Andrew then moved on to Acadia University, where he enrolled in the business program. Impatience got the best of Andrew. His time at school led him to numerous ideas and wanting to explore other projects. He built a business plan for a record label known as All Good Records, which gained him school wide success for his Bronze level presentation and award for the ACSBE entrepreneur contest.
Andrew decided to build on this success and follow a more unconventional route towards entrepreneurialism. He relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba after 2 years of university and enrolled in the Mid Ocean School of Media Arts. He began to learn the nuances of Audio Engineering, with the clear goal of graduating and starting his own record label.
After graduating from the program, Andrew moved back to his hometown and looked to start his business ventures.
Andrew's initial plan of starting All Good Records was still implanted in his mind, but over the course of time he fell in love with video and film. He decided to start a business named All Good Projects (the All Good theme derives from his initials, A and G). The company would offer both audio and video support to bands, businesses, and individuals and satisfy their media needs. With the help of his local United Native Friendship Centre as an aboriginal entrepreneur, and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, Andrew obtained the necessary grants and funding to begin his business.
All Good Projects quickly found work on several small local projects, and Andrew also began producing and directing his own project titled The Show, a mockumentary on small town life. It was the local release of The Show, which played to a sold out crowd at Cine 5 in International Falls, that catapulted Andrew and All Good Projects into the business scene in the Fort Frances area. The attention helped land All Good Projects a contract with The Fort Frances Times to produce and manage local video content for their website fortfrances.tv, and other large projects within the community.
The success began to steamroll and Andrew was also hired to consult on numerous local projects, as well as have All Good Projects provide technical assistance for a number of local commissioned videos.
Unfortunately, as the recession hit The Fort Frances Times were forced to scale back their operations and fortfrances.tv was ultimately cancelled. Still well established within the Rainy River District, All Good Projects continued to provide technical support and media consultation with a number of organizations, individuals and businesses in the borderland.
He once again produced and directed a short film, this time one centered around Aboriginal identity entitled A Good Indian. The Film was screened locally at the Fort Frances Women’s Health Symposium, and is currently making its rounds on the Film Festival circuit.
After several years of working within Northwestern Ontario, Andrew has decided to expand as an artist and producer. Now residing in Winnipeg, Andrew has decided to further pursue a career as a film maker and writer. He continues to serve Northwestern Ontario and Fort Frances in the media arts, and only hopes his move to Winnipeg will enhance the skill set and resources he is able to bring to the table for future projects.
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