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Premium Brand Presence · Sarasota, FL

Your competition isn't better. They're just better presented.

We fix how you show up — and bring you the leads. Get a free, honest audit of how buyers see you. No pitch.

Free. No pitch. Your audit runs on Poros — our in-house brand-presence engine. See our work →

Luxury PaintersCustom Home BuildersOutdoor LivingPool BuildersCabinet ShopsKitchen & Bath RemodelersExterior ContractorsSarasotaBird KeySiesta KeyCasey KeyLongboat KeyLakewood Ranch

The hidden problem

The gap

You do

$0 work.

Online, it looks like

$0 online.

We close that gap.

  • Your website looks like everyone else's.

    Template layout, stock photos — high-end work reading as average.

  • Shaky phone videos undersell $80,000 projects.

    The craft is premium. The footage says otherwise.

  • Referrals look you up — then move on.

    They were told to call you. What they found online killed the call.

  • No predictable leads beyond word of mouth.

    When referrals slow down, everything slows down.

Why they choose someone else →

What we do

We clarify what sets you apart.
We film the proof.
We fill your pipeline.

Your edge made obvious, your work filmed like it deserves, and managed ads that keep the right buyers calling. That's the whole job.

How it works →

Project Stories

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Featured · Luxury Painting · Sarasota, FL

B&B Professional Painting

Where Stellar started: a 50-year family company on Sarasota’s keys, documented on cell phones — until the work finally got the film crew it deserved.

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Schenkar

Media partner since 2019 — 60+ films, from Puget Sound customs to a cliffside build featured in Architectural Digest editions.

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Custom Homes & Renovations · Cape Cod, MA

Clancy Construction

40 videos across five divisions — flooring, renovations, excavation, and an in-house cabinetry shop.

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Why It Works

Anyone can point a camera at a job. What's rare is knowing which moments make a premium buyer pick you — and running that on a system, every time.

  • The judgment — 15+ years of knowing what closes.

    Positioning, story, and the details that make premium buyers choose. You can't get it from a content package.

  • The software — Poros, our in-house engine.

    Diagnoses your presence and runs production on rails, so results never depend on catching us on a good day.

How Poros works →

Schenkar Construction

Production Portal · shared with you

Round 1

Shoot Day 1 — Lakefront build

2 / 4 filmed

  • Why we obsess over the 8-foot glass doors

    Founder storyVertical · 60s
    Filmed ✓
  • Before / after: opening up a closed-off kitchen

    ProofReel · 45s
    Filmed ✓
  • Walkthrough: the lake view that sells the house

    HookHero · 90s
    To film
  • Client reaction on reveal day

    TrustVertical · 30s
    To film
You and Stellar are building this list together — updated live on shoot day.

Your shared production portal — every shot planned, checked off together.

How It Works

The 90-Day Transformation

Day 1 / 90

Audit

Clarify

Film

Fill the Pipeline

Days 1–7

Audit

We score how you show up to a premium buyer — and tell you exactly what's costing you calls, before you spend a dollar.

What ships in this phase

  • Your 8-category scorecard
  • A plain-English readout
  • The fix-first plan

Days 8–21

Clarify

We nail what actually sets you apart and how to say it — the foundation every film and ad stands on.

What ships in this phase

  • Your edge, in words
  • An offer that's easy to say yes to
  • The shot plan for the proof

Days 22–60

Film

Shoot days on your real jobs. Your work, finally presented like the premium operation it is.

What ships in this phase

  • Hero film, project stories, social cuts
  • Pro photos of the work and the crew
  • Landing page — with our web partner

Days 61–90

Fill the Pipeline

Everything goes live — site, social, and managed ads with a real runway. The right local buyers start seeing you everywhere.

What ships in this phase

  • Managed ads live — 90-day runway
  • Steady content, planned for you
  • A monthly plain-English report

Scroll to advance

60+

Films for One Builder

7 Years

Our Longest Partnership

40

Videos for One Client

5.0

Stars on Google

About Stellar

Built by a filmmaker who understands what makes buyers choose.

Most videographers can’t think strategically. Most consultants can’t film. The combination of cinematic skill, positioning instinct, and business understanding is what makes every Stellar engagement different.

Our Story →
John Markadakis, founder of Stellar Media Collective

“You handle the craft. We handle what the world sees.”

John Markadakis · Founder
Belinda Pettinato, second-generation owner of B&B Professional Painting

★★★★★

Client review · Google

“John has a unique ability to capture the craftsmanship, attention to detail, and professionalism that goes into our work.”

From aerial footage to project walkthroughs and team footage on-site, everything he produces looks polished, cinematic, and professional. He takes the time to understand our company and tell the story behind the work — not just point a camera at it.

Belinda Pettinato

Second-generation owner · B&B Professional Painting

What we captured for them

Aerial of the waterfront estate
The B&B crew on site
On-site craftsmanship
Drone coverage of the project

Taking New Clients Now

If your work is better than the way it currently shows up — we should fix that.

Free brand presence audit, run on Poros — the analysis engine we built in-house. We score 8 categories, show you the specific gaps, and tell you exactly what we’d fix first. No pitch.

Not ready to talk? Score your own presence in 2 minutes — no email required.