We are an award-winning full-service creative marketing agency that designs and implements marketing that gets visitors to click or call. The firm has designed, launched and maintained hundreds of custom-built websites, marketing, public relations, SEO and social media campaigns, as well as identity and print pieces.
Experience:
Almost 20 years of organizational consulting both independently and with Counterintuity. Training and practice in creative solutions, logic and criticism, with degrees in literature and professional writing. Highly regarded as a facilitator and strategic leader able to bring disparate groups to consensus. Once sat on 13 different boards, panels, committees, and commissions at the same time. (Has now regained sanity.) Recognized by the State of California as a “California Thinker.”
Personality:
A good listener and strong communicator. Given to
new ideas. Dedicated to helping clients take the hill.
Cocky but caring. An agent of change.
Likes:
Reading, playing Civilization, cigars, music, theatre, hiking, camping, fishing and family.
Vacation Spot:
The Pine Barrens, with few supplies.
What He Loves About the Gig:
The feeling in the room when everyone
shares in a breakthrough.
Experience:
Experience: B.S. in Journalism and Advertising, with a minor in Marketing, from the University of Maryland, College Park. Amy Kramer’s marketing and design experience includes the direct response company Completely Direct, LLC, where she designed, executed, and interpreted reporting for a $200 million marketing campaign including monthly sales forecasting, break-even analysis, and performance assessment. Owner and principal at Clever Pup Web Design, a full-service web design and development company responsible for creating and maintaining almost 100 websites over three years for organizations large and small across the country. Certified email marketer.
Personality:
Open-minded, but cares about the details.
Known in other circles as “Smarty Chick.”
Likes:
Dinner and a movie, tweeting, concerts at the Greek, nice shoes, theatre, laughing, my kids.
Vacation Spot:
A beach, sun and surf, with a comfy chaise.
What She Loves About the Gig:
When all the pieces fall into place and the whole transcends its parts.
Experience:
An artist since age 3 and a professional designer since college, Penny holds a BA in Art with a focus in graphic design from CSUN. Portfolio includes work for most Counterintuity clients. Her daily palate includes Adobe Creative Suite 2, Dreamweaver, Flash, ExpressionEngine, Contribute, Photoshop, Powerpoint, HTML, CSS, Java, MySQL, and almost all other relevant design and web maintenance languages and programs.
Personality:
Scary-good at turning clients’ wishes into images that captivate and command. Flat-out unable to overlook ugly, wrong, misinformed design. Known among co-workers for her eyeglasses, her flip-flops, and the bottle of hot sauce sitting on her desk.
Likes:
Challenging activities like snowboarding, surfing, and skimboarding. Hiking and camping. Traveling to new places and countries. On lazy days, watching movies and taking long naps.
Vacation Spot:
A secluded beach with warm turquoise calm water.
What She Loves About the Gig:
The closeness we have with each person in our company. And hearing from clients when they’re appreciative of what we did for them and their business. This tells me that I’ve done my job right.
Experience:
Armed with a B.A. in English and Comparative Literary Studies from Occidental, Sasha is a media monster who never tires of reading about what’s up and coming on- and offline. She became interested in Social Media before it was a thing and has been obsessed ever since. For the past five years she’s specialized in launching social media campaigns, contests, increasing brand awareness, copywriting and community management. She’s worked with clients ranging from music and entertainment to local non-profit organizations and is constantly broadening her expertise.
Personality:
Snarky, Loyal, Creative, Thoughtful and a great Listener.
Likes:
Cheese, Photography, Live Music, Exploring in LA, Geeking Out over Social Media and Writing. Also, The internet – all of it. OK, not all of it…just the good stuff!
Vacation Spot:
A sprawling metropolis with attractions old and new with breathtaking views and amazing architecture. No matter where she’s headed, she’s always on the hunt for new small and hidden places to explore and enjoy.
What She Loves About the Gig:
“Working with people who love what they do is a privilege. A puppy in the workplace
is the cherry on top!”
Experience:
Kelly boasts 20 years of experience in publicity after transitioning from a career as a dancer and filmmaker. She’s received degrees from NYU, Concordia University and University of Windsor. She founded the Dance Camera West Film Festival and served on the boards of the Silver Lake and the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festivals. Her performing experience and extensive public speaking engagements have made her something of an expert when it comes to telling a story. She’s a lifelong learner and a lover of all things creative—chances are she’d be a great dinner guest.
Personality:
Energetic, good sense of humor, makes people comfortable, able to see all sides of an argument.
Likes:
Dance, dogs, boxing, music, live arts, chocolate, tea.
Vacation Spot:
Beaches and mountain tops—anywhere nature is the prime view.
What She Loves About the Gig:
“My job as a publicist is making sure journalists have the facts they need about the client or project I’m working on. I enjoy helping them shape the message they want to get out.”
Experience:
Jaclyn skillfully supports our management and marketing departments in the execution of SEO strategy and innovative social media programs. She is Counterintuity’s official “connoisseur of quality assurance.” Truth be told, Jaclyn keeps us in line and makes this place run like clockwork.
Personality:
Enthusiastic, positive, easy-going, family oriented,
sometimes clumsy.
Likes:
Dodger baseball, pizza, a bold red wine and all animals – especially her cat Stanley.
Vacation Spot:
Big cities with a lot of things to do and look at. And Disneyland.
What She Loves About the Gig:
The atmosphere, her hilarious co-workers, and the variety of things to work on everyday.
Experience:
Cedu thrives on creativity and enjoys working on multimedia projects ranging from web design and development to photography and video. Since receiving his B.A. in Multimedia Arts, Cedu has worked on creating and conceptualizing graphic design and photography elements for various brands. On his time off, Cedu enjoys the thrill of driving and all things motorsports—ask him about it.
Personality:
Imaginative. Passionate. Never stops learning and always loves challenges.
Likes:
Motorsports, boardsports, outdoors, music and burgers.
Vacation Spot:
Beaches, mountains or music festivals. Oh and he really wants to go to Japan.
What He Loves About the Gig:
The people are awesome, plus the work never gets boring.
