The Studio · Est. 2001 · Charleston, SC · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Built to do what most
agencies cannot.

Creative, marketing, technology, and media production — operating simultaneously, at any client scale, under one roof.

[ 01 / THE ENGINE ]

The proving ground

Our capabilities were forged running end-to-end marketing and IT for a national wellness franchise across 32 locations in 10+ states — systems, campaigns, content, and infrastructure, all at once.

Today

A diversified, multi-client studio with no single point of revenue concentration — franchises, local businesses, professional services, and national brands, running across three independent growth engines.

Franchise locations run

$8M+

Client revenue generated

Parallel growth engines

1905

Est. of a client we serve

Why Elemental exists

There is a reason Elemental Studios exists, and it has nothing to do with market opportunity. In 2001, rather than take a career that would pull him away from home, the founder built a studio out of his house — turning a lifelong love of art into a livelihood on his own terms.

It wasn't launched out of ambition. It was built out of love — for art, for family, and for the discipline of showing up every single day for the people and the work that matter.

— The founder's story

Founder Bruce Ronald Quiroz with his mother, Lucia Escobar Montoya Quiroz — the very reason the company was built, over 26 years ago, to care for her and pursue a passion for art and family from home.

[ 02 / THE LAB ]

Charleston Headquarters

Twenty-five years of equipment and craft, under one roof.

Cameras, servers, and studio gear collected over 25 years — secured by Ubiquiti-powered access control, facial recognition, and biometric entry. A working headquarters built for artists, designers, writers, photographers, and creatives from anywhere to call home.

[ 03 / THE MODEL ]

Young execution, experienced judgment

Speed that moves fast —
guided by people who've seen what breaks.

Exceptional young talent gives us speed, adaptability, and cost efficiency. A senior advisory board — decades across enterprise, product, and platform cycles — grounds it in hard-won perspective. The combination is the architecture of a durable company.

[ 04 / LEADERSHIP ]

The team that runs the machine

Bruce Ronald Quiroz

Founder & CEO

15+ years across creative direction, franchise development, brand strategy, paid advertising, and agency operations. Most recently oversaw all marketing and media production across 32 franchise locations.

Brittany Veloce

Managing Partner & CCO

The creative backbone of everything Elemental produces — brand identities, franchise systems, digital campaigns, and web design. Trained from the ground up; now helps run the studio.

Grant Mantek

Partner & CTO

Deep expertise across hardware, IT services, network infrastructure, and AI implementation. Architects and manages the full technology stack — including custom AI workflow deployment most agencies outsource entirely.

Marino Velazquez

Senior Security Officer

20+ years in high-level military and security clearance services. Provides consulting and assurance across all high-level Elemental IT and website projects.

Rich Walkup

Senior Programming Consultant

28+ years in senior programming roles, systems design and implementation, and ecosystem harmony development.

Merritt Scott

Project Manager

Coordinates every moving part across client engagements — timelines, budgets, and cross-team execution. Keeps creative, media, and technology delivery on schedule without losing quality.

[ 05 / GROWTH ]

2026 → 2027

Three engines running in parallel.

01Charleston Local

Premier full-service firm

Nationwide campaign + relaunch positioning Elemental as Charleston's premier full-service agency across healthcare, hospitality, real estate, and professional services.

02National Franchise

Proven at scale

A 32-location, 10+ state franchise credential is the primary proof point for new agency-of-record engagements across the franchise industry.

03— Technology & AI

The margin advantage

In-house AI & IT infrastructure — a standalone service line and a high-retention, high-margin layer across the entire client base.

One studio.
Every element.

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