After almost a decade as a broadcast reporter working in news affiliates like CBC, CTV, CKWS, NBC and CBS, he shifted his focus to creative storytelling. Braden heads up the teams at Make Hay Media and Filmworks Collective. As part of a passionate team, everyone takes on roles from Director to Gaffer, and everything in between. In film and television, Braden spent time on the sets of Xmen 2, Smallville, and Dead Like. He was also the Associate Producer/Editor for Improvisation Nation, a Canadian Comedy Award nominee for best writing, as well as the Director of Stories of the Hip, and short documentary on The Tragically Hip's final concert in Kingston, Ontario on August 20, 2016.