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Tom Maclachlan
Founder, ChopChop Productions

Origin Story
From Chaos to Clarity
I spent years running a video production agency, creating campaigns that reached millions — raising money, spreading messages, and winning real-world results.
But behind the scenes? It was a mess.
The creative? Easy. The logistics? Chaos.
Client feedback scattered across email, Slack, WhatsApp. Files floating in Drive folders. Schedules in spreadsheets. And just when you thought you had the “final” version… welcome to final_v4_revised_FINALFINAL.mp4.
I knew we couldn’t keep doing it this way. One day I counted every step it took to make one video.
300. That’s how many steps my team followed for every single project. Even the small ones.
It was slow and expensive.
So we fixed it.
We distilled everything we knew into a streamlined, battle-tested system. Something filmmakers could rely on, from brief to delivery.
The system became Brisk.
Now, I run a fully remote video business. My team is 1/3 the size. We make the same revenue. I’m more profitable - and a lot less stressed.
Brisk isn’t just software. It’s the process we always needed - finally done right.
But behind the scenes? It was a mess.
The creative? Easy. The logistics? Chaos.
Client feedback scattered across email, Slack, WhatsApp. Files floating in Drive folders. Schedules in spreadsheets. And just when you thought you had the “final” version… welcome to final_v4_revised_FINALFINAL.mp4.
I knew we couldn’t keep doing it this way. One day I counted every step it took to make one video.
300. That’s how many steps my team followed for every single project. Even the small ones.
It was slow and expensive.
So we fixed it.
We distilled everything we knew into a streamlined, battle-tested system. Something filmmakers could rely on, from brief to delivery.
The system became Brisk.
Now, I run a fully remote video business. My team is 1/3 the size. We make the same revenue. I’m more profitable - and a lot less stressed.
Brisk isn’t just software. It’s the process we always needed - finally done right.