a creative tech studio
At the helm of MADWOMEN STUDIOS are creative technologists and longtime collaborators,
Mia Pokriefka and Elissa O’Dell. Their work began on a viral YouTube film that sparked a 14-year creative partnership that has led to:
Creating award-winning work for NYT’s bestselling authors to global nonprofits
Developing cutting-edge technology using a deeply human approach
Speaking to thousands, sparking action and ideas across industries
Raising venture capital in an ecosystem where only 2% goes to women
At the helm of MADWOMEN STUDIOS are creative technologists and longtime collaborators, Mia Pokriefka and Elissa O’Dell.
Their work began on a viral YouTube film that sparked a 14-year creative partnership that has led to:
Creating award-winning work for NYT’s bestselling authors to global nonprofits
Developing cutting-edge technology using a deeply human approach
Speaking to thousands, sparking action and ideas across industries
Raising venture capital in an ecosystem where only 2% goes to women
As children of the 90s, we loved chatting with friends and strangers alike on AOL Instant Messenger. In those overlapping grey and white squares, we held intimate, one-on-one conversations, swapping stories and building relationships.
We’re still doing that today.
Over the years, we’ve pitched ideas with nothing but a deck and landed clients and investors. We’ve built MVPs that blew up overnight, thanks to word of mouth. We’ve spotted the future years ahead of the curve—and had the courage to follow it.
It’s been an honor to be pioneers in a space where value exchange is real, where inspiration leads to action, and where technology and content actually adds to our lives.
Fourteen years of building together has taught us this:
Trust your gut. Build your vision—not someone else’s. And if people don’t get it right away, that’s okay.
Because when it’s rooted in connection, conversation, and care—it will resonate.
Always has. Always will.