Kim likes to win. Growing up with four sisters and two brothers meant playing a lot of Monopoly. Games that lasted late into the night and sometimes into the next day. Kim brings that same competitive spirit to working with our clients. Your success is her success. She takes it personally. She wants you to win and will do everything possible to make that happen. Except maybe rob the bank.

Charlotte is our people person and she believes it’s all about people and relationships. She takes an intentional, strategic approach to ensure that our business objectives and People Ops are aligned. Charlotte has experience in a wide range of industries at different growth stages. Throughout her diverse experiences, one message has remained constant -- it’s the people within the organization that drives success. Together, we are more innovative and we’re able to become greater than the sum of our parts. When Charlotte is not in the office, she enjoys traveling with her daughter and going on day trips to check out new hole-in-the-wall restaurants with her husband. Always up for a challenge, Charlotte was rescued by a shelter Jack Russell Terrier named Sophie in February 2018. We call Charlotte crazy because Sophie is not Charlotte’s first Jack Russell Terrier.

A respected strategist, Lori has 18 years of PR client service experience developing and implementing communications programs for B2B tech companies. Specializing in media relations, message development and crisis communications, Lori's career has spanned both in-house and agency roles in New York, D.C. and San Francisco with companies across many business sectors including big data, cloud, sales enablement, storage and networking. Lori helps clients rise above the noise and get results through innovative storytelling and thought leadership. When she’s out of the office, Lori hikes with her daughter or listens to her play in her band, Vote for Summer.

Carlos is a native San Franciscan and recently relocated to New Orleans where he enjoys the humidity, fried salad, and ‘gator wrestling. He also enjoys competitive shower singing and not falling off cliffs.

Carlos has over 15+ years of demonstrated marketing management, specializing in creative out-of-the-box strategies to envision, execute, measure and improve digital and content marketing as well as campaigns and demand gen in order to drive successful programs and revenue.

Lauren is a duel threat — an analytical brain with a creative heart. At 280blue, Lauren is responsible for project managing ABM and social campaigns and content work. A marketing analytics junkie by day and an acrylic painter by night, Lauren is a magnet for competition — from cooking the perfect steak to competitive horseback jumping — she doesn’t shy away from delivering results. In 2015, Lauren was struck by lightning, which in some cultures is a sign of good luck, but to the 280blue team, it’s just another sign that she is electric.

Laurel’s passion for growth continues on the personal front. In just the last two years, Laurel has explored four countries, eaten lion, bear and grasshoppers, raised chickens, hacked her own consciousness, taken (and completed) online courses, studied Brazilian jiu-jitsu and hosted a few epic, highly memorable parties. Laurel is a results-oriented marketing professional with extensive B2B marketing experience on both the client side and the agency side.

Jin has more than 17 years of experience working in public relations with B2B companies both in-house and in agency settings. He’s worked with companies from young startups, mid-stage and all the way up to large public companies across cloud, cybersecurity, data science (including AI/ML technologies) and networking. Jin has a knack for creative storytelling and building lasting relationships with the media. Jin grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a huge sports fan of the 49ers, A’s and Warriors. He also loves to go fishing and camping or relax at home working on new or improved mouthwatering dishes inspired by his Korean heritage and culinary training or is in his backyard building fires and smoking meats for hours on end.

Matt has a degree in journalism and an undying love for a Vanity Fair profile. He grew up in Boston and has done two tours of duty in Chicago, but left his heart in San Francisco. Matt watched so many cooking shows for so many years that even though he never cooks anything, he knows how to cook everything.

Amanda drives day-to-day media activities for B2B tech clients. She has worked both in-house and for international agencies with a focus on B2B tech companies and healthcare. Amanda’s has a straightforward approach to media relations and her top priority is making sure her clients shine in a congested market. Since a young age, Amanda has valued a good presentation and a creative approach. While the other kids used their Kindergarten “This is me...” presentation to share favorite toys, Amanda used the opportunity to teach her peers how to ride a unicycle, fold a fitted sheet and how to properly roll newspapers. The last skill being one she perfected as a newspaper girl.