WHO WE ARE IN 21 WORDS
We are a creative marketing agency located in Michigan that specializes in website design and development, social media marketing, and branding.
WHO WE ARE IN A FEW MORE WORDS…
We are creatives, marketers, builders, story tellers, wanna be rock stars, sometimes decent golfers, and absolute die-hard dreamers. We believe that working hard and smart are both equally important, and the clearer your vision, the cleaner you will arrive at your destination. Most of our time and energy is spent crafting copy, coding websites, drinking coffee, creating brands, designing graphics, drinking more coffee (not Dan though), and managing content. We work long hours so that someday soon you will hear our name come up in your company’s next marketing meeting.
WE ARE DRIVE CREATIVE
COREY BARKACH \ Dragon Slayer
Corey is the young blood at Drive and is often mistaken as being our high-school intern or the kid that mows your lawn on Saturday morning. He has an impressive amount of applicable real life business and marketing experience under his belt. Corey is an idea guy, responsible for all client relationships and communications at the agency. If you ever want to speak with someone at Drive Creative, Corey is your guy… he can talk for days, just ask him. In his free time, you can find Corey collecting stacks of high society in a dimly lit card room somewhere, or hanging out with his wife Amanda and two Beagles Gatsby and Penelope.
DAN DULKA \ Puppet Master
Dan has more than 10 years of agency experience, and loves helping clients and the team get great work done, period. He started Drive Creative because he knew there was a better and more effective way to tell the story of a brand and help them succeed. Dan’s obsession with process, workflows and analysis drives his passion for client delivery. When Dan isn’t solving how something can be done better/stronger/faster, you can find him taking his kids to MSU games (Go Green!), practicing sarcasm or losing at Fantasy Football. He also hates coffee (not kidding).
STEVEN TOTH \ The Wizard
Like this site? Steven built it. Like our work? Steven had his hands on it. We call him the Wizard for a reason – he makes Merlin look like Neville Longbottom. Steven spends his day at Drive Creative solving problems. He is the agency’s Creative Director and Lead Web Developer. Steven is a rare breed, sometimes you may hear us deviate from the title “Wizard” to “Unicorn” or the self dubbed “Digital Swiss Army Knife”. When he isn’t busy managing the computer simulation known as the Matrix that we all actually live in, you can find him spending time with his family and praising his idol Lance Bass.
ALYSSA WEBB \ The Resident Raconteur
Alyssa has more than 8 years of experience as a content ninja and social media specialist. She lives and breathes by the idea that empathy is the strongest component to any marketing campaign. She drives her clients to adopt that mentality to create lasting and meaningful relationships with their customers. When she isn’t pounding her keyboard or producing content, you can find her screaming at the television during hockey games (or Game of Thrones episodes), reading books, or dancing to Phil Collins. She is passionate about Oxford commas, education, and mismatched socks. Her husband hates the latter.
ANGELA JOUPPI \ Night Owl
Angela’s passion for creative visual communication alongside her nerdy obsession with design trends is what keeps her going strong… And a ridiculous coffee addiction. She loves all things design-related, and collaborating with other creatives. In her free time, she’s usually losing track of time working on obscure art projects into all hours of the night, hanging out with her husband & four month old puppy at the dog park, watching Photoshop tutorials for fun, or just binge-watching Doctor Who.
IAN MARK \ Obi-Pen Kenobi
Ian breathes life into our creative endeavors with his wordsmithing talents. He articulates this skill set through mountains of blogs and endless pages of web copy, case studies, press releases, etc. Beyond his knack for copy, Ian is further powered by his wealth of knowledge in the SEO world. To Ian, the pen is mightier than the sword, but not quite as strong as the lightsaber (he’s a huge sci-fi fan). When he’s off the clock, Ian enjoys reading and narrowly escaping death on technical mountain bike trails.
WHY THIS MATTERS TO YOU
I guess it doesn’t… I mean, we are qualified, but so are a lot of other agencies.There are a ton of creative agencies to choose from, not only in Michigan, but all over the nation.
So why Drive Creative Agency? Should we tell you that we care? Or that we are more transparent? Or that our process helps achieve better results for your company? Sure, those statements would all be true (and truly generic), but really at the end of the day, you are going to partner with us because you believe in our work and that we can help you achieve your goals.
SO IT REALLY DOESN’T MATTER WHAT WE SAY ABOUT US… (but you can take a look below and see what our clients have to say, which we think holds more weight anyway) It is more important for us to learn about YOU. Tell us about yourself, and let’s see if we are the right fit.