
07/12/2025
If you don’t already know, this is Dan Kathman, founder of Kathman Studios.
16 years ago, he took out a student loan and launched a video business from his dorm room at USF. What started as videos for student orgs, music videos, and short films quickly turned into work with local businesses… then national companies, international brands, five televised shows, and the story keeps going.
Today, Kathman Studios is a full-service content and social media agency based in Clearwater, FL, helping small brands look big with monthly photo, video, and marketing strategy.
Dan says:
“I’ve lost a business. I’ve watched my family struggle when companies went under. That’s why we exist: to help people build brands and businesses that don’t just survive, but thrive.
If we can help good people grow and reach their dream, I’ll do this every day for the rest of my life.
And it just so happens to be everything I love in one: entrepreneurship, marketing, social media, culture, video, photo, business growth, and helping people. Of course this is what I do.”
16 years later, and we still feel like we’re just getting started.
KathmanStudios.com