I am no spring chicken to LEVEL Studios. I started here in 1997 and in all of the time I have worked here, I’ve been in charge of service delivery and client satisfaction in one form or another. In any field, this type of a position is never easy. In our industry,  stress runs high and it is a necessary part of our life that we strive to balance out. It fuels us to succeed but over time leads to hunched shoulders, high blood pressure, “the claw” mouse grip, ganglion cysts and a few more pounds than when we started.

In my history here at LEVEL, what keeps me coming back are the folks we work with. Something I have found to be critical to success is that we don’t forget to take time to laugh, tell a joke or pull a prank. I am fortunate to work with some amazing, talented folks with a collectively fantastic sense of humor.

For me, the best humor comes at the height of stress. And in those moments, when we are working through challenging situations, I can count on my colleagues to check my ego by pointing out some of the silly phrases that come out of my mouth.

I have been lucky enough to work with Jason Gurley, who has the uncanny ability to capture these gem statements I make in the heat of the moment and capture them in illustrations. I have enough now to create my own comic strip. Since it would be bad form to publicly embarrass my co-workers with evidence of the fun events, jokes, pranks and general tom foolery that can occur here at LEVEL, I will fall on my sword and offer you a laugh at my expense.

Here is a sample of the fun comics I have received over the years, I hope it brings a smile to your day.

If laughter is the best medicine, then make sure to take a “double rainbow” moment out of your day and giggle, snort or laugh out loud with your headphones on.

Cheers,

Ben Ryken
Account Director