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A Journalistic, Trauma-Informed Approach to Narrative Development

Our TeamCreative Strategy

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Leadership Development

Production Leads

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Wait, what happened to Nick Mendez?

We help clients speak more genuinely, pursue their mission and grow their leadership capacity.

'Trauma-informed'? What's an 'Ethical Production Lead'?
We're building Human Centric Media by continuously investing in the the relationship with our subjects, rather than technical complexity, longer scripts or larger crews.

Nikki, our Ethical Production Lead, utilizes twelve years of social work experience to hold intentional, empathetic space for our subjects' concerns, helping us design a production that is responsive to them.

What does leadership have to do with producing photos and videos?
Years ago, we started to recognize a consistent trait in our most successful partnerships: bold leadership. People who seize the moment.

Zhou, our Integrated Leadership Lead, helps us offer supportive consulting services with intersectionality and abundance at their core.

We believe that genuine expression is the most powerful way to build trust and engage audiences.

Our Values

AuthenticityWe believe that genuine expression is the most powerful way to build lasting trust and engage audiences.

Dream BigWe help our clients pursue their mission, grow their capacity and step into earned leadership in their communities.

Decolonizing MediaEverything we make seeks to dismantle harmful power structures like white supremacy and misogyny.

Reverence for SubjectsEngaging media is about rapport: we show our subjects respect and curiosity, and let them lead the experience.

Body AutonomyYour body, its operation, your boundaries and experience in it, are yours and yours alone.

Community WellbeingAll of us benefit from a compassionate society that provides food water and shelter to everyone, free of charge.

Your Story's is More Powerful than Anything We Could ScriptWe don't need to put words in your mouth, or make you into anything that you're not.

Ongoing ConsentThe subjects' needs, comfort and reflections will be honored and checked-in with throughout the production experience.

We operate in spaces, both physically and emotionally, that most agencies can't reach.

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