Patchwork
Quilt of Awesomeness
Who We Are
Who We Are
SJC Marketing started as a copywriting company, with much of its team working in virtual environments to create amazing content. (In other words, we were working in coffee shops, cars, kitchen tables - wherever we could find a place to create.) It all started in Susan’s basement and quickly grew from there. One project landed us in an incubator situation and before we knew it, we were buying a building so we had room to continue to expand.
Today, SJC Marketing could be described as a patchwork quilt of awesomeness. With designers, writers, marketing specialists and social media strategists with a variety of backgrounds, each member of the team contributes in a unique and creative way to the marketing strategy agency. Adding to the beautiful array of talents on our team is a shared passion for investing in the local community.
But that’s not the whole story. It’s also not the reason you should hire us. In fact, you may not want to hire us. We may not agree to put you into a trendy digital campaign, create a disco-themed Instagram Stories strategy or apply that purple swish to your logo, no matter how much your daughter loves it.
Here’s the reason you should hire us: we know marketing. And it’s not because we’re fresh out of school and we know how to use social media and digital tools better than you do. It’s because we are experienced and proven experts that know what works and why you should (or shouldn’t) launch a particular campaign or engage in a company rebranding strategy.
Yes, some of us are Millennials, and some of us are Gen-Xer’s, while still some are of the next, yet-unnamed generation. We don’t select our talent based on a generation; we recruit based on creativity, a team mentality and work ethic. That patchwork quilt of awesomeness means we’re all unique in what we contribute, but we come together to create something awesome: the best marketing firm in the Kansas City region.
A team of professionals
Susan Campbell
President/CEO Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing Emphasis; MA in Strategic Communications Experience and Expertise: Business Leadership, Non-Profit and Corporate Marketing Consultation Key Quirks: Lady Boss by day, CrossFit boss by an ungodly early morning hour
Jordan Shadwick
Account Manager Education: Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Public Relations Emphasis Experience and Expertise: Public Relations, Marketing, Event Coordination Key Quirks: If organization, shopping at Target and memorizing song lyrics were Olympic sports, she would be more decorated than Michael Phelps.
Lisa Smith
Operations Manager Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Education Experience and Expertise: Content Strategy, College Student Development, Dorm Parent Key Quirks: Never an unkind word said about anyone, unless they hurt her kids.
Jessica Stewart
Account Manager Education: Bachelor’s in Journalism from the University of Missouri Experience and Expertise: Local newspaper photographer and videographer for 16 years Key Quirks: If you don’t know one of her relatives yet, just give it time.
Melissa Koch
Sales Representative Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Certified Fundraiser Experience and Expertise: Nonprofit Management and Consultation, Fundraising, Sales and Event Planning/Management Key Quirks: Some say she knows everyone, having had 20 different addresses in five different states. We think she just might.
Janelle Davison
Administrative Manager Education: Bachelor’s Degree is Business Management and Marketing, MSA in Hospital Administration Experience and Expertise: Performance Improvement, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Training and Facilitation, Management Consultant, Healthcare Key Quirks: Total Soccer Mom while none of her three kids play soccer, happiest cooking and baking for her chaotic crew, master Iowa Ham Ball chef.
Lindsay Palmer
Web and Graphic Designer Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, Studio Art & English Literature Emphases Experience and Expertise: Graphic Design for Web & Print, Web Development Key Quirks: Can operate and maintain a carousel, book sniffer, draws portraits while playing YouTube cooking videos in the background.
Will March
Web Developer Education: Bachelor's Degree in Exercise and Movement Science, Centriq Full Stack Coding Program Experience and Expertise: Front-end/Back-end Web Development Key Quirks: Ex-athlete turned computer nerd, concertgoer, and hot sauce enthusiast.
Hayden Stewart
Account Coordinator Education: Bachelor of Science in Marketing Experience and Expertise: Digital Marketing, Social Media, Content Writing Key Quirks: Chiefs super fan, basketball junkie, pickleball champion, and human radio; will never lose the “intern” title no matter how hard he tries.Our Mission
We help SMBs grow by clarifying marketing chatter and solving complex issues with proven strategies and competitive campaigns.
Our Vision
Successful relationships our clients can't live without.
Our Values
Communication
Through respectful collaboration, we strive for excellence in solutions to the challenges businesses face today in dynamic and competitive markets.
Strategy
By taking a broad approach to the market, challenges, opportunities and research, we’re able to harness our communication, teamwork and creativity to develop solutions that deliver sustainable results.
Creativity
Consider all ideas as offering the potential to contribute to the unique solutions we’re able to create.
Teamwork
We recognize that everyone brings unique talents to the table. As a collective whole, our team is focused on learning and growing together as we continue to stitch our Patchwork Quilt of Awesomeness.