Ryan is the CEO of SmartBug, which he founded to give clients amazing results and employees a lifetime of memories. Before SmartBug, Ryan ran marketing at several venture-backed and public companies. Ryan enjoys the gym, live music, people watching and playing terrible guitar. He lives in Orange County with his wife, amazing little girls, and Lola – the O.G. SmartBug. GoTerps!

Troy Scarlott is the COO at SmartBug. Troy is a marketing veteran with a unique agency and client side experience. In his career, Troy spent more than 15 years with global advertising agencies and recently was the Head of Marketing for a Silicon Valley technology company. Troy lives in Dallas with his wife and two English Bulldogs.

Over Jen’s career, she has built several demand generation and sales enablement programs from the ground up and has experience working within tech startups, publicly traded companies, mid-market organizations, and the not-for-profit space. Jen subscribes to the notion that “we’re all in this together” and that great communication leads to great partnership. She loves animals, technology, the arts, and really good Scotch.

Based in Seattle, WA, Damon brings more than 18 years of agency experience in creative development and team management. Originally from Chicago, the majority of Damon's career was spent in Houston on innovative B2B and B2C marketing, advertising, and public relations campaigns. Damon and his husband, Alex, are the proud papas of a Yorkie-Chihuahua named Zimba.

Emily is a Production Director with a background in business process consulting and a budding interest in the craft of getting ideas to spread online (aka digital marketing). When not working, Emily can be found crashing creative writing classes throughout Los Angeles or making DIY cosmetics in her home laboratory (aka kitchen). She lives in Santa Monica with her husband and cat.

Evan is a Development Director based out of Portland, Ore., with a background in internet marketing and SEO. When not coding awesome websites in HubSpot, he can be found rock climbing and generally enjoying the outdoors.

Having started his career in large data software engineering, Brent has spent the 14 years of his career in designing, developing, and supporting best of breed solutions for his clients. He has an expertise in all things data and identity recognition solutions. He currently lives in Conway, Arkansas with his wife and three daughters.

With over 12 years of hands-on marketing experience, Hannah enjoys leading demand gen and revenue strategies, building campaigns from the ground up, and creating integrated campaigns that span the entire lifecycle of a customer. She thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, where she can help lead a tea4m, set goals and hunker down and get to work generating results.

Drew is a Philadelphia-based marketing professional who has developed strategies for organizations in both B2C and B2B verticals. He has unique experience in private equity-owned organizations, early-stage technology startups, sports and entertainment, and healthcare. When not marketing, you can find Drew yelling at his television during any Philadelphia team’s sporting event.

Julia is General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer. She went to Georgetown Law and has over 15 years of legal experience. Julia has previously worked in-house at tech companies and headed the legal department for St. John Knits, a global fashion company. She loves to spend as much time as possible outside in sunny SoCal, hanging out with her husband and two little girls.

Abby is an Inbound Marketing Specialist based out of Pittsburgh, PA. Prior to SmartBug, she worked at agencies dedicated to serving Associations and Non-Profit clients. Abby has four years of experience ranging from client and project management to reporting and data analysis. When she isn't working on digital campaigns, Abby enjoys spending time with family and friends, exercising, and traveling.

Ale is a content marketer based out of El Salvador, Central America. Ale is our very first LATAM employee. She's worked remotely for the past 5 years and she's had different roles in sales and marketing at other inbound agencies. In her free time, she works on creating educational videos around digital marketing for her "InboundNomad" social accounts where she promotes traveling the world while being a full-time marketer.

Alexa is a Senior Inbound Marketing Specialist at SmartBug Media. Based out of Chicago, she has more than six years experience in digital marketing and marketing operations. Outside of work, Alexa enjoys spending time with her family, going for long runs, listening to podcasts and cooking new veggie recipes.

