01Investor Proposal · 2027 Expedition Series

STOKEHOUSE
PRODUCTIONS

An opportunity to invest in the 2027 expedition series — four expeditions, four films. At a certain level, an investment includes a place on the expeditions themselves. Otherwise it is capital for a return.

4 expeditions
4 films
13+ years operating
Stokehouse Productions LLC
02The Operator

Ryan Robinson.

Ryan Robinson has worked full-time as a professional highliner and endurance athlete for more than thirteen years under Stokehouse Productions LLC. He holds three highline world records — a mile-long walk, a 704-foot blindfolded crossing, and a 1,919-foot walk across the American River in Folsom, California — and has performed in over fifteen countries on six continents.

His work has been produced with and featured by National Geographic, GoPro, Red Bull, Black Diamond, Dometic, Ford, Outside, CNN, NBC, Discovery Channel and The New York Times, reaching an audience of more than 300,000. Before highlining he completed 100+ triathlons with zero DNFs and raced the Race Across America. He is a four-time American Ninja Warrior competitor and two-time national finalist.

Stokehouse Productions is the entity behind that body of work. The 2027 expedition series is its next production.

03The Stokehouse

The place it
builds toward.

Stokehouse Productions makes the expeditions and the films. What they build toward is the Stokehouse itself — a permanent basecamp on the coast of Florianópolis, Brazil.

A stretch of coastal land where the forest meets the beach.

Treehouses linked by walkways and rope bridges. A main lodge at the center, smaller clubhouses and cabins around it, a clear stream running through the middle, and highlines strung between the trees and out over the water. The sign at the gate is hand-built — part kids' clubhouse, part Shackleton expedition camp. It is a place, not a logo.

It is the launch point for the four annual expeditions and the home for everything between them: retreats, The Stoke Method coaching immersions, gatherings, speaking, and the community of members, athletes, and alumni who keep coming back.

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The Stokehouse basecamp, Florianópolis
Now

Expeditions & films

Four packaged expeditions a year, four films, a growing IP library and audience. The engine — and what investors are repaid from.

Building

Retreats, coaching & speaking

The Stoke Method runs in three tiers — the Cocoon (12-week remote), the Line (16-week hybrid), and the Vertical (14-day immersion in Brazil), plus keynotes and gatherings.

The asset

The basecamp & brand

Every season adds members, sponsors, footage, and audience that flow back into the Stokehouse. Investors take clean production returns; this is what those returns help build.

04The Model

How the money
works.

Each expedition is sold before it runs. Sponsors and seat-holders commit during a funding window. Nothing green-lights below 100% funded. Production is paid for by contracted revenue, not by investor capital.

01

Revenue is committed first

Sponsors and seat-holders pledge before an expedition runs. At 100% of the funding target, pledges convert to payments and the expedition green-lights.

02

Capital funds pre-production

Investor money pays for packaging: sizzle reel, mood boards, location scouting, rigging, legal, the site, and the time to assemble four expeditions. It does not fund the trips themselves.

03

Loss is capped at packaging cost

If an expedition never reaches 100%, pledges release and it does not run. The exposure is the packaging spend, not a production budget.

05Two Ways to Invest

Capital, or
capital and a seat.

Both paths return the invested capital. The difference is whether the investor also joins the expeditions.

Option A

Return only

Capital goes to Stokehouse Productions. Based on the amount invested and the agreed structure, the investor receives a return on that capital from the season's revenue.

No participation required. The investor never has to leave home to see a return.

  • Return on invested capital, per the chosen structure
  • Repaid first, ahead of production profit
  • Passive — no involvement in the expeditions
Option B

Return and a place on the expeditions

At a certain level, the investment includes a seat on one or more of the 2027 expeditions — the investor is actually there, on the ground, for the production.

The capital still returns. Attendance is arranged separately as part of the package, for those who want it.

  • Everything in Option A, plus
  • A place on one or more expeditions
  • Direct involvement in the production and the films

Which structure carries the return (a note, a revenue share, or equity) is covered below. The two paths above sit on top of any of them.

062027 Season

Four expeditions.
Four films.

One annual product across four continents. Expedition 001 is live and funding now; the proposal is to fund 001 first and raise the rest against its result.

