Who isSyd Meyer?
Syd Meyer is a filmmaker, sponsored kiteboarder and the founder of SSS Lighthouse Creative, a video agency. She walked away from a top business school, moved across the country with no job, no income and a camera, and couch-hopped for a year and a half to fund the business. She documents all of it, in public, while it is still happening.
I don't follow a blueprint. I build one.
What does Syd Meyer do?
Syd runs SSS Lighthouse Creative, the video agency she built from zero, and hired her first full-time employee at 22. Behind the agency sits Beacon Engine, a system that puts your ideas to work.
She directs and shoots her own films, including Wind Bound, a short about women kiteboarders in Charleston. She also hosts Kids Like Us, a podcast and community for ambitious 18 to 26 year olds.
Why did Syd Meyer drop out of college?
She was a straight-A student at a top business school, and she walked away to give a small dream room to breathe. She moved across the country with no job, no income and a camera, couch-hopped for a year and a half to fund the business, and taught herself the craft through what she calls YouTube University.
The line she still lives by came out of that stretch: Drop Out. Hustle. Get Out There.
Is Syd Meyer a kiteboarder?
Yes. She became a sponsored kiteboarder within months of first touching a kite: gear traded first, then a sponsorship. The wind is her core life metaphor.
Her short film Wind Bound, about the doubt women and girls face in a male-dominated sport, was a Finalist at the Wild Wind Film Fest 2024 and an Official Selection of the Carolina Surf Film Festival 2024. She has had three knee surgeries, the first one botched, and kept building through all of it.
What is Kids Like Us?
Kids Like Us is Syd's podcast and community for ambitious 18 to 26 year olds who feel meant for more and need permission to start. Syd is not their guru. She is the proof that the unconventional path is real and survivable.
Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and follow @thekidslikeus.
Where has Syd Meyer filmed?
Brazil, West Africa, the Florida Keys, Oahu, Egypt and New York, plus a long list of cross-country moves. The travel journal on this site keeps the running log, place by place.
How can I work with Syd Meyer?
Founders, creators and leaders can start with a Power Hour: one hour with Syd. You bring every idea you're sitting on and leave with the three worth acting on, what to film first and where each one goes.
For a guided build there is The 4-Week Build. To have the whole system run for you, apply to work with her team.
How do I contact Syd Meyer?
The fastest way is a DM on Instagram at @syddiegurl. Brand partnerships in kiteboarding, travel and gear come in the same way.