After 10 years in the food service industry, Crystal Counselor traded her spatula for a wrench. “We would always have people coming in to fix our refrigeration equipment,” Counselor said. “I liked the idea of fixing things so I would go talk to the heating and air guys as they were working and it sparked […]

Breaking into the film industry is hard, but Justin Jayne turned to Meridian’s First Capital Film Crew Institute to make sure his resume didn’t end up on the cutting room floor. Jayne, a 2022 graduate of the University of Oklahoma’s film school, was drawn to the Assistant Director field but hadn’t received formal training in […]