Alison is an Inbound Marketing Manager based in Fullerton, California. Prior to SmartBug, she worked for a HubSpot Gold partner agency where she specialized in creating search engine-optimized content for B2B and B2C clients, email marketing, social media, and campaign quality assurance. In her free time, Alison enjoys playing golf, listening to podcasts, and spending time with her poodle, Jett!

Allison is a Copy Editor based out of Texas. She has 18 years experience creating and editing content, and she is driven by a passion for clear and concise writing. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, and woodworking.

Allison (Ali) is an Inbound Marketing Senior Manager based out of the Philadelphia suburbs. Prior to SmartBug, Ali built an award-winning content marketing program from scratch at a rapidly-growing B2B SaaS company. Ali is passionate about engagement- and audience-driven content and enjoys speaking and writing about content marketing when not spending time traveling or hanging out with her family.

Amanda is a Senior Designer based out of sunny Philadelphia. Her background is in design strategy and UX. When she’s not designing websites, she spends time with her crazy family and friends, loves belting out loud tunes in her car, and takes last minute drives out to the coast (that’s “driving down the shore” in Philly speak).

Amber is a Florida based Inbound Marketing Senior Specialist with experience in digital marketing, public relations, account management, and client relations. Her previous experience includes work with several non-profits, an international skincare company, and a certain well-known Florida theme park. Amber loves traveling with her husband, enjoying the beach, doing yoga, and spending time with her rescued dachshunds.

Andy is a Senior Designer based in Orlando, Fla. He enjoys clean and cohesive design and loves to design with data. Outside of work, Andy enjoys watching/playing soccer, spending time with his wife and 3 kids, and playing video games.

Ashley is a Junior Sales Executive in Boston, MA. Before joining SmartBug she had a variety of roles in sales, the non-profit sector, AmeriCorps, and volunteer trips abroad. Outside of work, Ashley enjoys spending time with her partner and their two cats, Batman and Elbert, as well as traveling whenever possible, tracking down the best cocktail in town, soaking up any moment of sunshine, and listening to true crime podcasts.

Aubreigh is an Inbound Marketing Senior Director based out of Troy, MI. She has more than 5 years of experience in both inbound marketing and graphic design. Outside of work, Aubreigh enjoys live music, long runs and cheering on her Michigan State Spartans.

Bailey is an Inbound Marketing Specialist based out of Lexington, Kentucky. She has a strong background in social media and is an advocate for HubSpot and inbound marketing. When she isn't working on digital marketing campaigns, she loves to travel, attend concerts, and cheer on the Kentucky Wildcats.

Ben is an avid hockey fan and plays on a weekly basis. While not playing or watching hockey, he develops awesome websites.

Brittany is an Inbound Marketing Senior Specialist based out of Kihei, HI. She started her career as a graphic designer and segued into creating marketing strategies for a B2B financial services company for many years. She loves to do anything outdoors whether it is hiking, skiing, surfing or yoga. She also thinks there is no such thing as traveling too much.

Brittany is an Inbound Marketing Coordinator based in The Woodlands, Texas. She started her career in the K-12 industry and transitioned into content marketing for a B2B SaaS company. When she's not rocking awesome inbound strategies for clients, she enjoys riding her bike, practicing yoga, traveling as much as possible, and trying not to burn her kitchen down while cooking.

Caroline is a Marketing Automation Manager based in Indianapolis. She is a Marketo Certified Expert focused on understanding how the digital age impacts consumer behaviors. When she's not creating smart campaigns and building content programs, Caroline enjoys teaching yoga, listening to true crime podcasts, and enjoying the company of her fiancé, Jake, and orange tabby cat, AJ.

Catey is a Senior Copy Editor based in Wilmington, NC. She has a BFA and an MFA in creative writing and has published several short stories. Catey enjoys reading murder mysteries, watching the Texas Rangers lose baseball games, emotionally investing in TV characters, and spending time with her husband, Kyle, and their hound mix, Lily.

Charly is an Inbound Marketing Manager based in the Old Pueblo (aka Tucson, AZ). He’s a data-driven creative who has managed digital marketing for diverse in-house and agency clients. When he’s not working, you can find him motorcycling around the streets and dirt trails of the Sonoran Desert, or playing some random old video game.

