{"id":954,"date":"2018-11-11T16:14:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T16:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raisonbrandsdev.com\/?p=954"},"modified":"2019-02-28T18:28:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T18:28:46","slug":"team-profile-aaron-brenner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raisonbrandsdev.com\/team-profile-aaron-brenner\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Profile: Aaron Brenner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8rgz1-8d5f3c315f8bee3cd6cefcad75bb7fc9\">\n.flex_column.av-8rgz1-8d5f3c315f8bee3cd6cefcad75bb7fc9{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 9% 0px 9%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8rgz1-8d5f3c315f8bee3cd6cefcad75bb7fc9 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-bed572457cab4a61fafa6b8172d3a10b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-bed572457cab4a61fafa6b8172d3a10b{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-bed572457cab4a61fafa6b8172d3a10b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-bed572457cab4a61fafa6b8172d3a10b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-bed572457cab4a61fafa6b8172d3a10b av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Team Profile: Aaron Brenner<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-joa6mk7h-6e7f097f5b4d6e82c1ce3b90bef4a6c7\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-joa6mk7h-6e7f097f5b4d6e82c1ce3b90bef4a6c7{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-joa6mk7h-6e7f097f5b4d6e82c1ce3b90bef4a6c7 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-joa65xmm-aa190e1b107ba2d5ec5836d4936f0866\">\n.avia-image-container.av-joa65xmm-aa190e1b107ba2d5ec5836d4936f0866 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-joa65xmm-aa190e1b107ba2d5ec5836d4936f0866 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-joa65xmm-aa190e1b107ba2d5ec5836d4936f0866 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-955 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-955 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/raisonbrandsdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Aaron-Blog-Header.jpg\" alt='' title='Aaron-Blog-Header'  height=\"229\" width=\"999\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raisonbrandsdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Aaron-Blog-Header.jpg 999w, https:\/\/raisonbrandsdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Aaron-Blog-Header-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/raisonbrandsdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Aaron-Blog-Header-768x176.jpg 768w, https:\/\/raisonbrandsdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Aaron-Blog-Header-705x162.jpg 705w, https:\/\/raisonbrandsdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Aaron-Blog-Header-450x103.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-joa6mk7h-4629f6da1e6ab28d148ff912ec26d2f1\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-joa6mk7h-4629f6da1e6ab28d148ff912ec26d2f1{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-joa6mk7h-4629f6da1e6ab28d148ff912ec26d2f1 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jn0ex9nb-255cd2003a6520b71517cc6e179af388 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With experience in the world of tech and urban planning, Aaron is the man with a plan. He strives to keep his cool in all situations, which might explain the origin of his nickname.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jkiqh5c6-00bc4d0aaf612ec3c37e3970dc911fa3\">\n#top .hr.av-jkiqh5c6-00bc4d0aaf612ec3c37e3970dc911fa3{\nmargin-top:40px;\nmargin-bottom:60px;\n}\n.hr.av-jkiqh5c6-00bc4d0aaf612ec3c37e3970dc911fa3 .hr-inner{\nwidth:33%;\nborder-color:#3c3c3c;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jkiqh5c6-00bc4d0aaf612ec3c37e3970dc911fa3 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jn0ex9nb-255cd2003a6520b71517cc6e179af388 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>You do a lot of work with clients, so getting along with them is a pretty big deal. Explain your dream client using only 3 words.<\/h3>\n<p>Fun, creative, and understanding.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>At the end of the day, we like to have fun with our clients.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-235e83-ff5b7ae05545e7437cfed3ea1deb4aad\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-235e83-ff5b7ae05545e7437cfed3ea1deb4aad{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-235e83-ff5b7ae05545e7437cfed3ea1deb4aad hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>What\u2019s the weirdest task you\u2019ve done with Raison?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some photo and video shoots have been weird. One time I had to put on a full body \u201cbunny suit.\u201d It\u2019s a protective suit you have to wear in clean rooms<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014the places where things like medicines are made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had to act as a hand model for wiping techniques while Michael took pictures of my cleaning skills. That\u2019s pretty tame but for video shoots you never know what kind of character you might have to get into. Definitely not a task you\u2019d have at most jobs. At least I haven\u2019t been put into the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-82qsP-jKXg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">parrot suit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> yet.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-74q7v-ed62af67ebaba843014a3cb775fea984\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-74q7v-ed62af67ebaba843014a3cb775fea984{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-74q7v-ed62af67ebaba843014a3cb775fea984 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>What do your friends and family know you for?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of my friends used to call me \u201cChill Aaron.\u201d He worked at a restaurant that was tough to get reservations at, especially under plain old \u201cAaron Brenner.\u201d But if I name dropped \u201cChill Aaron\u201d at the door, I\u2019d be taken right to my table.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1su263-42104de382a275d02e7f518da708bc03\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1su263-42104de382a275d02e7f518da708bc03{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1su263-42104de382a275d02e7f518da708bc03 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>What overused industry buzzword do you hate the most? Why?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The word \u201cresources\u201d when it refers to people. Some managers tend to just think in 1\u2019s and 0\u2019s so everything to them is \u201chow many resources do we have?\u201d But truthfully, they\u2019re people. People do real work in the real world, so why think of them as a commodity? <\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1n6hgr-8907c3fcee39336352bc0721f47383ef\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1n6hgr-8907c3fcee39336352bc0721f47383ef{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1n6hgr-8907c3fcee39336352bc0721f47383ef hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Raison d\u2019etre is some fancy French-ness. What\u2019s your favorite fancy and French thing?