ORIGINAL9 - Key Persons


BRETT WEINER - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • Founder of Original9 Media
Brett is the founder of Original9 Media and a partner at LaunchSquad. During his career, Brett has worked with a diverse set of...

BRIAN OMLOR

Job Titles:
  • Creative Director, Video
Brian loves telling stories. As the head of our video practice, he is always looking for cool ways to communicate visually and make...

CALEB FOX

Job Titles:
  • Art Director
Caleb started his career in editorial portraiture but quickly found a passion for creative leadership and designing the bigger picture....

CLARA HOGAN

Job Titles:
  • Director, Content Strategy
Clara partners with clients to develop creative storytelling approaches and compelling editorial content across platforms. No matter...

IAN ZELAYA

Job Titles:
  • Senior Content Strategist
Ian works with clients to brainstorm topics and trends impacting their industries and identify the most effective and creative ways to...

JESSE ODELL

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Advisor to
Jesse is an advisor to Original9 and a partner at LaunchSquad. Jesse's passion for communications began at the age of ten, when his...

LIZ LEFEBVRE

Job Titles:
  • Senior Content Strategist
As an experienced content strategist, Liz enjoys helping clients connect the dots between all parts of their content programs to...

MAEGHAN OUIMET

Job Titles:
  • VP, Editorial Strategy
Maeghan partners with brands to help them enhance their content efforts-from strategy to execution to amplification. She joined O9...

MARIA MINSKER

Job Titles:
  • Director, Editorial Strategy
Maria works with clients to find unique and creative ways to tell their stories, and enjoys thinking strategically about content....

MEGHAN CAVANAUGH

Job Titles:
  • SVP, Talent & People Operations
In addition to supporting our talent acquisition, Cav just generally loves people. She enjoys asking questions, learning your story,...

NATALIE ZUNKER

Job Titles:
  • Content Strategist
Natalie enjoys developing content that evokes emotion and inspires readers to take action. Before joining Original9, she worked as a...

ROBBIE REPETA

Job Titles:
  • Content Associate
In her first year at LaunchSquad, Robbie supported our PR teams and now works as a Content Associate with Original9. Her favorite part...

SAM COCKROFT

Job Titles:
  • a Content Associate
  • Content Associate
Sam joined Original9 as a Content Associate after a year working on PR teams at LaunchSquad. She loves working with a diverse range of...

SARA BELL

Job Titles:
  • Content Writer
As one of our content writers, Sara has worked with technology and construction clients, and loves bringing to light the human aspect...

SHAMI BAROOSHIAN

Job Titles:
  • Director, Editorial Strategy
Shami has a love for finding new and interesting ways to tell client stories, and leads editorial execution across a variety of...