Meet the Firebrands
Get to know your new favorite marketing agency team. We craft integrated PR and marketing programs that blend experience and creativity with the latest best-practice.
THE FIREBRANDS
Morgan McLintic
Founder of Firebrand with over 25 years’ experience in technology and content marketing.
Role – Strategy, content creation, senior counsel, commercial operations, the odd idea (often quite odd in fact).
Previously – Founder of digital communications and public relations agency, LEWIS in the US, growing it to 250 staff and $35m revenue.
Lucy Allen
Principal at Firebrand with two decades of technology communications experience.
Role – Client operations, from executing programs that help clients grow their business, to developing Firebrand’s team and services.
Previously – Leadership roles in global agencies: US tech sector chair and Bay Area GM at Edelman, chief strategy officer at LEWIS.
Theresa Carper
Content creator with a specialty for creative campaigns and media strategy.
Role – Media strategy, content creation and management, copywriting, campaign planning, media relations.
Previously – Content manager for a public relations agency, copywriting for a luxury furnishings brand, communications for a smart city startup.
Cole Stark
Digital marketing enthusiast combining creativity with a logical, growth oriented approach.
Role – Digital marketing optimization for organic and paid search, messaging, content strategy / creation and performance analysis.
Previously – Email marketing for a building products company, social media strategist and branding/positioning for a startup agency.
Yasaman Sadeghi
Influencer marketing specialist with a focus on outreach and developing creative campaigns.
Role – Organic influencer relations and paid influencer marketing, media relations, copywriting, ideas and creativity.
Previously – Account coordinator for PR and marketing agency, worked on successful campaigns for various tech companies.
Arman Khayyat
Digital marketing specialist with an analytical background focused on creative, data-driven growth.
Role – Digital marketing including organic and paid search, paid social, data analytics and content curation.
Previously – Digital marketing for SaaS and tech startups, paid advertising and analytics for a startup agency.
Brianna Bruinsma
Media relations pro with a passion for identifying proactive opportunities for executives
Role – Media relations, content creation, planning and strategizing.
Previously – Account Supervisor for public relations agencies, focusing on media relations, strategy and planning and content creation
Ian Lipner
Senior communications leader with deep experience in B2B and B2G tech.
Role – Strategy, messaging and positioning, media and content strategy, crisis communications, reputation management, public affairs.
Previously – Emerging brands and cybersecurity practice chair at leading crisis communications agency LEVICK; prior SVP and GM of LEWIS’ Washington DC office.
Eryn Johnson
PR professional who leverages her personal philosophy: make a difference in every room you walk in to create meaningful media relationships.
Role – Media relations, client management, and content creation.
Previously – Account executive for B2B tech companies focusing on media relations, strategy, and content creation.
Kristina Leal
Media and integrated communications expert with a passion for well-rounded marketing campaigns and a history surpassing goals.
Role – Media relations, content creation, strategy, planning, and account management.
Previously – Comms leadership roles both agency and in-house, managing accounts for B2B tech clients spanning industries.
Chris Ulbrich
Former journalist with deep tech expertise, skilled writer and business press specialist.
Role – Messaging and positioning, media strategy, content creation, planning, media training, and senior counsel.
Previously – Reporter for tech publications such as CNET and Wired, in-house comms at Google, 10 years’ public relations agency experience at LEWIS.
Alastair Nee
Digital marketing supremo with web design and performance marketing background.
Role – Digital marketing including organic and paid search, paid social, display advertising, and graphic/web design.
Previously – Product marketing for mobile gaming company, digital strategy for entertainment agency and creative specialist for tech company.
Shane Jordan
Seasoned digital marketing pro with a passion for driving brand growth.
Role – Digital marketing including organic and paid search, paid media, influencer marketing, and data analytics.
Previously – Digital marketing leader for PR and advertising agencies, delivering successful campaigns for enterprise and consumer brands.
Maura Lafferty
Media and influencer relations specialist, with a focus on proactive placements for execs, news and thought leadership.
Role – Influencer relations, media relations, social media programs, CSR and social good, ideas and creativity, account management.
Previously – Ran own public relations agency, worked with women tech leaders, served in leadership roles in Catholic organizations.
Josh Green
Content creator and media strategist with a penchant for storytelling and evidence-based campaigns.
Role – Content creation, media relations, messaging strategy and campaign execution.
Previously – Communications director at tech startups and a large healthcare company, media spokesperson for the 2020 Census, journalist, op-ed writer, editor, political scientist.
Patrick Brady
Digital Marketing innovator with a deep performance marketing and SEM background.
Role – Digital marketing including paid search, paid social, display, and data analytics
Previously – Leading PPC focused planning and execution on an array of brands ranging from tech to traditional, and from Fortune 500 to industry upstarts.
Meghan Jordan
Senior Graphic Designer and creative strategist with a background in tech.
Role – Designing across digital platforms, creative planning and strategy.
Previously – Design and marketing at global event agency, producing digital and print assets for a variety of tech clients.
Nikki Stephens
PR and marketing professional with 10+ years of experience in storytelling and making meaningful connections.
Role – Media relations, content creation, account management, ideation and planning.
Previously – Tech comms at a boutique PR agency, PR & Communications Manager at a nature and science museum, and forever a Texas tourism ambassador.
Andy Stillman
Senior Finance and Operating professional with a passion for helping businesses grow by applying pragmatic innovation and data-driven insights to their strategies.
Role – CFO (fractional) – Develop and oversee financial reporting, budgets, forecasts, KPIs and metrics. Ensure the agency takes a proactive approach to financial management.
Previously – Senior leadership roles focusing on technology, trading and business strategy. Also, CFO for various startups and entrepreneurial businesses.
Mr Cuddles
Spends 18-20 hours per day asleep, and the rest being fierce.
Role – Better than a guard dog but needs careful handling. Don’t put your head in his mouth – he’s not that kind of cat.
Previously – Consultant at Predators United and Mascot for many sports teams. Has always been the top predator, just born that way. Deal with it.
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