With a vast array of backgrounds, Motivation Technologies is a talented blend of the business-minded, tech-minded and creative-minded. We rely on our past experiences and adaptation of new ideas and technologies to keep us ready, relevant and ever resourceful. Don’t ask about our kickball team. It’s still a sore subject.
SOME OF US ARE
ADAM KOPCHAK
Web Developer
Likes: drums, pop punk, bad puns, grape Kool-Aid
Dislikes: slow internet, traffic, bean dip
Hobbies: drumming, playing in a band, graphic design
ANDY TENHOLDER
Web Developer
Likes: coffee, beef, sunshine
Dislikes: pollen, aggressive driving, wearing shoes
Hobbies: googling the release date of the last book in the King Killer Chronicles, getting pwned by n00bZ in League of Legends, teasing my cat with dental floss
BEAT BARTLOME
Senior Vice President
Likes: YZF-R1, stop bits, solar flares, Fender, butterflies, risk taking, 11-digit prime numbers
Dislikes: gravity, excuses, talking paperclips, division-by-zero errors
Hobbies: anything that scares the health insurance company
BECCA JORDAN
Account Manager
Likes: watching sports (not playing them), befriending all animals, wine and food
Dislikes: mean people, driving in bad weather, awkward silence
Hobbies: scuba diving, singing, doing puzzles
BEN PARRINO
Project Manager
Likes: medium rare steak, The Punisher, the Kansas City Chiefs
Dislikes: well done steak, snakes, The Oakland Radiers
Hobbies: live music, weekend trips, sleeping the day away
BRIGITA MARTIN
Web Developer
Likes: bats (the winged kind), marshmallows, fantasy/sci-fi books, platformer let’s plays
Dislikes: tomatoes, fast fashion, ads, really simple code bugs that take an hour to find…
Hobbies: drawing, doll customization, home remodeling, exploring
CLAIRE CONDON
Web Developer
Likes: elaborate puns, fancy cocktails, and any film by Alejandro Jodorowsky or Takeshi Kitano
Dislikes: double standards, the patriarchy, and the empathy gap cognitive bias
Hobbies: vegan & vegetarian cooking, reading classic sci-fi, and dominating board games
DENNIS BRINKER
Interactive Developer
Likes: dinner with friends, Mexican food, Halloween, scary/horror movies, the color teal
Dislikes: slow drivers, black licorice, fish, glitter, cold weather
Hobbies: hiking, gardening, going to the movies, weekend road trips
ELSJE LINK
Senior Account Coordinator
Likes: cheese plates, Nordstrom, and heated blankets
Dislikes: decaf coffee, cats and Taco Bell
Hobbies: shopping, DIY projects, reality TV, Pinterest, occasionally fitness
GRAHAM SCANLON
Web Developer
Likes: bodegas, investing, artist Marina Abramović
Dislikes: rap music, Hollywood, anything political
Hobbies: lock-picking, mindfulness, reading newsletters
DICK ESTES
Founder & President
Likes: St. Louis Blues, creamed corn, the B-52s, pizza
Dislikes: pro basketball, caviar, reality shows, egomaniacs
Hobbies: hockey, golf, travel
GWEN MULLINIX
Senior Interactive Developer
Likes: taking my dogs to the park, karaoke, float trips, red wine, artsy stuff
Dislikes: cleaning out the lint trap in the dryer, sudden loud noises
Hobbies: playing video games, internet spelunking, reading, cooking
HAI TANG
Web Developer
Likes: bamboo, fish, ponds, waterfalls, landscaping, tropical plants & trees, boxing
Dislikes: arrogant people, bad drivers, cold weather, rain
Hobbies: fishing, basketball, eating, taking care of my koi pond
HELENE ESTES
Account Coordinator
Likes: movie marathons, Pinot noir, Katies Pizza, reality television (especially bravo!)
Dislikes: pickles, Justin Bieber, sound of clipping nails, birds (all of them!)
Hobbies: acting, reading, Pilates
HILLARY KUMMER
Interactive Designer
Likes: 90s music, Harry Potter, chihuahuas
Dislikes: the Royals, the Blackhawks, broccoli
Hobbies: snail mail, lacrosse, travelling
JANNET TAN
Account Manager - Singapore
Likes: shoes, caps, Lego, obsessive clean disorders
Dislikes: cockroaches, mean people, obnoxious odors
Hobbies: reading, cooking, flower arrangement...would babysitting my daughter count as a hobby? Haha, just kidding.
