Marlin Connections Leadership team

Meet Our Leadership Team

From foodies to fanatics, we are a group of passionate individuals set on creating powerful work that helps our clients grow. Learn more about the Marlin Connections Leadership team below.

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Meet the Marlin Connection Leadership Team

Marlin Connections offers the largest, most experienced sales and marketing agency in the Foodservice industry with unmatched access and connectivity.

Alli Welker

EVP General Manager

Tim Bade

Executive Creative Director

Vanessa Brandt

SVP Strategic Connections and Performance

Thomas Talbert

VP Culinary Marketing

Jen Hachigian

Director of Operations

Shelbey Stockton

VP Account Management

Susan Marcheschi

Sr. Director Account Management

Carrie Trevenen

Sr. Director Account Management

Steve Mitchell

SVP of Business Development

Sherry Gorsich

Director Business Development

Lori Fritz

Sr. Director of Operations

Alexa Olvany

Associate Account Director

Lori Fritz

Senior Director of Operations

Alexa Olvany

Associate Account Director

Jason Stanley

Director of Studio Operations

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Locations:

Physical offices in:
CHICAGO, Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri

Virtual offices across the U.S. and Canada

We Build Connections

More than communications or culinary, we build connections. Today’s always-on, ever-changing foodservice universe makes it hard to connect all the right messages in all the right places. Marlin Connections offers the most comprehensive services in the industry, providing deep expertise and unmatched creativity across culinary, digital, content, media and analytics. We’re the only agency that pushes past media analytics and links marketing efforts to true sales conversion.