“I got fired from every corporate job I ever had,” Kenneth Peter says, laughing. “I just wasn’t built for it.”

Today, as a filmmaker, creative director, and self-described "accidental entrepreneur," Kenneth's career reads like an unlikely script, complete with plot twists, mentorship arcs, and unexpected cameos. From drum kits to Disney sets, from Florida classrooms to Collingwood airfields, his journey proves that sometimes the best stories unfold when you veer off the expected path.

Behind the glossy projects and global gigs is a story of finding purpose, embracing community, and finally building a business on his own terms.

Meant for More: The Making of a Multipotentialite

Kenneth was born into contrast. His father was an engineer, logical, disciplined, sharp with numbers. His mother? A free-spirited artist. That duality shaped him: one part strategist, one part storyteller.

He almost went the engineering route, but after a pivot, he chose the School of Digital Arts and Language at the University of Central Florida with dreams of working at Industrial Light & Magic for George Lucas.

But the reality of big-studio life didn’t click.

“I spent a summer out there and hated it,” he says. “I realized I didn’t want to be one person on a 300-person team. I wanted to see the impact of my work.”

So he jumped. From Lockheed Martin to Disney, from motion graphics to video production, each leap gave him new skills, mentors, and insights into what truly lit him up.

"I had multiple mentors who taught me everything they knew," he says. "I just absorbed information like a sponge. I always tried to carry the weight of the world on my shoulders. I thought asking for help was a burden.”

And eventually, what he needed wasn’t just another job. It was Studio 1128, a way to craft work he could believe in, with people he believed in.

That decision marked a turning point. Studio 1128 was born not just out of passion, but from the need to chart his own course, on his own terms.

Being Ready for Anything Has Its Payoffs

Ask Kenneth about his most surreal experiences, and you’ll get a highlight reel: a phone call asking him if he can be in Paris in 48 hours to film Formula One. A surprise appearance by French President Emmanuel Macron. Touring behind the scenes at Disney and Universal. Security clearances with the U.S. Department of Defence. Sound stages for Marvel productions.

When the pandemic grounded international production, Kenneth discovered an unexpected silver lining: the richness of stories in his own backyard.

"That’s when I started to really engage with community stories. I went from being behind the screen to being on site, shaking hands, building relationships."

This local focus led to what he considers one of his most meaningful projects yet. After months of persistent pitching to Bell Media, he landed the green light for Above the Bay, a five-episode documentary series that captures the heart of Collingwood's aviation community.

“It's a cinematic local roots aviation-centred story about pilots, passion and the pursuit of flight.”

For Kenneth, the project represents a perfect convergence of past and present, merging his lifelong fascination with flight, his evolved storytelling skills, and his deep connection to the local community.

Building Studio 1128: What Comes Next

Today, Studio 1128 is a creative agency with a split focus: high-end marketing campaigns and television/documentary production. But Kenneth isn’t chasing scale.

"I never want to be a 30-person agency," he says. "I like small, nimble teams. Three to six people. It’s about depth, not size."

What keeps him passionate? Results.

"I love the payoff. Seeing a video you made on a 65-foot screen at a Las Vegas conference, hearing the music you picked pump through the room, watching 5,000 people react. It’s magic."

The Creative Lifeline: Community

Kenneth lights up when he talks about the creative community that’s shaped him, especially the Collingwood Foundry.

Over coffee meetups and collaborative brainstorms, Kenneth found peers, producers, and lifelong friends.

“I met an executive producer for a sports documentary that landed across multiple television networks, at the Foundry. We just started talking, and a few months  later, we were working together.”

For Kenneth, those Foundry moments weren’t side notes, they were catalyst connections. The kind that reminds you you’re not in this alone.

Words for the Next Wave

His advice for fellow creatives?

"Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Get a mentor. Pay for one if you have to. I wish I had done it sooner. You don’t have to carry it all."

Outside of work, Kenneth’s curiosity doesn’t stop. “I don’t really consume much digital content,” he admits. “When I’m off work, I want to be in the world.”

He gardens. He bikes. He drums. He’s dabbled in everything from landscaping to stonemasonry "just to learn." It's this same curiosity that drives his business philosophy.

Studio 1128 isn't just another production company. It's proof that sometimes the best success stories start with failure, grow through community, and thrive on authenticity. For Kenneth, being "unemployable" turned out to be his greatest asset, it forced him to create something uniquely his own.

One frame, one pivot, one story at a time.