Brendan Kownacki is an award-winning producer and innovative strategist who uses video, photography, and interactive content to tell stories that captivate people. Kownacki is a deliberate communicator who has worked with a deep roster of household names to tell their stories to the public.

Over the last two decades, Kownacki and his team have worked on behalf of media outlets, policy organizations, celebrities, ad agencies, restaurants, and more to create compelling narratives in writing and visually to entertain, educate, engage, and motivate audiences.

Kownacki is a high-level strategist for various organizations on communications and content production, including his work as an advisory board member of the Artists and Athletes Alliance. His clients have included Disney, Paramount, Amazon, The Motion Picture Association, The Biden Foundation and the Bush Institute. Projects have included broadcasts, advocacy initiatives, education campaigns, and the direction of thousands of interviews.

Brendan is the recipient of several awards, including recognition from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. He possesses a uniquely wide range of skills in media, content production, and strategic messaging. His background in network news paired with his connections in the entertainment industry allow him to work seamlessly with high-profile clients to create products that are engaging and thoughtful. While he has worked with media outlets through the years (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX), he also leverages his experience across the public and private sectors.

His public sector work includes the District of Columbia, and municipal governments in California and New York. There have also been many engagements from private organizations in the music industry - such as the Recording Industry Association, Technology - such as Twitter and Google, and a host of other clients such as hotels, restaurants, and universities.

Kownacki has provided commentary on television and in print on dozens of topics related to his content and the media industry. His images have been published in magazines and books and his videos shown in theaters, on streaming platforms, and across the television dial. He has contributed to documentaries, and his knowledge of broadcasting allows him to oscillate between produced television segments and LIVE TV coverage to document major historic moments like film premieres and Presidential Inaugurations.

Brendan has photographed and interviewed world leaders, movie stars, chefs, athletes, and historians. His unique view of Washington allows him to interact across the entertainment and advocacy worlds and his passion for storytelling has taken him around the globe to produce and document moments that live on in peoples’ memories.

In 2019, Kownacki was honored as a filmmaker by the District of Columbia’s Office of Cable, Television, Film, Music & Entertainment for his years of work as part of the DC creative community.