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Your Ongoing Media Partner

Today's most successful companies operate as communities—bringing together customers, stakeholders, influencers, and strategic partners through the power of story. But while storytelling is essential for connection and motivation, many businesses struggle to see its return on investment. At Summit Media Partners, we help you craft an authentic narrative that strengthens your brand, aligns your audience, and creates lasting value. Every story you tell—through video, podcasts, photography, and more—builds a unified, compelling message that attracts like-minded opportunities and drives real engagement.

We are your ongoing media partner, seamlessly blending strategy with world-class production to ensure every piece of content contributes to a powerful, cohesive brand identity. With production offices and crews in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., New York City, Nashville, London, and more, plus a cutting-edge postproduction hub in Central Florida, we deliver high-impact storytelling at scale. Don’t leave your company’s narrative to chance—let’s build something extraordinary together.

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The 6 Tenets of Our Storytelling Philosophy

At Summit Media Partners, we believe that great storytelling is the foundation of connection, influence, and lasting impact. The best narratives are not rushed but crafted with precision, patience, and purpose. These six tenets guide our approach to storytelling, ensuring that every piece of content we create serves a greater vision for our clients.

This philosophy is the foundation of everything we do. Whether we’re crafting a documentary, producing a podcast, or developing a brand’s content strategy, these six tenets ensure that we stay true to the art and science of impactful storytelling.

  • Every thriving community is built on shared narratives. Companies, too, are communities—living ecosystems that connect with employees, customers, and stakeholders through story. A brand isn’t just a product or a service; it’s a collection of narratives that inspire trust, loyalty, and action. Our work focuses on shaping and amplifying these narratives, ensuring they resonate deeply with the right audiences across time.

  • Great storytelling is not a race to the summit—it’s a deliberate ascent. Just as rushing up a mountain can lead to exhaustion or even failure, rushing the storytelling process can result in inauthentic narratives that don’t stand the test of time. While speed-to-market has its place in business, truly compelling content is built with patience, precision, and deep respect for the creative process. We focus on delivering exceptional storytelling repeatedly, ensuring that each piece of content contributes to a stable and enduring brand narrative.

  • Leadership isn’t just about a person—it’s about the story that surrounds them. Whether in business, politics, or culture, people follow narratives, not just individuals. Most followers have never met the leaders they admire, but they believe in the carefully crafted story that represents them. Our role is to shape and articulate those leadership narratives with clarity and authenticity, ensuring that the story behind a leader or a brand is one that earns trust, commands respect, and creates lasting influence.

  • The best storytelling is in service of the final product, not individual egos. In filmmaking and media production, creative projects often become entangled in internal politics, personal agendas, or conflicting visions. We strip all of that away to focus on what matters most: creating work that moves, informs, and inspires. Every decision we make—from script to cinematography to final edit—is in service of the best possible story, ensuring that the end result speaks for itself.

  • Storytelling is a collaborative art form. The relationship between a content creator and a client is much like that of a commissioner and an artist—it thrives on mutual trust and shared vision. We are selective in who we work with because we believe great partnerships are built on respect, alignment, and a commitment to excellence. When we take on a client, it’s not just about delivering a project; it’s about building something meaningful together over time.

  • True partnership is built on adaptability. Our ability to cooperate flexibly allows us to seamlessly integrate with our clients’ evolving needs. We see content creation as a long-term investment—like the steady, compounding gains of the S&P 500. Over time, the body of work we create together becomes a rich mosaic of storytelling, elevating and reinforcing your brand’s identity. The key to success isn’t one viral moment but a sustained, strategic effort that delivers value year after year.

Meet the Team

BEN CLYDE

Founder & Executive Producer

MATT WILLIAMS

Creative Director & Photographer

MIKE DUNN

Creative Director & Cinematographer

MICHAEL MARGIO

Editor & Post Producer

Editor & Animator

Drew Unser

Editor & Post Supervisor

KRIS OSBORNE

Cinematographer

JAKE OLSON

Performance Coach & Director

AVERY CLYDE

Cinematographer & Director

MARK CHRISTIAN

CARLO ORECCHIA

Cinematographer & Director

Editor & Animator

MARCUS RHODES

Cinematographer

JOSHUA BEST

Great Creative. Period.

Our North Star


The truth is that creative is the only thing that truly matters anymore for online platforms. The glory days of simply turning on targeted ads and you're off and running, creative aside, are over. When it comes to paid social ads and daily content on Meta, TikTok, and YouTube; Creative has become THE variable the algo responds to. The workflows of platforms now take care of so much like the manual bidding and tinkering that media buyers are used to performing. You are only as good as the creative you feed into the machine.

Our Video Production Process: Bringing Your Vision to Life

Our Process


Creating an impactful video is a collaborative journey. We've streamlined our process into six clear steps to ensure a smooth, efficient, and enjoyable experience, resulting in a video that exceeds your expectations.

Phase One

Discovery & Strategy

This initial phase is all about understanding your needs. We'll conduct a thorough consultation to delve into your goals, target audience, key message, desired tone, budget, and timeline.

Key Activities

Initial consultation, project brief development, competitive analysis (if needed).

Your Role

Share your vision, provide background information, define your objectives.

Phase Two

Concept & Creative Direction

Based on our discovery, we'll develop a unique creative concept tailored to your brand. This includes outlining the video's core idea, narrative arc, visual style, and emotional resonance.

Key Activities

Concept presentation, mood board creation, preliminary script outline or treatment.

Your Role

Provide feedback on proposed concepts, help us refine the creative direction.

Phase Three

Pre-Production & Planning

Once the concept is approved, we dive into detailed planning. This meticulous stage lays the groundwork for a successful shoot.

Key Activities

Scriptwriting, storyboarding, shot list creation, casting (if applicable), location scouting, scheduling, crew hiring, equipment preparation.

Your Role

Review and approve the final script, storyboards, and production schedule.

Phase Four

Production (Filming)

This is where the magic happens! Our experienced crew will bring the pre-production plan to life, capturing all the necessary footage with state-of-the-art equipment.

Key Activities

On-location or studio filming, directing, lighting, professional audio recording.

Your Role

Be available for any necessary on-set decisions or approvals, trust our team to execute the vision.

Phase Five

Post-Production & Review

The raw footage is transformed into a polished video. Our editors weave together the story, enhancing it with professional sound, music, graphics, and color grading.

Key Activities

Video editing, sound design, music selection, voiceover recording, motion graphics, color correction. We then provide a draft for your review and feedback.

Your Role

Provide clear and constructive feedback on the provided cuts, collaborate on revisions.

Phase Six

Final Delivery & Launch

After final approvals, we deliver your completed video in the required formats, optimized for its intended platforms. We'll also provide guidance on best practices for distribution.

Key Activities

Final video export, delivery of high-resolution files, optimization for various platforms (web, social, broadcast), project archiving.

Your Role

Enjoy your finished video and unleash it to your audience!

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