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Buckshot Media We grow brands with Movie Trailer Style Ads and DocuStyle Video Content. Former journalists who own the world of storytelling.

Marketing doesn’t work when you’re scared to be seen. I’ve learned that the hard way, both personally and professionally...
10/13/2025

Marketing doesn’t work when you’re scared to be seen. I’ve learned that the hard way, both personally and professionally.

You can have the best camera, the perfect campaign strategy, the strongest product…but if the person behind the brand is still hiding, it won’t connect.

I used to think “visibility” just meant posting more or running ads. But visibility without authenticity doesn’t move people. The real shift happens when you stop filtering your story to fit what you think people want to see, and start showing them who you actually are.

That’s why I love founder films so much.

They’re not about scripted perfection, they’re about that spark in someone’s eyes when they remember why they started.

The quiet conviction that built something from nothing.
The story no one else can tell, because it’s theirs.

When you show up with your whole story, the grit, the fear, the lessons...people don’t just see a business.

They see themselves.

That’s when marketing transforms from noise to resonance.
That’s when story starts to sell.

At Buckshot Media, that’s what we capture: truth, not polish.
Because the most magnetic brands aren’t the loudest — they’re the most real.

Your story deserves to be seen. When you’re finally ready to step into it, that’s when everything changes.

Being an empath used to feel burdensome for me, but it has become my super power.Interviewing people about their most tr...
10/06/2025

Being an empath used to feel burdensome for me, but it has become my super power.

Interviewing people about their most traumatic or heroic experiences is one of my specialties.

The way I connect with someone when I’m interviewing them on camera is so intimate, so deep, it’s like an experience that is otherworldly.

It is the most incredible gift to me. What an honor to be allowed into someone’s heart that way.

This week I had the honor of interviewing this SWAT officer who was shot in the line of duty. This helmet saved his life. In fact, had the shot been a quarter of an inch lower - he would not be sitting in this photo.

He didn’t know that we had the helmet shipped to us to surprise him with on camera.
My husband, Mark Leffingwell caught this real, raw moment.

You guys...I CAN’T BELEVE I GET PAID TO DO THIS!
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We create cinematic & docu-style content like this for brands who need to break through the noise. Capturing unforgettable moments like this, and creating a brand presence like no other.

(This helmet brand now owns a piece of content that their audience will never forget.)

Do you need to break through the noise and reach your audience, solidify your brand and build a cult following?

Shoot me a DM and let’s see if you are a candidate to work with Buckshot Media!

10/06/2025

How do you market something as powerful as a tactical helmet?
Not with specs. Not with stock footage.

With story.

This 30-second spot we created for Hard Head Veterans shows how cinematic storytelling creates emotional connection — the kind that makes people stop scrolling and start trusting.

Here’s a BTS sneak peek of the full length mini doc shoot coming soon!

DM to see if you are a candidate to work with us!

On set to tell the story you’ve never heard about OJ Simpson.The cameras are rolling. The doc is coming 2026. Stay tuned...
10/06/2025

On set to tell the story you’ve never heard about OJ Simpson.

The cameras are rolling. The doc is coming 2026. Stay tuned












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01/09/2025

BIG ROCK COMIN' 😬

It’s IMPORTANT for you to hear.

If you have your audio on- you just heard me say this in the video.

THIS should be the warning we are given when deciding to start a business.

In business, just like in this video, everything can be running smooth—when suddenly, a big ol' boulder barrels toward you.

Like this video, where my husband and cinematographer - Does. Not. Budge. for the sake of getting the shot—entrepreneurs without that steadfastness risk returning to the 9-5 grind fast.

This shoot was grueling, dirty, and EPIC>

(Just like building this business.)

On this shoot, we worked with EJ Snyder from Naked and Afraid on a new survival series.

In this shot - he would come sliding down the mountainside and (hopefully,) catch himself perfectly at the end.

He did.

He is EJ SNYDER for goodness sake. 🔥

The Godfather of Naked and Afraid.

Our cameras were also unharmed in the making of this video...mostly.

We went back to basecamp after 17 hours with INCHES of dirt washing off in the shower.

We debriefed, ate some dinner together as we always do with our clients, and went to bed prepped to start it all again at promptly 0400 the next morning.

After 4 days of this, we returned home.

My entire body ached - but my heart was EXPLODING with joy.

We pulled it off.

You see:

I was a teen mom and high school drop out.

I forced my way into a Journalism job 7 years ago because I wouldn't take no for an answer. That launched my marketing career. (A story for another day. )

I started Buckshot Media as a single momma with no money in the bank, got a few clients, hired my hubs for a shoot and 4 months later we were in love and filming a reality series together.

Fast forward 3 years to this shoot.

Here I am filming with ROCKSTARS from Nat Geo & A&E as the Executive Producer.

What the….🤯

We almost lost this business once... Well more like 4 or 5 times.

We had $2 to our name and NO PROSPECTS>

We had eviction notices and repossession threats.

Did we fold?

Hell no.

We bootstrapped, made cold calls, sent cold emails, and crawled through shards of glass to get to where we are today.

The moral of this story:

If you are gonna dodge the boulder - get back in the cubicle.

If you have the staying power to sit steadfast and watch it stop inches from taking you out...

Welcome to the jungle.

We can be friends.

Shot planning in the Colorado mountains for .mastery 🌲Huge S/O to .jpg for the 🔥 BTS!
05/26/2024

Shot planning in the Colorado mountains for .mastery 🌲

Huge S/O to .jpg for the 🔥 BTS!




Survival series shoot with EJ Snyder from Naked and Afraid and Cat Bigney from Nat Geo. 12 hour days in the rugged Color...
05/21/2024

Survival series shoot with EJ Snyder from Naked and Afraid and Cat Bigney from Nat Geo.

12 hour days in the rugged Colorado mountains last weekend. It’s what we live for! 🌲

Stay tuned for BIG THINGS! 🔥

A new Survival Platform is coming with the biggest names in the self reliance world and we’re shooting the episodes! 😎

☀️ Spring was created to renew the soul. We’re almost there.
03/05/2024

☀️ Spring was created to renew the soul. We’re almost there.

Sunset from Kansas ❤️
10/07/2023

Sunset from Kansas ❤️

Chilly fall nights. Hunting Season. What’s your favorite part? 🍂 📷 Mark Leffingwell Photography Mark Leffingwell        ...
10/03/2023

Chilly fall nights. Hunting Season.

What’s your favorite part? 🍂

📷 Mark Leffingwell Photography Mark Leffingwell

Celeb promo event with   from my fave show ever  🦆Great day at     Promo
10/03/2023

Celeb promo event with from my fave show ever 🦆

Great day at

Promo

Music video production in God’s Country. 🇺🇸 Amazing day with
10/03/2023

Music video production in God’s Country. 🇺🇸
Amazing day with

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