Kelly
CEO & Founder
Vision, creative direction, story. The public face of Echo Leaf Studios and the driving force behind our narratives.
About Echo Leaf Studios
It's a promise. Every story we tell demands something from its audience—and rewards that demand with something rare: emotional truth told through the lens of absurdity.
Every surreal element must serve a real feeling. The absurdity illuminates, not distracts.
Satire targets systems, not people. Even antagonists are victims of the structures they enforce.
We use distortion to access truth. The stranger the world, the clearer the insight.
Characters don't "win" in traditional ways, but they persist—and that persistence is the victory.
The courage to continue when the odds are impossible—that's what we celebrate.
Stories for grown-ups who still believe animation can be profound.
Podcasts and audiobooks that use sound to create worlds.
Laughs that land in your ribs, not your gut.
If you're reading this hoping for easy answers, I should warn you now—this budget doesn't do shortcuts. Only tradeoffs. And even those come with restocking fees.
— The Budget Narrator
CEO & Founder
Vision, creative direction, story. The public face of Echo Leaf Studios and the driving force behind our narratives.
CTO / CRO / CSO
Technology infrastructure, revenue strategy, systems architecture. Building the engine that powers our stories.
Consultant
Talent coordination, animation direction, studio sessions, script editing. Industry expertise brought to every project.
All three team members are equity partners with no salary requirements in Year 1. This significantly reduces burn rate and extends runway.
Founded: 2024 | Location: North Carolina | Team: 3 Partners
2024
Kelly had a story that wouldn't leave her alone. A dark animal odyssey about debt, freedom, and the cost of escape. She knew it needed to exist.
2025
Found partners who believed in the vision. Built the foundation—legal, financial, creative. All nine episodes of Brix & Gus Season 1 written.
2026
Three stories. One studio. Ready to prove that adult animation can be profound, that audio fiction can be cinematic, and that stories can still cost something.
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