Resilient Roots,
Steady Stories
PGTSND Productions turns the real work you do into clear stories you can show.
Combining agile creative direction with deep experience in practical execution, we build systems and assets that are designed to be used, understood, and trusted by the audiences they’re meant to reach.
We partner with B2B and B2C brands that span industries, working with clients across culinary, tourism, lifestyle brands, and commercial sectors to develop full creative systems that connect visuals, messaging, and digital presence into a solid brand foundation designed to meet their goals.
Collaboration is at the core of our work. We bring together a team of creatives from diverse backgrounds to determine what the story is, where it lives, and how it should show up. In partnership with our clients, we work with strategy, vision, and technical expertise to produce brand architecture and content that is both visually striking and strategically effective.
Founder of PGTSND Productions
Bri’s Story
PGTSND started with a camera and a willingness to go where the work was happening.
Founder Bri Dwyer began documenting commercial fishing communities in Alaska, capturing the people, environments, and industries that rarely received thoughtful visual representation. What began as photography expanded into video production, brand storytelling, and long-term creative partnerships with businesses looking for a clearer way to communicate what they do.
As the projects grew, so did the scope of the work.
Today, PGTSND operates as a full creative agency, combining strategy, production, messaging, design, and digital development under one roof. The company works across studio and on-location environments, producing content and creative systems that support real business goals.
The approach remains the same: show up prepared, understand the work, collaborate closely, and create assets that hold value long after production wraps.
“Bri had an amazing vision for how to tell our story from various angles — showcasing the true grit, hard work, passion, and resilience that are the heart of our industry.”
Jamie Goen, Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers
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PGTSND Team Bios
Kandice Brending
Account Manager
Kandice keeps PGTSND projects on track and sounding sharp. As Production Manager, she works directly with clients to guide productions from first brief to final cut, coordinating shoots, managing logistics, and shaping stories through sound design and video editing. She’s passionate about surfacing voices and experiences that might otherwise go unheard, believing every person and place has a story worth telling. When she’s off set, you’ll find her making music or hiking mountain trails with her dog.
Kyle Smith
Lead Graphic Design
Kyle is responsible for dreaming and designing all logos, websites, and brand visuals for PGTSND’s clients. His work gives life to new brands building their visual presence, and helps time-tested businesses stay current in a fast-moving world. By giving established brands a fresh, modern edge, Kyle ensures they don’t just stand with the crowd, they stand out. When he’s not designing, he’s chasing new places with a goal to visit all 50 states by his 40th birthday (46 down, 4 to go!).
Trish Whetstone
Copy, Content & Creative Writer
Trish gives PGTSND’s visuals their voice. A specialist in creative communications, she crafts words for websites, blogs, and brand guides that reinforce the stories captured in the field and make sure our clients are heard as well as seen. She loves to bring personality to a plot, digging into the histories, motivations, and passions that drive the brands we work with. Off the page, she leads hands-on educational experiences that make seafood less intimidating and way more fun for fish-curious folk.
Lauren dey
Operations Manager
Lauren keeps PGTSND running smoothly behind the scenes. As Operations Manager, she builds the systems and structure that help creative teams do their best. She turns creative chaos into organized flow—building processes, managing day-to-day operations, and helping the team stay aligned from kickoff to final delivery. Her background in recruitment operations shaped her belief that the heart of good work is good people. She’s known for fostering collaborative environments, solving problems with calm clarity, and scaling systems that help teams grow without losing their spark.
When she’s not in organizational mode, Lauren spends as much time outdoors as possible—hiking mountain trails, snowboarding in the winter, paddle boarding in the summer, traveling to new places, and taking her dog on long walks around Portland.
Allie PrEusch
Accounting
Allie wrangles the numbers at PGTSND—budgets, reports, and all the behind-the-scenes details that keep productions on track and stress-free. She ensures productions run smoothly by handling the details so the creative team can focus on storytelling. When she’s not crunching numbers, she’s passionate about helping small farmers reach consumers, writing, and exploring the Northern Colorado mountains with her family.
Cody Curtain
Director of Photography, Editor
Cody brings an all-hands approach to every shoot. At PGTSND, he moves fluidly between camera, lighting, grip/electric, and editing, blending technical skill with artistry to capture stories that help us know one another better. He sees each project as a chance to learn from the people and communities we work with, while shaping visuals that connect with the heart of those who view them. Off set, Cody’s busy welding, making music, chasing two very fast dogs, and laughing with his partner, Shannon (often while she destroys him at tennis).