[wire]stone is a marketing agency that utilizes technology to connect you with your audience in ways that are meaningful, memorable and actionable. But technology alone is not enough to capture the minds of today's increasingly distracted customers; it must also deliver a relevant and compelling story that gives them a reason to listen, and to continue listening. At [wire] stone, our unique strength is the creative thinking, strategic insight and purposeful analytics that combine to form a persuasive message, animated by technology to produce measurable, real-world results. It's this philosophy that has kept [wire]stone at the forefront of digital marketing since our founding in 2000. For greater insight into driving your audience to action, contact us.

Leadership Team

Dan Lynch - Head Honcho

Dan Lynch

President




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As President of [wire] stone, Dan is focused on ensuring that our capabilities and resources are aligned with the needs of the marketplace. Leveraging decades of experience in digital marketing, Dan drives our company's innovation in marketing strategies and tactics. His insight and experience are often applied to customer solutions and he provides key guidance to our management team. Dan is also highly engaged in our customer relations and new customer development.

Jon Baker - Managing Director, California

Jon Baker

Managing Director, California




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Jon Baker is currently managing [wire] stone’s multiple offices in California, including San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego locations. He also serves as the executive sponsor of [wire] stone Labs, the company’s incubator for technological innovation and creativity. Jon brings more than 20 years of experience in the technology sector, as a pioneering practitioner of software development and web technologies. In addition to a robust technology background, Jon brings 10 years of digital marketing and management for Razorfish and [wire] stone, where he has developed solutions for worldwide brands, such as Microsoft, HP, Boeing, and Nike. Jon was educated in the UK at the University of Bristol, specializing in Computer Science and Mathematics.

Ti Bensen - Managing Director

Ti Bensen

Managing Director




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Ti Bensen is the Managing Director of our Fort Collins, Colorado office. She helps to provide strategy and relationship building support for our technology and sports and entertainment accounts. As one of the first partners to join our multi-location network, she's a strong defender of our culture and our business persona.

Norman Guadagno - Managing Director

Norman Guadagno

Managing Director



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As Managing Director of the Seattle office, Norman combines his love of marketing and strategy with his enthusiasm for building successful teams and helping clients succeed. Prior to this role, he was a member of the Strategy, Planning and Insights team at [wire]stone, where he worked with Infosys, Lamb Weston, Arthur J Gallagher & Co., and Nike to help them build digital marketing strategies. Norman has considerable experience on the client-side of the business as well, having been a senior marketer at Microsoft, Oracle, and several start-up companies.

Fabio Matsui - Chief Technology Officer

Fabio Matsui

Chief Technology Officer




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Fabio brings over 20 years of developing complex applications and enterprise-level digital solutions for clients like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and Nike to his duties at [wire] stone. As our Chief Technology Officer, he is responsible for researching and deploying cutting edge user experiences including highly interactive e-commerce solutions for our most visionary clients. Testament to his leadership and hands-on skills, Fabio architected and lead the development of [wire] stone’s retail technical strategy which is built on top of a cloud computing infrastructure and integrates mobile devices as well as connected retail kiosks. Other projects of note driven by this creative technologist include the Microsoft Surface business applications deployed at the Microsoft Retail Stores and the Jordan 25th Anniversary Experience at the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.

Jason Michaels - Executive Director of Strategy

Jason Michaels

Executive Director of Strategy




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Jason Michaels directs the strategy practice for [wire] stone and has deep enterprise technology, ecommerce, and interactive entertainment expertise. He began his career at Intel Corporation and has since created compelling marketing strategies for brands such as ConAgra, HP, Lowe's Innovation, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and other Fortune 500 firms. He's also worked with 20th Century Fox, Chrysler Group, Electronic Arts, and The Coca-Cola Company. Prior to [wire] stone, Jason led marketing for ecommerce and content destinations IGN.com and RedBubble.com. Jason Michaels has two bachelors degrees from the University of California and certifications from UC Berkeley.

Greg Rattenborg - Chief Creative Officer

Greg Rattenborg

Chief Creative Officer




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Greg specializes in concepting and deploying unique interactive consumer experiences. As [wire] stone's Chief Creative Officer, Greg leads a team of strategists, creatives and technologists focused on delivering leading-edge digital experiences for some of the of the world's best known brands. Greg's 20 years in digital design—combined with his strong strategic and conceptual skills—enables him, and his team, to conjure up previously unthinkable experiences that break free of traditional marketing and completely immerse people, brands and products.

Gary Robinett - Director of Finance

Gary Robinett

Director of Finance




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With over 20 years of experience in accounting and operations, Gary is responsible for the financial, legal, and administrative departments at [wire] stone. Managing costs and analyzing trends keep him fulfilled on a day-to-day basis, but cooking a great meal for family and friends makes him truly happy. If only the dishes washed themselves, life would be nirvana for Gary.

Christopher Rowlison - Managing Director

Christopher Rowlison

Managing Director




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Christopher joined [wire] stone in 2002 as the Managing Director of Business Development. His breadth of experience in domestic and international business serves him well in his role overseeing a variety of new business initiatives for our company and our clients. When he's not doing the planes, trains, and automobiles thing servicing key accounts, Christopher can be found low-carbon commuting to and from our Boise office on his bicycle.

Tony Schlangen - Chief Operations Officer

Tony Schlangen

Chief Operations Officer




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As one of the co-founders of [wire] stone, Tony has worn many hats over the years. Tony's ability to build a presentation, lay out comps and lead client meetings makes him a utility infielder of sorts around here. He currently wears two big hats: Boise Managing Director and [wire] stone Chief Operations Officer.

Tatia Torrey - Managing Director

Tatia Torrey

Managing Director




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Tatia has had more than 20 years' experience in sales, marketing and agency management for client's ranging from Fortune 500 to regional based and nonprofit businesses. From developing operating procedures to crafting marketing strategy and sales programs to guiding teams, she brings a wealth of business experience to the [wire] stone team. At [wire] stone, Tatia works with global brands to develop go-to-market strategies to reach their target audiences, both consumer and business. She's worked with clients such as Motorola, Home Depot, ConAgra, FTD, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital helping them hone their digital strategies to yield success.

Longitudes, Latitudes, Digits, and Handles


Our locations:
United States
Boise
Chicago
Fort Collins
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle

Europe
Stuttgart

For US inquiries:
1.888.838.5102

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