our
People
Andy
Nathan
BRANDON
GORTHY
Devin
Reiter
DRAKE
PAUL
Jen
Jaffe
Jen
Kubis
KATIE
SICKLES
Kelly
Yach
LIZZIE
GRUNWALD
Marci
Andress
Matt
Kubis
Mona
Hasan
RACHEL
ARTHER
ROSEMARY
CALDERONE
SAM
EMRICH
Steph
Strange
Trevor
Blum
Andy
Nathan
BRANDON
GORTHY
Devin
Reiter
Andy Nathan
Founder / CEO He / Him
Andy is the visionary behind Fortnight Collective. His experience as CMO of Victors & Spoils, Managing Director of TBWA\Chiat\Day NY, and VP/Account Director at CP+B, plus roles at BBH NEW York, Ogilvy New York, and London inspired him to create the BrandHack – combining the best industry talent with limited time to make great work. His work on brands such as IBM, Miller Lite, Microsoft Windows, McDonald’s, and Smirnoff has led to a variety of award-winning campaigns including Cannes Lions, Effies, One Show, and ANDY Awards. When Andy’s not working, he’s wrangling kids, skiing, and coaching lacrosse.
BRANDON GORTHY
Senior Art Director HE / HIM
Brando is a Colorado native with over 12 years of experience in art direction and design, developing creative work for brands like American Airlines, Hershey's, and Domino's. Refusing to succumb to dull moments, Brando expresses his sense of humor through t-shirt and hat designs, paints portraits of his french bulldog, and passes the savings from making his own candles on to his dog's college fund.
Devin Reiter
President He / Him
Devin wears many hats at Fortnight, two of the most integral being his strategic account leadership for our clients and his mentorship of our account team. His leadership is critical to our success as he brings a wealth of experience creating culture-shifting award-winning campaigns with brands such as Infiniti, Verizon, Domino’s, Wendy’s, American Express, Kraft, Samsung, and Microsoft's suite of brands at some of the world’s leading agencies (CP+B, McCann, Leo Burnett, Hill Holiday). Devin resides in Boulder, CO with his wife and daughter. He enjoys working out, teaching spin classes, riding motorcycles, all NY sports teams, and anything 80/90’s metal music.
DRAKE
PAUL
Jen
Jaffe
Jen
Kubis
DRAKE PAUL
Associate Creative Director: Copywriter HE / HIM
Drake is an associate creative director and writer who loves using creativity to solve problems. When he isn’t writing, he’s a photographer and a lacrosse coach. He also has a lot of shoes and figuring out where to keep them all is a problem he hasn’t solved yet.
Jen Jaffe
Chief Financial Officer She / Her
Jen has the challenging role of balancing our books while providing strategic guidance for company growth. She started her career as a CPA in public accounting at KPMG LLP, auditing Fortune 500 companies in CT and NYC. After leaving the public accounting world, she worked in international financial reporting for FutureBrand, a branding company in New York. She then spent ten years in international finance at PepsiCo. Originally, from the East Coast, Jen enjoys exploring the West in her Airstream with her husband, three kids and three dogs. If not camping, you'll find her in the garden or cooking up a storm in the kitchen.
Jen Kubis
Senior Brand Director She / Her
Jen brings a creative eye and strategic thinking to brand management. Originally from the freezing cold state of Minnesota, Jen now lives in the foothills of Boulder, where her love of animals has resulted in, what most would call, a small farm.
KATIE
SICKLES
Kelly
Yach
LIZZIE
GRUNWALD
KATIE SICKLES
Staff Accountant SHE / HER
Katie is part of the finance team, bringing 8 years of accounting and operations experience in advertising. She has a diverse background, having received her BFA, and previous careers as an art teacher and in hospitality management. Katie is also an avid home cook and collects one-a-kind vintage jewelry and clothing.
Kelly Yach
Senior Brand Director She / Her
Kelly brings a unique background of over 15 years of advertising, marketing, and project management experience on both the agency and client-side. She is a Colorado native, born and raised in Boulder, CO, and embraces the active Colorado lifestyle. If not out and about you can find Kelly in the kitchen mixing up new recipes or planning her next DIY home project.
LIZZIE GRUNWALD
Art Director SHE / HER
Lizzie is an Art Director and Designer with a love for print design. When Lizzie's not making posters, you can find her hitting the slopes on a pair of skis or practicing her skills in aerial trapeze.
Marci
Andress
Matt
Kubis
Mona
Hasan
Marci Andress
Brand Director She / Her
Marci spends her days working across departments and clients to strategically and creatively solve business problems. Originally from Virginia, Marci is a former competitive figure skater who traded in her skates for skis in the Colorado mountains.
