We are inbound marketing strategist and a team of creative thinkers, designers, social media enthusiasts and technical web experts.
Chris Knipper
President & Founder
Chris has worked in the marketing industry since 1991 and is one of the lead marketing strategists for Kuno Creative’s clients. Some still call him by his nickname "Kuno", which was the inspiration for the company name when it was founded in the year 2000. He has earned a reputation throughout the industry as a thought-leader and well-respected mentor who always goes above and beyond for clients, and even for industry colleagues. He oversees brand building and lead capture activities for many of Kuno Creative's clients and is best known for his passion for inspiring creative inbound marketing campaigns that produce measurable results.
Specialties & Interests
Short and long-term marketing plan development, brand positioning, web development, inbound marketing analytics and reporting.
John McTigue
Executive Vice President & Co-Owner
John has 30+ years of business experience, the last third of which he has spent in internet marketing and web development. He has a passion for inbound marketing strategy and technology and works closely with Chris on Kuno's business development. John oversees new lines of business and strategic partnerships and was the driving force behind Kuno's transition into digital marketing, especially inbound marketing, social media marketing and mobile marketing. John is a prolific blogger and tweeter with topics ranging from marketing automation best practices to industry trends.
Specialties & Interests
Inbound marketing, client and personal branding, web development, social media marketing and relationship building, mobile marketing.
Vanessa Knipper
Director of Marketing
Vanessa has 15 years of marketing experience and passion for functional design and campaign strategy. She works closely with our clients and Kuno team to plan, execute, and measure results and to help our clients build their brands.
Specialties & Interests
Inbound marketing strategy, campaign strategy, brand development, project management, creative direction and the great outdoors.
Chad Pollitt
Director of Inbound Marketing
Chad is Kuno’s SEO & Conversion Guy Extraordinaire. He is a decorated veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and holds an Internet Marketing Masters Certification from the University of San Francisco. He plays an integral role in designing, developing, deploying, executing and tracking robust inbound marketing strategies for Kuno’s clients.
Specialties & Interests
Internet marketing, inbound marketing, business analysis, SEO, SEM, social media, web conversion optimization, blogging, analytics, public speaking and foosball.
Jami Schneider
Customer Success Manager
Jami works with clients and advises on all marketing activites to ensure their success. She has years of experience in brand building, internet marketing and web development. She has the expertise to put together all the moving pieces in a way to get the greatest success and the most out of every marketing dollar.
Specialties & Interests
Strategic planning, web development, social media monitoring and analystics, media relations, and project management.
Amy Stark
Social Media Community Manager
With 20 years of PR/Marketing and sales experience under her belt, Amy returned to school to get her M.A. in Philanthropic Studies. Since graduating in 2007 she's been studying social media and its potential to change the world while working with organizations to implement 21st Century communication plans.
Specialties & Interests
All things social media, public speaking, inbound marketing, Internet infrastructure, the art of digital conversation, being a mom and live theatre.
Roman Kniahynyckyj
Director of Sales
Roman has 17 years of management consulting experience including tenures with Ernst & Young, BearingPoint, Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, and KPMG. Roman has worked to address client’s immediate and emerging business needs and understands both the uniqueness between and the commonalities across diverse industries.
Specialties & Interests
Sales cycle optimization, inbound marketing, lead nurturing, lead conversion, blogging, half and full triathlons.
Dan Stasiewski
Inbound Marketing Consultant
Dan has 7+ years experience in developing online communities and building buzz for companies, products and brands. Before landing at Kuno, Dan worked in the software and digital media industry, where he coordinated communication with companies including Amazon, Microsoft, Random House and EMI Music. He has also spearheaded internet marketing efforts at organizations throughout his career and brings that experience to every Kuno client’s inbound marketing project.
Specialties & Interests
Inbound marketing, analytics, marketing strategy, community building, brand strategy, social media, blogger relations, media relations, public relations, content development, karaoke and movies.
Katherine Smith
Account Manager
Kay coordinates with our clients to execute the inbound marketing plans set in place by our strategy team - from social media campaigns & project management to media planning & inbound marketing - to provide a seamless range of marketing services.
Specialties & Interests
Inbound marketing, management of client accounts, social media campaigns, project management, media planning, video development, e-commerce management.
Laura Liatti
Account Manager
Laura has nearly a decade of marketing experience specializing in brand and product management along with a Masters in Business Administration. She currently manages a wide variety of inbound marketing services for our clients, as well as other traditional marketing services.
Specialties & Interests
Marketing analysis & strategy, brand marketing, product marketing, project management, social media, inbound marketing and process improvement.
Timothy Kiedrowski
Account Manager
Tim conducts daily strategic inbound marketing plans with our clients. He works with clients on campaign strategy, project management and social media engagement.
Specialties & Interests
Public relations, brand marketing, inbound marketing, product marketing, project management, social media, inbound marketing and mini golf.
Jennifer Traster
Assistant Account Manager
Jenny is a recent college graduate and works closely with the account managers to provide support across all client accounts. She assists with execution of social media campaigns, media planning, and project management.
Specialties & Interests
Social media, public relations, project management, inbound marketing, monitoring, and administrative management.
Maddie Weber
Web Content Manager
Maddie enjoys being our resident wordsmith and brings an analytic approach to creative website design and development. She trains our clients on website best practices and relishes in learning new information to improve website functionality and inbound marketing results.
Specialties & Interests
Web content development and optimization, inbound marketing, analytics, SEO, SEM, social media promotion and optimization, and software training.
Andy Boksansky
Web Developer & Content Manager
Andy is a web developer with extensive experience in working with HTML and CSS hand-coding, WYSIWYG editors and content management systems of all varieties. He is responsible for a significant amount of the formatting for newly created and updated web content.
Specialties & Interests
Web development, content management, static and dynamic coding, and inbound marketing.
Jesse D. Pennington
Web Developer
Jesse is our resident "Jack of all Trades," handling web development, HTML/CSS coding, design slicing and integration, mobile site development, SEO, SEM, and web content management. He has over 3 years of experience and also has a Master of Science in Mass Communications.
Specialties & Interests
Web development, design slicing and integration, mobile site development, HTML, CSS, PHP, Wordpress, Hubspot, content management, and inbound marketing.
Dan Ulichney
Senior Designer
Dan is the man, as they say. With 10+ years of marketing and graphic design experience under his belt, he brings a design aesthetic which emphasizes the visual experience to every Kuno project, web and print design. He is also our resident perfectionist when it comes to pushing pixels and ideas.
Specialties & Interests
Web design, print design, brand development, inbound marketing, social media campaign design and development, photography, and marketing strategy.
Walt Winchel
Senior Designer
Walt is our resident Photoshop expert and design champion with over 10 years of experience in graphic design. You're likely to see Walt buzzing around the office designing logos, brochures, ads and posters, websites and social media campaign designs or strumming his guitar between creative ideas.
Specialties & Interests
All things Adobe, inbound marketing, social media campaign design, print and web design, video editing, brand development, functional print design and one-liners.
James Skidmore
Graphic Designer
Jim is our resident illustrator and prince of print, a graphic designer with over thirteen years of experience, he brings his unique visual perspective to each project.
Specialties & Interests
Graphic design, illustration, brand development, and typography.
Duce Knipper
Kuno Mascot
Duce is a man of few words, but stops by the office occasionally to offer his marketing wisdom.
Specialties & Interests
Looking handsome, chasing Dan, and scaring unsuspecting UPS delivery persons, inbound marketing (of course).
