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To get to know the people behind Look Listen, we’re breaking down our name to see what inspires and captivates our staff members in their free time.

Name: Erica Roberts

Title: Human Resources Director

Time with LL: 2 1/2 months

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

What are you looking at?

Tree-filled skies and beautiful, fluffy clouds

What are you listening to?

My “Jazz for Focusing” playlist, although that can quickly shift to anything, including Tobe Nwigwe radio, my mood mix (which has everything from old school hip-hop, to ’90s R&B, to reggae to Broadway musicals), or a Versuz playlist. It’s very mood-dependent!

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To get to know the people behind Look Listen, we’re breaking down our name to see what inspires and captivates our staff members in their free time.

Name: Kristi Rathbun

Title: Proofreader

Time with LL: Coming up on 6 months!

Pronouns: She/her

What are you looking at?

I’m loving this YouTube channel called “Cinema Therapy.” It’s a channel where a family therapist and filmmaker break down iconic films while doling out great insights into the human psyche. I’m obsessed. I’m also reading. A lot. Several books, at the moment, but Jade City by Fonda Lee is the one keeping me reading at night when I should be sleeping…

What are you listening to?

It varies! Right now I’m in a real lo-fi kick, enjoying Theo Aabel, Casiio, and Kupla. Also loving the Arcane soundtrack!

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To get to know the people behind Look Listen, we’re breaking down our name to see what inspires and captivates our staff members in their free time.

Name: Ben Dunn

Title: Web Developer

Time with LL: ~50 days

Pronouns: He/Him

What are you looking at?

Always something! I love to be looking at screens. Lately, on TV I’ve been watching Severance and the new season of Atlanta! On computer, I’m looking at either VSCode, Dead by Daylight or some extremely stupid Twitch streams. When I’m not looking at my beloved screens I like to look at alt-comics and zines! I’ve really been enjoying Nate Garcia’s work on his Alanzo Sneak comics, I just ordered some new issues of Ohio is for Sale from Jon Allen, and just finished Alex Graham’s Dog Biscuits, which was an ongoing story he updated daily with full page entries from the start of the pandemic in 2020 until early 2021! It’s a pretty amazing artistic feat, not to mention an interesting time capsule of a very crappy time in all of our lives! Fun!

What are you listening to?

When I’m working, I like to keep it simple and I tend to gravitate toward synthesizer music for coding. I like (for example) Mort Garson, Tedd Terje and CASIOPEA for that sort of thing. Off hours I listen to so many things. I’ll just name some random artists to illustrate that: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Steely Dan, Remi Wolf, Beach Bunny, Poppy, Polo & Pan, St. Vincent, Tchaikovsky, Yaeji… I’m all over the place. Oh and I like stupid podcasts with no educational value whatsoever like Your Kickstarter Sucks or Doughboys.

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To get to know the people behind Look Listen, we’re breaking down our name to see what inspires and captivates our staff members in their free time.

Name: Zack Fifer
Title: Visual Designer
Time with LL: A month and a half
Pronouns: He/Him/His

What are you looking at?

Currently I am looking at a TV show and a book. (Not at the same time though; that’d be crazy). The TV show is the legendary anime series One Piece. The show is amazing and I highly recommend it, but it is a whopping 1000+ episodes. I am only on episode 150, so wish me luck!

The book I am reading right now is Dune. I am one of the people who after watching the recent movie adaptation decided to read the book. This is another legendary series that paved the way for a lot of sci-fi concepts we see today, so I guess you could say I am on that legendary content ride right now 😉

What are you listening to?

Spotify is my vehicle for all music and podcasts and I love making playlists. I tend to listen to one playlist on repeat but some of my favorite genres are hip-hop and indie rock. The most notable artists I am listening to right now are MF DOOM, Tame Impala, Glass Animals, Beastie Boys and Phantogram.

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To get to know the people behind Look Listen, we’re breaking down our name to see what inspires and captivates our staff members in their free time.

Name: Derek Kramer
Title: Director of Technology
Time with LL: 4 years
Pronouns: he/him

What are you looking at?
I’m scouring the internet in search of a life-changing corn soufflé recipe for Christmas. In the meantime, I’m trying to conjure the attention span to re-read Dune after seeing the movie — all while spam-clicking the “buy now” button to see if I can beat out scalper bots to get a graphics card before 2023 rolls around.

What are you listening to?
A smattering of Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History, 99% Invisible, Lo-fi hip-hop, and The Strokes Mix (if you know, you know).

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To get to know the people behind Look Listen, we’re breaking down our name to see what inspires and captivates our staff members in their free time.

Name: Emily Easton
Title: Client Success Coordinator
Time with LL: 6 months
Pronouns: She/Her

What are you looking at?

• My little kitten, Lady, grow up way too fast
• Comfort-watching Parks & Rec for the 100th time
• Christmas gifts for my loved ones
• New apartments for rent in Denver 
• The snow reports at Winter Park, hoping for more snow

What are you listening to?

• My Spotify Wrapped, which includes almost exclusively 2000s R&B throwbacks
• All of The Grinch quotes, because my friends have memorized the whole movie
• Criminal Minds to put me to sleep at night
• The chattering of my teeth once it dropped below 40 degrees

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To get to know the people behind Look Listen, we’re breaking down our name to see what inspires and captivates our staff members in their free time.

Name: Daissy Linares
Title: Senior User Experience Designer
Time with LL: 3 months
Pronouns: she/her/hers

What are you looking at? What are you listening to?
I’m looking at my French press brewing my coffee while listening to Fantasia play in the background (Disney+).

Coffee + Music + Work. All day, everyday!

Daissy’s Instagram  |   Daissy’s Spotify Playlist

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To get to know the people behind Look Listen, we’re breaking down our name to see what inspires and captivates our staff members in their free time.

Name: Sara Ashlyn Mayberry
Title: Web Developer
Time with LL: Just celebrated two years in October!
Pronouns: She/Her

What are you looking at?

My friends’ Twitch streams, my cat besties, and also Urban Outfitters’ site… SWEATER WEATHER.  

What are you listening to?

I always have Clinton Kane’s music playing. He’s an awesome musician from Australia. Actually, he has a concert coming up in Denver this December I’m hoping I can make it to!

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As we approach the season of gratitude, we’ve been reflecting on what makes us, well, grateful. And yes, our list includes the usual suspects — health, jobs, clients, family, friends, nurses, teachers, technology — but we also want to shoutout an unsung hero in our jobs that can make all the difference when working toward a successful project execution: the Client Brief. 

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To get to know the people behind Look Listen, we’re breaking down our name to see what inspires and captivates our staff members in their free time.

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