Adamedia - The Positive Impact of BECBC Membership
In 2015, Adam Pearson co-founded Adamedia with his father Keith, blending creative ambition with practical experience to launch a media production company from their base in West Cumbria. Ten years on, the company has grown into one of the region’s leading content creation studios. Britain’s Energy Coast Business Cluster (BECBC) has been a key part of that journey from the very beginning. In Adam’s own words:
“From the outset, BECBC provided more than just networking opportunities. It offered validation, visibility, and a sense of community. It was the right level of networking group, as soon as we arrived, it became clear this was the right place to be.
There were businesses here that wanted to collaborate, that were serious about working with companies like ours. BECBC had medium-sized engineering companies, infrastructure clients, organisations who might genuinely need content creation - very collaborative, very proactive”.
BECBC has played a big part in that network-based growth model:
“There are people I met and got to know through the cluster - seeing them month after month, and eventually, those relationships turn into real opportunities. One of our biggest clients today came through a connection made at BECBC. And we’ve worked all over the UK because of it - Wales, Scotland, the Southeast. It started locally, but the impact has spread far beyond Cumbria.”
Earlier this year Adamedia celebrated its 10th business anniversary, and to mark that 10-year milestone, Adamedia launched a brand-new media hub and studio space at Lillyhall, a purpose-built creative environment that reflects the company’s evolution and ambition.
“Some of the BECBC members came to see us and our new facilities, and hear about our expanded capabilities and services. The new studio gives us the space and tools to offer more - podcasting, branded content, video interviews, high-end photography. It’s also a place where other local brands can come in, bring their products, and create something really professional.”
These recent events caused us to reflect on what our long-term membership of BECBC has meant for us, and just how many members we’ve worked for, or with, over that time.
In total, including the BECBC organisation, we’ve counted 32 companies on the current members list that we’ve had as clients in some capacity. We wonder if any other member company has worked with more individual fellow members than we have?
Adam’s advice to other members and potential members of BECBC….
“Get involved, you get out what you put in. That’s it. The members who never turn up, well they don’t get the value. But the ones who show up, contribute, build relationships, they become part of the fabric of it. We’ve always treated BECBC with respect, and it’s paid us back many times over.”