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Meet the Founders

Amos is a community connector and proud husband and father, passionate about living life intentionally. His values center around personal growth, faith, and creating connections through genuine relationships.

His wife, Kelsey, is the owner and founder of Wonderfully Made Gifting Company and balances her creative work with helping Uplift Local Media’s back-end operations and raising two daughters, Charlotte and Mirabelle. She’s dedicated to creating meaningful gifts and experiences that bring joy and simplicity into people’s lives.

Together, they’re building a network that helps local businesses thrive by showcasing their stories and bringing uplifting messages into everyday spaces.

Meet The Uplift Local Media Team

Sean Givens

Sean Givens

Director of Digital Marketing

As the Director of Digital Marketing, Sean Givens leverages his extensive experience to spearhead integrated digital campaigns that drive revenue and brand engagement. He oversees a large cross-functional team, providing strategic direction while masterfully managing hundreds of client accounts and projects. Sean’s ability to develop innovative digital roadmaps, coupled with his exceptional project management skills, ensures campaigns are executed seamlessly across channels. His leadership fosters an environment of collaboration and accountability, empowering his team to deliver superior results that exceed client expectations.

Claire Cone

Claire Cone

Digital Marketing Department Manager

Claire is the Digital Marketing Department Manager, as well as a seasoned consultant specializing in digital marketing. She leads consultative calls, develops tailored marketing strategies, and provides exceptional client communication to ensure the best digital marketing solutions are implemented for each client’s unique needs.

Hattie Thomas

Hattie Thomas

Digital Marketing Strategist

Hattie is a Digital Marketing Strategist who helps clients choose the best digital marketing products for their business. She customizes solutions to maximize exposure and engagement while overseeing consultations and maintaining clear communication. Hattie also conducts product training, providing insightful analysis and strategic guidance tailored to each business’s needs. Passionate about supporting business growth, she leverages digital tools to simplify processes and enhance performance, helping clients navigate the digital landscape effectively.

Sophie Purse

Sophie Purse

Digital Marketing Strategist

Sophie is a skilled website designer and digital experience architect who excels in creating visually stunning and highly functional websites that enhance brand visibility for businesses. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for sustainable online growth, she streamlines the web design process to ensure that her clients effectively reach and engage their target audiences. Her approach combines aesthetic sensibility with technical proficiency, enabling businesses to thrive in the digital landscape. Sophie collaborates closely with clients, offering trusted guidance to seamlessly integrate website design with broader digital marketing objectives. Sophie’s commitment to creating intuitive, conversion-oriented websites helps businesses establish a strong online presence and achieve their digital goals. Her designs not only look great but also drive real business results through improved user experience and increased engagement.

Maya Dahlstrom

Maya Dahlstrom

Digital Marketing Strategist

Maya is a skilled social media manager and advertising professional who excels in optimizing campaigns and enhancing brand visibility for businesses. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for sustainable growth, she streamlines social media management processes to ensure that her clients effectively reach their target audiences. Maya’s expertise lies in curating and maintaining a strong online presence, enabling businesses to thrive in the digital landscape. She collaborates closely with clients, offering trusted guidance to seamlessly integrate social media efforts with broader marketing objectives.

Danielle Silvestri

Danielle Silvestri

Digital Marketing Strategist

Dani brings extensive expertise in managing high-performance geo-targeted, display, and PPC campaigns that drive impressive results. As an expert in his field, he excels at customizing campaigns with precision targeting and fine-tuned optimizations to ensure the best possible outcomes for each client’s unique goals. Dani’s keen ability to analyze data and adapt strategies on the fly allows him to consistently maximize ROI across diverse industries and markets. His campaigns are renowned for their innovative approaches and meticulous execution.

Lauren Romero

Lauren Romero

Digital Marketing Strategist

Lauren excels in enhancing the online visibility and presence of businesses through expert management of Google Business Profiles (GBPs). With a keen understanding of SEO and a passion for helping businesses thrive, Lauren leads a dynamic team in optimizing GBPs to ensure that clients achieve maximum exposure and engagement.

In her role, Lauren is responsible for overseeing team operations, managing the ticketing system, and maintaining clear communication with clients. She also play a crucial role in conducting report and onboarding calls, providing businesses with insightful analysis and strategic guidance.

Lauren is driven by a genuine enthusiasm for supporting businesses of all sizes in their growth journey. She enjoys exploring how various online tools and strategies can simplify processes and enhance business performance. Her commitment to leveraging these tools effectively helps clients achieve their goals and navigate the complexities of the digital landscape with ease.

Ethan Hennessey

Ethan Hennessey

Digital Marketing Strategist

As a Digital Marketing Strategist, I collaborate with clients to develop and implement tailored digital marketing solutions that maximize their online visibility and engagement. My responsibilities include strategic consultations, efficiently managing project pipelines, and maintaining clear, consistent communication to ensure client objectives are met. I focus on providing insightful analysis and strategic guidance, crafting approaches that are precisely aligned with each business’s unique needs. Passionate about empowering businesses to thrive, I leverage various digital tools and innovative strategies to streamline processes, optimize performance, and help clients confidently navigate the dynamic digital landscape.

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Molly Bohan
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Uplift Local Media is an incredible resource for small businesses looking to grow their visibility and reach. Their indoor digital billboards are high-quality, eye-catching, and placed in all the right locations. In addition to that, they offer a full suite of marketing products that make it easy for any business to build a strong presence online and in the community. The team is knowledgeable, responsive, and genuinely committed to helping their clients succeed. Highly recommend!
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Carter Cox
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Kelsey & Amos at Uplift Local Media are incredibly sharp, responsive, and always go the extra mile for their clients. If you're looking for a group that knows digital advertising and how to tell your story the right way, these are your people. Highly recommend Uplift Local Media for those looking for affordable and effective advertising solutions!
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Kelli Zimmer
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Uplift local media is an amazing company that not only helps those wanting to market their business, but they also give back my letting local non-profits market their business on providing indoor digital billboards and marketing solutions for the local community. Check out Uplift Media today!
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Linzie Stratmoen
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As part of DakotAbilities, Uplift Local Media's work and creations have been incredible and come highly recommended.
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Troy Styke
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I worked with Amos and his team to help me build a website. They were great and listened to all my ideas and when the first draft came out it truly showed they listened and all my ideas were implemented. We had a few things we wanted to change and they got in those extremely quick and had my website up and running soon after that. There is no way I could have done this without them. I appreciate Amos and his team for all their help.
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James Swanson
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Uplift Local Media was great to work with. Their professionalism and expertise captured the message we wanted to share others.
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Jadeyn Sjaarda
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Kelsey and the Uplift Local Media team were amazing to work with! After filling out a form with our brand identity and advertising needs, they designed an attention-grabbing ad that met those goals and concisely communicated our message. Thanks for helping us share Habitat for Humanity's mission, Uplift Local Media!
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Office Manager
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Working with Uplift Local Media was wonderful! Kelsey designed a eye-catching ad that delivered our message well. She was gracious and reactive to our input in the process. I would highly recommend Uplift Local Media for your advertising needs.
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Thank you, Uplift Local Media, for your incredible support and outstanding work for our agency! We truly appreciate your dedication and are grateful to partner with such a fantastic team.