Big Heart Beats is a mobile, Indigenous-led arts and culture company that delivers immersive workshops, creative consulting, and artist residencies blending music, film, and design. Founded by Christopher Yepez, multi-disciplinary artist with over 15 years of experience in the arts, the company empowers cultural institutions, organizations, and communities through transformative storytelling rooted in education, creativity, and social impact. With a strong commitment to accessibility and collective creativity, Big Heart Beats creates inclusive experiences that inspire connection, visibility, and action. Backed by academic training in digital media and community organizing, the founder brings both technical expertise and lived experience to every project, offering a unique lens that bridges tradition and innovation. Big Heart Beats is positioned to grow through strategic partnerships, mobile capabilities, and a focus on community engagement, while centering Indigenous perspectives in a way that invites all audiences to take part.

Mission
The mission of Big Heart Beats is to serve communities and is dedicated to harnessing the power of ancestral indigenous knowledge and contemporary media to create transformative storytelling experiences. We collaborate with communities to produce vibrant music, film, and design that promote social change, cultural understanding, and shared growth. Through our diverse creative projects, we focus to educate, inspire, and motivate, fostering a positive impact on the world.

Every day, we strive to ensure our creative output contributes to a more connected, compassionate, and culturally rich world—one project, one story, and one heartbeat at a time.

Vision
In 5 to 10 years, Big Heart Beats envisions becoming a globally recognized leader in culturally rooted, multimedia storytelling—where ancestral wisdom meets cutting-edge artistic innovation. We aim to be a hub for meaningful collaborations across music, film, digital media, and community events, connecting people, places, and ideas through heart-centered, purpose-driven work.