Client Stories

Starting a new business at MSU’s Burgess Institute means you are never starting a new business alone. See the highlights (and lucky winners) from this year’s New Venture Challenge event!

For more info on Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship: https://entrepreneurship.msu.edu/

What’s a better gift to a barbecue fanatic than the gift of a cooking class to perfect their craft? At Saddleback BBQ in Lansing, it’s now possible! Watch as Matthew Gillett explains the perks of learning the art of barbecue in a hands-on way.

For more information: https://www.saddlebackbbq.com/

One of the oldest businesses in Downtown Lansing, the Peanut Shop has been the premier place to go for a great snack or a unique gift. With the help of the business support grant, it will allow the Peanut Shop to grow even more, with new people and new products.

For more info: https://www.lansingpeanutshop.com/

Literacy Camp is very necessary. And when your kids beg to come back to camp that based around improving their literacy, how can you say no? This is the story of how one reading specialist has made an impact not just on the kids they host, but with the parents themselves. See for yourself at: https://www.theliteracycamp.com/

This was a quick promo that the Community Foundation asked us to produce to highlight their 35 hours of Giving Project. 35 Hours of Giving is an endowment building campaign designed to provide a platform and resources to mid-Michigan nonprofits who wish to grow their agency endowment fund at the Community Foundation.

We were asked to document a powerful situation in which the Presbyterian Church requested an audience of a primarily Black church in Lansing to offer a formal apology for the sin of slavery to its congregation. This is just the beginning of that story.

For more information on the Justice League of Greater Lansing: https://www.justiceleagueglm.org/

Nuestra Casa started as an abandoned home. It soon became the heart of the Westcore neighborhood and is a beacon of connection and change. This is that story.

For more on Great Lakes Urban: https://www.greatlakesurban.org/

Impression 5 celebrates 50 years being a staple of youth education and entertainment in the Greater Lansing Area. The staff has a long history here and their passion to see the organization grow into what it is also inspires those who want to continuously support their mission. For more information: https://impression5.org/home

Have you noticed new shops and restaurants popping up around Washington Square? They might be part of the 11 businesses they recruited to open in their #DowntownLansing community over the past year. By June, they’re on pace to welcome another 7!

For more information: https://www.downtownlansing.org/

In a joint venture between Eaton RESA and the Ingham County Health Center, this video was created to help orient those who need to get tested and/or treated for STI’s. Many thanks to Willow Community Health Center in Lansing as well as the two young people who provided their voice talent for this video. For more information on Eaton RESA: https://www.eatonresa.org/