Who We Are

RANGENCY was formed to help business leaders accelerate their brands by bringing together the best new media, advertising, marketing and public relations talent in the St. Louis area.

We work to provide the most relevant services for your business. Most importantly, we practice what we preach, we do not recommend services, or project teams that we would not work with in our own business.

From website development and social media strategy, to public relations and traditional marketing, RANGENCY will help expose your brand to the audiences you want to reach.

Sound like fun? We're now accepting new clients and project team members.

Principals

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1. Three entrepreneurs
2. Practice what they preach
3. Driven to succeed
4. Founders of RANGENCY

Meet Our Principals

Nick Leidenfrost • Software & New Media Development

It only took a few days of Nick's first programming course for him to realize that his time as a pre-med student would be short-lived; the next semester found him enrolled in the School of Engineering & Applied Science (R.I.P. pre-med aspirations Aug. 1999 - Jan 2000). After graduating from Washington University with a bachelor's degree in computer science, Nick went on to get a master's degree in software engineering, focusing on frameworks for database schema evolution.

Schooling behind him, Nick went to work for a small software development firm in St. Louis, where he played merrily in C and C++ until an opportunity to start a business with a friend drew him into entrepreneurship. Having learned PHP, MySQL, and AJAX for a web-based inventory management side-project, Nick found developing websites, content management systems (CMSs) and Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) to be a natural extension of his talents.

Nick's real passion lies in writing rich user interfaces, providing clients with the most control over their websites as possible, and erasing the boundary in functionality between native and internet-based applications.

Jennifer Rolwes Volk • Strategic Communications

What do television reporting, non-profit leadership, election campaign management and event planning all have in common? They have all helped Jennifer build a diverse skill set she draws from to create and implement impactful communications and marketing programs for RANGENCY clients.

For more than ten years, Jennifer has sharpened her ability to build strong, effective communications and marketing programs. Whether it is handling a media crisis situation, securing coverage on CNN for a local business, creating strategy and messaging for a county-wide election campaign, or organizing and managing non-profit events that raise more than $100,000, Jennifer consistently helps clients accelerate their brands to the audiences they want to reach.

A 2001 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Jennifer excels in public and media relations, crisis communications, marketing planning and execution, and event design and coordination. Her ability to increase community involvement and raise awareness levels for countless corporate, non-profit and community based organizations have made her a well known as an expert in community, media and public relations, as well as event planning. Jennifer has also spoken at numerous local and national conferences.

David Siteman Garland • Innovative Marketing & Social Media

Entrepreneur and marketer David Siteman Garland is the founder of The Rise To The Top, The #1 Non-Boring Resource For Building Your Business Smarter, Faster, Cheaper. In addition to being a principal of RANGENCY, he writes/hosts RISE, a daily online web show for entrepreneurs and marketers, and The Rise To The Top TV show on ABC.

Early on when building his business, David realized that social and new media offered an incredible opportunity for brands and businesses to build passionate audiences, connect with more people in a measurable way, directly listen and talk to consumers, and drive revenue.

Instead of spending on traditional advertising, David invested his energy and resources into social media and has built a passionate following of over 20,000 people and total of 50,000+ subscribers for The Rise To The Top through a variety of social mediums, all while driving income to a hugely successful business. But, it isn't all about fans and followers. Social media is also about moving the sales needle, business-to-business networking, opportunities and much more.

Using the information he learns from RISE, David is always on the cutting edge of new ways to reach consumers. He helps clients create unique, high-level strategies to build business using emerging technology and marketing methods.

Besides practicing what he preaches, David is dedicated to helping others navigate the changing media world. He is a professional speaker and holds workshops for Fortune 500 Companies, marketers and entrepreneurs looking to become interactive, social and more profitable. He has been featured in traditional media outlets such as CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, as well as on KMOX and in St. Louis Magazine.

David contributes as a writer and business/entrepreneurial commentator to CNN, CBS Bnet, Small Biz Trends, Personal Branding Blog, Speaker Magazine, Small Business Monthly and Great Day St. Louis. He was recently selected by Speaker Magazine as one of the Hot Speakers Of The Year.

