About Us

Connect Media Solutions (CMS) is focused on the market need for data driven media production and advertising. Principals Stephen Butler, Caric Martin and Joe Braun bring a wealth of experience from their backgrounds in public relations, marketing, television production, film making, banking, business development, as well as their extensive experience in local, state and federal political arenas.  Our primary goal is serving our clients with strategic messaging and media production by connecting our client’s message with a targeted audience to support efforts for corporate branding, corporate training tools, non-profit issue and policy development, crisis communications management and political media advertising. CMS provides data driven media production that has the creative expertise to make your company, product, candidate or issue stand out. The only way to penetrate the various marketing mediums is with strategic and high quality content.
CMS’s principals understand the nuisances of creating messaging that can cut through the clutter of their competitors during high volume media buying seasons. Connecting a strategic message with a well researched and cultivated target audience can maximize your budget and create the desired market penetration. Our experiences in managing and directing corporate and non-profit entities, government institutions at the state, local and federal level, give our company a valuable insight into the needs of our clients. Most media firms emphasize their creativity and educational backgrounds but have never held a corporate, nonprofit or government executive positions. CMS utilize’s our backgrounds in media production in combination with our extensive institutional knowledge to better understand the needs of our clients and create quality media content that delivers results.

Principals

  • Steve Butler

    Chief Executive Officer

    Butler is an eighteen year political veteran who founded Connect Public Relations in 2004. He has been involved in hundreds of public affairs campaigns for corporations, non-profits, government entities and political candidates. He has written and produced political ads and was producer of the sports documentary, “Almost A Dynasty, A Fan Story.” “Almost” is a full length feature film starring Chris Berman, Bill Polian, Steve Tasker, Jim Kelly and Ron Jaworski about the four year Super Bowl run of the Buffalo Bills. His unique background in strategic planning, political data and polling, combined with his experience in writing and producing commercials and film, led to the formation of Connect Media Solutions.

  • Chance White

    Chief Creative Officer

    Chance White is an award winning multifaceted filmmaker known for executing high impact storytelling with a discerning and unique vision all his own across many genres. He has directed multiple national commercials, television shows, high impact political messaging advertisements, four feature films, eight music videos, 13 short films, and countless corporate campaigns. He was Cinematographer for multiple commercials, music videos, documentaries, television shows, 16 short films, and four feature films. White has earned multiple awards as Director, Cinematographer, Writer, Editor, Animator, and Producer over his 20 year career. White’s passion for storytelling and drive for excellence is evident in every project he touches.

  • Brandon Peterson

    Director of Video Marketing

    With his unique blend of artistic, technical, and storytelling abilities, Brandon is able to translate the shot a client needs in order to communicate a clear, concise, and creative message. As Director of Photography, Brandon has traveled all over the world for the last fifteen years to film for Coca-Cola, Mercedes-Benz, Kimberly-Clark, Google, AT&T, Bayer, ESPN, Under Armour and more.

    In 2018, Brandon served as the action cameraman for the ESPN NFL Monday Night Football Genesis Halftime Show where he filmed music video style shows for Boyz II Men, Tori Kelly, Lil Wayne, Flo Rida, Daughtry, Good Charlotte, and more. Brandon has shot award-winning commercials, television, documentaries, narratives, music videos, training, and corporate bio pieces. Brandon believes in teamwork and can inspire a diverse group of people to work together in order to create something special and unique.