TOP ONLINE AWARENESS - Key Persons
Chris sat in his living room in 1989 when his dad, who has worked for IBM for 27 years, built the first family computer. He used Prodigy and Web Crawler from the days they were first created at IBM's Downtown Tampa office on the "take your son to work" day. Professionally, Chris has worked with internet marketing firms since 2002 when he became Vice President of the UCF PC Gaming Club, after tearing his ACL in a tragic dodgeball accident. After graduating UCF in 2005, Chris went into the world of business insurance where he helped many of his clients with their websites and online marketing. Finally, in 2015 Chris decided to open up his own agency.
Michelle has worked in the television industry for more than a decade. Her experience with producing, field reporting and anchoring makes her a valuable asset to the Top Online Awareness team. If you are looking to reach your consumers through media, Michelle can assist in everything from writing press releases to on-air coaching.
Tommy has been in advertising for 17+ years. Over that time he has had the opportunity to work with clients across a whole range of industries, from municipalities to major resorts and beyond. Now located in Florida, he was formerly located in beautiful Las Vegas, where he had the privilege of working as an art director and creative director at some of the city's premiere advertising agencies - in addition to running his own highly successful creative boutique. He says, "If you approach creativity with exuberance, it definitely shows up in the design and in your ideas. And when you think about it, getting paid for making stuff up is pretty much the best job you could have, so why not be excited about it?"