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Favorite fancy thing&#8230;I\u2019m an amateur cocktail aficionado of the local cocktail scene. Places like <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritagerva.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heritage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roguerva.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rogue<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/jasperbarrva.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jasper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Those are the spots that come to mind for fancy craft cocktails.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I love to cook, so my favorite French thing is mirepoix. It\u2019s the base of most things you cook. (&#8230;necessary link to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mirepoix_(cuisine)\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mirepoix Wiki<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for those of us who aren\u2019t fancy chef types.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1gsp37-295a217dca9d055b60c677495dc54d11\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1gsp37-295a217dca9d055b60c677495dc54d11{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1gsp37-295a217dca9d055b60c677495dc54d11 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Recently, you came back from a trip to Peru and gave everyone coca candies. What did yours taste like to you?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It tasted like sugar and it was kind of grainy. The texture was kind of off. While I was there, I drank a bunch of coca tea, and that had a very unique, herbal taste which I grew very fond of.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16f73n-b517e895fabd798f3d2f57d00396e9c2\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-16f73n-b517e895fabd798f3d2f57d00396e9c2{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-16f73n-b517e895fabd798f3d2f57d00396e9c2 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Everyone at Raison wears lots of hats. And not the beret type. What\u2019s your favorite hat? Figuratively and literally.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My favorite hat sounds a bit nerdy, but I really like pricing and scoping projects and intaking new work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Job intake, which is all about communicating with the client, is an interesting challenge. You figure out what they <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">think<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they need and add what you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">know<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they can use. The problem is different every time so it\u2019s a unique process. And I love talking to the team to piece together our solutions for whatever problem they may have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason I said it\u2019s nerdy and weird is because it\u2019s not traditionally creative, despite being unique, interesting, and definitely creative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My favorite literal hat is the standard baseball cap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">minimally branded, total dadcore. But because I\u2019m being affected by male pattern baldness, I may need to take it further. My dad wears Indiana Jones style hats but I don\u2019t think I\u2019m mustachioed enough yet. <\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-15b4yz-003b9ebe865d81074abdda48c1e36cdb\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-15b4yz-003b9ebe865d81074abdda48c1e36cdb{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-15b4yz-003b9ebe865d81074abdda48c1e36cdb hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>What\u2019s your favorite playlist for the office?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have a playlist for every mood. My favorite right now is called \u201cFilm Noir\/Jazz Noir\/Quiet Dark Jazz\u201d and it\u2019s amazing for a rainy summer afternoon or any gloomy Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-wjg03-44d13c366723193650eb71438aa5cd33\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-wjg03-44d13c366723193650eb71438aa5cd33{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-wjg03-44d13c366723193650eb71438aa5cd33 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Do you know how to jump rope? How confident are you in this skill?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can jump rope but I don\u2019t know how to do the crossing of arms. I feel much more confident with pogo sticking, I used to be really into that. I was able to go up stairs and spin it in the air. But then I discovered skateboarding was way cooler.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-p4lir-a58f7bd3e5a966587b89fafd5bfa7b65\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-p4lir-a58f7bd3e5a966587b89fafd5bfa7b65{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-p4lir-a58f7bd3e5a966587b89fafd5bfa7b65 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>What\u2019s one thing about work that keeps you up at night?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It used to be sending stuff to print but I don\u2019t do that as much anymore. Now, it\u2019s sending proposals<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">making sure you\u2019ve crossed all the t\u2019s and dotted all the i\u2019s. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But generally, if a client is unhappy about something, that will keep me up, trying to resolve whatever the problem is in the best way possible.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-nd7vv-11c6d1b28bffec3f6baffd98d725c872\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-nd7vv-11c6d1b28bffec3f6baffd98d725c872{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-nd7vv-11c6d1b28bffec3f6baffd98d725c872 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jkiqh5c6-00bc4d0aaf612ec3c37e3970dc911fa3\">\n#top .hr.av-jkiqh5c6-00bc4d0aaf612ec3c37e3970dc911fa3{\nmargin-top:40px;\nmargin-bottom:60px;\n}\n.hr.av-jkiqh5c6-00bc4d0aaf612ec3c37e3970dc911fa3 .hr-inner{\nwidth:33%;\nborder-color:#3c3c3c;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jkiqh5c6-00bc4d0aaf612ec3c37e3970dc911fa3 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jn0ex9nb-255cd2003a6520b71517cc6e179af388 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll have to forgive Aaron for not being mustachioed enough for an Indiana Jones hat, but if you can get past that, you should check out all the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ec008e;\"><a style=\"color: #ec008e;\" href=\"https:\/\/raisonbrandsdev.com\/portfolio\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">services<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we have to offer, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/raisonbrandsdev.com\/contact\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ec008e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact us<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about your new projects.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With experience in the world of tech and urban planning, Aaron is the man with a plan. 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