“The videos have been well received by our business partners. We’ve gained four additional signatories to offer Youth Apprenticeship and have already begun placement of students. David and his team have done a wonderful job understanding and capturing our message. His approach is to listen first, to hear what it is we are trying to project, and then helping to create a plan to see it come to fruition.” –Amy Rock, PGCPS, Instructional Specialist & Apprenticeship Coordinator, Department of Career and Technical Education

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“The final (video) product has far exceeded my expectations, I can’t wait to see the impact this has in the future.” (Elizabeth Pandaya, English Language Development, PGCPS).”

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“I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with Dave for years and can attest that he is a true talent. He combines journalistic integrity with hard work to produce results that far exceed the competition. As a contractor for Starwood Hotels, Dave tirelessly worked with us to ensure our satisfaction and delivered a home-run product. He’s a delight to work with!”– Jessica Doyle, Director of Corporate Communications, Starwood Hotels and Resorts

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“Some people may think Sports journalists aren’t people of depth. They assume they’re just obsessed with numbers, with stats, and the sensationalism of a great sporting event. Dave Owens is nothing like that. He is a gifted storyteller—a true journalist who does sports, not a sports journalist, and there’s a huge difference. In the seven years that I’ve known Dave since we met as reporters at WUSA 9, he has always been the consummate professional. His interviews are poignant. He always manages to pull information out of guests that some of them probably never thought they would reveal. I’ve had the pleasure recently to hire Dave to report on a variety of issues for Laurel TV—from a young boxer chasing his dream, to a social media boot camp for parents. And just like he did in his military days, no matter what zone you drop him in, he will find his way. It’s like that with Dave and any assignment. If there’s a good story in it, Dave will find it, and make it sing.”—Audrey Barnes, Director of Communications, Laurel Municipal Center

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“Dave Owens is not just a good camera man…he is the best around and so much more! I hired Dave to film and create a promotional video for the Drills and Skills Basketball Training LLC Camp this summer. He not only filmed and produced some of the best videos I have but he created provided my audience with an in-depth look into my camp and business. He is professional in every way and goes above and beyond to provide you exactly what you need! Dave became a part of our camp, his smile, personality and willingness to involve our players in what he was doing was worth every penny. The young players enjoyed having him around whether it was being interviewed, being taught about filming and letting them film with his equipment, or putting a GoPro camera on a player doing drills. Dave Owens is a class act!”- Paul Easton, Founder of Drills and Skills Basketball Training LLC

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“I had the pleasure of meeting Dave Owens at a fundraising event in Washington in February of 2016. Little did either of us know at the time that we would soon partner on an important short video on subsistence fishing in the Anacostia River, in our nation’s capital. Despite cautionary signage, people still eat fish they catch in the river, thus putting their health and their family’s health at risk. Why? Because they need to eat. We at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation had a very clear sense of what the video needed to achieve, giving Dave a very narrow needle’s eye to thread. He worked patiently and diligently to deliver precisely what we wanted. He stayed within our budget and was exacting in his timing and messaging. He was the consummate professional in every aspect of our partnership. And, through it, we have become friends.”-Elizabeth Buckman, Vice President Communications, Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

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“The VMP team worked tirelessly to ensure we were satisfied with every aspect of our working relationship. They captured videos and still images from our company’s   leadership development workshops, and turned them into brilliant final products that represented the essence and energy of our company. Dave’s attention to detail and willingness to listen, helped us develop our true story and convey it through video. VMP’s deliverables clearly describe the impact Collaborative Thinking seeks to obtain in the world of leadership development. I’m so grateful for meeting and working with Dave and the VMP team—Michelle Mock, CEO, Collaborative Thinking