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Creative Minds Retreat
Creator editing in DaVinci Resolve at the retreat long table

Partners

In our corner.

Brands that ran workshops and powered challenges.

How we work with brands

High ambitions.
A symbiotic relationship.

We have high ambitions for Creative Minds, but to bring all of these plans and projects together we need the help of brands who really believe in the vision we have.

We're in a unique position when it comes to the symbiotic relationship between creators and brands. Creators provide reach and awareness; brands can provide support.

What that looks like depends on each brand. We've been very happy with the partnerships we've formed so far, and hope to expand them in the future.

The three so far

Each one earned its place.

  • Epidemic Sound

    Music licensing · soundtrack

    A global platform that provides high-quality royalty-free music and sound effects for creators, podcasters, and businesses. Their library scores the recap vlogs and the editing sessions.

    Black Hills 2024 · Gatlinburg 2025

  • Patreon

    Creator business workshop

    A subscription-based membership platform that lets fans financially support and interact with their favorite creators. They flew out to run a workshop on building a sustainable creator business.

    Gatlinburg 2025

  • Stan Creators

    Link-in-bio · creator businesses

    An all-in-one link-in-bio platform designed specifically for content creators. Replaces disjointed business apps with a customizable storefront and a one-tap checkout, empowering creatives to build their own businesses online.

    Gatlinburg 2025

On screen

The footage they showed up in.

Joel shoots these at every retreat. The three brands above live in the vlogs, the cuts, and the recaps long after the trip ends. Two examples of what that footage actually looks like.

Retreat #02 · Smoky Mountains 2025

The full vlog. 25 minutes of the week.

A shorter cut · social-ready

The kind of footage your brand ends up in.