CURRENT MISSION

To connect who has what to who wants what to create awesome new possibilities!

ABOUT ME

Billy Whitehouse

248-990-2010

Position Organization

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hannett * Wilson, Whitehouse & Burke
REALTOR® for 20+ Years.

Associate Broker

Extensive experience in marketing real estate and real estate professionals.

Communications Director Michigan Film First
Developed an extensive presence in a short time on the internet, Facebook and Twitter in a 360 Marketing Plan to position MFF as the leading trade association for the Michigan film industry.

Creator Michigan Entertainment Network
Created and organized systems of interlocking and overlapping technologies for networking the Michigan entertainment industry. Included networking groups on Facebook of over 15,000 Michigan entertainment professionals, direct email databases to over 4,000 crew, vendors and supporters of the Michigan entertainment industry and cultivated a Twitter presence.

Founding Member Detroit Windsor International Film Festival
Was a founding member of the DWIFF - responsibilities included creating the calls for entries for film submissions, mobilizing volunteers, finding speakers to present at the tech fair and promotion the festival to the general public.

Producer CBS Radio - Detroit
Developed the Michigan Makes Movies Expo, which was a single day event to over 1,500 attendees. I assisted with creating promotions for the event and using social media to market to the attendees. I gathered over 50 vendors and 35 speakers to participate in the event.

Training
Introduction to Database Oakland CC - Dr. Earl Robinson 5/2012-8/2012
Web Design / Dreamweaver CS5 Oakland CC - Sandee Bradley 5/2012-8/2012
Production Management (412 Hours) Lifton Institute for Media Skills 10/2009-1/2010
Intro to the Camera (40 Hours) s3 Entertainment Group 4/2009-5/2009
Intro to Film Production (40 Hours) s3 Entertainment Group 5/2009
Film Training Program (80 Hours) Michigan State University / Lansing CC 5/2009-6/2009
The Landmark Forum Landmark Education 6/2007
Advanced Course Landmark Education 7/2007
Self Expression and Leadership Program Landmark Education 9/2008-12/2008
Introduction Leader Program Landmark Education 9/2010-4/2011

Michigan State University Bachelor of Science 1988-1993
- Majored in Economics, Political Science and Psychology

Skills
Chauffeurs License / Basic Stage Combat / Motorcycle handling / Boating - sail and power / Vocal - Baritone

References
Larry August, Avalon Films, Larry@AvalonFilms.com
Doug Raine, 110 In The Shade Productions, D.A.Raine@Comcast.net
Rebecca Falk, Producer, CBSRadio - Detroit, Rebecca.Falk@CBSRadio.com
Michael Sinanis, 23rd Street Studios, MSinanis@23rdStreetStudios.com

PHILOSOPHY

Carpe diem.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I live so that people get 10x a return for whatever I get.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet! I am looking for film production jobs and would love a place to crash so I can apply as a Local Hire!

Interests

Acting / Film-making / Connecting people!

Tranformational work.

Hearing peoples projects of what greatness they are up to!

• design
• acting
• festivals
• education
• boating
• technology
• movies
• sailing
• communications
• economics
• teaching
• political science
• psychology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
CBC Radio - Who knew?
Classical Music esp Piano
Barenaked Ladies
Beatles
Blink-182
Dead Can Dance
Depeche Mode
DJ Z-Trip
Enigma
Enya
Fountains of Wayne
Frank Sinatra
Free to be You & Me
Ice-T
Janes Addiction
Joy Division
Mars Lasar
poi dog pondering
Terrence Mckenna
Tears for Fears
Techno esp Trance & Ambiant
Timothy Leary
Hip Hop - Current hot and Old Skool

Movies
28 Days
Angel Heart
Any Disney Movie
Any with Jack Nicholson
The Butterfly Effect
The Breakfast Club
The Cube
Dune
The Elegant Universe
Fearless
Fight Club
The Fountain
The Game
Hair
InZer0
The Lake House
The Matrix
9/12 Weeks
Operation: Swordfish
Red Dawn
The Secret
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Star Wars
Taps
True Romance
Underworld
The Usual Suspects
Vanilla Sky
What the Bleep do We know?
Wild Orchid

Television
Battlestar Galactica
Good Eats
House
Intervention
Logan's Run
The Lost Room
The Outer Limits
Sliders
SNL
Stargate SG-1
Starting Over
The Twlight Zone
V

Books
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Basic Text
Celestine Prophecy by Redfield
Any of the Ender Chronicles by Orson Scott Card
Godson by Tolstoy
Illusions by Richard Bach
The Little Prince
L. Ron Hubbard Books
Peaceful Warrior
The Power of Now by Ekhart Tolle
The Purpose Driven Life
The Riverworld Series by Phillip Jose Farmer
The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav
Seductress by Betsy Prioleau
Spoken Word of Terrence McKenna
The Universe in a Nutshell by Hawking
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and Recovery by Mel Ash

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was at the birth of my daughter, Kelley! She is AWESOME!

Teach, Learn, Share

I have completed transformational work with Landmark Education and love assisting people live life powerfully and live a life they love!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States