
Chief Experience Officer at Sherpa Web! Studios
Greater Atlanta Area

Chief Experience Officer at Sherpa Web! Studios
Greater Atlanta Area
- Founder of Sherpa! Web Studios, a search-friendly web design and marketing firm focused on Engaging, Enticing, and Evolving(TM) B2B online relationships by delivering award-winning web interfaces and top-ranked search engine marketing.
- Guest speaker, lecturer, writer, and thought-leader on the quantifiable and strategic value of B2B digital marketing.
- Co-founder of Vascent, an Atlanta-based web design and development firm consecutively ranked 'Top Web Design and Development Firm', 'Best Place To Work', 'Fastest Growing Private Company', and a 2006 Inc5000 'Fastest Growing Firm'.
- Named 2006 Atlanta Business Chronicle's Up & Comers Top 40 under 40.
- Featured in a variety of publications including MarketingProfs, Atlanta Business Chronicle, BtoB Magazine, Atlanta Woman Magazine, Techlinks, TalentZoo, and Georgia Restaurant Association.
- Recipient of multiple international design awards from the Web Marketing Association and Horizon Interactive Awards.
- Served as Board and Marketing Chair of Moving in the Spirit, a nationally awarded youth development non-profit serving Atlanta's communities.
- Active member the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association (AiMA), Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization (SEMPO), and Computer-Human Interaction - Atlanta (CHI-Atlanta).
- Founder of Atlanta User Experience Group (AUXG).
- Extensive experience architecting digital marketing campaigns for businesses of all sizes:
ENTERPRISE ORGANIZATIONS: Rinnai, Siemens, ADP, Sprint, Porsche, and Berkshire Hathaway.
MID-SIZED COMPANIES: Cbeyond, Spanx, Nubridges, Purchasing Power, Rollins, Maxxis, Kilpatrick Stockton, Agilysys, Boyken International, Inovis.
SMALL BUSINESSES: Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, Ron Clark Academy, Julian Lecraw, Cumming-Forsyth Chamber, Tyler Perry Company, Career Sports & Entertainment.
Digital Strategy -- the art and science of creating, executing, and measuring high-performance digital marketing strategies.
Search Engine Marketing -- driving consumer initiated demand through search engine and social media marketing.
Persuasive Technology -- the use of web sites, software applications, and mobile devices to influence people’s attitudes and behavior and motivate toward specific actions.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)
Sherpa! guides online marketing experiences that Engage, Entice, and Evolve™ customer relationships. Sherpa!'s team of information architects, web interface designers, usability experts, and search engine marketing professionals are known for pushing the boundaries of accepted internet marketing strategies in order to achieve results that exceed expectations.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)
Nationally recognized Moving in the Spirit (http://www.movinginthespiritorg) is a youth development program that integrates high quality dance instruction with performance, leadership and mentor opportunities for young people in Atlanta. Our dynamic programs educate, inspire, and unite to help them become compassionate leaders
***2009****
- Judge for WebMarketing Awards
***2008****
- 'Most Effective Search Engine Marketing' Award (Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association)
- Judge for WebMarketing Awards
***2007****
- 'Largest Marketing Services Firm' (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
- 'Inc5000 Fastest Growing Firm' (Inc Magazine)
- 5 Interactive Media Awards (Horizon Awards)
- 6 'Excellence in Design' (Web Marketing Association WebAwards)
- Judge for WebMarketing Awards
***2006****
- '40 under 40 Up and Comers' Award (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
- Top Web Design and Development Firm (2002-07 Atlanta Business Chronicle)
- Judge of WebMarketing Awards
***2005****
- 'Best Place To Work' (2004-05 Atlanta Business Chronicle)
***2004****
- 'Fastest Growing Private Firm' (2003-04 Atlanta Business Chronicle)