Our Team Members
We are a group of polished sales and marketing professionals... at your service!
Audrey Staton, DVM, MBA Consultant
Shalmica Jackson, PhD
Owner
Shalmica is committed to helping small businesses grow. Her lifelong passion has been to support the entrepreneurial spirit, which ultimately fuels America's economic innovation and prosperity.
With over 15 years of experience in product development, technical sales, and marketing, her broad background affords her a unique perspective about the commercialization of products and services. She has given over 100 workshops and webinars at the local, regional, national, and international levels
She has a PhD from the University of Kansas Medical Center and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. she lives by the motto that "To whom much is given, much is required".
Audrey Staton, DVM, MBA
Consultant
Audrey is a Kellogg MBA with 10 years of Brand Management and 360-degree Product Management experience. Well-known in the industry for providing data driven analysis, strategic planning, market research, new product development, and global product launch in myriad organizations.
She has expertise in leading large complex projects with cross-functional teams, translating consumer insights into product and marketing solutions. She has developed competitive intelligence databases and analyzed commercialization opportunities to determine strategies for Venture Capital funded companies.
Claire McGale
Lead Designer
Claire is an amazingly talented designer with a very distinctive and inspirational style. With almost 10 years of experience and an eye for detail and depth, she consistently creates customized graphic designs that are, simply put, pieces of art.
"There is something about turning a white canvas into something originally envisioned as only a figure of my imagination. Designing for me is more than just the basic shapes we learned when we were children, it is a way to give others the opportunity to stop and admire the beauty of those shapes. We are all students of life."
Rostand Darbouze,
Photographer
Ross has 30+ years of experience in the commercial photography industry. With a keen eye for lighting and positioning, he is one of the best in the business.
Life is like a camera.
Just focus on what’s important and capture the good times,
develop from the negatives and if things don’t work out,
just take another shot.
Javen Williams,
Social Media Specialist
Javen is a Marketing major at the University of Central Missouri. He plans to pursue an MBA with an emphasis in Management Analytics. His ultimate goal is to help companies reach their full potential.
His advice to his peers is "Keep going, everything that you need will come to you at the perfect time".
Curtis Poindexter,
IT Specialist
Curtis has the unique ability to blend technology with design seamlessly. With a natural aptitude for being computer savvy, he has 20 years of experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, API web integration, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator), and User Experience and Interface (UX/UI).
His creative side is fueled by a deep understanding of visual design, digital illustration, motion graphics, and typography, coupled with a vivid imagination and an artistic eye.