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Aaron L. Williams BY AMANDA MILLER
Occupation: Film producer and coding developer Children: Allysia, 22; Tyree, 17; and Amaya, 14 Hobbies: Playing piano, writing, reading, and bike riding
F rom a young age, Aaron L. creative escape evolved into a journey that led him to working with MTV and building a thriving career in television and film. Beyond his professional achievements, Aaron’s most profound role is that of a father. Aaron shares how fatherhood has shaped his life, the lessons he has learned along the way, and the traditions he hopes will last a lifetime. Williams had a passion for music and storytelling. What began as a CAN YOU SHARE A BIT ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY TO BECOME A PRODUCER? WHAT INSPIRED YOU? AARON: I’ve been creative for a long time. I remember when I was a little kid, I used to always have this recurring dream where I would see myself on stage playing piano. I remember writing songs when I was six years old, when I had these melodies stuck in my head, so I always wrote, and I was always reading books, and it just naturally happened. I started playing piano as an escape when I was younger, and then I got a call from MTV. I partnered with them, and we did this huge concert, and we had to do this commercial, and it got me into doing TV things. I started learning how to do
start looking at what you can do for others and less about what you need for yourself.
commercials and producing TV broadcasts, and I got hired by a local station, and it kind of just took me on that journey to just being what I am in film. HOW HAS BEING A DAD CHANGED YOUR OUTLOOK ON LIFE? AARON: I’m thinking more about legacy— how I can leave an impact not just for myself, but for my kids. My goal in life is to create small films and stories that they’ll remember when I’m gone. I like to create experiences and moments that last, so that even when we’re no longer here, we leave lasting impressions on people. I believe it’s those moments and experiences that shape us when we need them most. WHAT’S ONE LESSON FATHERHOOD HAS TAUGHT YOU THAT YOU DIDN’T EXPECT? AARON: Patience number one, and two, learning how to be selfless, because I’ve learned what’s mine is not mine. That’s the biggest thing in life. When you’re a child, it’s all about what you want, your desires, and your needs, and then when a child begins to live and breathe and become with you, it’s less about what you want and more about the other person. So it teaches you to
HOW DO YOU BALANCE WORK, PERSONAL TIME,
AND BEING PRESENT AS A DAD? AARON: I call it forced time, because sometimes it seems like work is never enough. So what I do is I try to force myself to be sporadic in the moments. I try to send my kids random texts throughout the day to keep the communication going, so that even if we’re not spending long amounts of time together, we’re still spending some time together, and we have chances to speak with one another. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND TIME WITH YOUR CHILDREN? AARON: I personally love traveling. I’ll have father-daughter trips, or father-son trips, where I’ll do individual trips with them, or sometimes we do family trips and we’ll explore different states. We’ll go rafting, we’ll go to the beach, or we’ll just go driving somewhere random. WHAT’S ONE TRADITION YOU’VE STARTED WITH YOUR KIDS THAT YOU HOPE LASTS FOREVER?
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