Matt Kubis
Creative Director / Head of Design He / Him
Matt’s eye for design sets Fortnight apart. Originally from the midwest, Matt’s fallen in love with the mountains and enjoys hiking, camping, snowboarding, mountain biking, and playing the banjo as well as other Colorado cliches.
Mona Hasan
Creative Director - Copywriter She / Her
Mona leads creative work for brand hacks and AOR clients. She’s been writing since she could hold a crayon. She grew up in countries around the world, giving her insight into multiple points of view. She’s also a certificated Hot Air Balloonist. She's crashed only once.
RACHEL
ARTHER
ROSEMARY
CALDERONE
SAM
EMRICH
RACHEL ARTHER
Producer SHE / HER
Rachel boasts over 13 years of experience with a portfolio that includes high-profile campaigns like Planter’s Super Bowl commercial to more localized initiatives for Colorado-based companies. In her leisure time, she enjoys the great outdoors with her canine companions and tending to her pet chickens.
ROSEMARY CALDERONE
Head of Business Development SHE / HER
Rosemary has always been passionate about creativity, people and understanding human behavior. Rosemary spent the last two decades in New York City working in advertising and public relations leadership and business development roles, leveraging creativity to deliver culture driving ideas and business results. She has worked at some of the best-in-class agencies including McCann Worldgroup, Havas Worldwide, Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal and most recently, MSL. She has a deep background in CPG, technology and financial services and has worked with notable brands on award-winning campaigns including Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Vanguard and Verizon. Rosemary is thrilled to now call Boulder, CO home. From the creative energy to the sophisticated food scene, the active culture and 300 days of sunshine, it's hard to resist. Outside the office, you'll find Rosemary exploring new adventures in Colorado, hitting up a CrossFit class or checking out a new restaurant or hike with her rescue pup, Henry.
SAM EMRICH
Senior Director of Strategy & Insights SHE / HER
With over 14 years of experience in branding, PR, advertising, and market research, Sam blends analytical rigor with creative flair to drive strategies and inspire action. Sam’s work with clients includes Gillette, Ford, and more. In her free time, she enjoys translating observations and insights into cartoons and poems.
Steph Strange
Associate Creative Director - Art Director She / Her
Steph joins Fortnight Collective from CP+B where she created campaigns for brands like Hotels.com and Domino's. When she's not learning new Photoshop tricks, you can probably find Steph in her garden.
Trevor Blum
Brand Supervisor He / Him
When Trevor’s not helping clients implement marketing campaigns to drive business growth, you can find him ripping some mountain bike single track or enjoying 10+ minute jams from his favorite band.
Steph
Strange
Trevor
Blum
Andy
Nathan
BRANDON
GORTHY
Devin
Reiter
DRAKE
PAUL
Andy Nathan
Founder / CEO He / Him
Andy is the visionary behind Fortnight Collective. His experience as CMO of Victors & Spoils, Managing Director of TBWA\Chiat\Day NY, and VP/Account Director at CP+B, plus roles at BBH NEW York, Ogilvy New York, and London inspired him to create the BrandHack – combining the best industry talent with limited time to make great work. His work on brands such as IBM, Miller Lite, Microsoft Windows, McDonald’s, and Smirnoff has led to a variety of award-winning campaigns including Cannes Lions, Effies, One Show, and ANDY Awards. When Andy’s not working, he’s wrangling kids, skiing, and coaching lacrosse.
BRANDON GORTHY
Senior Art Director HE / HIM
Brando is a Colorado native with over 12 years of experience in art direction and design, developing creative work for brands like American Airlines, Hershey's, and Domino's. Refusing to succumb to dull moments, Brando expresses his sense of humor through t-shirt and hat designs, paints portraits of his french bulldog, and passes the savings from making his own candles on to his dog's college fund.
Devin Reiter
President He / Him
Devin wears many hats at Fortnight, two of the most integral being his strategic account leadership for our clients and his mentorship of our account team. His leadership is critical to our success as he brings a wealth of experience creating culture-shifting award-winning campaigns with brands such as Infiniti, Verizon, Domino’s, Wendy’s, American Express, Kraft, Samsung, and Microsoft's suite of brands at some of the world’s leading agencies (CP+B, McCann, Leo Burnett, Hill Holiday). Devin resides in Boulder, CO with his wife and daughter. He enjoys working out, teaching spin classes, riding motorcycles, all NY sports teams, and anything 80/90’s metal music.
DRAKE PAUL
Associate Creative Director: Copywriter HE / HIM
Drake is an associate creative director and writer who loves using creativity to solve problems. When he isn’t writing, he’s a photographer and a lacrosse coach. He also has a lot of shoes and figuring out where to keep them all is a problem he hasn’t solved yet.