Christopher is an Inbound Marketing Senior Specialist at SmartBug Media based in Milwaukee. Originally from Chicago, Chris graduated from Mizzou and worked in Columbia as an interactive project manager for five years before coming to SmartBug. Outside of work, Chris loves to travel, snowboard, and play/watch basketball.

Christina is an Inbound Marketing Manager at SmartBug Media based in a suburb of Houston, TX. She has experience implementing both traditional and inbound marketing strategies for companies in various industries. In her free time, Christina enjoys spending time with her two young daughters, going to the beach, and exploring new cities by way of eating.

Courtney is a SmartBug Media Inbound Marketing Senior Specialist based in Berlin, MD. With eight years of marketing experience, Courtney specializes in copywriting, visual design, and project management. When she isn’t crafting customer-focused messaging, Courtney is busy traveling near and far, playing with her pup and becoming an expert Airbnb host.

Based in a mountain town outside of Denver, Danielle brings nearly 10 years of in-house and agency experience in marketing. Dedicated to making clients look like super heroes, Dani enjoys diving into the industries and organizations she works with to offer strategy that drives results. You can usually find Dani at hot yoga, running, or stopped in elk/deer "traffic".

Based in Cleveland, OH, Dani brings about 10 years of digital marketing experience, with the last 5+ years dedicated to email marketing and marketing automation. Dani provides Marketo expertise and support in everything from implementation through to strategy and execution. Outside of work, you can find Dani playing with her daughter, crafting, or cooking/baking.

Darcie is a Senior Designer based in Katy, TX. Her 16-year experience includes branding, advertising, multi-media, marketing and print collateral. Creating conceptual, detailed and well-organized design is what fuels her creative drive. In her spare time, Darcie can be found on the soccer field cheering on her two boys. She is an avid lover of music, traveling, and the Astros.

Delanie is an Inbound Marketing Manager near Orlando, FL. From branded storytelling, graphic design, videography, photography, content writing, sales and trade-show operations, Delanie has no fear of the unknown should there be a worthy ROI. In her extra time you might be able to find her playing hide-n-seek with her family, emphasis on might...she is an expert hider.

Emma is an Inbound Marketing Senior Specialist based out of Lincoln, NE. With experience as an account manager and content strategist at a B2B inbound marketing agency, she has a passion for writing and loves to share inbound and digital marketing best practices. Emma is fiercely dedicated to reaching goals and exceeding expectations, all while staying on time and on budget.

Fred is a PR Manager based in New Jersey with experience in many industries including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, banking, real estate development, small business, and nonprofits. He started his career as a newspaper reporter and enjoys working with clients to find the unique stories that get them the media exposure they need to grow their businesses.

Graham is a Senior Developer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. He's an expert in front-end development with specialties in HubSpot and WordPress and nearly 5 years of experience beneath his belt. In his free time you can find him at a Broadway show or cuddling with his cat, Nori.

Hannah is an Inbound Marketing Specialist from North Carolina. She lives for witty copy and a good social media strategy. In her spare time, you can find her writing film scripts, cuddling with her dog, Cooper, or watching Downton Abbey.

Hasan's passion is helping create authentic, long-lasting and meaningful relationships between brands and their customers. He loves working with passionate people in team oriented environments to create purposeful and innovative digital experiences. Hasan enjoys meditation, spending time in the wilderness, playing video games, looking at cat pictures on Instagram, and tasting raw-organic-vegan desserts.

Heather is a Marketing Manager based in Charlotte, NC. After spending 20 years flipping on a 4-inch object, she quickly transitioned her passion to marketing. Having worked with B2B and B2C clients, she is dedicated to optimizing digital campaigns. In her spare time, she loves to travel, work out, and spend time with her husband and rescue pups.

