Captivate Media + Consulting

Captivate Media + Consulting, based in Eden Prairie, MN, works with school districts, universities, and education-focused organizations, along with mission-driven nonprofits, cities, counties, and government agencies, plus businesses seeking clearer branding. Founded in 2014, the agency builds research-based communications strategies meant to help these groups explain complex work to the people they serve, whether that means engaging donors, informing residents, or clarifying a brand's purpose.

Work spans strategic communications, video production, motion graphics, and graphic design, with a video team that captures what the agency describes as authentic stories through custom animation and film. Captivate Academy extends this into training, aiming to build internal communications capacity for client teams, and the Animated Voices Framework informs how projects are shaped from concept through delivery. Leadership includes founder and CEO Jake Sturgis, APR; lead strategist Stan Alleyne; Justin Sampson, director of communications and strategy; and Claire Soisson, director of creative and marketing.