of these

special skills, and take his show on the road.  Today Jack is

using these remarkable skills to become one of the

most-sought-after motivational speakers in the country. 

RJ captured one of Jack's speeches at the Montage Resort in Laguna. 

You can learn more about Dr. Jack Singer at http://www.funspeaker.com/

Mary and Chente Get Married

RJ and his team drove to Cle Elum, Washington to capture the

remarkable wedding of Mary and Chente.  They were looking to

have a non-traditional wedding with more of a focus on fun and

 family instead of the rigid traditions of normal wedding. 

We really enjoyed the experience of a live salsa band, and more. 

This is going to be a great wedding video.

Cooking for Fertility DVD

RJ and his team travelled to Edmonds

 and Bellevue WA

to shoot the new "Cooking for Fertility" DVD. 

Starring

experts Tiffany and Kathryn. 

To learn more about Tiffany

go to www.synergywellness.com 

To learn more about Kathryn

go to www.fertilefoods.com

An interview with Charles 

Last week we drove to Burien to interview World War II veteran Charles. 

He told of the heroism and terror he witnessed during several Battles

in World War II.  We have volunteered to do 100 Free interviews

 with veterans of WWII, so if you know of a WWII vet, have them

contact us.  Each veteran and his family will receive a free DVD of

the interview, and one copy goes to the Library of Congress too. 

To learn more about the Veterans History Project, go to www.loc.gov/vets

A Tribute to Milt Kuolt

We were proud and honored to help produce a Tribute to

Milt Kuolt DVD that was shown at an event at the Museum of Flight. 

Milt Kuolt was a successful entrepreneur and a pioneer in the

concept of Customer Service.  He was the founder of Thousand

Trails and then co-founded Horizon Airlines.  We collaborated

with Mercer Island filmmaker Kate Taylor on this project. 

Kate was great to work with.  I really learned a lot from the

words of Milt Kuolt.  Here is one of my favorites: 

"You can't build an airline this fast in four years and

not be at the edge an awful lot.  You learn ten times as

fast when you are at the edge." 

To order your copy of the Video Tribute DVD to Milt Kuolt CLICK HERE.

Rotary Club speechs

Over the past few weeks, RJ has been the guest speaker

at several Rotary Clubs including Kirkland Rotary, Skyline Rotary,

the Renton Rotary, and the Emerald City Rotary. 

RJ's topic was the Emerging Trends towards Family History

and the Veterans History Project.

John & June Kneepkens

We have finished the first draft of the video biography of

June and John Kneepkens. 

You can see a sample of this film by CLICKING HERE.

The McMahon/Weinderluch Project

Once upon a time there was an American pilot who was

shot down over Germany during World War II. 

He was placed in a POW camp.  Then he escaped and

went back to his job of flying planes over Germany. 

Then he was shot down again and put into a POW camp. 

Then he was liberated by the Russian Army. 

This American veteran has kept memorabilia from his

entire experience over there. 

We are proud to be helping preserve the artifacts and

photographs from the life of this true American hero.

American Cancer Society Relay for Life 

Once I was asked if I knew of anyone who had cancer. 

I thought about it for a moment and then it hit me. 

 Yes I did know of a lot of people who had experienced

a cancer experience.  My Dad died of a cancer. 

My Mother had lung cancer but beat it.  My uncle had colin cancer.  

I starting thinking about it some more. 

I knew friends who had died of cancer, and others who beat it. 

I did not know of anyone who did not have someone in

their family or a friend who had a cancer experience. 

We went to the Bellevue High School to help document

on video the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. 

This was a very moving, touching experience. 

People from all walks of life, all age groups,

gathered together to walk around a track for 24 hours. 

To help people with cancer.  To help bring awareness. 

We are creating a video about the experience. 

To learn more about the Relay for Life program, CLICK HERE.

Woodman Lodge Steakhouse & Saloon 

After nearly two years of renovation, the historic

Woodman's Lodge in Snoqualmie has finally been

reborn as a world-class Steakhouse. 

Here is a short video we are making about the

history of the Woodman Lodge.  You can see it by CLICKING HERE.

The Happy CPA's

Last year we produced a video biography of Mike & Joyce Bashey. 

Mike retired after a lifetime as a prominent CPA in the Seattle area. 

His partners Marc Hutchinson and Rick Walter are such

funny people, that we just had to put together a short video.

You can see the video by CLICKING HERE.

Association of Personal Historians meeting

The Northwest regional group of the Association of

Personal Historians had a terrific meeting in July. 

This meeting was held at the National Archives office

and the Seattle Genealogical Society in the Sandpoint

area of Seattle.   Our next regional meeting is scheduled

for Friday September 26th at the Veterans Memorial Museum

in Chehalis, Washington.  To learn more about the Veterans

Memorial Museum go to www.veteransmuseum.org 

To learn more about the Association of Personal Historians,

go to www.personalhistorians.org

An Interview with Angus Robson

We finished the Video Biography of former Unicorn Pup

wner Angus Robson. 

You can see a clip from his video biography at CLICK HERE

Let us Create a Youtube Video for YOU!

Did you know there are over 135 million

people on Youtube every day?

We love making Youtube videos for

small companies. 

Here is a great example of a

short Youtube video we created for a client. 

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