ABOUT US
WE HAVE OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN TELLING POWERFUL VISUAL STORIES. WE LOVE BEING ABLE TO HELP COMPANIES CONNECT WITH THEIR CLIENTS AND SHOW WHY THEY ARE DIFFERENT. EVERY COMPANY HAS A UNEQUE STORY AND WE LOVE TELLING THAT IN A WAY THAT CONNECTS THEIR CLIENTS TO THEIR BRAND. IT’S BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THESE STORIES AND CREATE BEAUTIFUL VIDEO PRODUCTIONS FOR AWESOME CLIENTS AROUND THE WORLD.
HISTORY OF DRIFTWOOD MEDIA
DRIFTWOOD MEDIA STARTED IN 2007 BY OWNER AND FOUNDER JON ZAUGG IN MINNEPAOLIS, MINNESOTA. AFTER JON GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY, HE STARTED WORKING WITH AN INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PRODUCING VIDEOS IN BRAZIL, CHINA, TANZANIA, FRANCE, AUSTRIA & CHECZ REPUBLIC. THIS IS WHERE THE LOVE FOR TRAVELING AND INTERNATIONAL VIDEO WORK STARTED AND WAS INSPIRED FROM. IN 2008 DRIFTWOOD MEDIA STARTED CAPTURING WEDDINGS AND CORPORATE VIDEOS ALONG WITH CONTINUED WORK FOR NON-PROFITS. AS DRIFTWOOD MEDIA GREW LOCALLY, JON STARTED WORKING FOR ESPN WHERE HE CAPTURED NBA, MLB, NFL, GOLF, NASCAR AND TENNIS TOURNAMENTS RANGING FROM SUPER BOWLS, WORLD SERIES AND TENNIS OPENS. DOING THIS, WHILE RUNNING DRIFTWOOD MEDIA, ALLOWED JON TO GAIN THE EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS IN STORYTELLING THAT ARE APPLIED IN EVERY PROJECT DRIFTWOOD MEDIA PRODUCES.
IN 2012, JON AND HIS WIFE, TAMARA PARTNERED WITH FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN AND TRAVELED TO 22 COUNTRIES OVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD, PRODUCING VIDEOS ABOUT THE IMPACT FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN IS HAVING GLOBALLY. SINCE THEN DRIFTWOOD MEDIA CONTINUES TO WORK WITH FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN AND OTHER GLOBAL COMPANIES, HELPING TO TELL THEIR STORIES. IN 2022 DRIFTWOOD MEDIA MOVED TO THE SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA WHERE THEY CONTINUE TO TELL STORIES OF GLOBAL COMPANIES.
Our Clients
