A short 14 months ago, Jake, Sean M, Dustin and I were sitting at Suncadia planning to add a social listening practice to our young strategy services team. At that time, we were four ants on the anthill and over the past year, we’ve rapidly grown the team to meet a growing demand for practical, real world experience with creating social businesses. Alas, one year later, we’ve grown to 15 and we’re proud to have assembled a team of seasoned practitioners who bring depth of industry expertise, practical thinking and customer focus that will immediately add value to our clients and their customers.
Without further ado, let’s introduce you to our newest consultants:
Meet Tyler Welch. This avid West Ham United supporter joins Ant’s Eye View after spending four years at Microsoft in the Community and Online Support Team where he led the global launch of Microsoft Answers in 12 languages for Windows and Office. When he wasn’t at Qwest Field cheering on the Sounders, he worked closely with online community leaders for XBOX, Windows Phone and other consumer products and community leaders who have been awarded and recognized as Microsoft MVPs.
Before Microsoft, Tyler was a General Manager for Gateway, leading sales, training and support for multiple markets in the Western United States. In his spare time, Tyler is a drummer in a New Wave Punk band called Groggy Bikini. I’m not quite sure what a Groggy Bikini is, but I’m thrilled to add a new punk band offering to our portfolio if you want to hear them!
Jenna Jantsch, a new resident to the San Jose area, brings hands-on experience driving social media marketing efforts for Vertical Response, a large email and marketing service provider to small businesses. In addition to driving social media marketing for Vertical Response, Jenna regularly taught social media marketing best practices to small business owners through a wide variety of speaking engagements.
Jenna joins Ant’s Eye View immediately after her honeymoon so wish her a great first day in marriage and on the job!
Last but not least, Geoff Knox comes to Ant’s Eye View from communications firm WCG, as part of their social media group optimizing listening and engagement strategies for the new online landscape. Geoff was one of the original members of the Dell customer outreach program as team lead, and brings valuable experience in customer and technical support, sales and corporate communications for companies working in the online space.
When not herding children with his wife, Geoff spends time obsessing over professional football teams based out of Oakland, California. In fact, Geoff is such a die-hard fan, he even owns a Darth Vader Raiders helmet.
Please join us in warmly welcoming these three ants to the team.
Our quest for talent has not waned. We’re hiring for a Senior Consultant for our new Silicon Valley office to support a growing roster of enterprise clients in the area. For more information on what we’re looking for in a Social Business Consultant, drop us a note in the comments section.