Kogent Studios

02/29/2024

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Shot in collaboration with . 2023.

02/27/2024

Michael covering ’s Symposium and the One Year One Outfit Fashion Show. January 2024. Thankful to be staying busy this year. 🙏🤩

02/26/2024

Can I have all the coffee today? 😅 It’s a new week! Starting off this Monday wishing I was at . Here are a few of our favorite coffee shots we took for Phoenix Coffee during our time shooting social media content for them! Which one do you like best? ☕️ We really enjoyed working with Phoenix to capture their brand voice and image. Such a Cleveland gem. 🙏

02/24/2024

Hot Girl Brunch™️ 😝 From the archives!
Picture this: it’s summer of 2020, we’re in peak pandemic nonsense mode. It’s Hot Girl Brunch at home *most* mornings. One Sunday we hit up Auntie Michelle because no one’s grits hit like hers. She makes a pot for us which we traded for some fresh baked zucchini bread, so that we could make these insane shrimp and grits. We started taking nice pictures of all our fancy lockdown culinary adventures. Someday we’ll make a cookbook together but today you get this throwback and of Hot Girl Shrimp and Grits. 🔥

02/21/2024

TEXTURE 🐑🧶🧵 Our recent shoot with was full of all the coziest and most luxurious locally produced textiles. Sarah and Jess, founders of this amazing organization, emphasized to us how important it was to capture the texture produced in the region which was on full display at their first ever Symposium Event!
There’s so much that we loved about this event and this shoot. Feel free to check out our recent blog post at the link in our bio to learn and see more! 🔗📄➡️

12/07/2023

So proud to work with amazing clients like Cleveland Water Alliance. It's been a joy to share their story and mission with the world through photo and video content over the last year. Looking forward to more in 2024!

12/03/2023

On a cozy day like today, we look back fondly on the product and brand photo and video we got to do with ! Thankful for this beautiful collaboration with so many wonderful folx all over the city. ☕️💕

11/17/2023

H A R K I N 🤎 So happy to collaborate with our close friend Courtney on this product shoot for her beautiful custom leather goods brand. .studio is celebrating its first anniversary and we are so amazed by the dedication to traceable materials and a slow intentional process. Keep up the good work! Thank you for collaborating with us. More soon! ✨ Check out Harkin for holiday gifting and celebrate this milestone this weekend at and !

07/27/2023

We're enjoying Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's Conference. Excited to be learning more about all the possibilities and responsible uses of to support storytelling for our clients.

We're also happy to reconnect with Cleveland's AI expert, Paul Roetzer.

10/31/2022

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Sometimes making content includes carving a logo pumpkin the night before Halloween... 😅

08/01/2022

It’s starting to feel real! ⚡️ Setting up all the toys and furniture and equipment tonight in the new studio… feeling the newness! ⚡️ Thank you to Mom + Dad Kent for the visit and encouragement. ⭐️

07/22/2022

Sooo… We’ve got some fun new things coming at you in the next few weeks!!! The Cogent Co. Studio will be opening August 2022 in the Cleveland Twist Drill Building! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ We can’t wait. 🤩

07/21/2022

We both love cooking (and eating😛) amazing food so when it comes to working with restaurants… we are sooo here for it!! Thanks to Soba Asian Kitchen for collaborating with us to get some shots of their Cleveland Heights location! Huge fans of their whole team and the amazing hibachi style bowls they create!

07/18/2022

POV Odin is taking your headshots. 😬😬😬

07/15/2022

Happy Friday, friends! ⚡️

07/14/2022

Aww! Just got some cute candids back from ’s team! Dante and Mallory shared about the events and development work they’ve done in Coventry over the past few years during a tour of Coventry Village and Made Cleveland! Thank you to Matt Shiffler Photography for these shots. 💯📷👯‍♀️

07/14/2022

We love how this stop motion reel turned out showcasing Fairmount Presbyterian Church’s in Cleveland Heights. It has been so precious to see the care and attention puts into keeping this pantry stocked for the community. 💕🙏 Honored to capture the fruit of their labor.

07/13/2022

A fun, quick reel we put together for Coventry Village at Halloween!

We love finding ways to connect so many faces in the neighborhood with the greater community through this kind of simple, beautiful storytelling content.

