I've been involved with a boutique agency based in Austin for almost ten years. The benefit of doing work for that long is that you get to see yourself grow. I don't mean the size of the company per se, because there are still only a handful of us in the office :P -- But the work we're putting now is indicative of evolution on both personal and professional levels.
A lot of creative energy and talented people made these projects possible. This reel would be nothing without their hard work and expertise.
PS: Travel is a big part of what makes the job exciting as well -- can you tell where some of these places are?!