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Human-Centered Communication for a Noisy, Automated World
At Homeplace Creative, we help people and organizations communicate what matters: clearly, humanly, and with intention.
Our work lives at the intersection of strategy and story. Through consulting, teaching, and video storytelling, we help clients clarify their message, show up with confidence, and make their work understandable and trustworthy.
Everything we offer is grounded in the Whole Story Living® approach: communication that begins with lived experience, clarity of purpose, and human connection.
How We Help
Consulting & Teaching
Clarity, Alignment, and Communication Strategy
Some clients come to us because their message feels unclear or scattered. Others know their work matters, but struggle to explain it simply, consistently, or confidently.
Through workshops, consulting, speaking, and courses, we help individuals and organizations:
- Clarify what they do and why it matters
- Align internal and external communication
- Translate complex work into language people understand
- Build trust through clarity, not performance
This work is facilitative and teaching-forward, designed to help people think more clearly about how they communicate and why it matters.
Video Storytelling
Human, Story-Driven Video That Builds Trust
Our video storytelling services help leaders, teams, and organizations show up on camera as real people—confident, grounded, and clear. We create thoughtful video content that supports your communication strategy and helps others understand and trust your work.
Video services include:
- Brand videos and business spotlights (1–3 minutes)
- Video podcasts
- Brand documentaries (short- and long-form)
- Event video coverage (non-livestream)
- Corporate video retainers
Every video project begins with story and strategy—so the result feels authentic, usable, and enduring.
How the Work Connects
Consulting and video storytelling are not separate tracks, they inform one another. Together, they help people communicate with confidence and create connections that last.
Strategy brings clarity
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Story brings meaning
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Video brings presence
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Start Where You Are
Some people begin with a course or keynote.
Others start with a brand video or a strategy conversation.
Many begin by reading and reflecting.
If you’re unsure where to start, that’s okay—we can figure it out together.
Stay Connected
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Whole Story Living is also a writing practice. Through essays, reflections, and field notes, Meg explores communication, story, and what it means to stay human in a fragmented world.
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The team at Homeplace Creative aims to create compelling video narratives using journalistic approaches that:
- Honor the voices of storytellers over marketing goals
- Work to ethically engage audiences without sensationalizing
- Aim for conversational style interviewing and video capture to provide genuine and honest representations
Brand Stories
Brand stories focus on people and communicate the facts and feelings associated with your brand. Our videos inspire emotional reactions and are geared towards building trust and credibility with your brand. Our brand stories typically range in length from one to five minutes.
Brand Documentaries
Brand documentaries are longer-form videos used to tell stories that share a brand’s mission, values, and culture. The goal of documentaries is to delight the audience while being subtle and tasteful with brand exposure. Brand documentaries build a brand ethos and stand to establish strong emotional connections. Brand documentaries typically range from five to sixty minutes in length.
How It Works
1
Ideation
We meet with your team to ideate video ideas and communication goals.
2
Filming
We come and collect the interviews and film needed to create your video story.
3
Editing
We'll create a compelling narrative story aimed at meeting your communication goals.
"Well-planned, highly-creative"
Homeplace brought well-planned, highly-creative pitches to our early calls – they were on top of offering us an impactful video from the very beginning. As technologists, this creativity was completely aligned with what we want our brand to convey. Shoot preparation went smoothly with Homeplace Creative because they were able to leverage pre-existing relationships to help schedule interviews and shoot sites. Their familiarity with Ohio and its political leaders made our project stronger, delivering the best results.
Brooke Walters
Marketing Manager, Smart Solutions, Charter Communications
Frequently Asked Questions
01
Do you film more than one video at a time?
Absolutely! We prefer to film multiple videos in one shoot, giving you a brand narrative and mini narratives to use across media platforms.
02
How much work goes into prepping for a video?
From your end, we just require an ideation meeting to understand your communication goals. From there, we'll develop a plan to collect the narratives.
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What can you expect when we come to film?
Our primary goal is to make clients comfortable in front of the camera. We try our best to capture the real moments as they occur so that audiences relate to the authentic emotion and honest stories that emerge.
Consulting
We've spent decades as practitioners and researchers teaching hundreds of individuals how to use personal stories ethically and honestly to build community and grow impact. We've taught university students, professionals, and teams to use storytelling in internal and external communications.
Workshops
We offer a variety of in-person and online workshop options for individuals and teams to learn the how-to and methodologies behind our storytelling approach. Customized workshops and training are available.
Coaching
We work with teams to assess overall storytelling opportunities for your brand. From there, we come up with customized, data-driven communication plans to strategically share stories for more impact.
How It Works
1
Initial Assessment
We'll meet with you and your team to assess your story needs and opportunities.
2
Data Gathering
We work with your team or a member of your team to collect the data we need to help us create your workshop or strategic storytelling plan.
3
Story Deliverable
We'll deliver a fantastic storytelling workshop or a data-driven strategic storytelling plan.
"Homeplace felt like part of our team"
Homeplace consulting process helped to bring clarity to our audience, sharpen our marketing and build a sales funnel. Through this process Homeplace felt like part of our team, there was a sense of care for our product and a desire for our company to win. I would recommend every company walk through the consulting process with Homeplace.
Lindsey Harwood
Co-Director, 5Q Central
Frequently Asked Questions
01
How much work is it on my end to create a strategic storytelling plan?
We work collaboratively with you to compose your plan! We'll meet with you to listen to your concerns and goals. Then, we do the research and write up your written plan.
02
Can you train individuals to produce quality, narrative-driven stories?
Yes! We love working with individuals to help them learn our storytelling and technical techniques.
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Can we collaborate with Homeplace to implement our storytelling plan?
Absolutely, we love working with organizations to bring stories to life and experience the ROI of the plans.