With approximately 35 years of combined professional media experience, husband-and-wife team Chris and Crestina Hardie launched their own company, Red Speck Media, in December 2015. The duo said they survived their first year and are heading into their second year with a strong start.

Leander-based Red Speck Media creates promotional videos, and its portfolio includes features for schools, nonprofits and the Leander Chamber of Commerce. The Hardies also offer “legacy videos” in which an elderly person shares his or her story for posterity.

“[Starting our own business] has always been our dream,” Chris said. “We love creating stories.”

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