About
Built by a creator — for brands, creators, and the people who actually watch
2A Media started on YouTube. We live on all three sides of the deal: the creator making the video, the brand shipping the product, and the viewer / customer deciding what to buy. That is why our programs work in the real world — not only in a slide deck.
How we started
I’m Maksim Netrebov. I began as a YouTuber (SlavGuns) covering firearms and outdoor gear. Brands noticed. Friends noticed. We started connecting great brands with creators we trusted — people we already knew would treat product and the audience with respect.
Then one of those brands asked us to manage it all: the roster, the samples, the briefs, the affiliate side, the follow-ups. That was the moment 2A Media stopped being a side favor and became the company.
We understand all three sides
- Creators — what it takes to shoot, edit, and publish without getting buried in agency chaos or vague briefs
- Brands — what it takes to run T&E, affiliates, and launches with attributable results and sane program cost
- Viewers / customers — what actually earns trust on camera and turns coverage into a purchase, not just views
Most agencies talk at creators. Most brand programs bury everyone in email threads and lost spreadsheets. We started from the friction creators face when working with agencies and brands — then built processes that also protect the brand’s economics and respect the audience.
How we work
- Creator-first ops — briefs, content windows, and expectations that match how creators actually produce
- Automated tracking — requests, samples, publish status, and follow-ups live in systems instead of scattered DMs
- Real program economics — clicks, orders, program cost, and roster health — not vanity dashboards
Who we work with
Firearms and outdoor manufacturers across precision accessories, optics, tripods, and rifle platforms. Public partner names and logos stay private until we have approval to list them.
Precision accessories Optics Tripods Rifle platforms
Channels vs agency
2A Media LLC is the agency. SlavGuns is an owned consumer channel we still run — useful proof of how creator work and audience trust actually work, not the product we pitch brands on this site. Related marketplace work (Three Monkeys Media) is available on request.
Maksim Netrebov, President · 2A Media LLC · Bangor, PA