WELCOME CHANGEMAKERS
It was a pleasure meeting all of you in New Mexico this past week. Over the last two decades, I’ve been crafting award-winning experiences, unforgettable team-building events, bold graphic designs, and captivating films for clients throughout North America. I have a deep passion for turning ideas into unforgettable experiences and I would to find a way to partner with you to help bring your vision to life!
Enjoy.
Over the last six months, I’ve had the opportunity to partner with the Changemaker Talent team to design and deliver a variety of films supporting their marketing efforts. Here are a few of my favorites.
SPEAKER RECAP: One of the first projects I had the opportunity to partner with the Changemaker team on was capturing Keith Ladzinski on stage at the Kauffman Center in Kansas City as he mesmerized the crowd with his stories of adventure and conservation.
SALES PROMO: This is the latest promotional video that is sent to perspective clients who are interested in learning more about Changemaker Talent.
VENUE PROMOTION: To announce the partnership with the Carolina Theater in Charlotte, the team had me create a film featuring their historic downtown venue, along with Changemaker’s upcoming speaker line-up.
I am drawn to powerful visuals and love creating graphically pleasing PowerPoint presentations to help support my client’s vision. This a sampling of some of my favorite designs from over the past few years.
CUSTOM ANIMATION: Combining video and custom transitions creates a unique way to experience a traditional PowerPoint presentation. I am a huge proponent of mixed media and always urge my clients to add embedded videos to their presentations to give the viewer something different to experience.
PITCH DECK: This is a pitch deck created for the Changemaker team to help promote a new speaker that was recently added to their line-up. I used as many visual assets as possible and blended them with creative transitions to best showcase the speaker’s creativity.
CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS: When you ask people to write, script, direct, and act in their own movie—and only give them 90 minutes to do it—you better be clear with your instructions. That’s why I create a completely custom PowerPoint for every experience, so I can walk the audience through every step of the process with rich visuals.
Over the last two decades, I have pushed myself to explore my abilities as a filmmaker and I continually seek out projects that are outside of my comfort zone. The result is an eclectic portfolio of unique films, all infused with my passion for creatively telling a great story.
CONFERENCE OPENER: This was the opening film featured at the 2023 Machine Identity Summit in Las Vegas. The client provided the script and messaging - along with the theme of “space”. My job was to bring that vision to life by designing an impactful opener, to which the client absolutely loved.
FAVORITE PROJECT: One of my all-time favorite film making projects! I had full creative freedom to bring my clients concept to life, but only 5-days to pull it off. I engaged AI to help generate the characters and then hired a slew of voice actors to bring everything to life.
CONFERENCE OPENER: This was the opening film for my clients Sales Kick-Off event in 2024. They went with a dual theme of “Time to Attack” and “Movie Premier”. If interested, you can view all ten of the films that I made for the conference here.
ANIMATION: I had always wanted to make an animated short, so when my buddy Mark told me a story about meeting Kurt Cobain back in the early 90s I knew this was my chance. So I recorded his story, built the sound design, storyboarded the concept and then sent everything to an animator. A few days later, I got back this amazing film…and then promptly made a bunch more.
WELCOME MESSAGE: In 2024, the 400-person company I was working for was purchased by a large corporation with over 4,000 employees. To help ease the transition and introduce us to the new team, I put together this short film.
FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT: I love making films about adventures and I almost documented my demise when a midnight lightning storm nearly punched my ticket during an overnight paddle trip in Arizona.
My passion for event design burns brightest when I am afforded the opportunity to create a custom team building experience and thrive at finding ways to infuse a give back component into everything I create. The following are a few examples of some of my most popular signature experiences.
SONG BATTLE: This event is one of my all-time favorite experiences because it provides participants with an opportunity to partner with professional singer songwriters to help them write and perform their very own song, while also giving back to the local community.
JAM SESSION: This award winning experience is without a doubt my favorite event to produce in my entire repertoire. It is a truly life changing experience, that leaves a lasting positive effect on everyone in attendance.
SCAVENGER HUNTS: I have had a love affair with designing scavenger hunts that dates back to 2004. Since then, I have produced over 500 hunts in 40 US cities and in 3 different countries in an array of formats. Whatever your dream is, I can confidently bring it to life!
Take a behind the scenes look at my life away from Ridgeline Experiences. My daily life is filled with raising three boys alongside my amazing wife and exploring the endless adventures available to us in Bend, OR.
ADVENTURE: I love producing events and making films, but my true passion is adventure. This page is a deep dive into some of my favorite adventures of all-time.
RHODES BOYS: Watching these three boys grow-up has been absolutely amazing and this video captures the true essence of what it’s like in the Rhodes house on a daily basis.
FULL BIO: If you really want to do a deep dive on me, you can check out my full bio. It’s filled with insights into my career as a Director of Fun.
Thank You for taking the time to learn more about Ridgeline Experiences. I am hopeful that we can work together on an upcoming project and look forward to connecting with you soon!
Geoff Rhodes | geoff@ridgelinexp.com | 702.595.7364