Creative Visions

What Creative Visions does

Creative Visions is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based creative firm founded in 1989 that provides strategic event production and video production services to enterprise, education, and institutional clients. The company operates two core service lines: CV Live, which handles live event production from stadiums to boardrooms including conferences, trade shows, and launch events; and CV Studio, which provides video production services including on-location shoots, animation, and virtual production. The most significant technology asset is STage.1, North Carolina's first Unreal Engine-driven virtual production studio, featuring a 25' LED wall with camera tracking and real-time 3D environment rendering, comparable to technology used in productions like The Mandalorian. The company also offers motion-controlled (MoCo) screens for live presentations and pre-visualization services that allow clients to preview events before execution.

The firm generates revenue through custom project-based contracts with multi-year billing relationships, providing full-service production including staging, lighting, sound, content creation, presenter coaching, and ROI measurement for live, hybrid, and virtual events. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is tailored to each client's scope. Customer segments span education (NC State University, Duke, Elon), financial services (Coastal Credit Union, Symmetry Financial Group), healthcare (BioMerieux), government (NC DOT), retail (L.L. Bean), and media (Mr. Beast). Go-to-market is sales-led with direct enterprise engagement, a single point-of-contact account management model, and a strategic partnership approach that prioritizes client objectives over immediate budget capture.

In 2022, leadership transitioned from founder Allin Foulkrod to Nicholas Kunstle (President and Chief Creative Officer) and W. Tyler Price (Chief Production Officer), coinciding with strategic partnerships formed with Capital Production Group and The 541 Co. The firm has 30+ years of operating history with documented experience producing events in 20+ countries, though it remains a privately held, owner-operated business with 11-50 employees and no disclosed external investment.

Name

Creative Visions

Legal name

Creative Visions

Website

https://creativevisions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creative Visions is a Raleigh, NC-based creative firm providing strategic event production and video production services to enterprise, education, and institutional clients across two service lines: CV Live for live events and CV Studio for virtual production using its proprietary STage.1 Unreal Engine-driven LED stage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Production Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Production & Technical Services (AV/Lighting/Staging) (MPAAAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Fabrication & Scenic/Set Build (Custom Builds, Installations) (BPAFAGAK), Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAA), Creative Concepting & Campaign Development (BPAFAEAD)

Keywords

• Live event production
• Virtual production studio
• Corporate video production
• Strategic event services
• LED stage production

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Live Event Production Services: Strategic event production including staging, lighting, sound, content creation, presenter coaching, ROI measurement for live, hybrid, and virtual events. Project-based contracts ranging from conferences and trade shows to launch events.
2. Video and Virtual Production Services: Full-service video production including on-location shoots, virtual production on LED stage, animation/CGI, and post-production. Single account manager coordinates all team members for premium production experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Creative Visions is a strategic event and media solution provider that delivers live event production services (conferences, trade shows, launch events, galas) and video production services including virtual production using an Unreal Engine-driven LED stage, on-location video shoots, and animation/CGI. The company serves enterprise and institutional clients through a single point-of-contact model coordinating multi-disciplinary specialists.

Product overview

Creative Visions is a creative firm offering two core service lines: CV Live (live events production) and CV Studio (video production and virtual production). CV Live handles stadiums to boardrooms events including conferences and trade shows, providing strategic planning, design, and execution. CV Studio encompasses STage.1 (North Carolina's first virtual production studio with LED wall and Unreal Engine), on-location video production, and animation/CGI services. The two divisions share a unified single-point-of-contact account management model, serving clients from live events through to video content creation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CV Live: Live events division offering strategic event production, design, and execution for conferences, trade shows, and corporate events.
• CV Studio
• Stage.1

Products and services

• CV Live Live events production service covering stadiums, boardrooms, launch events, conferences, and trade shows, providing strategic planning, content design, and execution of complex live experiences for corporate and institutional clients.
• CV Studio Video production services spanning virtual production on the STage.1 LED stage with Unreal Engine, on-location filming, and animation, providing cinema-quality production capabilities for corporate and brand clients without requiring travel to major production markets.
• STage.1 Virtual Production Studio North Carolina's first Unreal Engine-driven virtual production studio featuring a 25' LED wall, camera tracking, real-time rendering of 3D environments, live broadcast capabilities, dedicated fiber connections with redundant backups, garage bay door, green room space, and camera and lighting packages. Enables cinema- and television-quality virtual production comparable to productions such as The Mandalorian or Bullet Train.
• On-Location Video Production Professional on-location video production services utilizing cinema-quality cameras, lighting, and sound gear, with professional freelance cinematographers, gaffers, sound mixers, and other specialist crew for corporate and brand video production.
• Animation Animation and CGI services including 3D environments in Unreal Engine for virtual production, animation/CGI integration into live action videos, standalone animation videos, pre-visualization for live events, and media for live events.

Quantifiable outcome

• $2.5 million raised for NC State Campaign
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Capital Production GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Strategic partnership formed in 2022 as part of leadership transition. Capital Production Group is a partner that expanded CV's capabilities and new technology investments.
• The 541 Co.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Strategic partnership formed in 2022 as part of leadership transition. The 541 Co. is a partner that expanded CV's capabilities. Also used as partner production company for Coastal Credit Union DRIVE project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Encore Event Technologies: Large-scale event technology and production services provider offering AV, lighting, staging, and content production for corporate events. Comparable scope to Creative Visions' CV Live division but operating as part of a national hospitality-focused platform.
• Production Resource Group (PRG): Major entertainment technology provider offering lighting, video, and staging for live events, broadcast, and virtual production. Overlaps with STage.1's virtual production and CV Live's AV/lighting capabilities at a much larger scale.
• Jack Morton Worldwide: Global brand experience agency producing events, exhibitions, and content for enterprise clients. Overlaps with Creative Visions across live event production and content creation, serving similar enterprise and education verticals.
• Freeman: Global leader in event production and brand experiences with audio-visual, staging, and content capabilities across all major markets. Direct functional overlap with CV Live, but vastly larger scale, broader geographic footprint, and broader service portfolio.

Direct peers

• LMG: Provider of video, audio, and LED display technology for live events, corporate shows, and broadcasts. Comparable in AV/staging breadth and corporate-event focus, with national delivery capability.
• Sparks: Experiential marketing agency focused on brand experiences, corporate events, and trade shows. Closely comparable in service breadth and customer type (enterprise seeking strategic, high-impact live experiences).
• Atomic Design: Event design and production firm specializing in scenic fabrication, custom builds, and AV/staging for corporate events and trade shows. Close functional overlap with Creative Visions' event production and scenic fabrication capabilities.
• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: Strategic experience marketing agency producing corporate events, launches, conferences, and brand activations. Closely aligned business model and customer profile to Creative Visions' strategic partnership-led event production.
• Showpro Events: Regional event production company delivering corporate meetings, trade shows, and live experiences — closely aligned service mix and customer segment to Creative Visions' CV Live offering.

Regional players

• MAS Events: Independent event production and management firm serving mid-Atlantic and Southeast corporate clients. Comparable boutique scale and event-production focus, with a regional rather than national footprint similar to Creative Visions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/cvstudioproductions
• Xx.com/creativevisions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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