Hi, I’m Travis!

The stories we tell become our reality. And yours is too important to leave unexamined and left in the hands of amateurs. I know because I’ve spent decades bringing incredible, entertaining individuals & unique worlds to audiences to inspire, educate, and transform our understanding of the great mystery in which we live.

I offer the experience and wisdom I’ve acquired to help individuals and organizations use story as a pathway to a future they wish to create—whether that’s your brand or your own personal education. I invite you to join me to explore how to point your compass in a direction that aligns with your values and talents to manifest your dreams.

A bit of my story:

Travis Shakespeare has a decades-long history of bringing incredible, unsung everyday heroes to life in television & film. As Executive Producer and SVP Unscripted Programming for BBC Studios Los Angeles he spent a decade in creative development and production of many unscripted shows including the highly acclaimed Emmy®-winning unstructured National Geographic franchise, Life Below Zero, Life Below Zero: Port Protection, Life Below Zero: Next Generation, Life Below Zero: Canada, and Life Below Zero: First Alaskans, as well as BBC’s #1 motoring franchise Top Gear America, and numerous other shows.

Travis is also the Director and Executive Producer of Playing with FIRE: The Documentary, which showcases the groundbreaking Financial Independence/Retire Early subculture. Cited by US News among “the 10 best financial movies of the decade,” the film was featured in Forbes, The New York Times, USA Today, The Guardian, and NPR. It can be streamed on most SVOD platforms.

Prior to joining BBC Studios, Travis produced a variety of other hit television titles including  Ice Road Truckers (History), Deadliest Catch (Discovery) The Wild Within a.k.a. Meateater (Travel Channel),  Black Gold (truTV), Gourmet’s Adventures with Ruth and Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie (both on PBS). He also served as producer for Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me showcasing the legendary Broadway actress, and the narrative feature film All That Remains.

Life Below Zero has won 8 Emmys and received 18 nominations. Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie was awarded the James Beard Award and received 2 Emmy nominations. Travis was also honored with a James Beard Award nomination in 2011 for The Wild Within (a.k.a. Meateater).