Jake Leinen. Marketing & Creative Leader.

Brand strategy that survives contact with production.

Fifteen years building brands and running full-funnel marketing — and still producing the creative myself: video, design, audio, and copy.

Recommendations

Jake is creative, adaptable, and an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills. He consistently embraced new challenges, performed exceptionally well under time pressure, and delivered thoughtful, high-quality work without losing sight of the larger objective... I recommend Jake without hesitation to any organization looking for a talented marketing professional, a collaborative teammate, and, most importantly, an outstanding human being. Vishwa Karthik, CEO, Catenate. Managed Jake for six years at Fusion and TechStar

His strategy was to shut off all paid advertising, build systems to track inbound leads and conversion expenses, and then strategically and scientifically ease the spending back in. Within his first 90 days, we knew where our leads were coming from, which channels worked best for us, focused our brand message, and we finally knew our conversion costs... Anyone who has the fortune to work with Jake will not be disappointed. Adam Lendi, Air charter pilot, safety manager, director. Managed Jake directly

Jake has a rare mix of creativity and impeccable marketing knowledge. He created fantastic content that helped drive occupancy, but he also understood the bigger picture. We benefited from his understanding of brand significance, the marketing imperative of "heads in beds," and what it took to win in a competitive market... I could not give him a higher recommendation. Morgan Eldridge, VP of Business Development, Alair Homes Springfield. Managed Jake directly

Jake seamlessly bridges high-level growth strategy with hands-on technical execution. He brings a data-informed, full-funnel mindset to everything he builds, ensuring campaigns and web experiences aren't just visually sharp and user-friendly, but directly tied to brand growth and demand generation. If you need a growth leader who can build great UI and drive measurable revenue, I highly recommend Jake. Pramod Mooriath, Enterprise transformation leader, CTO. Senior colleague at TechStar Group

What always stood out to me was the range he brought. He had the creative side, coming up with campaigns and messaging that actually landed, but he could also get into the technical weeds most marketers hand off: the analytics, the ad platforms, the automation and CRM side, even the design and web stuff. He'd have an idea and then actually build it, and the results showed up on our end. Rachael Bassil, Sales, TechStar Group. Worked alongside Jake

Jake was excellent with marketing ideas and creative designs. He was able to add all the backend trackers to know if the ads are working or not and overall just a really nice person to work with. I highly recommend working with Jake for anything with marketing your business. Don Spafford, Passive investment and RV resort development. Senior colleague

Clients

Poksundo US, Microsoft, Tableau, SAP, Legendary Producer Tommy D., + many more

Work

Swift Wash. Own marketing and operations end to end for a four-location express car wash brand. Membership up ten percent in under six months with nearly all creative produced in-house.

Beyonder Holdings. Led marketing for a real estate and hospitality portfolio: one brand platform that speaks credibly to guests and investors at once.

TechStar Group. Directed marketing for TechStar and its five subsidiaries: six businesses, six brand identities, one team, one campaign system.

Bridgefarmer & Associates. Marketing and pursuit strategy for a civil engineering firm where success is measured in contracts won, not impressions.

HKS, Inc.. Ran CRM and web marketing for one of the world's largest architecture firms: global email campaigns and platform optimization.

U.S. Dept. of Labor, Job Corps. Outreach for North Texas Job Corps: recruitment and community campaigns that met and exceeded enrollment goals.

Skills

Brand Strategy, Full-Funnel Growth, Demand Gen, Lifecycle & Retention, Video Production, Graphic Design, Copywriting, Music & Sound, AI Workflows, Analytics

Contact

jakeleinenmarketing@gmail.com. linkedin.com/in/jake-leinen-b2331941b. Jacksonville, FL, open to relocation.