Every few years, you have the opportunity to work alongside one person who helps redefine the word collaboration for you. And for me, that was Peter Gutierrez. Peter helped raise my expectations for all future collaborative projects–both for myself, and for those I will work with. His strong balance of business astuteness, creative skill and mindfulness was a rare, but very welcome and invaluable contribution to a complex, long-term DVD project we co-produced. The project required expert-level experience in film, art, marketing, public relations, education and live events. Peter worked gracefully within all these dimensions of the project, never once losing his focus or passion–and all with an impeccable professionalism that must be experienced to fully understand. His input, ideas and suggestions as a producer and creator helped lead to the worldwide recognition and success of the project. Without hesitation I know that Peter will bring this same level of expertise, insight and attitude to everything he agrees to work on, and that the project will be that much more healthier and successful because of his involvement.

I hired Peter Gutierrez to work on a multi-dimensional media literacy education project that involved extensive research, writing, and technical considerations. Peter delivered all materials on time and to spec and did so with immense thoughtfulness and care. His knowledge and expertise are both wide and deep; his passion for the subject matter impressive. While the project was not trouble-free (are there any such things?), Peter was great at working with in-house staff to identify effective solutions, and he did so in a spirit of collegiality and collaboration. I also hired Peter, along with other notable speakers, to be interviewed as a media literacy expert for a marketing piece. In his interview, Peter discussed a wide range of media literacy concepts and issues. He was brilliant--articulate, on-point, and knowledgeable, and his interview wound up being the centerpiece of the marketing material.