My Story
Who is
Juan Paolini?
I’m originally from Caracas, Venezuela, where I worked as a professional ballet dancer for many years, although one of my alltime secret passions had always been to study film. Unfortunately, due to the increasing political tension, high crime rate and lack of basic freedoms, I decide to leave my country and look elsewhere for a place where I could do what I loved for a living. I took this as an opportunity to start fresh and manage to win a scholarship to study film in Barcelona, Spain. It is here where I learn everything there is to know about this medium and I develop a passion for storytelling.
Close to graduating, a couple of interesting things happen. My newly adopted dog, Bellota (pictured here), escapes the park one day and causes a traffic accident which results in a lawsuit for me (she’s fine by the way). My permit to exchange money from Venezuela gets denied so I have no money (and no job since I’m a foreign student without a work permit). That dreaded thesis deadline is getting nearer each day and on top of that, my relationship falls apart.
Those sure were dark times but I’m grateful for them because it gave me an opportunity to take a look at myself and change what wasn’t working, including my own business. I doubled-down on my strengths as a creator and all of my background as a dancer and amateur musician with my newly learned storytelling techniques to develop something unique. That, combined with some very amazing influencers who believed in me in the beginning, has resulted in an incredible business I can be proud of. I make a living out of telling my client’s stories through video in the best way for them. Check out their experiences in their own words below. It would be my honor to add you to that ever growing list of amazing people I’ve had the pleasure of working with.
P.S: Plus, a very sizable percentage of the profits are destined to spoiling that beautiful dog you see here and who doesn’t want that?
Ophira & Tali Edut
"He has a really strong narrative style. He managed to take clips that we had no idea would go together so beautifully and weave them into an amazing story.”
David Vox
"Juan is the most incredible and most talented person I've ever worked with. He knows how to balance music, frames and visuals together as a composer. When you get something from Juan, you know it's coming from the heart.”
Matthew Pollard
"My business has achieved hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of growth in the last few years, since implementing video. There are many moving parts to my business, but the quality of my videos is a very important part my overall strategy, and its success is all thanks to Juan.”
Patricia Moreno
"Using these videos to tell the story of my brand, what I do and who I am has made a big difference in making a connection with my audience. I would totally recommend working with Juan if you want to have videos that are beautiful, inspiring, unique and tell a story.”
Terri Cole
"I was in the middle of a huge launch and having a very complicated need. Juan made everything better! The whole year was a successful launch where we had about $700K in gross sales. When I wasn't working with Juan, I had about $25K in sales. I want him to be in my team forever!”
Lara Riggio
"One of my initial concerns when I started to work on the welcome video for my website was: 'How was I going to convey through email online what my work was all about? Without a conversation, he did it! The amount of people that watch my welcome video from start to finish has increased dramatically.”