Take a look at the new faces and new companies represented in this issue, and you'll see the result of Ben Lumpkins' work. Only two months since he descended on Oz, Ben has met, cajoled, and helped companies in the creative communications industry get into the hands that matter - via this publication you now hold in your hands.

Ben comes from a sales manager position with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, responsible for a significant increase in the newspaper's sales and a sucessful marketing campaign. Beyond his extensive background in sales, Ben has a first hand understanding of the video and production world. After studying Film and Video at Georgia State and Journalism at the University of Georgia, Ben began his career as a Video Editor and Production Coordinator at a local production house.

Ben looks forward to bringing Oz Magazine to the people that matter and getting the people who make things happen into our pages.