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.

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.

  • 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.

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.

Meet the Team

BEN CLYDE

Founder & Executive Producer

JAKE OLSON

Cinematographer & Content Creator

MIKE DUNN

Creative Director & Content Creator

MARCUS RHODES

Editor & Animator

MARK CHRISTIAN

Cinematographer & Content Creator

AVERY CLYDE

Performance Coach & Content Creator

MATT WILLIAMS

Creative Director & Content Creator

KRIS OSBORNE

Editor & Post Producer

JOSHUA BEST

Cinematographer & Content Creator

MICHAEL MARGIO

Editor & Post Producer

CARLO ORECCHIA

Cinematographer & Content Creator

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