Heather is an Inbound Marketing Senior Specialist dedicated to producing creative, customer-focused messaging through digital mediums. Her professional experience includes developing engaging, relevant content and delivering qualified leads in the ever-changing healthcare technology industry. In her free time, she enjoys trying new recipes in the kitchen, traveling to new places, and staying active in the gym.

Holly has over 12 years experience leading teams in digital strategy. She thrives in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment, and became interested in honing her skills in Inbound over the past few years as she lead her prior agencies HubSpot partnership and marketing automation team. Holly lives in Lakewood, Ohio, has 3 cats, loves to travel, is a tiki drink enthusiast and runs a Costco fan instagram account for her local region. When not working, you can catch her at Cedar Point on a roller coaster or taking care of her plant collection.

Ian has more than 13 years of project management experience, and has managed and contributed to a wide variety of digital marketing projects; including, content management and strategy, website development, SEM, and social media projects. When not working he splits time playing with his two tornado like sons, wandering the map, woodworking, and boring friends to tears with historical trivia and anecdotes.

Jen is a Senior Project Manager with a background in operations and digital marketing. Passionate about nurturing projects, she enjoys leading big ideas to life. Originially from San Diego, she lives in Northern CA with her husband, two cats and a whoodle named Waldo. When not working Jen enjoys all things DIY, plants, and spending time creating new crafts.

Jennifer began her PR career working in a nationally high-profile senatorial campaign. She then worked for several PR agencies specializing in technology. After having kids, she opened up her own PR consulting firm representing a variety of clients including SmartBug and other B2B companies. She currently lives in Orange County, CA with her husband, and two daughters who keep her busy with their swimming and musical theater activities.

Jessica fell in love with marketing at her first job and now has nearly 20 years of experience in content creation and lead-driving tactics, promotional campaigns, budgeting, event management, and analytics. Prior to joining SmartBug, she was the Director of Marketing at a B2B company that built software for analyzing genetics. Jessica lives in Bozeman, Mont., with her husband, Ben.

Joe is an Inbound Marketing Specialist based out of Louisville, KY. After landing a job with an in-house marketing department, he became fascinated with inbound marketing, marketing technology, and all things digital marketing. If the weather is nice you can find him hiking, camping, or golfing in his spare time. If the weather is not so nice he’s playing video games.

After 25 years in newspapers, Joe moved to the world of inbound marketing, writing and editing content for SmartBug clients. Originally from Chicago (go Cubs!), he lives in Utah with his wife, two tall boys, a cat, and a black lab/pointer mix named Popcorn. For fun, he plays board games and watches his sons’ sporting events (mostly basketball games and swim meets).

John is a Senior Inbound Marketing Manager with a successful track record in transforming, building, and growing business through creative and agile use of multichannel marketing campaigns. He puts honest and open communication first, focusing on data-led insights and stakeholder involvement to steer current and future growth strategies.

Julia is an Inbound Marketing Manager based in Minneapolis, MN. After working as in-house marketing for a number of years, she transitioned to the agency side of things. She loves learning about a variety of different industries and working with her clients to help solve their sales and marketing issues. In her free time, Julia enjoys getting outdoors and hiking.

Karey is a Developer in Tampa, FL. with 5 years inbound marketing experience. He’s a creative person at heart and always looking to learn something new everyday and taking on a challenge. In his free time, he loves to hang out with friends and family.

Kari is SmartBug's Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist based in California. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University and has more than eight years of experience in HR and recruitment. She's worked in various industries, but marketing has always been an area of interest. Outside of work, she is passionate about health and wellness and all things travel.

Karleigh is an Inbound Marketing Senior Specialist based in Chicago, IL. She has both in-house and agency experience managing and executing all aspects of digital marketing campaigns. Her design background influences her creative, detail-oriented approach to work and life. Karleigh enjoys cooking and exploring Chicago with her husband, and traveling to visit friends and family, (especially her nieces and nephews).

