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Based in Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A
49 Brands served & counting

Narrative Strategy, Marketing Direction, Photo, Video, Writing, & Consultancy

A large list of Brand Logos of Brands that Paintbrush Los Angeles has serviced, including 'CREED 1760', 'Ucla', '24 FITNESS', 'GYM MARKET', 'STEEP LA', 'LFTD', 'Tea at Shiloh', 'BRÉZ', 'Midnight Oil LB', 'Kyuramen', 'CrossFit', and more.

Present & Former Work

“Relevance is the R.O.I. of great creative.”
- Jeff Staple

Three colorful poached sliced fruit wagashi on a dark plate, with a fork beside it, set on a dark textured surface.

Those who matter and are remembered by people are the ones who do great things for the sake of doing great things.

Homareya by Yoyaman Takahashi

Los Angeles sushi OG Yoya Takahashi to open Homareya kushiyaki restaurant in Long Beach, CA September 10, 2025, after his departure from his East LA Arts District sushi concept: Kodo, and long tenure & legacy at Hamasaku Santa Monica.

Yoya is known for bringing Kansai-style food and omakase to Los Angeles in honor of his Kyoto roots. Japan’s Kansai region consists of Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe—where Wagyu originates—after immigrating to the U.S. in the year 2000, chasing his grandfather Akio Kobori’s Hollywood dreams.

A photograph of an elderly man, named Yoya Takahasi, with a gray beard and tattoos on his forearm grilling skewered chicken over open flames outside a restaurant.
A photograph of Yoya Takashi--Two men cooking in a kitchen, seen through a window with black bars, one young wearing a baseball cap and the other older with a white beard, both wearing aprons, with a large pot on the stove.
Three men enjoying a shot of alcohol together inside a restaurant or bar at night, smiling and having fun.

Steep LA presents Gabby Masuda

Bloom & Sip: a Summer floral arrangement workshop & imbibe crossover, curated by Steep LA, featuring Gabriela Sage Masuda, an LA-based model, microinfluencer, & florist. Steep is a tea room in Chinatown, founded by designers Lydia Lin & Samuel Wang, merging their Cantonese + Taiwanese backgrounds, Chinese tea, traditional comfort foods, and a tea cocktail program that has been led by some of LA’s historically-greatest beverage directors—from names like Chris Amiam, Michelin Star Otium and Maybourne Bar alumni, to Bicyclette & Manzke restaurant family alumni [redacted until October 2025].

Client
Steep LA

Year
08/24/2025

What We Did
Filming, Video Direction, Video Editing, Photography Contribution

A smiling woman with dark hair holding a glass of a pink beverage, standing next to a floral arrangement and a painting in the background.
A dining room decorated with large vases of colorful flowers on a wooden table, with art prints on the light-colored wall and two women talking seated at a table in the background.
A woman with tattoos on her arm wearing a gray top, standing near a large bouquet of colorful flowers in a vase on a table inside a room.
Person holding a large colorful bouquet of flowers in front of a bar with alcohol bottles.

People-centric cultural transformation.

A man and a woman sitting on a decorated carriage or trailer, toasting with cans against a clear blue sky with scattered clouds, during an outdoor event or festival.

Feel Better Without Feeling Worse: Drink BRẼZ—the fastest growing “social tonic” alternative to liquor worldwide taking over wellness “parties” at SXSW 2025.

A person with glasses and a beige jacket holding a small bowl in a cafe or restaurant, with shelves of bottles and framed pictures behind them, and other people partially out of focus in the foreground.

Two Brands, One Roof: Los Angeles sees an explosion in brands collaborating under one roof amid rising economic costs and compressing margins, as people begin to get creative and resourceful to better use space, reach, and together: beat the conditions while serving customers with new experiences.

Worker assembling a food or event booth, with Ibiza glass in the background and palm trees in a sunny outdoor setting.

Merging Non-Alcoholic Culture & Festivals: The New Bar—exclusive partner to Coachella 2024 & 2025, and Stagecoach 2025, making it fun to be non-alcoholic at festivals.

Comments from Clients & Collaborators:

  • Portrait of Leonard Chan, Serial Entrepreneur behind OC's largest Street Concepts: Iron Press, The Blind Rabbit, Stowaway Tiki, and Long Beach's newest triple speakeasy: Midnight Oil

    "Thank you, man. I just like that you're on top of things."

    - Leonard Chan, Managing Partner & Serial Entrepreneur behind The Blind Rabbit, The Iron Press, Stowaway Tiki, Midnight Oil Long Beach, & many more Orange County Concepts

  • A man with a beard and tattoos shopping for clothes on a rack inside a thrift store or warehouse.

    "Honestly, it's really nice having someone take all of the marketing off of my hands, who also helps me keep me accountable to growing the business."

    - Chef Stephen Trujillo, Founder of LFTD; cv: The French Laundry, Tartine Manufactory, Tar & Roses, Bouchon Beverly Hills, Chez Panisse Berkeley, EDK Sonoma

  • A Photograph of Shiloh Enoki, Founder of Tea at Shiloh, laughing with friends.

    "Everyone always says they'll do this or that for us, but I like that you just do it!"

    - Shiloh Enoki, Founder of Tea at Shiloh

  • A man with dark, curly hair and a beard wearing clear glasses and a black sweater, looking slightly to the right with a neutral expression.