07/08/2022

We can't stop smiling about alllll of the moments we shared at Coventry Village's Juneteenth Celebration. From experience design to branding, marketing to filmmaking... this was a big project for our team and collaborators but we're thrilled to support the community in celebrating the freedom and self-expression of our black neighbors. Clearly we had a good time in the process!

07/01/2022

Oh, you already KNOW what went down after this video shoot... 😋

KOKO BAKERY makes it easy to showcase their tasty treats. It wasn't hard to make them some content as epic as their baked goods. If you haven't tried these buns, you're missing out! 🍡

Vibe Videography for Koko Bakery, 2022, Odin Blak

05/09/2022

Who's ready to DANCE!? 🥁
This gorgeous Cleveland weather lately has us dreaming of summer and remembering how much fun we had creating this video of the Coventry Village Drum Circle! 🤲

Huge shout out to Don Davis for the incredible job he has done over the years, creating this space that welcomes people from all walks of life. It was a joy to capture the energy, rhythm, and life of this group! Check them out this summer, beginning in June!

05/07/2022

Rev. Jessie MacMillan is one of the most beautiful people we've worked with. As the interim pastor at Fairmount Presbyterian Church, her fierce, gentle compassion, discernment, and love made her a cherished pillar of the church during her time serving there. This spring, Fairmount welcomed in a new senior pastor, and this video was part of the loving tribute created to celebrate Pastor Jessie's ministry.
From navigating the communications and transition process, to sharing moments highlighting her work, we were happy to support FPC through this season. It was so special to be included in this moment of the church's life and evolution.

05/06/2022

As soon as we started to formulate our vision for this work, the name emerged. Cogent. The measuring stick for the effectiveness of our strategy work, and the aspiration of all of our storytelling.

05/05/2022

Buckeye Relief was one of the most amazing groups of people we've had the pleasure of working with over the last year. They opened Amplify Dispensary, their first retail space, in Coventry Village this March and it was so fun helping them create an announcement that is as vibrant as they are. Their brand new location in Coventry is absolutely beautiful. From touring their growing facility in Eastlake to interviewing their team, we've enjoyed every minute of our collaboration. Check out this highlight reel of our work together!

05/05/2022

Odin + Mallory. A little introduction / photo dump for you! We are so excited to bring our unique superpowers together, joining forces to support our friends in telling their stories! We started working together in 2020, after years of cultivating our respective crafts individually. ⚡️ Here’s a little more about us. ⬇️

🖤Meet Odin🖤
Odin Blak (he/him), born in Cleveland, and raised in Euclid, Ohio, comes from 3 generations of journeyman photographers, videographers and creators. As a self-taught photographer, Odin began working professionally in 2018 with the hopes of capturing the heartbeat of each moment in a single image. His empathetic superpowers allow him to feel the energy of each moment and each frame to tell a story. As he grew his art form, he expanded into videography, which has been a critical asset in helping his clients share their work and connect with others.

✨Meet Mallory✨
Mallory Kent (she/her), is a connector and visionary. She finds joy in connecting deeply with others and helping them step into the powerful possibilities available to them. With over a decade of experience in inbound marketing, brand design, community development, and content creation, she brings her full self to every project, helping powerful new futures come to reality for her clients.

⚡️Together we work to create effective strategies for communication, and then bring them to life with powerful storytelling. We love our work and are inspired to continue growing as we embark on the adventure of building Cogent! Thank you for joining us!! ⚡️

05/03/2022

Capturing content in Coventry Village is always an adventure but in springtime… it hits different. Here are a few spring moments from our favorite little business district! 💕✨🌷

05/02/2022

We have been working with Fairmount Presbyterian Church (an amazing group of people!) since last summer, to distill their core values and communicate them more effectively with their congregation and the broader community. One of the “storylines” we have developed together is “Faith In Action.” Here is a video of a tender, private moment of faith in action: sweet Jane serving her church by setting up the sanctuary with great care.
Odin and I have loved turning strategy into story with FPC! 🙏✨💕

10/10/2021

Young Storytellers! Here's an awesome opportunity to flex your film skills. Submit a 2-minute video to this Stavros Niarchos Foundation challenge by Oct. 25th! https://www.snf25filmchallenge.org/submissions

About the SNF 25th Anniversary Short Film Challenge Technology shapes every aspect of our lives.  It even has the potential to redefine our idea of what it means to be human. So how can we be sure it makes us and our society better? We want to hear your ideas about how tech can be a force for good...