Meet Amber Wyatt | Executive Producer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Amber Wyatt and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Amber, what role has risk played in your life or career?
I guess you could say I’m a natural born risk taker. Appalachian poverty will do that to you. Where I’m from, a small town in southern Virginia, hustling is part of the culture. Everybody has their own hustle and it’s common for people to get started young to help contribute to their families. Everybody has more than one job, and sometimes more than two. I come from a long line of entrepreneurs as well. My grandfather on my dad’s side had a farm and all thirteen kids worked on the farm. When I was growing up it was the same way, my dad is the owner of a 72 acre trailer park, all of us helped out with the maintenance. My older brother owns a convenience store now right in the same area as the farm and the trailer park.

When I was nine years old my brother was about twenty-six, he used to sell snacks at his textile job and when the cakes would expire he’d give them to me to sell to the kids at school during lunch. I remember he told me to take a notebook and write out each brand of cake and my prices for each of them. When I was even younger than that, I would get my mom to buy me these bead kits and make tons of bracelets. When we would go to the parks I would try to sell them to kids I met there for a couple of dollars. I’m not even sure where I got that idea from! The idea of flipping something was very common though, so investing my money in a product to turn a profit never even felt like a risky concept to me because it’s something that I learned at such a young age. From babysitting to handy work, everyone I knew had some kind of freelance hustle.

I grew up watching how hard everyone worked and I began to wonder why no one was rich but all they did was work. I learned about corruption and oppression and I realized I needed to take even bigger risks. These risks felt like life or death sometimes, just fighting to get out of that place. This is the subtle difference between owners and operators. Owners make good owners because they can think quickly and adequately allocate necessities under pressure. For me, that was second nature. The first big risk I made was going to college. At that time I was able to do a few internships in Colorado that introduced me to connections there that later turned into jobs.

In 2017 I had saved up $8,000.00 working at a marketing agency in Denver and I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with it. I decided to buy some cameras. I had been freelancing for a while but hadn’t gotten serious with one specific craft yet. I was doing some copywriting, some web design, some graphic design, but I’d always loved directing and filming. I left my job and got an office in the Denver Tech Center for me and my cameras. This location was a springboard for clientele. Other people working in offices around me we’re desperate for video marketing and social media management. I started doing company headshots, writing blogs, and making video web headers for various industries. I registered the LLC for Millennial Matrix Media that year and the rest is history.

I can truly look back and see how all the risks I took we’re solid decisions and there’s no way I would be where I am today without them. I am shaped by the altruism and desperation of Appalachia, where “building character” is inevitable and you never really lose that ambition to hustle no matter where you are in life.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Millennial Matrix Media is a full service marketing agency operating in the Denver Tech Center of Denver, Colorado. We specialize in video marketing and social media marketing services. What sets us apart from others is the drive and passion that my team has to reach quality standards for our clients. Our expectations for each other are high and that’s the best kind of accountability you can bring to the table. Each of us pushes each other to reach their highest potential and to keep learning and growing each day. We encourage each other often and I am very proud of that culture. This is part of the reason why I am where I am today and I just want the world to know that Millennial Matrix Media is up next.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
The coolest spots in Denver from @thatdenvergirl_:

Uncle… for savory ramen
Bang Up to the Elephant… for early happy hour and Tame Impala Radio
Beacon… for hiding in the bees nest and sometimes randomly having your tarot read
City O City… for a cup of tea and some laughs
Hop Alley… for the exquisite steak
Milk… for dancing until midnight
Temple… for dancing until 2am
Shotgun Willie’s… for new hip hop until 4am
maybeforever undisclosed location parties… for dancing until 10am

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Debbie Wyatt, my mom pushed me my whole life to be the best I can be.

Website: https://millennialmatrixmedia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/millennial_matrix_media/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/millennial-matrix-media/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatdenvergirl

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/millennialmatrixmedia

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmberLovesArt/

Other: Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/millennialmatrixmedia Google: https://g.page/r/CXivDh1St58iEB0/review

Image Credits
Mariya Ilyina