The Record

Work

Businesses, brands and storyworlds built end to end rather than pitched. These are the places the consulting work came from.

Creative Record — Field Ledger

What I've Built

20+

Years across film, brand, hospitality & experience design

200+

Video projects delivered

50+

Returning clients

Multiple

Creative & hospitality ventures founded

100+

Year-old Vermont beverage story revived

Live

Entertainment cocktail & soda lounge opened and operated

Built

Interactive web apps and game prototypes

Produced

Podcasts, branded campaigns, live events & immersive experiences

Creative Record — Selected Worlds

Selected Worlds

Hospitality & Live Experience

Venetian Soda Lounge

A vintage-inspired cocktail and soda lounge in Burlington, Vermont built around craft drinks, live entertainment, atmosphere, heritage, music, and immersive hospitality.

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Immersive Storytelling

Rufus Hightower Universe

Created and developed the Rufus Hightower universe, an original adventure IP inspired by 1930s pulp serials, golden-age cinema, tiki culture, occult mystery, and immersive hospitality.

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Heritage Brand Revival

Venetian Beverages

A revived Vermont beverage brand rooted in Justin's family history, originally connected to Michael C. Dorn and the original Venetian soda operation. The modern revival connects craft soda, nostalgia, hospitality, and storytelling.

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Film & Video Production

RetroMotion Creative

A cinematic production company focused on story-driven video for serious organizations, commercial clients, industrial companies, nonprofits, and mission-driven brands. RetroMotion turns complex work into clear, compelling media.

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Book · Memoir · Family History

Impressing Ghosts

A personal memoir about reviving a forgotten Vermont beverage legacy, and the financial, emotional, and family cost of refusing to quit.

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AI, Business & Culture

A.I. Fellas Podcast

A podcast about two middle-aged guys trying to make sense of artificial intelligence one prompt at a time. Practical, funny, grounded, and designed for normal people trying to survive the future.

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Interactive App

SodaBarVT Case Files

A web-based interactive mystery and case-file experience built for the Venetian Soda Lounge, designed to connect guests with story, prizes, email capture, and repeat engagement.

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Entertainment (secondary: Games / Simulation)

CO-PILOT FIDGET - Game

Turn your car into a 1970s spy vehicle. Green-phosphor radar, missile lock-on, self destruct, and a live tactical HUD — pure retro fidget fun.

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Motion work, essay films and the reel live on their own page.

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