What is public

The public schedule lists placeholder regions until each expedition confirms. Quarterly cadence, one film per expedition, green-light at 100%.

What is shared under NDA

Exact locations, dates, the confidential season file, sizzle reel, mood boards, and the full logistics plan for all four expeditions.

07Current Traction

Expedition 001
is 82% funded.

Demand on the season opener is contracted before any production money has been committed.

Expedition 001 funding82%
0%Green-light at 100%
82% funded
2 seats remaining
08Where Revenue Comes From

Two layers.

Contracted revenue

Title, Supporting and Contributing sponsors fill the funding window. Seat-holders pay to join the expedition. This is the revenue investors are repaid from.

Long-tail revenue

Film licensing, festivals, streaming and brand cuts. This arrives after investor repayment and is not counted in the base repayment plan.

What investor capital pays for

Sizzle reel, mood boards, location scouting, rigging, legal, the site, and the time to package four expeditions. When sponsors and members commit, production costs are already covered by contracted pledges.

09Budget & Economics

The numbers live
under NDA.

The full financial model — per-expedition costs, revenue scenarios, margins, and season economics — is a live spreadsheet. Every assumption is visible and adjustable, and it is shared with qualified investors under NDA.

What the model covers

Crew, logistics, production, packaging and contingency on the cost side. Seats and tiered sponsorship on the revenue side. Floor, likely, and full cases for each expedition and the season.

How to see it

Send an inquiry below. Qualified investors receive the model, the season file, and the proposed terms — under NDA, before any commitment is discussed.

Request the full model
10Recoupment Order

Investors are
repaid first.

Revenue flows in a fixed contractual order. Investors recover principal plus a premium before the production side takes profit. All investors are repaid pro rata and pari passu.

01

Revenue collected

Sponsor payments and seat balances land at green-light and at delivery.

02

Distribution and sales fees

Taken first, per standard film-finance structure.

03

Debt

Any senior debt on the project is serviced next.

04

Investor recoupment — at a premium

Principal plus premium, first position, pro rata and pari passu. Earlier capital carries a higher premium.

05

Production / creative profit

Only after investors are fully repaid.

11Repayment Timeline

Dated,
not open-ended.

Positions repay on an expedition cycle, not a fund horizon. Exact timelines and premiums are set in the term sheets, shared under NDA.

Fund

Investor funds packaging — sizzle reel, mood boards, scout, file assembly.

Fill

Sponsor windows and seat applications fill the funding target.

Green-light

At 100%, pledges convert and collections begin.

Run

The expedition runs; remaining balances land at delivery of the film and assets.

Distribute

Deliverables ship, final collections close, investors are paid: principal plus premium.

12Downside

If an expedition
doesn't fund.

What happens

Pledges release and the expedition does not run. The loss is the packaging cost, not a production budget. The investor position rolls to the next expedition or is returned pro rata.

13Financing Structures

Five options.

The structure carrying the return is matched to the investor. Terms, premiums, and timelines for each are in the term sheets, shared under NDA.

Per-expedition note

Fund one expedition’s packaging. First-position return on the shortest cycle. The proposed starting point.

Season note

Fund the full 2027 season. Rolling repayment as each expedition completes.

Capped revenue share

A share of gross revenue until a fixed cap is reached.

Fixed-yield note

A straight loan to the LLC with a fixed maturity date.

Equity

Reserved for a strategic partner — distribution, brand network, or media access.

These instruments are securities. Any offering would be made under Reg D to accredited investors only, through documents reviewed by a securities attorney.

14The Offer

Three ways in.

All three return capital first, ahead of production profit. Amounts, premiums, and timelines are set in the term sheets — the inquiry below starts that conversation.

Expedition Note

A position on a single expedition’s packaging. First-position return on the shortest cycle. Return only.

Inquire
Season Note

A position across the full 2027 season, repaid on a rolling basis as each expedition completes. Return only.

Inquire
Expedition Partner

Everything in the note, plus a seat on the expedition — on the ground and in the film. Return and participation.

Inquire
First
Position in recoupment
Premium
On invested capital
Dated
Repayment timelines
Reg D
Accredited investors only
Request the full model and terms
15Inquire

Start the
conversation.

Serious inquiries receive the full model, the season file, and proposed terms under NDA. This goes directly to Ryan.