Meet the
SmartBugs.
Meet the team at SmartBug Media - a fully remote, fully connected team of digital professionals.
Located Worldwide
220
SmartBugs
We are 220 (and growing) team members in creative, development, client service, and business administration.
38
States
When you start remote, that means you hire remote. And hire in nearly every state in the US!
04
Countries
Not only do we have SmartBugs who live in the US, Canada, Mexico, El Salvador, but we travel to work in remote countries too!
552
IRL Meetups
When it’s safe, we meet up in person. And with employees everywhere, it’s easy for us to connect and stay social, averaging 552 meetups a year!
You can find SmartBugs who work remote, before remote was cool.
Careers
Come Work at SmartBug
If you are interested in a career at SmartBug, we’d love to meet you. Swing by our booth to chat more with the SmartBug team.
Our People
No matter what you're into, you’ll find someone here who's into it too.
We hike 14ers. We do happy hour. We're avid skiers and boarders. We're coffee enthusiasts, plant parents, CrossFit junkies, HubSpotters, pet lovers, musicians and singers. We’re family people, single people, working parents, microbrewery lovers and whiskey connoisseurs.
The Leadership Team
Jen Spencer
Chief Executive Officer
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.
Most-Quoted Movie
Elf
Favorite Scotch
Aberlour 16
Mark Diment
Chief Financial Officer
Mark has over 14 years of accounting and finance experience and is an entrepreneurial and analytical critical thinker with a concentration in automation, innovation, and design thinking. Mark is based in Los Angeles, California but has traveled all over for consulting engagements. When he’s not working, you can find Mark in the mountains (with his dog, if it’s summer.)
Been 3 Times
Oktoberfest
Cats no, but
Dogs, yes!
Stephanie Valenti
Chief Revenue Officer
Stephanie is an experienced revenue and operational executive with a passion for elevating people, processes, and efficiencies. With over 12 years of leadership experience, she is passionate about investing in talent to scale with growing organizations. When she is not working, she is listening to audiable, enjoy the outdoors, and playing with the kiddos.
Favorite Place
Ocean
Favorite Cocktail
Wine
Lael Vaughn
General Counsel and VP of Administration
Lael is General Counsel bringing experience from both in-house roles and private practice managing complex national litigation. She has a passion for collaborating with business stakeholders to approach problems and find solutions that maximize efficiency, collaboration and certainty for the leadership team. She loves to travel and is always in search of great restaurants.
Favorite Vacation
Santorini
Book Genre
Historical Fiction
Damon Yerian
Chief Delivery Officer
Based in Springfield, MO, 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.
Favorite Musical
Rent
Favorite Addiction
Big Brother
Mark Kelly
VP, Paid Media
Tim Schwartz
VP, Technology
Tim's diversified background as a business owner, educator, and technologist has prepared him to plot a bold, transformational roadmap and visionary agenda to help any company address complex problems, build strategic alliances, and motivate staff to meet and exceed expectations.
Learned to Speak
Japanese
Go-to Karaoke Song
Copacabanna
Julie Salomone
VP, People Operations
I enjoy partnering with employees and leaders to provide strategic leadership across the field of Human Resources. I'm a native to Phoenix, AZ and graduated from Arizona State University with a BS in Human Communication. With my Master’s degree in Human Resources Management and my PHR certification, I've worked in Human Resources leadership at companies including PetSmart, Target, University of Southern California, Tuft & Needle, and Televerde.
Favorite Vacation
Alaska
Favorite Food
Candy
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