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.
Heather McElrath
Communications and media strategist with a background in the financial industry.
Role – Media strategy, content creation, planning, messaging and positioning
Previously – Communications strategist at ACH Network, financial education nonprofit, bank regulator, global bank and mortgage companies.
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 that the agency has good controls and takes a proactive approach to financial management.
Previously – Senior leadership roles in the financial services industry – focusing on technology, trading and business strategy. Also, CFO for various startups and entrepreneurial businesses.
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 Yepez
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.
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.
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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