Creative Studio · Racine, Wisconsin · Est. 2026
An independent creative studio building software for people who need it — and films worth watching. We are small by choice and serious about craft.
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Who we are
"A scrappy independent studio that punches above its weight."
The Lindner Company is a solo-founded creative studio from Racine, Wisconsin. We work across film, software, and marketing — not because we can't choose, but because the best creative work doesn't stay in one lane.
Our first product, ShiftLedger, is a gig worker earnings tracker with real IRS tax math — the financial tool nobody had made yet for 7.7 million delivery drivers. It funds the studio. Film is the destination. Everything we build reflects the same values: honest, useful, and made to last.
We are not optimizing for an exit. We are building a body of work worth being proud of in twenty years.
2026
Founded
3
Creative Arms
WI
Home Base
What we make
An earnings tracker built for gig delivery drivers. Real IRS bracket tax math. Per-shift set-aside guidance. The financial tool that nobody else had made for people who drive for DoorDash, Instacart, UberEats, and GrubHub.
$4.99/month Pro · Run your shift like a business.
↗Documentary, short film, commercial, music video, and wedding film. Honest, cinematic storytelling for people who care about how their moments are remembered. Wisconsin has stories the world hasn't heard yet.
Weddings · Events · Commercial · Narrative
↗Marketing and creative direction for businesses that care about doing things right. A warm, collaborative studio — a partner, not a vendor. Brand identity, campaign work, and creative strategy for select clients.
Good people doing good work. · A Lindner Company studio
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Every product, film, and design project starts with a question: is this true? We would rather make something honest than something impressive.
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Gig workers are not wealthy. They work hard to make ends meet. Our pricing should reflect respect for that. Fair pricing builds more loyalty than premium pricing extracts.
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We don't have a big budget. We have resourcefulness. The constraint of doing more with less forces creativity in ways that unlimited budgets rarely do.
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We are not trying to be from somewhere else. The Midwest has stories that the coasts overlook. Being from here is a positioning statement, not an apology.
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Software that doesn't tell a story is just a tool. A tool that doesn't solve a real problem is just code. A film that doesn't say something true is just footage. We start with the human.
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We are not building for an exit. We are building a studio with a name worth something in twenty years. Every decision is filtered through that lens.
The origin story
A solo founder in Racine, Wisconsin taught himself to code well enough to ship a 7,300-line app from scratch. Not because it was easy. Because it needed to exist.
ShiftLedger was built for gig workers — the people who drive for DoorDash and Instacart and deserve better financial tools than what the market offers them. It is the funding mechanism for a bigger creative ambition.
Film is the destination. The Lindner Company is the studio that holds both — and everything else that comes after. One person, one studio, one clear idea of what it should become.
Get in touch
Whether you're a gig driver who wants to try ShiftLedger, a brand looking for honest film work, or someone with a project worth building — we want to hear about it.
hello@thelindnercompany.com