Scale without ego, rooted in craft and clarity

We make brands look like they mean it.

We’re a lean, experienced team that believes good work speaks for itself, and great work speaks for you. We’ve spent years behind the camera, in the edit, and on the floor with people who know their craft. That’s where we’re at home. No fluff, no ego—just honest storytelling backed by sharp visuals and real strategy. Based in Michigan, trusted across the globe, and proud to work with folks who do what they say they’re gonna do. We run on collaboration and common sense. That means showing up prepared, staying curious, and leaving the drama at the door.

We’ve worked with global brands, local manufacturers, and mission-driven organizations, often all in the same week.

We’re not here to impress you, we’re here to help you move the needle.

We Are Allied

Allied started in 2014 as a scrappy alliance between a few restless creatives. The team shifted, the work evolved, but these days, it’s Allecia and I at the core. We were collaborators before anything else; just two artists pulled together by late nights, weird art experiments, and an unspoken agreement to make things that mattered. She taught me Photoshop. I taught her how to light a scene. Somewhere along the way, we made it official, but the collaboration came first.

Between us, we handle most of what you see. I do a lot of the preproduction and directing, shoot interviews, take the stills, and ask the questions. Allecia runs audio, edits the photos & videos, flies the drone, and brings the visuals to life in post with her wizard-level motion graphics and design work.

We’re not a “his and hers” team; we’re a unit. No ego, just output.

Before Allied, I was a painter, a batik artist, a horror movie director, a music video kid with a camera and a lot of ideas. I met one of the original co-founders on the set of a no-budget splatter film. We started off chasing narrative projects. Turns out, our clients started chasing us for our eye, our instincts, and our way of cutting through the noise.

These days, we work with trusted collaborators on a project-by-project basis. We scale up when needed, calling on pros from LA or overseas when a project demands it. We’ve been around the block enough to know who to call, and we bring that firepower without the attitude.

Everything we do is rooted in honesty, craft, and creative intuition. We don’t have a gimmick. We just listen hard, work smart, and make things that feel true.

-Aaron