The WRL Team

+ Leadership

Jeff LeBeauPresident

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• Nickname: Bulldog
• Aspirations: To be a great father and husband each and every day. To grow WRL, provide result-driven services for our clients and empower our employees to reach their potential. To enjoy every day!
• Core Expertise: New Business Development, Advertising, Marketing Strategy, Project Management, Team Management, Networking, and Cold calling
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Message development, Branding, Client collaboration and service, Media negotiating, Vision, Attention to detail, Planning, Organization, Problem solving and Management
• Personal Statement: With our comprehensive service offering, it is important to identify the proper mediums to use to reach a client’s target market while working within their budget. We are most successful when we can partner with our clients and become an extension of their company, working seamlessly together to bring their products and services to a new level.
• Associations/Organizations: Current Board Member of Beacon Charitable Pharmacy, Previous Board Member of Child and Adolescent Services, active in Chamber activities and LSC events.
• Accreditations: Graduate of Leadership Stark County’s 22nd Class, Awarded Stark County Twenty Under 40 in 2017, Graduate of the greatest MAC school – U of A – Go Zips!

Jon MolnarVP Sales & Marketing

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• Aspirations: To watch my daughters grow and achieve everything they want out of life.
• Core Expertise: New business development, brand building, food styling, direct mail, marketing strategy, food-related advertising
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Trained chef, planning, message development, social media strategy
• Personal Statement: “Without promotion, something terrible happens... nothing!” ~P. T. Barnum

Thomas BudinskyStrategic Creative Director

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• Nickname: Captain Serious
• Aspirations: To become the global Ruzzle champion.
• Core Expertise: Marketing communication strategy, creativity with a purpose, message development, writing and design to meet specific objectives, client collaboration and service, corporate identity, branding and brand management
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Process development, account and project management, focused work ethic, leadership, planning, attention to detail, organization and vision
• Personal Statement: Design is everything. It is not limited to the arrangement of pictures, color and typography or other elements people traditionally think of. When we help clients overcome communication challenges, we actually help them “design” solutions – from strategies to message development to design – right through the completion of tactics.

Tracy AlemanSenior Art Director

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• Nickname: Trizzle
• Aspirations: To live life to its absolute fullest.
• Core Expertise: Project management, Print and web design, Client collaboration
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Attention to detail, Organization, Advertising, Planning
• Personal Statement: “Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated.” – Paul Rand
• Associations/Organizations: Women’s Impact Inc., Athena International

Olivia HuntleyDirector of Digital Communications

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• Aspirations: To travel the world, always in search of new adventures.
• Core Expertise: Strategic writing – for websites, social media, press releases, blogs, proposals, feature stories, etc. – public relations, brand strategy, marketing research and campaigns, and corporate and internal communications.
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Media pitching, project management, planning, organization, critical thinking, networking, AP Style, editing.
• Personal Statement: "Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality." – Nikos Kazantzakis
  
  I believe that the key to marketing and communications is not only putting our clients and their needs first, but it’s about building a lasting connection with a well-crafted message and an exceptional story. When a career and a passion come together – vision, creativity and success will soon follow. I have found my passion.
• Associations/Organizations: Member of The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Member of the Beacon Charitable Pharmacy Marketing Committee, Member of the Green Schools Foundation (GSF) Communication Committee

Cheryl MolnarSenior Art Director

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• Aspirations: Live life to the fullest
• Core Expertise: Print/Web Design, Branding, Marketing, Art Direction, Creative Collaboration
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Project Management, Detail Organization, Client Management
• Personal Statement: "Every great design begins with an even better story." – Lorinda Mamo

Brandon LivengoodDirector of Web Development

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• Nickname: B
• Aspirations: To watch both my boys grow up to be the best versions of themselves no matter what, and to coach the Cleveland Browns.
• Core Expertise: All things digital with a focus on lead generation and conversion optimization.
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Custom web development and building barn doors.
• Personal Statement: From the late great Al Davis: "Just Win Baby"

Jeremy FishDirector of Video & Motion Graphics

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• Aspirations: To learn something new every day and have a good time doing it, see a man on mars and be around for the discovery of extraterrestrials.
• Core Expertise: 3D modeling, texturing and animation as well as video and motion graphics
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Video Producing and Project Management
• Personal Statement: In the words of Leonardo Da Vinci, "Art is never finished, only abandoned." I think saying, "Art is never finished, you just stop working on it" sounds better but that’s just me.

Colin McDevittDirector of Digital Marketing

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• Nickname: C-man
• Aspirations: Be the sturdiest digital marketing specialist I can be. One day I hope to be a great husband and even better father.
• Core Expertise: Getting the most out of the available digital marketing tools.
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Social Listening, Copywriting, E-mail marketing, E-commerce Content Development.
• Personal Statement: "The legs feed the wolf." - Herb Dean. To find success you must be disciplined in the legwork if you want to eat.

