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Downtown Napa’s Video Podcast Studio

Where serious
conversations
find their stage.

A production studio for podcasters, business leaders, and cultural voices who demand more than a room with a ring light.

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The conversations
that matter
happen here.

CEO recording a video podcast at Action House Napa studio
Thought Leadership

CEOs & Business Leaders

LA production teams count on us. Executive conversations that demand the highest production standard.

Cultural artist recording at Action House Napa video podcast studio
Art, Music & Culture

Cultural Trendsetters

Grammy-recognized artists. Songwriters. Musicians. The voices shaping the conversation about what culture becomes next.

Local Napa business owner recording a podcast at Action House Napa
Marketing & Entrepreneurship

Local Business Owners

Napa’s entrepreneurs and founders. The people building the valley, and the stories worth telling about it.

“This is not a studio for everyone. It is a studio for creators and organizations who take the quality of their conversations seriously.”
Why Action House

The only studio that’s
actually part of
downtown Napa.

Our Action Ave. address isn’t a detail. It’s part of what makes the work feel like it belongs here. A full-service production studio in the heart of the city.

01

Cinema-grade
production

We shoot on Sony Cinema Line cameras, the same imaging pipeline used in professional broadcast and commercial production, operated by experienced videographers.

02

A real human
editor

Your footage doesn’t go to an algorithm or an overseas gig worker. Our editor is a North Bay-based professional: someone who cares about your content as much as you do. We support humans.

03

Original music,
composed for you

Your show deserves a sound that’s entirely its own. We compose custom theme music and original scores in-house. Your intro won’t sound like everyone else’s.

04

Strategy built
into the room

Action House founder, Phillip Smith, has delivered hundreds of hours of one-on-one coaching to newsroom founders & media creators. Production here comes with a deep understanding of what actually builds an audience.

05

Audience growth
expertise

Phillip has spent years working with platform-monetized video creators with a combined audience of more than four million followers, working on audience growth, revenue sustainability, and content that keeps people coming back.

06

A proven
track record

Google News Initiative Program Director, delivering the inaugural Journalistic Creators Lab to eight video-first journalism efforts. Stanford JSK Journalism Fellow. Mozilla Senior Fellow for Media & Trust. These credentials inform every session.

Phillip Smith, founder of Action House Napa
About the studio

Built by someone who has spent a career telling stories that matter.

Phillip Smith is an industry professional with more than three decades of experience: executive coach, entrepreneurship trainer, former Director of the Google News Initiative Journalistic Creators Lab, Stanford JSK Journalism Fellow, and Mozilla Senior Fellow for Media & Trust. He has personally delivered 500+ hours of one-on-one coaching to video creators, newsroom founders, and media leaders around the world. Phillip started his career as a photojournalist and studio founder, and is excited to return to his roots.

When you record at Action House, you are not just renting a room. You are working with someone who understands why your conversation deserves to be heard, and how to make sure it is.

Studio access

Full Production

Sony Cinema Line cameras, lighting, professional audio, videographer, and optional editing and music production. The complete service for serious shows.

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Studio + Crew

The studio, setup, and camera operation handled for you. You bring your content, we handle the production environment.

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Studio Access

For experienced producers who know what they need and simply want the right space. Available by half-day or full day.

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All sessions are by appointment. Check availability online →

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Let’s make something
worth listening to.

Action House Napa is happy to help you assess which is the right booking for your needs. Tell us about your project and we will let you know if we are the right studio for it, and which service to book.

Location Downtown Napa, California
By appointment only
Phone (650) 283-7365
Email actionhousenapa@gmail.com
Instagram @actionhousenapa
Book online actionhousenapa.as.me

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