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Independent production studio Detroit, Michigan

Original formats.
Built with RV Mendoza.

Obvious Ventures LLC is an independent production studio in Detroit. It develops and produces original formats and brand collaborations with RV Mendoza.

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RV Mendoza holds a cup of matcha in a Better Than Everyone episode.RV Mendoza asks whether Costco is saving them money in Breaking Even.
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The formats

Each format keeps its premise during a brand partnership.

Every project needs a premise viewers can follow. Products earn a role when the brief fits the story.

RV Mendoza holds a cup of matcha beneath text about thinking they are better than everyone.

continuing Original recurring short-form comedy series

Better Than Everyone

RV Mendoza takes one ordinary thing and turns it into a reason for exaggerated superiority.

Comedy · Food · Retail · Consumer technology

Brand work: Banza, Crest, Instagram, Ray-Ban Meta, Sheetz, Sir Kensington’s

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RV Mendoza stands in a kitchen beneath text asking whether Costco is saving them money or is a scam.

continuing Recurring consumer and comedy series

Breaking Even

RV Mendoza keeps a running calculation to find out whether a Costco membership is saving money or quietly becoming the scam they suspected.

Consumer spending · Grocery · Retail · Household products

Brand work: Crest

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Published partnership evidence

Sheetz, Crest, Sir Kensington’s, and Ray-Ban Meta have partnered in these formats.

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BanzaCrestInstagramRay-Ban MetaSheetzSir Kensington’s
RV Mendoza smiles while looking down in front of a pink wall, wearing a colorful patterned scarf over a black shirt.

The creator

RV Mendoza writes and performs every project.

RV Mendoza is a Detroit content creator and storyteller working across food and grocery, consumer technology, travel, and Midwest stories. They create and perform in Obvious Ventures projects.

Food + groceryConsumer techDetroit + MidwestTravel
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Recent news

The Washington Post features RV Mendoza’s Costco Travel experience.

RV’s Costco rental-car video prompted the reporting. The Independent and Yahoo later carried the story.

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