Creative Thinker / Image Maker
Greater Nashville Area
- Current
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- Business Brand Consultant at Vine Theory
- Owner/Photographer at Kyle Dreier Photography
- Founder/Principal at Think Ventures, LLC
- Past
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- Art Director / Graphic Designer at American Airlines
- Education
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- University of North Texas
- Baylor University
- Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business
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Kyle Dreier’s Summary
For nearly my entire life and career I have been involved in small business ventures with an out-of-the-box mind-set.
Turn the clock back to the early 70s and you would see me capitalizing on the sale and distribution of Pop Rocks prior to their arrival to the 48 contiguous states. While I was marketing them during recess at my elementary school I knew my target audience and my message was clear ... “Listen to these pop in your mouth!”
Fast forward twenty years and after business school at Baylor University and design school at the University of North Texas I found myself in the prestigious position of Art Director for American Way Magazine, the in-flight magazine for American Airlines. My additional involvement there at American Airlines in marketing and product development provided an excellent foundation from which I then launched my own design communication business in Dallas, Texas.
While operating my own design firm in Dallas I segued from “designer” to “illustrator” with assignments for clients such as United Airlines, IBM, Better Homes and Gardens and countless other corporate and editorial clients worldwide.
After making the move to Tennessee and with the emergence of the Internet I started a web hosting company named DogBark.com which now provides services to over 2,000 customers and recently celebrated its ninth year in business.
Today, I am able to combine my skills, my experience and my passion in commercial photography. I enjoy shooting a variety of subject matter for a variety of clientele. However, somehow, my passion for photography seems to always come back to food. :)
I am an out-of-the-box thinker and recognize that not everyone’s box is the same size. I continue to push the confines of my own box. People come to me for my ability to question the status quo. If asked to change a light bulb my response is “does it have to be a light bulb.” Additionally, when asked to “think outside the box” my response is “Your box or mine?”
Kyle Dreier’s Specialties:
commercial photography, architectural photography, food photography
Kyle Dreier’s Experience
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Business Brand Consultant
Vine Theory
(Graphic Design industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Vine Theory provides business branding and creative design services ... all from a business plan perspective.
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Owner/Photographer
Kyle Dreier Photography
(Photography industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Kyle Dreier Photography - Commercial photography with concentrations in architectural and food photography.
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Founder/Principal
Think Ventures, LLC
(Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1999 — Present (9 years 11 months)
Co-founder and principal for start-up Internet web hosting provider. Think Ventures, LLC (dba DogBark.com) currently provides web hosting, domain name registration and email filtering services to over 2,000 clients from coast to coast. The focus is the provide exceptional service, high quality and beyond expectation experience for each and every client. Under the Think Ventures, LLC umbrella are DogBark.com, FYI NIC and SublimeMail.
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Art Director / Graphic Designer
American Airlines
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AMR; Airlines/Aviation industry)
July 1992 — April 1996 (3 years 10 months)
I worked with a talented creative team in the publishing of American Way the on flight magazine for American Airlines. As a graphic designer / art director I worked with the best of photographers and illustrators in the creation of well designed articles and stories.
Kyle Dreier’s Education
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University of North Texas
BFA , Graphic Design, Marketing , 1988 — 1992
- Activities and Societies:
- Involved with Campus Crusade for Christ
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Baylor University
1985 — 1988
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Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business
Business, Broadcasting, Film 1985 — 1988
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Kyle Dreier’s Interests:
Anything creative ... photography, graphic design, fine art, illustration, marrketing, creativity, food, cooking, baking, architecture, building
