Lynn Kirby
Owner/President Stimulus
30 years of marketing communications experience which include: branding, advertising, developing market strategies, media planning and placement, package design, print management, public relations and creative direction. Packaging clients included Heinz, Carriage House Foods, Roddenbery, Dow Chemicals, Farm Fresh Supermarkets, Food Lion, Winn Dixie and several others. Lynn has designed roughly 7,500 different pieces of packaging and achieved success for clients in hundreds of advertising campaigns. His client experience covers other brands like Mincon, Rubatex, the United Spinal Association, the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, the National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA), the Wounded Warrior Project, Lincoln Financial, AIG, Nationwide and many more.
Later after joining First Colony Life Insurance Company which became GE Financial (Genworth), he served as Marketing Communications Leader and Brand Compliance Manager where he supervised a communications team of around 20 and was responsible for advertising, communications, public relations and marketing for several life insurance-annuity and Long Term Care insurance companies, business units, product factories and distribution systems. His responsibilities included brand compliance for GE Financial, at that time 1/8th of General Electric. Lynn received several awards in the Life Insurance industry, such as the Insurance and Financial Communicators Association's top awards in Trade Advertising, Agent Promotions and several other categories.
Lynn also worked for Schawk (one of the world’s largest prepress company-Canadian Division)— His responsibilities included sales of web-based applications that included DAMs (Digital Asset Management systems) and Co-Op advertising and ad generation systems. Since 2003 until 2008, Lynn ran Axis Creative, a marketing communications network in Bedford, Virginia serving over 200 clients with a broad range of marketing services.
Lynn's interests include of course family first, but basketball is the one "aggressive" stress outlet that Lynn can't pass up - in a league or at the YMCA!
Lem Curran
Director of Business Development
Lem is a branding and marketing specialist, with several proven processes that have helped several local companies. In the past he has worked for Blair Marketing, United Way of Central Virginia and other organizations and businesses. Lem has both an engineering and lean Six Sigma background and has also worked in the film industry. A multi-talented individual, Lem fills the role of sales leadership, project management, business development, creative, unleashing marketing processes, web development and much more!
Wesley Tate
Art Director
Wesley is a recent graduate of Liberty University who majored in broadcasting and graphic design, yet he is a well rounded and multi-talented creative individual. Wesely handles the day-to-day graphic design as well as overseeing models, photography, video and production projects.
Stephanie Carlson
Web & Design Project Manager
Stephanie recently graduated from Lynchburg College and wears many different hats from print production to web design to project management. She handles many of the tough complicated assignments that require a consistent dedicated discipline for accuracy and prompt customer service.
Alexander Dobrin
Web Developer
Alex is a well rounded web master, responsible for one on the CMS Joomla's greatest module's AI Contact Safe which allows users to quickly develop and deploy a robust contact system in thier site. Alex also handles various needs with web sites, coding issues, system issues, Flash, database projects and works remotely from Brasov, Romania on a daily basis. Alex also has many other freeware Joomla modules and components.
Mark Davis
(one of many named Mark Davis in Lynchburg, Virginia) Associate Project Manager and Lead Copywriter
Mark is a graduate of William and Mary and is a Six Sigma trained Black Belt with experience in the financial services markeplace and in the world of health insurance, just to name a couple. Mark is a dedicated individual that will remove obstacles, apply logic, yet remain creative in all projects that he faces.
Ryan Law
Staff Photographer and Web Design
Ryan has a masters Degree from Lineerty University in Maketing, but his real talent lies behind the lens of a camera. Ryan also adds value to marketing projects as well as web design.
Alena Naff
Sales Associate
Alena is an "Intern-Plus" from Liberty University. Currently she is working on adding new clients for Stimulsu as well as honing her skills in marketing, public realtions and media. Her experiece includes broadcast media such as radio.
Brittany Morensen
Designer/Intern
We welcome Brtittany to the team. After ome wek, she is immsersed in real world graphic design and prodcution amnd has created ads that are sure to be successful. Brittany also is filling the role of a project manager and fulfilling clinents needs as she continues to grow!
The Stimulus Network
Stimulus aslso used a proven vast netowork of contractors that have experience on a global, international, domestic, regional and local level and we price our service accordingly, We perfer to "work smart" and use talent on demand which is a functional reality of today's markeplace— using the best talent and the most afforadable.