    "When I got the opportunity to open this 60,000 sq ft gym, you're the first person I thought of contacting."

    - Bryce H, Former Fitness Manager & GM for 24 Hour Fitness District 9 (the #1 district in the U.S.)

  • A young man with dark hair and a mustache holds a microphone, speaking in front of a blue abstract background.

    "You’re the man 🙏❤️‍🔥"

    - Aaron Nosbisch, Founder & CEO of BRẼZ

  • A woman making a squished face, smiling with her eyes closed, and holding up a peace sign with her right hand.

    "Usually I'm nervous in front of a camera, but you made it really easy & comfortable!"

    - Grace Reyes, Owner of Cafe 86 West Covina

The Elements

  • A group of six diverse adults enjoying a meal together at a dining table in a cozy, well-lit room. They are smiling and laughing while eating and drinking red wine.

    Cultural Awareness

    An understanding of your customers, rooted deep in immersed knowledge of the culture they participate in and what’s relevant & important in that world.

  • Living room with a green sofa, orange and beige pillows, a wooden coffee table with a book and bowl, a sideboard with decorative vases, a table lamp, and large houseplants flanking a framed abstract artwork on the wall behind.

    Taste

    An understanding of specific market taste, pertaining to the tastemakers, craftsman, & icons of that culture, as well as what is taste in the greater market.

  • A young man with brown hair, mustache, wearing an olive green sweatshirt, white pants, and layered necklaces, sits holding a microphone, with a painted blue water-themed mural background.

    Vision & Thought Leadership

    An ability & perspective to be able to foresee the future for that culture and forecast what customers want, that the market currently underserves.

  • A man is giving a presentation about a storyboard to an audience, using a whiteboard with sketches and scenes.

    Narrative & Storytelling (Creative Direction)

    A deep understanding of the craft of telling a great story that connects to its audience and resonates such that it provokes their change & action-taking.

  • Group of people in a cafe kitchen, with a man in a baseball cap preparing food, while others watch, framed art on the white tiled wall.

    Audio-Visual Direction & Production

    The ability to translate Creative Direction to audio-visual format with the right style, and the execution of Photography, Cinematography, & Sound.

  • Two men sitting at a counter in a modern cafe, looking at and using a tablet. One man has tattoos on his arm and is wearing a smartwatch, the other has dark hair and a beard.

    Editing, Curation, & Strategic Delivery

    The weaving together of produced assets to deliver the Creative Direction to the end audience in a presentation that connects.

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FAQs

What does Paintbrush do? (strategy, production, management)

We are a Creative House of skilled director-level experts & doers with successful careers in commercial creative, startup, and large organization campaigns & projects. Paintbrush has 3 arms: Strategy, Production, and Management. Some clients work with us for 1 or 2 of the prior; others work with us for all three. Strategy is consultancy on direction, execution, & implementation for best results from time & spend. Production is photo, video, & writing. Management is facilitation of all media, publishing, & engagement.

Who should hire Paintbrush?

The people who should work with us are brands or Founders who have a strong product but need support with marketing, photography, and videography, and/or brands and founders who want to invest in building brand and platforming their story & voice.

Is Paintbrush a social media agency?

We are a marketing & production agency, helping clients strategize their marketing and produce the visual & written assets to market their brand. Those assets (“content”) can be used on social media platforms—yes—but also on client websites, for e-commerce, paid ads, at events, in presentations, to supply PR publications with assets to use, and further.

What level of budget should I expect to work with Paintbrush?

Every brand should set aside a budget of around 5-15% of revenue for all marketing—which includes, strategy & planning, production, and rollout. Brands will tend to fund marketing using sales revenue or investment money if they are pre-launch, pre-revenue, or pre-profit. For independent clients still in growth stages, many will fund marketing with personal income, and use marketing to create business revenue & return that investment over time. As the experts on creative, we’ll advise on how to get the most out of the budget you have: to achieve a strong outcome during discovery. For a general idea, our smallest offering is $400 and our largest offering is north of $100,000 for larger scale campaigns distributed to huge audiences.

What do people hire Paintbrush for? (photo, video, marketing)

People who hire Paintbrush, and agencies like ours, are at a level where they understand that strategizing marketing is highly analytical, highly laborous to implement, but highly valuable in returns when done well.

People who hire agencies like ours also understand that production is more expensive & time-consuming to navigate aimlessly and self-produce than to outsource and use that time for more direct returns like business development, ops & product improvements, or sales.

I just want photo/video for myself or an event; can Paintbrush help?

Yes, we do photo & video for Individuals, Personal Brands, as well as Event Capture/Documentation—both one-offs and many long-term ongoing branding contracts to produce content for new companies building their new startup, already platformed-individuals scaling their personal brand, and founders who are growing their organization to its next levels. It’s just a matter of having a discovery meeting, and seeing what you’re looking for and matching the content strategy to your resources. Every person who has a discovery call with us, leaves feeling more-informed & excited—whether we begin immediately or in-time.

Brands We Trust

Logo of Samy's Camera with large red text reading 'Samy's Camera' on a black background.
Sony logo with stylized orange alpha symbol.
The image features the Netflix logo with the iconic red 'N' and the word 'NETFLIX' in black capital letters.
Adobe logo with a red and black design.