JEAN BROADHACKER
Senior Account Manager
Likes: vacation days, snow days, chocolate
Dislikes: seafood, traffic
Hobbies: none really
JARESON VARDISEC
Web Developer
Likes: psychological horror, character action games, surreal art, sometimes my cat
Dislikes: traffic, freezing wind, presumptuous AAA game devs and publishers, sometimes my cat
Hobbies: gaming, game development, herbalism, dungeons and dragons
JENNA CLARK
Associate Creative Coordinator
Likes: coffee, traveling, and the St. Louis Cardinals
Dislikes: decaf coffee, snow, and traffic
Hobbies: writing, exploring STL, cooking
JENNI FETCHO (JD)
Interactive Designer
Likes: corgis, Game of Thrones, LUSH products
Dislikes: pineapple, heights, The Muppets
Hobbies: traveling, illustration, and watching bad horror movies
JENNY LINDEMAN
Senior Interactive Designer
Likes: spending time with family & friends, being outdoors with good music, the beach
Dislikes: complainers, cold weather, bad drivers
Hobbies: painting, cooking, reality TV
LARRY O'NEAL
Senior Copy Writer
Likes: making music, baseball, bike riding
Dislikes: bugs, yardwork, winter
Hobbies: writing and playing music, fiction writing
JILLIAN LOW
Creative Services Coordinator
Likes: dogs, the beach, board games
Dislikes: slow drivers, being cold, mushrooms
Hobbies: hiking, Netflix marathons, traveling
JOSH WHITE
Senior Web Developer
Likes: dogs, rap music, Mexican food, minivans
Dislikes: traffic, inconsiderate drivers, wet socks, IPAs
Hobbies: gaming, aquaponics, quoting "The Office"
KEVIN ENNIS
Senior Web Developer
Likes: Green Bay Packers, pies, FreeBSD, polar bears
Dislikes: roller coasters, seafood, spiders
Hobbies: photography, hiking, camping, exploring, game development
KELLY HOLLENKAMP
Senior Account Manager
Likes: my kids, my husband, eating sweets
Dislikes: being cold, winter, cooking
Hobbies: working out, organizing my house, shopping at Target
STEVE HOERNER
Director of Account Services
Likes: 80s music, soup, squishy things, technology, family, craft beer
Dislikes: people who make me yell at them while I drive, politics, squirrels
Hobbies: movies, books, cooking, gaming, driving the kids around
LINDY ELLIOT
Account Coordinator
Likes: peanut butter, anything that’s sparkly, Cabernet, my cat
Dislikes: doing the dishes, sweating, people who talk during movies
Hobbies: singin’ and dancin’, drinking coffee, online shopping
LEAH POLITTE
Account Manager
Likes: Chinese food, furry things, bad reality TV
Dislikes: spiders, small spaces, turtlenecks
Hobbies: travel, reading, happy hour
LORI EHLERT
Sales Manager
Likes: a quick summer rainstorm, the beach, a really great meal
Dislikes: exotic foods, being cold, whining
Hobbies: traveling, watching movies, swimming
MICHAEL WALSH
Web Developer
Likes: Saint Louis Blues, sushi, vacations
Dislikes: tomatoes, cats, blues losing in overtime
Hobbies: video games, programming, board games
ZACH LIPS
Director of Creative Services
Likes: winter, football, family, sharks
Dislikes: heat (the temperature, not the movie… the movie is awesome), dishonesty, bullies
Hobbies: gaming, lifting heavy objects, movies (watching & collecting)
LARRISSA MOOY
Senior Web Developer
Likes: coffee, indie music, technology, memes
Dislikes: coding bugs, mainstream music, nuclear winter
Hobbies: gaming, guitar, cooking, being Canadian
JOE FLORIAN
Account Coordinator
Likes: St. Louis Blues, chips & salsa, cold weather
Dislikes: mayonnaise, running, people that yell “Shoot” at sporting events
Hobbies: hockey, soccer, long walks on the beach
NAMI SHARIFZADEH
Web Developer
Likes: soccer, cycling, alternative rock, mountains, cats
Dislikes: baseball
Hobbies: movies, cooking, hiking, playing sports and games
NICOLE WYCKOFF
Data Analyst
Likes: exploring new places, time with family, being outdoors
Dislikes: tardiness, complainers, not getting gym time
Hobbies: travel, cooking, reading, writing
OGI KOLOVIC
Interactive Designer
Likes: the outdoors, good food, being organized
Dislikes: healthy food, bad drivers, sound of styrofoam
Hobbies: working out, traveling, learning new things
OLIVIA JACO
Account Manager
Likes: happy hour, Sonic's mozzarella sticks, cows
Dislikes: running on purpose, snakes, slow drivers
Hobbies: singing loudly offkey, being friends with all dogs, taking Buzzfeed quizzes
TAYLOR HARTWELL
Senior Interactive Developer
Likes: fast cars, action movies, sports, video games
Dislikes: SCORM, parking in Webster Groves, supporting IE8, being bored, traffic
Hobbies: weight lifting, running, soccer, volleyball, automotive mechanic
ROB LEHR
Global Program Manager
Likes: wine, bourbon, golf, Blues, Cardinals, my family (sometimes in that order)
Dislikes: NFL, voicemails, long lines, stress
Hobbies: wine, bourbon, golf, sarcasm
SCOTT PROST
Architecture Lead
Likes: programming
Dislikes: cold weather
Hobbies: gardening
RUBY WETZEL
Account Manager
Likes: tacos, going to the lake, and hippos
Dislikes: mosquitos, washing dishes, and traffic
Hobbies: volleyball, kickball, and reading
TIM RYAN
Lead Content Coordinator
Likes: Cheez-its, "The Office," crew neck sweatshirts
Dislikes: mushrooms, frogs, tequila
Hobbies: cooking, watching Netflix, listening to true crime podcasts
SHAWNNA TROXEL
Senior Interactive Designer/Animator
Likes: dogs, animation, re-animation (don't ask), robots, heavy metal, scary movies, spaghetti & meatballs, red
Dislikes: slow cars, waiting, red lights, commercials, really slow cars, stamps
Hobbies: saving the world (gaming), playing guitar/bass, art, photography, TV, snuggling my pup
REBECCA CHERNOFF
Senior Web Developer
Likes: college basketball (Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!), tech, music
Dislikes: stinging insects, coffee
Hobbies: watching sports, playing piano, cooking, traveling
SARAH STROHMEYER
Content Coordinator
Likes: anything with matcha
Dislikes: anything with styrofoam
Hobbies: video games, crochet, fire dance, slalom skating, fangirling over Chris Hansen
TREVOR SMITH
Web Developer
Likes: traveling, Yoga, Indie games
Dislikes: colds, Getting shocked by metal doorknobs, laziness
Hobbies: learning new things, working out, board games
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