About

[is-tohr-ee-uh]:
Noun. Greek word for story.
Originally ιστορία.

The name Istoria is inspired by history and a reverence for the essence of human connection. Through intentional and inspiring work, we help brands share meaningful stories with the world.

Team

Meet Your Storytellers.

Decades of digital savvy and creative chops come together to produce impactful, captivating work.

Jared Beasley

Founder & Creative Director

Sarah Bartee

Art Director

Cory Hogan

Visual Designer

Daniel Jeter

Film Director

Ashley Hall

Account Strategist

Studio

Magic Happens Here.

Our downtown Norfolk studio is designed to produce remarkable work and collaborate with clients. It boasts a fully-equipped studio to achieve the lighting configurations dreams are made of. It’s also home to workstations, a cozy lounge, and plant friends. Consider it our happy place.

400 Granby St Norfolk, VA

Clients

Our clients make the world a better place.

We are proud to partner with brands with a heart for doing good. These are a few of the folks who have trusted us to help tell their brands’ stories.

Real connections happen when stories are shared.

[is-tohr-ee-uh]:
Noun. Greek word for story.
Originally ιστορία.

Our name is inspired by history and a reverence for the essence of human connection. Through intentional and beautiful work, we help brands share meaningful stories with the world.

A little slice of our Istoria:

2014
Istoria
Founded

2014
Istoria Founded

2015
Acquired
Gear

2015
Acquired Gear

2016
First Brand Film

2016
First Brand
Film

2016
First ESPN Shoot

2016
First ESPN
Shoot

2017
Contracted by CBS

2017
Contracted by
CBS

2018
Expanded Studio

2018
Expanded
Studio

2019
Took a Sabbatical

2019
Took a
Sabbatical

2020
Somehow
Survived

2020
Survived

2021
Moved to
Assembly

2021
Moved to Assembly

2022
Shot Doc
Pilot

2022
Shot Doc Pilot

2023
Refined studio
work

2023
Refined studio work

2024
Celebrated
10 Years

2024
Celebrated 10 Years

2025
LARGER STUDIO IN ASSEMBLY

Istoria Manifesto

We believe in the beauty of creating–that there is joy in toil andgratitude for fleeting moments of effortless inspiration. We believe there is peace in the knowledge perfection is a destination not required but lovingly pursued. We relish the gift of a challenge. We believe in doing less, but better. We believe we can do anything, but not everything.