Leadership
Photo: Nathan Hart (left), COO of SMG, Inc. and President of Vodik Corporation, and Jeremy Bliler (right) CEO of SMG, Inc. are shown in La Jolla, CA the location of SMG's headquarters.
I began my early years contracting as production expertise (sound, lights, and video) for my school district during middle and high school. I wrote my first business plan for fun at the young age of 15, and started my first company when I was 19. I consider myself to be highly motivated and passionate. I started working for a hotel chain when I was in high school and during down time I scribbled down notes and flowcharts to start my first company. In Colorado Springs I left the hotel to fulfill a consulting contract with a local high-tech company. I then started my first venture doing corporate video, and transferred my consulting contract over to the new company.
Early on I admired and respected business leaders – I saw the influence they had on the people who worked for and with them. I realized very young that people spend over half of their waking life at work. I decided I was going to love what I did – and ultimately help others enjoy what they do.
I found ways to give back to the community early on, loving the fact that I could improve someone’s life…Philanthropy became a passion. I like to describe myself as a philanthropist first, and a business tycoon second. While my life has had its share of failures, I embrace the lessons learned and continue on the path to constant success.
About Nathan Hart
COO
As the President of Vodik Corporation and COO of SMG, Inc., I get to work with our clients to ensure the their experience is top-notch. We feel that having fun is part of doing the job right. Working with our team, I pull together the right people to guarantee our clients the best product and the best experience we can offer. I am so fortunate to work with such a large team of experts.
Video…what’s that? Way back in High School, I found video production, had a blast, and kept on doing it. From shooting, editing, producing and directing multi-camera productions (with or without TV satellite trucks), I have been able to gain experience in many different aspects of the video production industry. No longer considering myself a “videographer” I am more focused on the strategy, purpose, and results of business video. Helping clients take the images in their mind to a script, adding a bit of direction and knowledge, and then working with great video crew to create powerful video, is what puts a smile on my face.
