First things first… This is Leia

Okay, now for the actual “About me”

Work Dakota

I am an interactive producer who believes that the idea comes first, and the craft comes second first.

I pride myself on making sure that through all the stress, anxiety and frustration of projects, I keep a positive attitude and maintain a fun environment with the teams. Because at the end of the day, if we’re spending 40-50 hours with people, shouldn’t we enjoy it a bit?

My favorite projects are the ones that I have NO clue how to do. Figuring out something that has never been done before has the same kind of excitement that I imagine skydiving would have. (Updating this on January 25th 2023 post-skydive to say they’re very different).

I’m 1 parts creative, 2 parts producer, and 1 part digital strategist. Always looking for opportunities to “yes, and…” whatever project hits my plate. I truly believe that a producer can and should be the 3rd leg to the creative team (art director, copywriter, producer).

Experience with:

  • Interactive experiences

  • Integrated tech products

  • Custom fab products

  • Fashion fabrication

  • Live events

  • Website builds

  • Livestreaming

  • Chatbots

  • VR experiences

  • AR activations

  • Social campaigns

  • Photoshoots

  • Film shoots

  • Smart home skills

  • Print

  • Email

  • Banners

Personal Dakota

I am a husband, dog-dad and a big dork.

I will talk all day about D&D, video games, board games, smart home tech, musicals and working out.

My wife and I moved out to the Phoenix area in June of 2020 (never move to Arizona in the summer…) and got married in October of 2021.

My wife is a badass in the Aerospace Engineering field, and is currently managing a facility that builds satellites. So I brag about her constantly. Sorry in advance for that…

  • Favorite shows of 2023: What We Do in the Shadows, Shrinking, Barry

  • Currently reading: The Witcher series

  • Currently gaming: Baldur’s Gate 3, Final Fantasy XVI, Pokemon and God of War: Ragnarok

  • Currently music-ing: “Rainbow Kitten Surprise”, “Caamp” or “Bleachers”

  • Current D&D campaign: DM-ing a campaign where the players are all Kobolds in a chaotic region trying to avoid classic adventuring parties and collect monster parts.