How to Hire An Expedition Video Team
For CMOs, creative leads, and brand teams who need results.
You want top talent
Not warm bodies on a call. Every WABU project is led by the same senior crew that built Princess Cruises' destination library across 20 years and launched two 500+ Seabourn Expedition ships. We connect the creative to the business problem and we don’t staff down after the pitch.
You want a fee structure, not a guessing game
We work on a project fee basis or retainer. If the scope requires separate phases for concepting and production, we'll write two clean scopes. No hidden markups, no runaway budgets.
You want us to wrestle with the brief
We will. We'll ask questions, challenge assumptions, and send it back if it's not ready. If the project isn't right for us — or the constraints make it impossible to do well — we'll tell you that too. Nothing we value more than your trust, and nothing destroys it faster than us taking work we shouldn't.
You want the 20% idea alongside the safe one
We'll bring it. The boundary-pushing, low-probability, high-payoff option that your CMO will either kill or greenlight — and either outcome is the right one.
You want us to make choices.
We'll show you our best idea, not a hundred slides of variations. We'll connect business challenges to creative and walk in ready to talk solutions.
You want to know about overages before they happen
So do we. If conditions shift — and in expedition production they do — you'll hear from us before it becomes a problem, not after. We'll make the trade-off decisions together.
You want a partner with a healthy business.
We run a diversified client roster intentionally. We're not built around any single client relationship, which means we're never desperate, never distracted, and always bringing our best to your project.
You found a good HERD.
What clients have to say…
Creative and genuinely caring! I had the joy of working with Scott on a few cross-border projects, and Scott always took the time to listen and understand our nuances, and come up with a solution that was the best for all involved.
10/10 collaboration…
— C. Jones
Head of Marketing, Princess Australia
It is rare in our industry to meet and work with a team who takes big risks, leads with heart, and marries that passion with a deep love of technical curiosity and boundary pushing. WABU is exactly the creative team you want to trust to pull off the impossible.
Once in a lifetime creative collaborator.
— B. Dobyns
Executive Producer, Adobe
WABU is a game changer for us and our ability to tell our brand story. Our expedition videos allow anyone on our team and externally to tell the Seabourn Expedition story with confidence and accuracy.
Game Changers!
— R. West
VP & GM, Seabourn Expeditions
Marc & the WABU Team were fantastic to collaborate with; they truly took the time to build the video alongside of me, ensuring it reflected the personality of my business and aligned perfectly with my vision. My phone started ringing off the hook!
My phone started ringing off the hook!
— J. Frost
Owner, Custom Adventures
If you’re a brand looking to partner with someone who will honor your story, elevate your message, and create something that truly connects…WABU is the team you want leading the initiative.
WABU is the team you want leading…
— M. Jacquel
Director of Alaska Marketing, Princess
If you are looking for out of the box solutions that highlight your product and convey your company message in a clear and concise package, do not miss an opportunity to work with this talented team!
Highly recommend.
— T. Diaz
Marketing Director, Guide Dogs for America
Meet the Team
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Scott
FOUNDER, WABU USA
Obsessed with building the #1 Expedition Company in the world. 20+ years directing expedition video productions on six continents. A secret weapon in Alaska, consistently breaking category benchmarks. 1M+ monthly views. Latest video: 100% thump-stop. -
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Marc
FOUNDER, WABU CANADA
Before Marc was protecting 7-figure video productions, he was protecting lives guiding in Pakistan and the Canadian Rockies. He’s unreasonable about prep, risk, and looking after client goals…because that’s how you prevent breakdowns, bad decisions, and costly failures. -
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Gui
ADMINSTRATION
We went all the way to Argentina and she was drinking mate when we got there. But she’s trained at the Four Season Beverly Wilshire. So we keep her around. -
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Everest
EXPLORER PROSPECT
We noticed Everest’s drive for expeditions early. She’s a top prospect in the WABU organization but she’s hard to find sometimes. Young talent is rarely dependable. -
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India
JR ZOOKEEPER
Water buffaloes can get out of hand. So we need a zookeeper. Listed as Time Magazine’s Top 5 under 5, India is the best in the business. Dreams of being a babysitter one day.