Jen
Jaffe
Jen
Kubis
KATIE
SICKLES
Kelly
Yach
Jen Jaffe
Chief Financial Officer She / Her
Jen has the challenging role of balancing our books while providing strategic guidance for company growth. She started her career as a CPA in public accounting at KPMG LLP, auditing Fortune 500 companies in CT and NYC. After leaving the public accounting world, she worked in international financial reporting for FutureBrand, a branding company in New York. She then spent ten years in international finance at PepsiCo. Originally, from the East Coast, Jen enjoys exploring the West in her Airstream with her husband, three kids and three dogs. If not camping, you'll find her in the garden or cooking up a storm in the kitchen.
Jen Kubis
Senior Brand Director She / Her
Jen brings a creative eye and strategic thinking to brand management. Originally from the freezing cold state of Minnesota, Jen now lives in the foothills of Boulder, where her love of animals has resulted in, what most would call, a small farm.
KATIE SICKLES
Staff Accountant SHE / HER
Katie is part of the finance team, bringing 8 years of accounting and operations experience in advertising. She has a diverse background, having received her BFA, and previous careers as an art teacher and in hospitality management. Katie is also an avid home cook and collects one-a-kind vintage jewelry and clothing.
Kelly Yach
Senior Brand Director She / Her
Kelly brings a unique background of over 15 years of advertising, marketing, and project management experience on both the agency and client-side. She is a Colorado native, born and raised in Boulder, CO, and embraces the active Colorado lifestyle. If not out and about you can find Kelly in the kitchen mixing up new recipes or planning her next DIY home project.
LIZZIE
GRUNWALD
Marci
Andress
Matt
Kubis
Mona
Hasan
LIZZIE GRUNWALD
Art Director SHE / HER
Lizzie is an Art Director and Designer with a love for print design. When Lizzie's not making posters, you can find her hitting the slopes on a pair of skis or practicing her skills in aerial trapeze.
Marci Andress
Brand Director She / Her
Marci spends her days working across departments and clients to strategically and creatively solve business problems. Originally from Virginia, Marci is a former competitive figure skater who traded in her skates for skis in the Colorado mountains.
Matt Kubis
Creative Director / Head of Design He / Him
Matt’s eye for design sets Fortnight apart. Originally from the midwest, Matt’s fallen in love with the mountains and enjoys hiking, camping, snowboarding, mountain biking, and playing the banjo as well as other Colorado cliches.
Mona Hasan
Creative Director - Copywriter She / Her
Mona leads creative work for brand hacks and AOR clients. She’s been writing since she could hold a crayon. She grew up in countries around the world, giving her insight into multiple points of view. She’s also a certificated Hot Air Balloonist. She's crashed only once.
RACHEL
ARTHER
ROSEMARY
CALDERONE
SAM
EMRICH
Steph
Strange
RACHEL ARTHER
Producer SHE / HER
Rachel boasts over 13 years of experience with a portfolio that includes high-profile campaigns like Planter’s Super Bowl commercial to more localized initiatives for Colorado-based companies. In her leisure time, she enjoys the great outdoors with her canine companions and tending to her pet chickens.
ROSEMARY CALDERONE
Head of Business Development SHE / HER
Rosemary has always been passionate about creativity, people and understanding human behavior. Rosemary spent the last two decades in New York City working in advertising and public relations leadership and business development roles, leveraging creativity to deliver culture driving ideas and business results. She has worked at some of the best-in-class agencies including McCann Worldgroup, Havas Worldwide, Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal and most recently, MSL. She has a deep background in CPG, technology and financial services and has worked with notable brands on award-winning campaigns including Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Vanguard and Verizon. Rosemary is thrilled to now call Boulder, CO home. From the creative energy to the sophisticated food scene, the active culture and 300 days of sunshine, it's hard to resist. Outside the office, you'll find Rosemary exploring new adventures in Colorado, hitting up a CrossFit class or checking out a new restaurant or hike with her rescue pup, Henry.
SAM EMRICH
Senior Director of Strategy & Insights SHE / HER
With over 14 years of experience in branding, PR, advertising, and market research, Sam blends analytical rigor with creative flair to drive strategies and inspire action. Sam’s work with clients includes Gillette, Ford, and more. In her free time, she enjoys translating observations and insights into cartoons and poems.
Steph Strange
Associate Creative Director - Art Director She / Her
Steph joins Fortnight Collective from CP+B where she created campaigns for brands like Hotels.com and Domino's. When she's not learning new Photoshop tricks, you can probably find Steph in her garden.
Trevor Blum
Brand Supervisor He / Him
When Trevor’s not helping clients implement marketing campaigns to drive business growth, you can find him ripping some mountain bike single track or enjoying 10+ minute jams from his favorite band.
Trevor
Blum
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WITH
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With our world-class Collective of over 200 senior-level talent and 30 full-time employees, we put the perfect people on your project and move full speed ahead.