Nate Woodard
Nate is an award-winning creative director and video producer with deep experience creating effective content for clients including AT&T, Tyson Foods, Bayer, Krispy Kreme and Graybar. His reputation for razor-sharp strategy and his intuitive grasp for inspiring audiences harmonizes perfectly with Unbridled Media’s emphasis on storytelling with powerful results. Over his 20+ years of creative experience, he’s developed video, digital, social and experiential content across a wide variety of industries. His colleagues and clients will tell you he’s equal parts smart, sincere and silly; a nerd with a heart of gold.
Moment that sparked your passion
Seeing the first couple videos I produced and directed go from idea to completion early in my career. I loved everything about – – see an idea come to life, collaborating with other folks, making adjustments along the way, etc. Just remember feeling very gratified, content and proud of the videos, but maybe moreso with the act of creation.
Desert island movie
Impossible to pick one, but Amelie and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off are the two I keep coming back to in my head.
Favorite Quote
“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.” – Frederick Buechner
Personal Hobbies
Hiking, mushroom hunting (specifically chanterelles and morels), reading (all genres, but I lean heavily into historical non-fiction), all things music (live shows, finding new music, making playlists, sharing music)
Favorite Childhood Memory
I grew up spending a month each summer at a camp in the Ozarks. We got to ride horses, shoot guns, wander around the woods and creeks and just generally have a great time. I still have many close friendships from the years I went there.
Best quality others notice
Empathy
Favorite Director
Coen Bros
Favorite Genre
Action
Dream travel destination
Patagonia with my wife and sons.
Favorite TV Show
Freaks and Geeks
“What is the coolest thing that’s happened to you?” Nate said: “My grandpa was a navigator in a B-17 and was shot down over Normandy in WW2. Many years later, a farmer found pieces of his plane and the nearby village invited him to come to France to be honored by the village citizens and presented with the pieces of his plane. I was studying in London at the time and was able to go with my Grandpa and Grandma to this village. It was an incredibly moving experience.
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Thanks for being unapologetically you, Nate.
