How cool that you ended up here! So, you want to know more about me. The best way to get to know me is to call me or email, but you can find more here about my personal and professional background, work experience, video examples, and the most important bit: what others say about me.
In a nutshell
I love video, and EVERYTHING that comes with it! I’ve been a TV presenter/producer for national American TV, have had a daily podcast for a year, and have done online marketing for different brands.
And the combination of all those skills is what actually kind of makes me a “one-man band”. I can do everything myself: writing/storyboarding/shooting/presenting/voice-over, editing, optimization, marketing, and promotion. This doesn’t mean that I do always do everything myself (I often give tasks to others), but it does mean that I know each step of the process of video marketing, and I really like helping people in that process.
My most important job is being a mom to Liam, Davin, and Noa. When I’m not making videos I love going out with my husband and kids: preferably somewhere that’s green and calm!
The Whole Story
One of the best presents I got when I was a kid was a bright yellow cassette recorder. I recorded whole shows (and no, they will never see the light of day haha!!) The first time I was behind a camera in a professional setting was when I was 11, as presenter at a small local radio station in my hometown. When I was 16 I went to college and studied Media and Entertainment. After 2 years I flew to America (Texas) where I studied Electronic News and Journalism, and was able to truly pursue my passion for multimedia! Besides studying in school I was also able to be a also camera operator for the school’s football team Mean Green, I was a presenter and producer at NTTV and ambassador for the university.
But my first “real” job was as a webproducer at CW, a TV network in Dallas.
I pushed the newsroom to use social media (still a relatively new concept back then), and my boss thought I would be able to show that passion in front of the camera. So before I knew it I had 3 live segments on the news, 5 days a week, in one of the biggest markets in America. I few times a year I made short reports on internet trends, viral videos, and social media. Fan-tas-tic! I quickly became the ‘social media reporter’ and went out on the road for reports.One of those was about Cali Lewis, a woman with her own daily technology podcast that built a successful online empire.
After that, Luria Petrucci (Cali Lewis) asked if I wanted to work with her… on a new podcast.. my own podcast! I didn’t have to think about it very long (weird, huh? ). Luria taught me all the ins and outs of the online video world. Because, wow it’s so different from TV! I learned a whole new way of presenting, writing, editing, – and learned about internet promotion and marketing. For a year I intensely and with a lot of fun worked on this podcast, and learned a ton. Before I started I for example didn’t even know what affiliate marketing. And while working there I even got to interview Leo Laporte en Shira Lazar!
After a year I made a (big) decision, and started my own company, woohoo! My combined knowledge of TV, social media, and podcasting was perfect for helping people with media production/marketing. Together with Mark Zamora I worked on a bunch of fun productions for About.com, Chili’s, National Geographic, Frankwatching, and the Marketing Zen Group.
In 2014 we moved back to the Netherlands.
I want to share the knowledge that I’ve gained and make others excited about online media, and make a ton of beautiful things together!
And you?
What can I do for you? How can we help each other? I give video workshops and presentations, make/present videos, and I can help you with questions about your YouTube channel or a video campaign. Whatever it is, send me an email (pelpina@gmail.com) – I’d love to meet you.