Katie is a public relations specialist based out of Youngstown, Ohio. Her work history encompasses a variety of industries, including more than a decade focused on higher education, and she has extensive experience crafting media relations strategies. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, watching movies, and attending live theater.

Kelly has more than 15 years’ experience in developing, managing and executing award-winning concepts and campaigns, marketing and promotional collateral, presentation templates as well as public involvement and engagement and community outreach initiatives for health care industry clients in multiple languages.

Kristen is an Inbound Marketing Senior Manager at SmartBug based in Ontario, Canada. She has 5+ years of experience in inbound marketing and demand generation and is passionate about helping organizations reach their revenue goals. She holds degrees from Queen's University (Cha'Gheill!) and the St. Lawrence School of Business. When not digitally plugged in, you can find her enjoying a good happy hour or planning her next adventure.

Kristin is a Senior Inbound Marketing Director at SmartBug. She has more than 15 years of B2B marketing and PR experience, She brings to SmartBug a deep understanding of the intersections and benefits of Inbound Marketing and Sales.

Lisa is an Inbound Marketing Specialist based in Tampa, Florida. She has 10 years of marketing experience working with global and national brands, and enjoys combining strategy, technology, and creativity to help clients reach their goals. Outside of work, Lisa likes hanging out with her three-legged dog, Tres, traveling, learning about different cultures, and planning the next thing she's going to eat.

Liz is a Senior Project Manager based in Charleston, SC. With a background in graphic design and photography, Liz loves managing creative projects of all kinds. She has a background in the apparel design industry as well as large-scale web redesigns in an agency setting. Outside of work, you'll likely find Liz cooking up something wild in the kitchen, taking her dog Baxter to adventure outdoors, or traveling the globe.

Mackenzie has been in the marketing field for over 9 years. She is experienced in all aspects of creative development for companies small and large; from social media outlets and promotion, digital marketing and automation, to cross-system integrations. Her energetic attitude and results-focused mindset help her to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing world of marketing.

Mark is a Senior Developer who is passionate about creating incredible online experiences. When not experimenting with the latest front-end JavaScript frameworks, pushing CSS to new limits, or creating custom full-stack application solutions, you'll find him with a camera in his hand, welding in the garage, or practicing to be the next World Champion of Darts.

McCoy is a Copywriter based in Omaha, Nebraska. He has spent the better part of the last decade in PR, ghostwriting, creating strategic content, and telling stories. When he’s not writing, he enjoys traveling, attending live events, learning new stuff, and embarrassing himself on the golf course.

Megan is an Inbound Marketing Manager at SmartBug Media and is based in Indiana. Previously, Megan worked at an in-house healthcare marketing department for seven years performing various roles where she ultimately decided she wanted to focus on inbound marketing and Hubspot strategic campaign development. Megan enjoys all things outdoors including camping, hiking, kayaking, and traveling.

Mike is an Inbound Marketing Manager with more than nine years of experience planning and executing digital marketing campaigns. He enjoys helping clients find success through inbound marketing best practices. This Kansas native has a killer jumpshot, spends most of the summer on his Jet Ski, and is a self-proclaimed "chicken and waffles connoisseur."

Miranda is SmartBug’s QA Specialist based in Pennsylvania. Miranda majored in Electronics and went into IT. She fell in love with QA at her first job and now has more than 10 years of experience in QA, both Manual and Automation. Miranda lives in Breinigsville, PA, with her husband and their 2 kids. When not Testing awesome websites in HubSpot, she can be found in her kitchen making awesome recipes or spends time enjoying her kids.

Molly is an Inbound Marketing Manager in Charlotte, NC. With the help of her mini Aussie, Remington, she is dedicated to helping businesses reach their goals through inbound marketing and sales enablement campaigns. She's helped businesses in many different industries around the country and enjoys the challenge of staying up-to-date on all things HubSpot.

With experience in inbound, social media and event marketing, Nicki has been a part of building lead gen marketing teams from startups to publicly traded corporations within the B2B space. Nicki strives to educate through content marketing, empowering professionals to make informed business decisions. She enjoys exploring the outdoors with her husband, son and rescue pup, painting, and tasting every tea she can.

