Video Production agency Hayden5 has officially been named an honoree of the inaugural 2022 Inc. Power Partner Awards, which honors global B2B organizations with proven track records supporting entrepreneurs and helping startups.
Click HERE for more information about the honor. The list recognizes 252 firms in marketing and advertising, health and human resources, financial planning, engineering, logistics, and security, as well as other areas of business.
To earn their place among the 252 honorees, Hayden5 proved their instrumental role in helping brand and advertising agency clients navigate video production with proprietary tech-enabled service-products that answer the demands of an ever-evolving video creation landscape, from remote workflows to software.
The honor caps an accolade-studded year for the company, which was additionally named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Video in 2022, and most recently won a CONNECTIONS Creative Award at LE BOOK Chicago for the empowering PSA “Own Your Crown”. Hayden5 previously earned an Emmy nomination for the short documentary “Long Shot” and various Cannes Lions, Clios, Webby, AICP, Anthem and Tribeca Film Festival awards over their 13-year history.
About HAYDEN5
Hayden5 is video – elevated documentary, branded content, film and television, narrative, live action, interview, mixed media, virtual reality, broadcast commercials, motion graphics and animation, socials, live and more. We believe the process of making world-class video content should constantly evolve. In an industry that is antiquated, fractured, and unorganized—we are innovative, unified, and methodized.
Our emphasis is on process and craftsmanship from creative, to production, through post. As creatives, we’ve built custom tools including proprietary software, and service-products like Crew+™, Drop Kits™, and Cloud Cuts™. From viral hits to well-placed media, we manage the entire content lifecycle.
Hayden5 is relationship-driven collaboration. We specialize in curating and deploying production crews and post teams around the world. Our staff of account managers, producers, line-producers, post producers, and technologists engage with directors, cinematographers, videographers, editors, animators, crews and creators of every kind.
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