Who is Moxie?

We’re Glad You Asked.

To say that we’re a full-service marketing agency isn’t quite enough. You could describe us as your innovation-loving, results-driven, leave-no-stone-unturned creative partner, but that’s a bit too long-winded for our taste. We prefer to keep it short and sweet:

Moxie is your marketing ally.

At Moxie, we’re all about real work, real stories, and creating real value for your brand. We collaborate with you, bringing your business expertise to the table with our team’s know-how to deliver bold, original ideas that set you head and shoulders above the rest. If that means blowing up the conventional approach to get it done, you can bet we have a stick of dynamite (or two…maybe three) ready to go. That’s why our clients—from local mom-and-pops to Fortune 500s—choose us, and why they’ve been doing so for over 50 years.

Because if you want to make an impact, you’re going to need a little Moxie.

Meet the Team

Regularly enjoys a bowl of ice cream before bed

Fought through a Gulf of Mexico riptide while family/friends happily frolicked in fun and sun with little concern for her imminent peril

Finds hearing people crack their necks to be the most cringe inducing experience

Michele Jensen

President

Iowa grad who married an ISU grad, resulting in four Cyclone boys and dog named Cy

Loves mixing up her own spice blends

Grew up on a farm and was selected as “Beef Queen” at the local fair

Sarah Wieland

Business Developer

Played softball at Morningside College

True crime podcast junkie

Loves to organize and decorate homes

Jenna Grover

Business Developer

Has tackled many projects using “how-to” videos, including building her own home desk, completing a bathroom remodel, and tending to her own vehicle’s breaks and oil maintenance.

Not ashamed to be a Harry Potter fanatic

Absolutely loves a good steak but also has an affection for cows because they are cute…so she just keeps them separate in her mind…it’s fine!

Veronica Barber

OTS Marketing Coordinator

Takes no umbrage to mispronunciations of his surname when an honest effort is applied to the task

Maker enthusiast, enjoys creating useful and fun things with his hands

Has never met an olive that he didn’t like (all varieties)

Tony Luetkehans

Special Projects Director

Has survived (and beaten) multiple hot wings challenges

Is an Ohio State Buckeyes super fan

Loathes glitter, but is regularly covered in “man glitter” aka sawdust

Matt Miller

Creative Strategy Director

Is a self-described “print geek”

Plays a mean game of Scrabble

Finds helping a good plan come together exhilarating

Christy Pospisil

Traffic Manager

Owns over 75 pairs of shoes

Can recite/sing the 50 states in alphabetical order

Is obsessed with all things Halloween

Kimberly Rogers

Account Manager

Believes almost any problem can be solved if you just make a list

Loves stealing her partner’s power tools to do home projects

Nashville is her second home, and she goes as often as possible

Jackie Corkery

Account Manager

Is a vegetarian and loves to cook

Her father was raised in an Amish community – most of her relatives are still Amish

Has degrees in both marketing and anthropology – considered pursuing primatology, but didn’t want to show up Jane Goodall

Jenny Hughes

Client Service Manager

Has a dog named Miller, after Miller Lite beer

Diet Coke’s biggest fan

Favorite vacation itinerary she made was for her trip to Iceland (Yes, Iceland hotdogs are as delicious as they claim to be)

Simone Bierma

Strategist

Caught a guitar pick from Slipknot’s bassist, Alessandro Venturella

Has played guitar for about seven years

Averages around 180,000 minutes listened on Spotify per year

Jonathan Wheeler

Web Developer & Insights Analyst

Champ of the VGM blind taste testing chicken strip challenge

How you treat animals is all she needs to know about you

An avid puzzle enthusiast who has put together hundreds of them over the years

Lori Stewart

Design Manager

Has brewed her own beer before and designed the labels

Loves to travel and has visited four countries with her coworker, Kim

Is a music junkie

Jamie Gray

Graphic Designer

Enjoys taking his dog to the park and exploring trails together

Delights in exploring breweries and sampling different craft beers

Takes pleasure in immersing himself in the horror genre across various media, including movies, TV shows, video games, and books. Particularly fond of revisiting the Resident Evil game franchise on a regular basis

Aaron Sweeny

Graphic Designer

Known to say, “One more for safety” several times while filming

Working to perfect his Minnesota accent

Root-beer connoisseur

Jason Fliehler

Video Content Director

Once won a talent show in college by singing “5000 Candles in the Wind” from the Parks and Recreation TV show

Is an above-average home mixologist. Don’t start a conversation with him about it unless you’re ready for him to nerd out

Could eat Panda Express orange chicken for every meal the rest of his life

Thomas Benjamin

Photo/Video Producer

Grew up in Miami and misses the beach

Once bumped into Shaquille O’Neal’s knees

Secretly wants to be a food blogger

Jen Gilbert

Copywriting Manager

Has only met one celebrity in person—a chance encounter with Coolio at an airport

Can be spotted with her son doing just about any activity an 11-year-old boy would love

Taught her cat how to high five

Kristin Guess

Copywriter

Can and will talk for hours about cross stitching

Once had Ginger Spice from the Spice Girls reply to him on Twitter

Still believes he has a chance with Cher

Kyle Rekemeyer

Junior Copywriter

Doesn’t know why she lives where the winter air hurts her face

Just wants to drink wine and rescue dogs!

Spends way too much on craft supplies, but doesn’t get very many crafts made

Denise Launderville

Billing Coordinator

Love music? So do we!

Our “What Are You Play’n Wednesday?” playlist is a collection of songs and artists that Moxers are currently jamming out to.

We’re an eclectic group of people and so is our music!