Paul Schmidt is an Inbound Marketing Director at SmartBug Media and is based in Colorado. He works with clients on SEO, analytics, lead generation, and marketing strategy. He is a lover of all things homebrewing, drumming, hiking, and cooking. He previously worked as a Senior HubSpot Consultant. Paul studied percussion in Las Vegas and got his MBA in marketing in Boston.

Paulina is a project manager based out of Northern California. She has over 5 years of expereince managing tech projects at non-profits and ecommerce marketing agencies. She enjoys working with clients and internal teams to bring projects to life. She loves spending time practicing yoga, going on hikes working in her garden and baking bread.

A quick learner, curious, and self-driven, Sam approaches each day with two goals in mind: to help improve his peers, and to help improve himself. He is a Marketing professional looking to connect over technology, Seattle, coffee, and/or hockey.

Sam is an Inbound Marketing Specialist at SmartBug and has a comprehensive background in branding, sales acceleration, and sales engagement. From large organizations to small startups, Sam's main focus is aligning progress with business goals. He is a lifelong fly fisherman and lives in Hayden, ID with his wife Amanda, and blue heeler Sadie.

Sandy discovered her passion for marketing almost two decades ago and was the first graduating class to major in marketing and E-commerce at UT. Her experience includes over 15 years of inbound and outbound marketing, advertising sales, promotions, and sales enablement. During the summer months, Sandy enjoys sailing with her family on Lake Erie.

Sarah is an Inbound Marketing Senior Director who loves to geek out about everything from conversion rate optimization to keyword analysis to social strategy, and is excited to empower clients with the tools they need to take their own marketing efforts to the next level. In her spare time, she is a big fan of traveling, music and exploring the great outdoors, and currently resides in rural South Salem, New York.

Shannon prides herself on the strong business relationships she develops and the connections she make with her clients. She believes that working with someone you like is a great partnership strategy to build the best marketing plans. She’s experienced in account management, inbound marketing and lead nurturing tactics. Shannon enjoys painting, hiking and spending time with her friends and family.

Sofia is an Inbound Marketing Senior Specialist. She was previously part of a marketing team at a video and audio marketing company. Listening to good music, hanging out with friends and browsing Instagram are some of her favorite things to do. She believes inbound marketing is the wave of the future.

Stephen is an Inbound Marketing Manager out of Charlotte, NC. His background is hyperfocused on marketing and sales enablement, working at Fortune 500 companies, startups, and other industry disruptors. His marketing degree is paired with an MBA where Stephen seeks to uncover the 'why behind the why' within marketing data to drive top line revenue.

Tessa is a Developer based outside of Philly. When not building awesome websites, she can be found making tacos, playing video games, or crocheting while a cat sleeps on her lap.

Tonia is a Senior Sales Executive with proven success navigating businesses through changing cultures, while building and augmenting brand identity and voice. She has led multi-disciplined creative teams to deliver results through brand development, organic growth and digitally driven marketing strategies. Tonia is committed to client experience and always motivated to translate smart marketing into shortened and frictionless paths to purchase.

Tyler is based in Chicago, but is also a Michigander at heart. He has over four years of experience as a digital marketer. When he's not busy staying up to date on the latest industry trends, you can find Tyler cheering on his MSU Spartans and watching enough movies to live up to the title of film buff.

Vivian is a Senior Developer who has been making websites since she was a teenager. When she is not swimming in her pool of codes, you can find her spending time with her husband, two toddler boys, 3 dogs and 2 cats in the Texas Hill Country!

Wesley studied communications and journalism at Belmont University in Nashville, TN, and has spent her career in multiple areas of communication such as PR, sales, inbound marketing, journalism, and influencer marketing. When she's not working, you can find her cooking, watching Netflix, and hanging with her fiancé and two future stepdaughters.