Tracy is passionate about creating an emotional experience for customers and stakeholders to deeply instill a strong relationship with her clients’ brands. She is very adept at identifying brand strengths and weaknesses, unearthing opportunities for brand growth and building a solid platform for the advanced development of brand identity.

Tracy heads up the strategic planning and research for clients as well as serving as the unofficial “branding police.” Her dynamic sense of marketing intuition combined with over 20 years of expertise marketing successful brands insure that your project will run smoothly, on time and on budget with a successful outcome.

Tracy came to Creative Noggin with a vast array of agency experience, including working as V.P. of Marketing and Account Services supervising accounts such as Exxon Mobile and the U.S. Air Force. She has worked with clients large and small and helped to translate their visions into bottom-line results. Her clients look to her for advice on annual brand planning, as well as how to address unique obstacles in their marketing planning and execution.

Trish has been called a “renaissance woman” by colleagues in the field of advertising. Her ability to design, write and strategically think is an unusual combination of characteristics in one creative professional. With over 25 years of industry experience, Trish is comfortable with every facet of the business from initial strategy work to print production. She sees the “big picture” and keeps it pinned up in her brain during the entire creative process.

She has won several industry awards for her creative work, but would rather tout the client success it generated. And although she credits great results to proper strategic thinking, her passion remains in the art of design and concepting the creative. She has worked on accounts of every size, from small mom-and-pops to non-profit organizations and mid-large corporations.

Having had opportunities in the past to manage at larger agencies, she prefers the collaboration and speed in which she can work with clients on a direct basis. She founded Creative Noggin on the premise that what really matters in great marketing is the smart thinking behind it — not the square footage of an office or the number of agency personnel around the conference room table.

Instead of taking an entire page to explain Terri’s credentials, let’s just assume that anything you would need to know or have experienced in advertising and marketing, Terri knows it, has done it, and has perfected it. Any size budget, she’s handled it. Any size plan, she’s orchestrated it. Her B.S. in advertising means she doesn’t put up with the “BS” in advertising. After 20 years working at San Antonio’s top agencies, Terri has found her home at Creative Noggin. Not only is she an avid brand steward, she is extremely detail-oriented and can fill any lull in any conversation by talking softball. (CAUTION: during periods of extensive softball tournament immersion with her two kids, “Yes” and “No” will unpredictably be replaced by “SAFE!” and “OUT!” without warning.) Needless to say, she can handle just about anything thrown at her—except, of course, a really sappy movie.

Amanda happens to be a Certified Purpose Coach, as well as a Senior Account Executive — so rest assured, whatever problems you may have as a client, or on an account, she can get you on the right path! Amanda began her career as a Marketing Coordinator in the healthcare industry in 2010 and quickly rose through the ranks to become Marketing & Communications Director. She’s also played Marketing & Communications Director while leading business development, internationally, at an architecture firm. Before landing at the Noggin, Amanda worked full-time and traveled the world hitting Asia, Europe and South America as part of a remote year. When not climbing the corporate ladder, or trails around the world, you may find her enjoying a Luann platter at Luby’s, playing Yahtzee and/or watching Wheel of Fortune. We should’ve listened when she told us she had an old soul.

Jill is a seasoned public relations professional. Having worked in agency, corporate and non-profit environments across a variety of industries (think: financial, hospitality, energy, healthcare, transportation and academia) she understands what it takes to develop a strategic and comprehensive communications plan that will impact business objectives. But above any plan, it takes focus, tenacity and persistence to execute. And lucky for us and our clients, Jill has those qualities in spades. Jill employs a mix of communication channels to execute her plans and influence stakeholder engagement, including: local, national and trade media, social media and grassroots outreach. When Jill’s not affecting change or motivating action for Creative Noggin’s clients, she’s playing sports mom, or alternately, arts mom to her two sons. Jill is from Illinois (where she met her husband) and she enjoys running, cooking and her church family.

Sometimes timing is a blessing. We just happened to be looking for a media buyer when one of San Antonio’s most respected agencies closed its doors. Anel brings to Creative Noggin a power-packed background of media savvy, having worked with numerous national ad agencies and international clients for almost 20 years. She not only knows print inside and out, but is completely versed in the latest technologies of outdoor, broadcast, and interactive media. She’s a self-proclaimed craft project wannabe, a closet “cheer mom” and avid runner. But forget marathons. After just one she said, “I like to run. Not suffer.” Smart cookie. We’ll take ’er.

We got a two-for-one deal on this hire. Nicole comes to Creative Noggin with 15 years of print design, plus the added bonus of gen-u-ine interactive prowess. A true team player. Quick on her feet. And not afraid to “get into the weeds” with whatever is thrown at her. In fact, her eye for detail and production knowledge may just make it a THREE-for-one deal. (BAM!) When she’s not pursuing design perfection, she’s horsing around with her three dogs. Or singing Elvis tunes. She’s visited Graceland four times and even walked down the aisle to “It’s Now or Never.” Shoot — if only we had an actual office, we could broadcast “Nicole has left the building!” every night.

Sara Yeager likes to do things her own way, thank you very much. While some people relocate to New York City for job opportunities, Sara moved from the Big Apple to San Antonio for her career and family pursuits. And we couldn’t be happier that she did! With 20 years of marketing experience, specifically in account and project management, Sara is a proven strategic thinker and problem solver. Whether it’s juggling timelines, tracking budgets or communicating with the team and clients—Sara’s a pro.  In fact, here at Creative Noggin, we like to think of her as our very own personal Swiss Army Knife—whatever you need, Sara’s got it!

When she isn’t on the clock, you can find her hanging out with her geography professor husband and two little ones. On weekends, the family enjoys exploring trails and hiking around San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country. Whether at work or at play, Sara is a go-getter—and we’re so glad we got-her!

In addition to our core team, Creative Noggin works with an extensive stable of talent all over the country with a range of expertise. When asked, “How many people do you have on staff?” our answer is very fluid. Depending upon the needs of our business, we may have anywhere from ten to thirty+ people on payroll from month to month. Our unique business model allows us to tailor the perfect creative team for your business, rather than just using whomever is on staff and has the bandwidth at the time. Also, since we have very low overhead, we are able to employ senior level talent with an average of 15+ years of experience. We work with the best in the business—which means you can, too!