Tedd Clayton has been in broadcast television for over 31 years, serving as cameraman, director, and producer. In 1979, while still in college, Tedd started his television career as a weekend part-time studio camera operator. Tedd advanced from camera operator to director of an award winning 6:00 pm newscast. Thru the years, Tedd went on to work for WXVT as Production Manager, WUPL as Operation Manager and then to own his own production company for over 10 years. In 2005, Tedd went under contract with The Disney Co. and became post-production manager for The Trinity Broadcasting Network in California. In 2008, Tedd moved to Charlotte, NC to become the Executive Producer of Long Form Media for The Inspiration Networks. With his many years of experience producing award-winning commercial, industrial, educational videos, he understands the importance of giving clients the most creative product possible, while staying within budget and finishing the project on time. Currently, Tedd is the co-founder and General Manager of The Production Group, applying his 30+ years of knowledge & skill to what he does today.

Donna started her career in account payable for a grocery chain in Pennsylvania. From there she expanded her skill sets to include office management and human resources for a television production company she owned with her husband, just outside New Orleans, LA. After losing the production company to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Donna joined the management team of a large Lifestyle Center in California. She then relocated to the east coast and began working as an Executive Administrative Assistant, for an International Ministry, her journey has now led her to The Production Group. Donna’s experience with administration, management, and finance makes her a great fit for our team.

Yev is a video production professional with more than 15 years of experience as an editor, motion graphics designer, photographer, and producer. Throughout the years she has worked on a variety of projects including news, documentaries, promos, music videos, commercials, and etc. Yev graduated with Master of Arts in Communication from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. She also has MS in Applied Mathematics from a university in Ukraine. In her current role as Senior Producer/Editor, Yev brings her extensive knowledge and experience to The Production Group’s creative process.

Brian Hollingsworth is a seasoned professional with over 20 years experience as an editor, producer, and photographer. He has worked with TV news, network reality shows and documentaries. Brian has been with the Discovery Channel, the Inspiration Network, FOX, ESPN, CBS, ABC and CNN. Currently, Brian is using his 20+ years of experience at The Production Group.

A native of the Charlotte area, Stephanie has always had a passion for television production. She graduated from the Connecticut School of Broadcasting (Charlotte) with a degree in media broadcasting and the field of communications and operations and still works with the school as a mentor on the weekends. Stephanie became an Apple Certified Professional last April and is also skilled in Final Cut Pro, teaching others to use the program when she is available.

Andrew Larson began his career 20+ years ago in high school doing motion graphics for WYES New Orleans. This is also when his working relationship with Tedd Clayton began, doing graphics and animation at MC Productions in New Orleans. Since then he has worked at several different companies, all of which nurtured his creative skills. This experience included print materials, television graphics, 2D and 3D animation, home design, video production, and post production. In 2011, Andrew founded Spirit Studios as an avenue for expanding his talents in 3D and 2D animation, character design, visual effects, logo design and composition. This allowed him to work directly with clients to formulate an end product that is true to the essence of each individual client. In order to further pursue his growing talents in animation and visual effects, Andrew enthusiastically joined the team as the Animation Editor at The Production Group.

Kenneth Cullens is the Director of Audio for The Production Group. As a production and post-production audio professional, Kenneth has sound designed, recorded and mixed for many films under Hollywood Global Productions in Los Angeles. Kenneth has worked with NASCAR as a Sound Designer and Final Mix Engineer as well as Production Mixer for Media Comm (INSP). Additionally, Kenneth has a whole-hearted passion for music production and live drumming. He toured in a rock band throughout his early twenties and blames the drums for his career now as the head Audio Engineer for The Production Group. Kenneth has an Associate degree in Recording Arts from The Los Angeles Recording School. He enjoys watching documentaries and movies in the theater. Spending time with family and friends is what he finds most important.

Keith Kelt is a Producer/Editor at The Production Group. As an editor, Keith has had the pleasure to work with clients from coast to coast and brings with him vast production experience as well. As a director of photography, Keith has worked on 3 award-winning short films and 1 award-winning feature film. He has recently worked for NC State Athletics, Film South Productions and producing wedding and real estate videos. Keith brings a unique skill set to The Production Group team. Keith holds his B.F.A. in Cinematic Arts & Media Production at East Carolina University with a minor in Art History and he also holds his Part 107 Remote Pilot License from the FAA. When not in the lab editing or in the field shooting, Keith can be found at home enjoying sports, movies, and time spent with family and friends.

North Carolina Native, Jacob Tessler, has had a passion for film and television from a young age. He entered the industry with an internship at The Production Group. Proving himself to be an invaluable asset through dedication, hard work, and positive energy, he was brought on as a permanent member of the team, heading up our YouTube initiative. We feel lucky to have him as part of the family!

With more than 20 years of international marketing experience as senior copywriter and editor, voiceover artist, creative director, and communications manager, Scott understands how to target your audience with effective messaging and maximum results. His extensive experience spans all media including websites, blogs, printed magazines, brochures, newsletters, email communications, radio, television, text messaging, and online video. Scott will work with you to identify who you are targeting, how best to reach them, what message to deliver, and most importantly — communicate why others should come to you instead of anyone else.

Creatively gifted and practically based, Mark has used these skills his whole life. Based mostly in the Video broadcast world, he has designed and created materials for national and international programs. With 40+ years in the business, he has been an Art Director, Scenic Designer, Video Director, Camera Operator, Video Engineer, Lighting Designer, wrangler of all types, and more. He is best known for his art directing of, and scenic designs for, nationally syndicated cooking shows from WYES-TV, New Orleans. These series were built around great chefs like Chef Paul Prudhomme, Chef Justin Wilson, Chef Foles, and Chef Kevin Belton. For the past 10 years at Church of the King in New Orleans, LA, Mark filled the role of Production Director. He coordinated the design and build of their 5-camera broadcast hub and 4 campuses. Mark led 5 full-time production staff, along with volunteer teams, in capturing and distributing weekend services and special events. You will enjoy the spark of freshness he brings to your project.

With more than a decade of experience as a graphic designer, Memory has taken her passion for elegant, smart design to the web. Using logical simplicity, balanced asymmetry, and striking photography, font, and color choices, she creates engaging email and social media campaigns, landing pages, web banners, websites, and more for maximum customer conversion. Memory is truly The Production Group’s webmaster. Start a conversation with us and see what Memory’s skills can do for your marketing efforts.

Tim Larson has been developing websites and creating graphics (print, digital, and web) for 16+ years. He graduated from Full Sail University in 2008 with a Bachelors of Science in Digital Arts and Design. He has a strong desire to help others and will work with you to find the perfect solution that’ll also look top notch.