For OC service businesses · $1K+ client LTV

Stop paying for marketing you can't measure.

I install founder-led Meta video ads for Orange County service businesses in 30 days. Every dollar tracked from spend to closed revenue.

Joel O'Brien on location, shooting a founder-led ad at a gym
On location · GOAT Fitness, Irvine

Worked with

Auto Glass Kings
Elite CCW
DMG
Open Aerial Yoga
Qtopix
GOAT Fitness
Tranquill Brothers
LBC
03 · The Problem

Your leads show up when they want to, not when you need them.

Because every lead you get is passive. A referral someone decided to send. A Google search someone happened to run. A website someone happened to land on. Or nothing at all.

None of that is a lever you can pull. When the pipeline goes quiet, you wait. When you want to grow, you hope. When payroll's tight, you hustle harder.

That's not a marketing problem. It's a pipeline problem.

Every solution you've been sold is half a solution. A website doesn't bring leads. SEO takes years. A videographer makes pretty content that sits in a Dropbox. A media buyer with weak creative burns your money.

You need the whole loop. Messaging scripted around your voice. Video shot on location. Campaigns that track every dollar from spend to close.

That's what I do.

04 · Services

Three legs.
One system.

Meta Ads runs the leads. Content keeps you in front of them between clicks. Evergreen Videos anchors your brand. Miss a leg, the stool wobbles.

Leg 01

Meta Ads

Trackable leads on demand. ROI measured from spend to close.

  • Messaging session + ad script
  • Founder-led video ad shot on location
  • Campaign launch + 30 days of optimization
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Leg 02

Content

Founder-led video content that keeps you top of mind between ad clicks and booked calls.

  • Recurring monthly on-location shoots
  • Short-form cuts ready for social
  • Posting-ready files delivered monthly
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Leg 03

Evergreen Videos

One flagship video that tells your story once and works for years.

  • Founder interview
  • Cinematic on-location shoot
  • Edit built for homepage, About, or ad funnel
Start a project

Full system engagements start at $5K

06 · Process

From kickoff
to live in 30 days.

  1. Week 1

    Messaging Session

    I extract your story, your offer, and your ideal client. Script built from what comes out.

  2. Week 2

    Shoot Day

    I show up at your location with the camera. Script already approved. One day on site.

  3. Week 4

    Campaign Live

    Edit finalized, funnel built, tracking wired up. Ad goes live on Meta.

  4. Weeks 5-8

    Optimize

    Tuning based on real data. Weekly reporting kicks in.

Joel O'Brien, founder of Make It Stick Creative
07 · About

About Joel

I'm a filmmaker turned video marketing specialist in Orange County, California. Over the last decade, I've helped business owners break through revenue plateaus by installing video ad systems that bring qualified leads on repeat.

That's why I built the Video Ad Authority Method — to show you exactly how to launch profitable video ads.

When I'm not working, I'm with my wife and daughter. Family is everything to me.

Based
Orange County, CA
Experience
10+ years
Focus
Founder-led video ads

I know for a fact I'm getting a return on my investment because of how many customers mention our brand story video when I talk to them on the phone the first time.

Taylor Owner, Open Aerial Yoga
09 · Next step

Find out if video ads will actually work for your business.

30 minutes on Zoom. I review your offer and your market and send you a custom video ad roadmap.

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