Shared Studio Space Over Big Overhead

When I started my production company back in 2014, I knew one thing — I didn’t want to bleed overhead on a space I wasn’t using every day.

So, I set up a solid edit suite and office in my condo, and when it was time to shoot or prep, I rented space with a couple of good friends who owned production companies in a shared studio.

And you know what? We never saw each other as competition.
We were a group of producers feeding off each other’s energy and success — and that collaboration helped all of us grow.

Fast forward to today — and I still work this way.
Smart production companies and agencies rent space as needed. It keeps you:
✅ Lean
✅ Organized
✅ Focused
✅ And gives your clients a professional space to meet, prep, and create.

It’s not just about saving money — it’s about spending it in the right way.

Renting the right studio or office when you need it is key to running a streamlined, professional operation.

And here’s the best part — one day, that studio you rent “as needed” may just become your home court. The place you keep going back to. The space where your best work happens.

Guess what? This method — renting space when it mattered, collaborating with other pros — ended up helping me build the team that won us our biggest client to date.

And I’m talking about a publicly traded company — with a high six-figure production budget.

There’s no way I would have landed that client only working from my house.

At some point, you need to invest in professional space, build trust, and show you can handle the big stuff.

Bottom line: you have to spend money to make money — just spend it smart.