Izzy Ezagui is the world’s only one-armed Special Forces sharpshooter. It’s true. He wrote a book about it. After losing his dominant arm in combat, he literally soldiered on.
It turns out the battlefield is a pretty good training ground for Hollywood. Izzy’s no stranger to hearing “no.” That he doesn’t stand a chance, because “Hey, Guy. You’ve only got one arm.” Forget that noise. When you’ve got passion, you find a way to get the job done. Izzy's appetite for the arts began when he was a kid in Miami, consuming Animorphs, The Hardy Boys, and all of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld—probably all before he spoke to his first girl. Having spent so much of life with his head in the clouds, he doesn’t let the little things (like reality) stand in his way. Most aspiring actors will tell you that in today’s Hollywood, the clearest path to success is the path you clear for yourself. Pull Yourself Together marks Izzy’s on-screen debut. Let’s give him a hand. |
Ryan Turner's directing career officially began in Middle School when, for Christmas, his Uncle gifted him his very own Lego Studios movie set. Using little Lego actors and stuntmen (including a Lego Spielberg himself) he was able to bring his imagination to life for the very first time.
Now living in Los Angeles, Ryan has moved on to working with humans. He directs everything from narrative content to commercials and music videos. His work has been viewed by millions and he continues to pick up acclaim (most recently with his short film "A Date in 2025"). His experience as an editor allows him to approach each project with a clear and innovative vision, and his experience with Legos taught him how tedious it can be to make a movie (and that Harry Potter and R2D2 have great on-screen chemistry). You can see all of his work on his website Ryan Turner Productions. |
Ian Blake Newhem is an award-winning professional ghostwriter (all the work, none of the credit), a former English lit professor (nerd), and international speaker (talks too fast; does not steal hotel soaps). He’s a longtime cancer survivor who’s climbed Kili in winter, jumped out of perfectly good airplanes in the UK, rescued elephants in Kenya, and dodged the odd mine teaching war reporting in Bosnia.
Ian’s written more than 100 books, articles, stories, and essays for major publishers and publications, seen his work anthologized and produced for NPR, and has appeared on hundreds of radio and TV shows (he also does a passable Denzel Washington impression). He moved out to LA from the East Coast to focus full-time on writing and producing. |