Our work

Don't take our word for it.

Here's how we think, and the stories we've already caught up. Real problems, real people, real craft.

Proof of thinking

Two brands. Two gaps. One method.

We take apart real brands in public so you can judge the thinking before you hire it.

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Client work

Stories we've already found.

The same method, with real clients: real footage, real people, the truth on camera.

01Midtown MetroMission filmCommunity · Chicago
Midtown Metro
The film said

Midtown Metro

Changing Chicago for years. Nobody knew. Donations rose the night it premiered.

02Ballet ChicagoGala filmArts · Nonprofit
Ballet Chicago
The film said

Ballet Chicago

The stage went quiet. The dancers still had the story.

03Archdiocese of ChicagoSeven sacramentsFaith · Nonprofit
Archdiocese of Chicago
The film said

Archdiocese of Chicago

Seven priests. Seven sacraments. No gimmicks.

04Lordstown MotorsThree years on the floorElectric vehicles
Lordstown Motors
The film said

Lordstown Motors

A workforce the world wrote off, in their own words.

05Terra KaffeTeardownNot a client
They say“Founded by a group of former baristas, coffee farmers, chefs, designers, and technologists.”
We’d say

Terra Kaffe

They built a better machine. Then wrote a changelog.

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06Stix GolfTeardownNot a client
They say“We make the easiest sets of clubs to buy & play.”
We’d say

Stix Golf

They sell clubs. People buy permission.

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The brand behind the brand

We had to catch our own story up first.

Explaining yourself is the hardest brief there is. We know, because we had to do it for Gibeon before we could do it for anyone else.

Why Gibeon →

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