We help our clients build connections and community the same way we build ours, through authentic storytelling.
Our Values
- Community comes first
- Loyalty above all
- Transparency always wins
- Genuine by nature
- Compassion is at the heart of all we do
Our Core Creators
Joss Biggins
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Joss is a storyteller at heart who specializes in business development and understanding environments. Joss doubles as the host of our in house Podcast, thinkspace, and has interviewed 60+ of Vancouver’s most successful business owners and personalities.
Summan Kandola
Project Lead, Producer
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Summan is a hybrid creative offering insight and expertise on the entire scope of a project. She is skilled in crafting an idea, organizing it into life form, and optimizing it for the platform where your community hangs out.
Val Artamonov
Production Coordinator
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Val is the cornerstone to our production team, coordinating the variety of technical aspects of a project. He ensures that everyone has what they need, when they need it, to get things done.
Kevin Han
Producer, Director
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A lover of books and a student of philosophy, Kevin is dedicated to finding the most powerful moments on camera and translating them intro stories that match a brands values and community. Kevin is instrumental in generating original content ideas and bringing them to the screen.
Raiden Huang
Project Coordinator
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Working closely alongside the project leads, Raiden is a young multidisciplinary artist who assists in cultivating and refining the thinkspace podcast by carrying out its operational, marketing and creative needs.
Kevin Wong
Co-Founder, Creative Director
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An expert in content creation, and branding; Kevin has worked with independent artists, entertainers, and brands to produce industry leading consumable content. As well as directing a decade worth of music videos, documentaries, profile pieces & branded lifestyle content over a variety of industries. Kevin has nurtured and developed our local Self Hired community for 10 plus years.
Mike Smaill
Co-Founder, Managing Director
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Working closely with our Creative Director, Mike manages the day to day business operation and business development at Self Hired. In addition, he possesses a creative vision and strong technical expertise, which allows him to wear multiple hats during a project’s life cycle.
