How I Work: Kyle Young, Founder and Managing Partner of Tiny Horse

Tiny Horse is a storytelling team. They unify audiences in the digital age around shared interests and passions. As a full-service media agency, they combine digital strategy and production expertise to build digital ecosystems for entertainment media, IP holders, brands and social causes.

Together, their multinational and multilingual founders have over 30 years of leadership experience with emerging audiences and markets, broadcast and live event production, social and digital media activation and network operations.

Check out how Kyle Young, Founder and Managing Partner of Tiny Horse, works day-to-day.

What it’s like to work at Tiny Horse:

Tiny Horse is a pretty fun place to work. Our team is a unique crew made up of people who are comfortable performing cross-functional production roles and working in small teams across multiple projects on tight deadlines. We put together skilled digital teams to work with television shows, networks, properties and talent to make sure our favorite shows and brands are making it onto the screens of fellow fans. Fun, right? Our team members certainly seem to think so.

Office location:

Cleveland Ave. in South End

Job Title:

Founder and Managing Partner

Commute (how and how long?):

By car or bike, 3.5 miles

What do you do during your commute?

Listen to music or make phone calls

Phone Type:

iPhone 7

Desk photo:

Computer:

13” Mac Book Pro

Gadgets you can’t live without:

iPad, good headphones

Do you listen to music while you work?

I alternate between Spotify and Apple Premium and the new app we’re working on called Vertigo. I have pretty eclectic taste, alternating mainly between alternative techno pop like Future Islands, 1950s blue note jazz, modern Motown like Charles Bradley and a little bit of Richard Strauss when I need to focus.

What software are you a power user of?

Outlook, but Glip is quickly taking up more and more of my day.

What’s your favorite spot for a business lunch? Your order?

Thai Taste and I order #1 Curry of the Day

Social media habits:

Recovering Instagram junkie, Snapchat explorer, Vertigo early adopter (see answer above)

To-do list manager:

Old-school notebook and Stephanie Mercer (aka Chief Details Officer)

What everyday thing are you really good at?

Doing the office dishes while I’m on the phone

What’s your one favorite thing about your job?

VARIETY, every day is different and every project is unique

Best time-saving shortcut or Charlotte life hack:

Living close to the airport, TSA Pre-Check

Sleep routine:

Asleep by 11, phone automatically switches to “Do Not Disturb” between 10:30pm and 7am and sleep as much as I can during that time until the kids wake me up.

Where do you go around Charlotte to get away from the office?

I don’t, I actually love my office.

What did you eat for breakfast this morning?

Self-made southwestern omelet with black coffee

If you weren’t doing your current job, what would you be doing?

I can’t think of anything else I’d rather do.

Best job advice you’ve received:

“There will always be work left to do tomorrow”; “If this job was easy, we wouldn’t need you”

Last book you read (grade it on a A-F scale):

To Kill a Mockingbird (A) – This was really the first time I read this, we didn’t cover it in my school in France growing up

Last movie you watched (grade it on a A-F scale):

Zootopia (A) – I’ve always loved watching movies but I love watching movies with my kids even more

What’s one thing people don’t know about Charlotte that they should?

You can commute to Manhattan by plane and get in earlier than people driving from Connecticut

What other Charlottean would you like to answer these question?

Jeff Smith from Buzzfeed