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THE
THINK TANK

OUR TEAM

MEET BRAINS
BEHIND THE BRAWN

Over the years we have developed a team of highly qualified creative, marketing, and media professionals located places as unique as they are.

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ERIC PIERACCI

FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR

“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

Eric brings more than 20 years of award-winning experience and a proven track record of delivering strategic and intuitive creative results to our clients in the Chicagoland area, as well as national and international projects.


Throughout his career Eric has received numerous industry awards including the Printing Industries of America Premier Print Award, multiple Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago Sales and Marketing Council "SAMMY" Awards, as well as multiple Chicagoland Apartment Association "CAMME" Awards.

 

Eric’s specialties are in providing cutting edge branding and  marketing solutions for both national and international projects in the health, retail, hospitality, real estate and professional service industries.

ZACH SCHAEFER

MEDIA DIRECTOR

“All growth depends on activity. There is no development physically, or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.”

Zach has worked for over 19 years in marketing and 10 of them being in Digital. The beginning of his career he forged alliances with franchisees and professional sports entities to drive brand awareness and sales. 


Learning the power of offline Gorilla marketing and combining it with the effectiveness of online sales funnels, Zach has assisted hundreds of brands and businesses over his career. He has assisted in building two digital marketing agencies. He is still connected to ASU’s Skysong entrepreneurial program where he assists startups with their marketing strategies.

 

Zach’s specialties include growth marketing strategy, data monetization, Paid Social funnel building and optimizations as well as brand and offer messaging.

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BRADLEY BAKER

TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR

“My work spans multiple forms of communication from website design, to emerging technologies like AI and NFTs, I love grabbing people’s attention.”

Brad is an experienced digital marketer who's purpose is to create a satisfying user experience. He love's turning concepts into reality and analyzing how users react and interact with his designs. Brad takes pride in understanding people's needs and uses that to help them connect their business with their audience. He has the skill set to establish brands in the modern digital marketplace and beyond.

 

Brad has a wide range of application development experience from Brand Standard Creation and PPC Advertising to Website Design, Deployment and everything in-between.

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