Project Teams

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1. A group of business owners and freelancers who create extraordinary work to help RANGENCY clients accelerate their brands.
2. Groups of people who the principals of RANGENCY can proudly say they have or would use to help accelerate their own brands.

Are you excellent at what you do? Looking for ways to grow your business? Become a partner with RANGENCYLABS.

Benefits:

• Access to new clients
• Ability to brainstorm and share ideas with business owners like you
• The chance to work with a great team of people, while still maintaining your own businesses
• Use of meeting and office space

Can you cut it?

• Do you have a unique talent?
• Are you experienced in making amazing things happen?
• Are you proud of your work?
• Do you have a strong portfolio to show off?

Answer yes to all of the above?

Let's meet and see if we have a spark that will help accelerate the brands of our clients.

Meet Our Team

Erin Steinbruegge • Strategic online marketing

Erin's experience includes developing strategic online marketing plans for a diverse group of clients ranging from privately owned small businesses to large consumer product brands. Erin delivers ROI-driven campaigns that incorporate SEO, SEM, link building, press releases, blogging, social media marketing and other innovative online marketing solutions.

Robin Rath • Interactive Media & Web Solutions

Robin's experience includes developing & managing large scale interactive project plans for both web and mobile platforms. He is also responsible for the creation of interface design and branding for a wide array of online properties. He brings a diverse knowledge of web-based solutions to improve the way that businesses operate.

Elias Huch • Video Production Specialist

Elias is a seasoned veteran of the video production field in St. Louis. He has experience in all facets of the industry, from producing, to shooting and editing. His forte is motion graphics, a combination of video and graphical content, all cut together to please the eye and capture the imagination. He has experience working with some of the leading production companies in the midwest. Elias can bring that special flare to your project and exceed what you ever imagined possible.

Rachel Lee • Video Producer and Editor

Rachel is a professional media content producer with nine years experience in non-linear editing. As an editor, she has produced for television broadcast, web video and pretty much everything else in between. She has experience in projection management, creative development, script writing, production and post production. Her passion lies in editing: telling your story. Rachel is connected with some of the best production specialists in the country; both seasoned veterans and the young passionate minds of today. Professionalism, creativity and personality is what she is all about.

Sarah Gaffney • Creative Director/graphic Designer

With creativity in her veins, Sarah's first big career win came at the age of 16 when she took first place in the PBS urban awareness project titled "A World Without Violence." Her inspiring design was placed on 20 area billboards. Graphic Design was a natural career choice and she has had continued success working on a variety of national brands includeing Tyson Foods, Campbell's Soup, Frito Lay, Dean Foods, and Bissinger's Chocolates. For the past five years Sarah was the Creative Director for top spirits brands including Grey Goose Vodka, Martini & Rossi, and participated in launching new brands such as Vanille Royale Cream Liquer and Martini Sparkling Rose. Recently she has found success incorporating online promotions and social media into traditional consumer promotions. Her most notable project to date was developing an online global social network for bartenders for Grey Goose.

Terrie Rolwes • Customer Experience Training

In the mid 1990's Terrie Rolwes started creating WoW moments for her customers while demonstrating some of the first computers to hit the retail shelves. With their eyes wide with fear and their hands shaking, she encouraged customers to get in the driver's seat and experience the world of computing. A customer was no longer dizzy with "speeds and feeds," they were now put in the driver's seat to experience the products and engage with what the products could do to make their life easier. It was all about creating WoW Moments before it became a marketing term and at the same time increasing sales. During her 15 year tenure with Compaq and HP she drew from her customer engagement experiences when making decisions. As customers became more tech savvy she was continually challenged and found the ways to shake up the way sales associates were training and how technology products were sold at retail by incorporating experiential training, sales and marketing methods. Creating WoW moments and being customer centric guided every decision. What helped revolutionize personal computer and printer sales can now help your business. Terrie's enjoyed varying roles at Compaq and HP. Beginning as a store rep, she went on to leadership roles including field sales and merchandising management, National Sales Development and Training Manager, National Account Manager selling to retailers such as Best Buy & Radio Shack, and was an integral part of the HP Consumer Marketing team.