Hello, My name is Mahlan Dircksen and I am the owner, founder, and the only person behind Mahlan Media. I started this business around 1 year ago to support myself through college and find a way to give back to the community.

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9 years ago, I began flying drones. I received a drone from my grandma for Christmas. I honed my skills for a few years. At the same time, I started getting into videography. I made a few cringy YouTube videos (and am still making them) before I started creating videos for family and friends. I realized that I really enjoyed the media industry and decided to pursue it. I started working with Junior Achievement, and soon moved on to creating videos for my school. My journey soon led me to a digital media short film camp at Indiana University where I learned and trained. I applied this to my hobby and decided to get my drone license and become certified in Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom, Illustrator, and Real Estate Photo and Video. A few weeks later I registered my business as an LLC. I am currently a student at Purdue Fort Wayne pursuing marketing.​​