At a young age, his father, Illustrator Bob Staake, introduced him to Macs and digital imaging tools like Photoshop.

Staake edited and directed the music video for the Young Thug song "Wyclef Jean."

[4] Recordings of Thug detailing his ideas for the video are played over the top of the track, accompanied by text that further explains how the shoot turned into an expensive catastrophe for 300 Entertainment.

[5] An altercation between Thug's camp and the LAPD even occurred during shooting so Pomp&Clout opted instead to use B-roll footage for the final video.

[8] The positive reaction to the Young Thug video resulted in Staake being tapped to begin developing feature films and TV shows, and he was signed to The Gotham Group in 2017.