Excited to share our 2025 Off Color Media production reel.
Grateful for every brand and team that’s trusted us this year. There’s a lot that goes into each project long before the camera rolls, and I’m proud of how much we’ve grown in the process.
It feels like we’re just getting started. Thankful to do this work and looking forward to what’s next.
@offcolormedia
Most climate breakthroughs don’t start in a lab. They start with someone asking a question nobody else bothered to ask.
Marlo Anderson explains how a hike through the mountains sparked a three-year NASA collaboration.
Watching evergreens grow out of solid rock, Marlo started wondering how photosynthesis actually works, and whether it could be replicated artificially. He brought the idea to scientists at NASA over dinner. They tested it. It worked. They found a way to break apart CO2 using sunlight.
The most important ideas often come from people who aren’t supposed to have them.
Full episode is out now, link in the bio.
What’s a question you’ve had that nobody around you could answer?
What happens when a guy with no formal education, no roadmap, and a curiosity he can't turn off decides to build something the world didn't know it needed?
Today's guest is Marlo Anderson, founder of National Day Calendar and one of the most quietly influential people in American pop culture. Someone who has built a platform that reaches over a billion people a day, out of Mandan, North Dakota.
From encyclopedias and fast food jobs, to inventing artificial photosynthesis and creating a national movement, his path hasn't been typical. He never set out to be "the calendar guy." He was just curious. And that curiosity kept compounding.
A lot of this conversation comes back to what it really means to try. To stay curious, fail forward, and build things that outlast the moment you made them. Because without that, most of what Marlo has built would have stopped at the first "why are you wasting your time?"
I wanted to know:
- How do you keep going on something nobody believes in yet?
- What does failure actually cost, and how does that change over time?
- Why do human beings need a reason to celebrate small things?
- What does it mean to build something that becomes bigger than you?
There's a moment where Marlo talks about picking up a late-night call at the office, and it's someone thinking about ending their life. They called National Day Calendar. And it completely shifts how he sees what "celebrate every day" actually means.
Curious what you think after this one.
@b_betold
Full episode out now, link in bio.
Telling stories is a privilege we never take for granted.
This year, we had the honor of partnering with @fmwfchamber to produce the nominee and Legacy Leader videos for The Awards — highlighting the businesses, nonprofits, and leaders who make this community what it is.
From our studio to the stage — proud to tell Fargo's stories.
#BeTold #FMWFChamber #TheAwards #FargoBusinesses
More content isn’t always the answer.
If your message isn’t clear,
posting more just creates more confusion.
Clarity first. Then consistency.
Would someone understand your business from your content?
Waiting for perfect usually means not posting at all.
The truth is, confidence doesn’t come from getting it right the first time. It comes from showing up over and over again.
Progress builds trust. Not perfection.
What’s something you’ve been holding back from posting?
