What does Bringing Humans Together do?

Bringing Humans Together is a human connection and brand storytelling agency that partners with companies to strengthen employee culture, create unforgettable guest experiences, and build genuine community. Every engagement includes award-winning photography and video documentation to capture the authentic moments and stories of the people that make up your brand.

How does your employee experience program work?

We come into your workplace, personally get to know your employees, hear their stories, and capture their genuine emotion through beautiful photography and documentary video. We then facilitate meaningful communication between all of them, creating a more connected, appreciated, and retained workforce. Studies show it is 7x cheaper to retain an employee than hire and train a new one.

What industries do you work with?

Bringing Humans Together works across hospitality, cruise lines, corporate brands, and any organization that wants to build a stronger, more human culture. Past clients include Celebrity Cruises and other notable brands in hospitality and corporate sectors.

Is photography and video included in your packages?

Yes. Award-winning, National Geographic-published photography and professional videography are included with every single package. These images and stories become powerful assets for your brand's PR, internal communications, and public storytelling.

Why does employee engagement matter to my business?

U.S. employee engagement dropped to a 10-year low of 31% in 2024. Gallup research shows companies with highly engaged employees outperform competitors by 147% in earnings per share. Meanwhile, 79% of employees who quit cite a lack of appreciation. Investing in human connection is not just good for morale — it directly impacts revenue and retention.

What is the guest experience program?

We create genuine, memorable experiences that bring your guests closer together and help them form real relationships with each other — the kind of experience they talk about for years. Everything is captured through stunning photography and video that becomes powerful marketing and PR content for your brand.

What is the community building program?

Community building is the third pillar of our work. We take all the people we have come to know — employees, guests, or both — and facilitate real, ongoing communication and meaningful relationships among them, turning your company into a genuine community rather than a transaction.

How do I work with Bringing Humans Together?

Visit bringinghumanstogether.com/contact to reach out. We would love to learn about your company, your people, and how we can help make them feel seen, connected, and proud to be part of what you are building.

Our Story

About Us, How Bringing Humans Together Began:

This started with a broken heart, a one-way ticket and the terrifying decision to talk to a stranger…

Lets Work Together

ADAM SCHLUTER

meet the founder

I moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 9 years ago not knowing a single person.

After a difficult year, I took whatever money I had left, booked the cheapest one-way ticket to Europe I could find, and set off with a Nikon camera and no real plan.

My mission was simple and terrifying: walk up to strangers and ask if I could photograph them.

I was so scared the first time, I threw up.

But then something happened. People said yes. And then they talked. And the things they shared about their lives, their losses, their unexpected joys, were more beautiful and more honest than anything I had ever photographed before.

So I came home and decided to invite some strangers to my backyard for dinner.

That was the first Monday Night Dinner. Then there was a second. And a third. Word got out that something real was happening at this table and people started coming from other cities, other states, other countries. Not because of a campaign. Just because they wanted to be part of something genuine.

I have now had dinner with thousands of strangers, physically, at a time when the world needs it more than ever. In 21 countries so far. Learning the most important tools and perspectives possible to bring this world closer together, no matter how different people may sound or look from one another.

Just watching the world sit down together and walk away with something they did not expect to find.

That is where Bringing Humans Together was born.

This project has now been published three times by National Geographic, was a TED talk, picked in the top 10 photography projects in the world by The Smithsonian and now, we are bringing all of the lessons learned to the market.

The photography was always part of it.

Adam has been recognized by National Geographic, The Boston Globe, HBO, Nikon, and PetaPixel for his work. He has given a TED Talk on the power of connecting with the world around you.

But the real reason his photographs look the way they do has nothing to do with any of that. It is because he actually cares about the people he photographs. And they can feel it. They open up. They trust him. And that trust is visible in every single frame.

When we bring that into your company, your employees feel it too.

Why we work with brands.

Because the same thing that works at a dinner table works in a boardroom, in a hotel lobby, in a conference room full of people who all work for the same company and barely know each other's names.

People want to be seen. They want to feel like the place where they spend most of their waking hours actually gives a damn about who they are.

We figured out how to create that feeling at scale. And now we help the brands that are ready to invest in their people do the same.

The photography and film just make sure no one ever forgets it happened.

Adam Schluter

FOUNDER
Three time National-Geographic Published Photographer, The Smithsonian Finalist and award-winning journalist who has traveled the world for the last 8 years with his project ‘Hello From A Stranger.’ Learning how to make meaningful relationships with strangers, built off of authentic conversations and vulnerability.
Jack Wade

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Award-Winning Videographer and Director who has traveled all over the world with the Hello From A Stranger project for the last 8 years. Perfecting the craft of capturing intimacy and genuine emotion on camera in the most personal way possible.
Cory Hepola

CO-FOUNDER
3-time Emmy-Award Winning Documentarian, Director, Producer & TV Anchor who has a mission to unite through innovative storytelling. Bringing a strong, organizational expertise, delivered through communication and production.

Our Story

This started with a broken heart, a one-way ticket and the terrifying decision to talk to a stranger…

ADAM SCHLUTER

This project has now been published three times by National Geographic, was a TED talk, picked in the top 10 photography projects in the world by The Smithsonian and now, we are bringing all of the lessons learned to the market.

Adam Schluter

Jack Wade

Cory Hepola

BRINGING HUMANS TOGETHER.