1. Before The Storm (Part 1 of 34)

It’s late November 2019. Jared Young sits in the office he shares with his twin brother, Matthew. For almost 14 years, the twins have run Brothers Young Productions. For most of their recent history, they’d focused their talents on documentary films and creating testimonial videos for local clients. 

Stan gives Wilson advice about children’s books.

But today is different. Today, Jared is meeting with his friend Wilson as well as Wilson’s old college buddy, Stan Tucker. Wilson is hoping to publish his own children’s book, and Jared suggested they meet with someone that has already done it. 

Stan, a former school teacher and founder of a non-profit called Leap For Literacy, has the experience the two men are looking for. He had recently authored his own book, Stan and The Man, a story about losing his Father at an early age.

 “It’s not easy. You have to hustle hard to get the word out about your book,” Stan says. “And you still need a lot of luck. But it’s not impossible.”

After the meeting, Stan and Jared exchange numbers and discuss some potential projects, including filming school visits in Stan’s bookmobile, The Read’ n Roll. The new relationship seems promising for both Stan and the twins. Sure, there was talk of a virus spreading in certain parts of the world, but no way that could end up being a big deal, right? (To be continued…)