What Video Story Studio does

Video Story Studio is a privately held, boutique B2B video production and brand storytelling agency headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, founded in 2016 by Beth Menduni. The firm serves primarily B2B brands, small businesses, and destination/tourism organizations, delivering a strategy-led alternative to commodity video production. Its central offering is the proprietary "Story Sketch" methodology, a written strategic plan that maps audience, message, distribution, and measurement before any filming begins, and which the firm then executes against through scripting, executive speaker coaching, on-location filming, editing, brand-voice copywriting, and distribution planning.

The company's product surface is organized around three core services — Video Marketing, Brand Messaging, and Consulting — all built on top of the Story Sketch framework. A separate sub-brand, Brand Sway, extends the firm into a sponsorship-driven content vertical that pairs brands with graduate stories. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements are quoted custom after a consultation call, consistent with a professional services, project-based billing model. GTM is sales-led and direct: the website funnels visitors into 'Get Started' and 'Book A call' CTAs, supported by an email newsletter and organic presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Vimeo (used as a portfolio showcase). The firm is founder-led and has operated with 1–10 employees throughout its history, serving roughly a dozen named client brands.

Name

Video Story Studio

Legal name

Video Story Studio

Website

https://videostorystudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Video Story Studio is a Hilliard, Ohio-based boutique B2B video production agency that combines a proprietary 'Story Sketch' strategic planning methodology with full-service filming, editing, and distribution for mid-market brands and small businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Video production services
• Brand storytelling agency
• Corporate video marketing
• Brand messaging consulting
• Video content strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus Junction

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Video Production Services: Full-service video production including strategy development, content ideation, video scripting, executive speaker coaching, on-location filming, editing, distribution planning, and brand voice copywriting. Services are delivered as professional services engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Video Story Studio is a full-service video production agency that creates strategy-led video, brand messaging, and consulting programs for B2B and small business brands. Its proprietary "Story Sketch" methodology underpins every engagement, combining content ideation, scripting, executive speaker coaching, on-location filming, editing, and distribution planning into a single integrated service offering.

Product overview

Video Story Studio is a video marketing and brand storytelling agency offering a unified suite of services. Their core offerings include Video Marketing, Brand Messaging, and Consulting, all underpinned by their proprietary Story Sketch planning methodology. They also operate the Brand Sway sponsorship program that connects brands with graduate stories. The company handles the full production lifecycle from strategy and scripting to filming and distribution, positioning itself as a one-stop strategic partner rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brand Sway: A program offering sponsorship opportunities and graduate stories

Products and services

• Video Marketing Strategic video marketing service that helps brands convert audiences through storytelling-rooted video content, covering planning, scripting, filming, and distribution. Targeted at B2B and small business brands seeking ROI-driven video marketing.
• Brand Messaging Brand voice and messaging development service that helps companies articulate their unique story in a memorable, shareable, and actionable way. Includes brand voice copywriting for scripts, captions, and social copy.
• Consulting Strategic consulting service helping brands develop video strategies and plans that inform production before, during, and after the shoot. Used by clients as a standalone strategy engagement or paired with production work.
• Brand Sway Sponsorship program connecting brands with graduate stories for authentic video content, including sponsorship opportunities and graduate story features. Aimed at brands seeking purpose-driven sponsorship content.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sandwich Video: Sandwich Video is a creative video production agency producing brand storytelling and explainer-style films for B2B and consumer brands. Its strategy-driven creative approach and focus on converting messaging into compelling video parallels Video Story Studio's Story Sketch-led model.
• Casual Films: Casual Films is a global corporate video agency producing brand, internal communications, and explainer content for enterprise clients. Its full-service B2B video production model and emphasis on strategy align closely with Video Story Studio.
• Wyzowl: Wyzowl is an explainer video and animated content agency serving B2B marketers with strategy, scripting, and production. It overlaps with Video Story Studio's messaging-led, script-to-screen service for B2B brand buyers.
• Epipheo: Epipheo is an animated explainer video studio that pairs strategic messaging work with production for B2B and consumer brands. Its combination of 'big idea' messaging and creative execution mirrors the strategic-plus-production positioning of Video Story Studio.
• Lemonlight: Lemonlight is a full-service video production agency producing brand, marketing, and social video content for businesses. Like Video Story Studio, it offers an end-to-end service with strategic input, making it the closest direct peer by business model and customer profile.
• Demo Duck: Demo Duck is an explainer video and animated production company serving B2B brands with script-to-screen services. Its focus on translating complex brand messages into clear video is a strong functional analog to Video Story Studio's messaging-plus-production stack.

Broad incumbents

• Vidyard: Vidyard is a video hosting, creation, and analytics platform that also offers production services to B2B marketers. It competes for the same B2B video budget but is technology-led rather than a pure bespoke agency, positioning it as a broader incumbent.
• Wistia: Wistia provides a video hosting and marketing platform with production and strategy resources aimed at B2B marketers. It overlaps with Video Story Studio's brand-video-for-business niche from a tooling-plus-content angle rather than pure agency model.

Emerging players

• Storyboarder (Wonder Unit): Wonder Unit builds creative tools such as Storyboarder aimed at helping brands and filmmakers plan video narratives. It represents an emerging, technology-enabled approach to the strategic pre-production work that Video Story Studio currently performs manually.

Others

• Motion Array (Envato): Motion Array is a stock footage, templates, and production-asset marketplace serving video creators and agencies. While not a direct competitor, it represents the DIY ecosystem of templates and AI tools that erodes pricing power for bespoke agencies like Video Story Studio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/VideoStoryStudio
• YouTubevimeo.com/showcase/7264571
• Facebookfacebook.com/videostorystudio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/video-story-studio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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