Best Self Magazine

Editor’s Letter: Issue 08, Nick Ortner

Kristen Noel, photographed by Bill Miles

Dear Best Selfers:

Happy December! Tis’ the season to be jolly, and to tap into our best selves.

Our cover feature, Nick Ornter of the book, movie and company — , is the kind of guy who greets you in his driveway with a big smile and helps carry in the photo gear. He’s also the kind of Well in one way or another we are all on the treadmill of life, but it’s abundantly clear that with people like Nick lighting the way with their passionate work – they are paving the way for us to connect and do the same. As Nick jokes (and btw, he has an infectious sense of humor), he is a 10-year-overnight success. 

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