About Austin Light

You can tell where I’ve worked, how I manage, and what I’ve made, but would you want to work with me? I think so! I have been called “the Ted Lasso of our company,” “the fun one,” and “better than the last guy.” Ringing endorsements!

I take my work seriously, but rarely myself. I can talk shop with creatives, and business executives alike, and I’m super good at ice breakers. I live in Charlotte, North Carolina, with my wife, two sons, and a grumpy bulldog named Bruce Wayne.

Oh and I’m an INFJ, an Enneagram 9, and a Cancer, if any of those things help you. Also I went to college when computers looked like this →

View my resume and connect with me on LinkedIn.

And now, 10 random things about me:

1. When I was a kid I had this weird sensory thing where if I touched something with one hand I had to touch it with the other too…I grew out of that.

2. I have spent 30 minutes on the phone with Taylor Swift. I have been told that this should actually be the first thing I tell people about myself.

3. I have always wanted to skateboard. I tried to get the hang of it once at age 12 and again at 20, then nearly broke my arm showing my son how to skate at age 38. It’s not for me.

4. I’m a middle child, and my two brothers are my best friends. I love and admire them both.

5. When Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 came out on video, my brothers and I watched it seven times in a row. Because Donatello cracks his knuckles in one scene, I started doing it myself. If I ever have bad arthritis, it’s Donatello’s fault.

6. I made something that went viral on the internet once. It resulted in a book deal, and Robert Downey Jr. posting my art on his Facebook page. It was pretty cool. I made a video chronicling the whole thing here.

7. When I was in college I worked as an intern for public affairs at the Charleston Air Force base. I was assigned to take pictures of the president as he came down off Air Force One. A secret service agent I was standing next to gave me a matchbook; it was sea-foam green and had a gold presidential seal on it. I left it in my pocket, and then washed those pants, ruining the matchbook. Next time I see a secret service agent I'll see if they can give me a new one.

8. I have 11 retro game devices in my collection. I can stop buying them at any time, I swear.

9. In 2019 I went to an open casting call at a talent agency and was offered representation on the spot! Over the next few years I was in a bunch of commercials and other videos. I didn’t do this to get famous or anything, I just thought it would be fun, and it was. I couldn’t keep up with it and be a full-time executive though, so I eventually stopped. The funnest one was probably this Hoover commercial where my on-screen family was played by my actual family. My youngest son bit into a hilarious number of jelly donuts.

10. My middle name really does start with the letter D. Though I have been called a delight, I generally try to stay away from punning my own name.