[I was the editor only]

Back in June, the Stevie Awards held their "America Means Business" conference for small business owners in New York City. Last week, they asked me to create a video about the conference from the existing footage. The amount and quality of the footage presented some issues, but eventually I was able to create a narrative story.

The video starts a little disconcerting, if I may say. My goal was to have someone explain why people might start a small business in this economy and why this conference was important. From there, I wanted the mentors to tell how they could help other business owners and how the workshops and speakers inspired attendees. Finally, I wanted to end on a positive note, to show that even though these are uncertain times, there are people who strive to succeed at doing what they love.