The Long Way Home
Meridian Bank
TV Commercials · 2025
Ad Film Maker & Brand Consultant
Stories that move people.Strategy that moves brands.
VJ Stajan is an ad film maker and brand consultant, shaping memorable brand narratives across film, culture, and business.
Introduction
300+ commercials. 100+ brands. One enduring belief: great storytelling creates business impact.
For two decades VJ has worked at the intersection of the edit suite and the boardroom — directing films that people remember, and building the brand thinking that makes those films worth making.
His practice combines a director's instinct for emotion with a consultant's discipline around positioning, audience and category. The result is work that feels culturally alive and commercially deliberate at the same time.
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Collaborations
Trusted by brands that value distinctiveness.
Meridian BankAnanthaKineticVelanZippTamarindNorwoodSuryanHalcyonMarutIndigo PeakEkamVayuNorthbridgeSaralOrenda
Services
Three ways of working together.
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Film Direction
Creating compelling commercials and branded films that hold attention and leave a mark.
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Brand Strategy
Clarifying positioning, purpose and communication direction so the work has somewhere to stand.
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Creative Consultation
Helping teams turn business challenges into culturally relevant ideas that actually ship.
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POD with VJ Stajan
Conversations with people shaping business, creativity, culture, and ambition.
1h 08mBuilding a brand when nobody is watching
Ananya Reddy · Founder, Studio Nine
28 Jul 2026
Featured episode
Building a brand when nobody is watching
Ananya Reddy, Founder, Studio Nine. A conversation on building conviction inside businesses that reward caution.
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“VJ doesn't take a brief, he interrogates it. What came back was sharper than what we asked for, and it moved the business.”
“He understands the boardroom and the edit suite equally well. That combination is rare and it saved us two years of drift.”
“Our film still gets sent to us by strangers. That is the only metric I really care about.”
“Calm on set, ruthless in the cut. He protects the idea when everyone else is negotiating it away.”
Contact
Have a story worth telling?
Brand leaders, agencies and collaborators — if there's a film to make or a narrative to sharpen, start here.
hello@vjstajan.com