WHY US
WELCOME TO BORDER FREE MEDIA
WE BUILD MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS THROUGH CREATIVE CONTENT
WHO WE ARE
Border Free Media is a lifestyle creative agency, education platform for brands and digital image licensing platform.
OUR AGENCY
FULL-CYCLE CONTENT MARKETING
We have over a decade of experience in full-cycle content marketing, storytelling for brands and destinations around the globe. Most creative agencies simply create and deliver content to a client. At Border Free Media, we create AND connect. We not only give our clients great deliverables but also produce and execute a one-of-a-kind marketing campaign strategy to get that content in front of a new audience.
DEEP EXPERTISE
Our creative team are experts specializing in lifestyle travel and food. They understand what makes a destination or product unique and how to deliver that in visual and written format in a way that prompts existing customers to be more connected and allows new consumers to bridge a connect creating lifelong brand loyalty. We have filmmakers and photographers around the globe who can’t wait to tell your story.
TRANSPARENCY + VALUE
We pride ourselves on delivering the best possible value to our clients to meet each of their unique content needs. Our team treats each unique visual campaign as though it were our own brand, ultimatley creating lasting impact and connection between product and client.
PROVEN SUCCESS
One the last ten years we have moved the needle and delivered results for our clients through the content we create. And we’re ready to help you!
Founded by filmmaker and travel expert Kristen Kellogg in 2011, the company is owned by Kristen and food and travel expert, Aida Mollenkamp.
MEET THE TEAM
Kristen holds a degree in Communication Studies with a focus in Marketing and Public Relations from San Jose State University. She founded Border Free Media and Border Free Travels to craft engaging travel and lifestyle stories and brand campaigns through film, photography, and innovative media. She not only creates content but provides consulting to brands and destinations for digital marketing, social media, and modern campaign concepts that will best reach and engage their desired audience.
Kristen recently produced work for the Travel Channel and Thailand Tourism, and her work has been featured in a variety of outlets such as Yahoo, Daily Mail, AFAR, MSN, and Microsoft among others. Kristen is from Southern Illinois, has an obsession with cheese, loves talking to strangers (in person and on Instagram), and feels most at home when she’s not.
When she’s not on the road, she finds inspiration by exploring her own backyard – Mexico City.
Aida has extensive background in hospitality, food, and media spaces. She studied at the Cornell Hotel School and Le Cordon Bleu Paris cooking school before joining CHOW Magazine where she worked as Food Editor. Aida then moved to television and hosted the Food Network show, Ask Aida, FoodCrafters on the Cooking Channel, In The Pantry on Yahoo!, and the TasteMade series, Off Menu. Her cookbook, Keys To The Kitchen, is a go-to for home cooks who want to become more adventurous cooks. She speaks four languages, has lived abroad in France and Italy.
Aida believes you don’t know a place until you’ve broken bread there and is on a mission to help food travelers taste the world.