Meet Jeremy Morantz
First and foremost, I am a full time student at the University of Winnipeg majoring in communications. On the side I do freelance videography, and film making. You can also hear me most Monday mornings on CKUW 95.9fm from 8:00am-9:00am hosting the morning news show, People of Interest. Recently, I started up a major new project called Morantz Media. Morantz Media is a network of all local podcasts, shows, videos, articles, music, and artists.
How did you get to where you are as a business?
It’s all about hard work and determination when trying to grow a business, but the most important aspect that simply cannot be stressed enough is PASSION. Passion is how my projects all got to where they are today. I first began to take an interest in videography at a young age. I found myself fascinated with the beautiful moving images I saw in movies or on TV, and I realized that I wanted to
recreate these images on my own. I started transitioning into creating broader ranges of media only recently. While videography will always be in my heart, I began craving something different. I created Morantz Media as a way to produce many different forms of content. What should we know about your work?
At Morantz Media, the podcasts have become more of the signature product we create, while on the video side of things, a music video I shot and edited for local musician, Jeremy Hecht called “Can You Feel It”, would probably be my most known videography work. I also did the Makers Move Promo video.
What advice do you have in regards to your success?
For a really long time I also thought that success is something that would just come to me, because I’m special or something. Only a few months ago did I fully realize that this is not nearly the case. In order to see any success, you have to work hard. It’s not the answer most people want to hear, it’s not the answer I even want to hear, but it’s the truth. Any successful individual you looked up to worked harder than you could imagine to get to where there are today. That doesn’t mean however, that you can’t have fun in the process. Having fun is just as important as working hard, otherwise you’d just end up miserable.
What makes you proud to be a Manitoban?
Because of my Winnipeg roots, I realized recently that I know next to nothing about the rest of this vast province. What makes me most proud to be a Manitoban is learning about the seemingly never ending amounts of rural municipalities, communities, and small towns that call Manitoba home. Hopefully one day I'll visit every single one. Definitely when its warm out, for sure not during winter.
Why do you think it is important to shop local and support small businesses?
Supporting local, homegrown, Manitoba business is key to ensuring our provincial identity remains intact. It is essential that one chooses a family owned coffee shop over a traditional Starbucks type store because that is what binds us all as Manitobans. I understand that at times, it may seem that most Manitobans are bitter, and irreverent towards their own province. But it is the warm, welcoming local businesses of Manitoba that act as the thread which brings us all closer so we can celebrate Manitoban pride.
Where can we find your work Jeremy?
Please check out morantzmedia.com which is my latest project. Morantz Media is a home to local musicians, artists, podcasts, shows, articles, and videos. Also please follow me on twitter and Instagram: @jeremymorantz
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What is Makers Move?
Mandy Johnson and I founded Makers Move Manitoba in the Fall of 2015 as a means to support and promote the many amazing artisans, hand-makers, crafters and farmers located right here in our beautiful Province. Right from the start our goal was simple; to create a community of makers and help connect them to customers and admirers who believe in the value of shopping local and supporting small business.
One of the greatest things about Makers Move Manitoba has been the opportunities that we have had to meet and talk to the many talented members of our community. Through these dialogues you have shared your triumphs, your fears and your greatest challenges with us allowing us to understand how we can leverage the strength of the entire community to help break down barriers for all of us.
What we have learned is that regardless of how successful any one of our members has become, we all suffer from the Crafters/Makers Dilemma which has made it difficult to take our passion for creating from being a hobby to becoming a business which one day could actually become our main source of income.
More importantly, we have learned that by harnessing the strength of our community, Makers Move Manitoba can become the catalyst that breaks down the barriers that prevent many of us from achieving our true business goals.
As we continue our quest to procure the best possible resources to overcome the various obstacles we makers face, we also wanted to make the following commitments to all the amazing members of the Makers Move Community:
To our MAKERS
We promise to always strive to provide a variety of the very best resources available to aid your business to reach its full potential.We offer a variety opportunities for makers/growers to grow their businesses.
Mandy Johnson and I founded Makers Move Manitoba in the Fall of 2015 as a means to support and promote the many amazing artisans, hand-makers, crafters and farmers located right here in our beautiful Province. Right from the start our goal was simple; to create a community of makers and help connect them to customers and admirers who believe in the value of shopping local and supporting small business.
One of the greatest things about Makers Move Manitoba has been the opportunities that we have had to meet and talk to the many talented members of our community. Through these dialogues you have shared your triumphs, your fears and your greatest challenges with us allowing us to understand how we can leverage the strength of the entire community to help break down barriers for all of us.
What we have learned is that regardless of how successful any one of our members has become, we all suffer from the Crafters/Makers Dilemma which has made it difficult to take our passion for creating from being a hobby to becoming a business which one day could actually become our main source of income.
More importantly, we have learned that by harnessing the strength of our community, Makers Move Manitoba can become the catalyst that breaks down the barriers that prevent many of us from achieving our true business goals.
As we continue our quest to procure the best possible resources to overcome the various obstacles we makers face, we also wanted to make the following commitments to all the amazing members of the Makers Move Community:
To our MAKERS
We promise to always strive to provide a variety of the very best resources available to aid your business to reach its full potential.We offer a variety opportunities for makers/growers to grow their businesses.
Our RESOURCE page is a great place to start.
A great way to boost views to your site or page is by signing up to have your work FEATURED by us (click on link).
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| As Mandy and I continue along on our mission to grow the Makers Move Manitoba community and continue to create a series of resources that help all of you grow your businesses, you can help us by continuing to share your successes, failures, struggles and fears with us. Your stories can be used not only to inspire other members of the community, but also to provide us with the information necessary to help us build/acquire the resources that will provide the greatest impact to our entire community. |
To our CONSUMERS
We promise to always strive to connect you to Manitoba's very best artisans, hand-makers, crafters and farmers in an effort to help provide you an opportunity to "support local" and keep your hard earned money at work in our communities. With out you our makers wouldn't have a business. We thank you for your support.
Did you know that if each of us spent $100 a year on local businesses instead of chain stores, it would put an extra $3 Million back into our economy and create thousands more jobs every year.
Photography by Kelly Allison Photography, photo's taken at Blacknot farm,logo by Pareair Custom Designs, word blocks by Jbirds & Sonshine, frame and chalkboard by Chalk It To Me, Brandy's boots by Northern Heart Designs, Mandy's scarf by Ashley Erika Designs, Mandy's earrings by Universal Abundance, Brandy's scarf by XOXO Knits, Brandy's earrings by Souvenir Handmade
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