Team
What makes us different than your typical “agency or consulting firm”? Here is the difference – we don’t have a huge staff that is always on the payroll. When you hire us, you hire just the right people you need. We are professional, on point creators and contributors. This way, you keep the specialization and we keep your costs down. Once a direction, need, or project is identified, one or several of our team members will work tirelessly to get your work done on time and in budget.
Dave Grout
President
Un-knots the craziest organizational hairballs and helps to re-configure the culture, brand, direction and operational toolbox until it functions like a Swiss watch.
Quote: “If you can’t take time to do the little things for people, then you really are not doing the big things!”
Tree: Ironwood
Steve Breeden
Special Project Coordinator
Steve is a script samurai, writing wizard, project pilot, systems superstar, cartooning captain and creative conductor. He gets his kicks from tracking timelines and to-do lists. If you need something aligned consider him a project chiropractor.
Quote: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I’ll spend the first four sharpening the ax.”
Tree: Elm
Heidi Loebs
Operations Manager
If you give her “words” she makes a process. Give her “numbers” and out comes an equation. When given a task, she organizes it with spreadsheets, tracks it with check lists and completes it with attention to detail.
Quote: “You can never get a cup of tea large enough, or a book long enough to suit me.” – C. S. Lewis
Tree: Dwarf apple
Leslie Kiel
Creative Writer / Content Generator
Leslie is a self-proclaimed loquacious logophile. She’s passionate about writing that paints a picture and gives you pause, running for hours on end, and soaking up joy amidst life’s chaos (which is usually spearheaded by her three, dauntless children).
Quote: “Happiness is a journey, not a destination.” – Alfred D. Souza
Tree: Willow
Jessica Hauck
Systems Manager
A data driver, organizer, creator of processes, and the person who asks “why?” and “when?” right from the beginning. Not only can she find the problem, she knows how to fix it three different ways depending on the desired outcomes needed. She’s brilliant and needs her own pocket protector because she is so sharp.
Quote: “If you see something beautiful in someone, speak it.”
Tree: Red Maple
Justin Farrell
Web Builder / Designer
A man who specializes in everything digital and loves ensuring that brands are making the best use of their websites, search engine ranking, and social media presence. His art / design / technical savvy is amazing. The true trifecta of the true meaning of “Webmaster”!
Quote: “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” —Gandhi
Tree: Juniper
Peter Heneveld
Videographer
He makes flat screens come to life. He specializes in 3D animation, photorealistic 3D rendering, UAV aerial cinematography, motion design, virtual product beautification, 3D virtual reality & 360 video, color grading all to tell a story. Pixels ask him what to do!
Quote: “The value of a life is always determined by how much of it was given away.”
Tree: Monterey Cypress
Kyle White
Videographer
Strongest guy on the team – Seriously, check out his stuff:
Quote: “Don’t let your schooling get in the way of your education.”
Tree: Sequoia
Grant Beachy
Photographer
Honestly the most versatile visual story teller in the land. He is a light wrangler and a personality portrait perfectionist. He make anyone feel like a model and a best friend at the same time. Truly gifted in capturing the heart of the story and the smile that tells it.
Quote: “Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring two pence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.”
Tree: Maple
Stephen Daniels
Financial Analyst
When it comes to crunching the numbers, Steven is your man. He helps clients accomplish financial objectives by assessing financial situations, developing and presenting financial strategies and plans, and monitoring changes in financial status and life circumstances.
Quote: “Impact = Hard work + integrity + intent”
Tree: Ponderosa Pine
Kammy Simonton
Editor
Kammy is an editor extraordinaire, a punctuation perfectionist. If a document comes to her with issues – it has a full “comb though” and returns tangle free (with a smile).
Quote: “Have fun storming the castle!”
Tree: Mimosa
Pat Loebs
Technical Writer
Basically Pat is a word rock star: someone who pursues excellence and desires the best in others, a team player who lifts together with the rest of the team, who is humble and big-hearted and armed with equally big ideas. Wordsmith and rebel with a clause.
Quote: “Work hard in silence. Let your success be your noise.”
Tree: Elm
Laura Bartholomew
Project Coordinator
Laura enjoys supporting a purpose/mission and collaborating to make it run with efficiency and integrity. She thrives in creating resources for personnel, developing systems of operation, and providing support to help further the goal of the business. She sees things that are out of place and organizes them in a more cohesive, meaningful, and unified way. Always asking, “How can we make it better?”
Quote: “Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo
Tree: Aspen