In this episode of Creatives Grab Coffee, Dario and Kyrill sit down with Erik Croswell, founder of Bridge City Media, a Portland-based video production company. Eric shares the accidental origins of his business, which started in 2016 as a side project before evolving into a corporate-focused video production company. He discusses the importance of collaboration in Portland’s video production community, detailing how he shares a studio space with another company, enabling synergies between music and corporate video projects.
Erik also touches on his company’s certified B Corporation status, explaining the rigorous process behind it and the value it brings to both his business and clients. The episode dives into challenges in scaling a business, managing contractors, and the effectiveness of in-person networking over cold outreach, with Eric revealing how personal relationships and local networking have been key to his company’s growth.
Creatives Grab Coffee is produced by Lapse Productions, a video production company based out of Toronto, Canada. Reach out to them for your video production needs.