+ Team

Tanette KnowlesAccount Executive

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• Nickname: Toots
• Aspirations: To be the best version of me that I can be every day
• Core Expertise: New business development, Advertising and marketing strategy, Networking and Relationships
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Branding, Digital Marketing, Attention to detail, Planning, Organization, Problem solving and Management
• Personal Statement: Marketing is my passion. Establishing relationships and going the extra mile for my customers is what it is all about. If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. -Marc Anthony
• Associations/Organizations: Member of Maranatha Ministries, Alliance Republican Club and Alliance Area Rotary

Tayler StraitAccount Executive

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• Nickname: Tay
• Aspirations: I would love to travel around the world.
• Core Expertise: Sales and Marketing.
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Digital/Social Media Marketing.
• Personal Statement: Throughout my life, I have always been attracted to the creative aspect of the world. Whether it was through visual art or listening to music. I knew that when I got older that I would be looking for a position that would pique this interest. Eventually, this evolved into looking at the world of marketing. I am beyond excited to join WRL to expand my knowledge on this subject with such an accredited organization. Also, I am eager to bring in new clients and be a part of this ever-growing team.

Amanda HautAccount Executive

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• Aspirations: Work alongside clients to uncover a new level of growth and opportunity!
• Core Expertise: Client Relations, Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing, Result Driven Reporting and Analyzation
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Social Media, Public Relations, Market Research

David RussDevOps Engineer / Back end Programmer

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• Nickname: Dr. D
• Aspirations: Live to achieve utopian technological singularity
• Core Expertise: Software Development, Web development, and IT infrastructure support
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Innovator and nerd
• Personal Statement: Aiming to provide code that is efficient and infrastructure that is highly available

Jess TrambleyAssociate Director of Digital Communications

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• Nickname: JessTram
• Aspirations: To make a difference.
• Core Expertise: Coaching, leadership, social media content creation, creative thinking, and problem solving
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Team management, business startup, website design, and organization
• Personal Statement: Nothing great ever comes from your comfort zone!

Cindy BoydAccount Executive / Writer

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• Nickname: Cindy Lou Who & Cinderella
• Aspirations: Produce the best possible end product for my clients to help them achieve their business goals -- on time, on budget and with a smile.
• Core Expertise: Writing and messaging, project management, employee communications and intranet expertise.
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Organization, branding, marketing strategy, video production, problem solving, plate spinning and being the calm in the eye of the storm.
• Personal Statement: “Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.” ~ Albus Dumbledore
  
  Message and voice are an integral part of sharing your brand with the world. Communicating who you are and what you do in a way that differentiates your company or product amidst a sea of sameness is key. Let’s make some marketing magic.

Norio SaneshigeCreative Director

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• Nickname: Circles
• Aspirations: To inspire clients to discover their full potential.
• Core Expertise: Responsible for creative output with oversight of the team and creative processes in print, web, multimedia, motion graphics, photography and branding.
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Client communication and management
• Personal Statement: I have been very fortunate and could not ask for better clients than those I am working with now. They’ve helped me grow professionally and personally.
• Associations/Organizations: Building Design & Construction Magazine, Ad Q Awards by Ad Q Studies in 8 consecutive years; National Create Awards, Best Of Category; AAF Addy Awards, numerous Gold, Silver and Bronze awards; Shimane Advertising Awards, numerous Gold, Silver and Bronze awards in Japan; OPAS International Design Awards winner; Designboom and DuPont’s International Design Competition nomination; Member, JAGDA (Japan Graphic Design Association) based on juried review of portfolio
• Accreditations: Before joining WRL, Saneshige graduated from the Tokyo Designer Gakuin College and worked as a freelance graphic designer and as an art director for Media Network, Inc. (Shimane, Japan), and Samushingu Inc. (Tokyo, Japan).

Laura SpeakmanSenior Art Director

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• Aspirations: Be creative. Think freely. Seize every opportunity. Laugh out loud and often. Make your heart sing. Envision greatness. Don’t wait for tomorrow. Today is the Day.
• Core Expertise: Design, Art Direction, Branding, Conceptualization, Corporate Identity, Creative Collaboration, Project Management
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Team management, attention to detail, organization, planning, photography, focused work ethic
• Personal Statement: Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. – Steve Jobs

Kristen WengerGraphic Designer

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• Nickname: Ry Ry
• Aspirations: Stay ambitious & keep growing as a creative
• Core Expertise: Graphic design & illustration
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Photography & web design
• Personal Statement: "Design is not a single object or dimension. Design is messy and complex." -Natasha Jen, designer & educator

Tyler UllmanVideographer / Editor

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• Aspirations: To be the best storyteller and content creator that I can be!
• Core Expertise: Video production, Studio Recording, Drone Cinematography & Photography
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Photography, Graphic Design

Mike Giguere3D Modeler and Animator

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• Nickname: Jiggy
• Aspirations: To one day be a great dad and to continue camping and traveling with my wife.
• Core Expertise: 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, and rendering as well as real-time graphics.
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Audio engineering.
• Personal Statement: “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift” - Steve Prefontaine

Cameron WrightDigital Marketing Specialist

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• Nickname: Cam
• Aspirations: To travel the world & always be growing.
• Core Expertise: All things Digital Marketing, PPC, SEO, and Web Analytics
• Secondary Skills & Expertise: Motivated leader, Email Marketing, Event Planning, Copywriting, and basic Graphic Design.
• Personal Statement: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Bueller
• Associations/Organizations: Alumni Advisor for Alpha Sigma Phi at Kent State University