Job: VP Client Strategy
Favorite thing about your job: Working with hilarious, fun, hard-working people
When not working: Gardening, running, playing video games, collecting useless trivia.
What I listen to: Band of Horses, Dismemberment Plan, Say Hi, David Bowie, Death Cab for Cutie. Podcasts: Harmontown and Infinite Monkey Cage.
Words of wisdom: “The problem with internet quotes is that you cant always depend on their accuracy” — Abraham Lincoln
Favorite movie: Airplane!
Dream dinner guests: Dan Harmon, Brian Cox, Gilda Radner.
Favorite vacation destination: anywhere full of trees and sun
My passion is: Finding the laughter and weirdness in everything.
LAUREN ACKERMAN
The way you do one thing is the way you do everything.
Lauren is not one to mince words: She likes to get passionate about something, roll up her sleeves, and get to work with people who share that passion. Luckily, that happens to make J.Schmid the perfect place for her.
Lauren has long been an early adopter of digital trends, making website usability, email campaigns and digital marketing a focus of her career. The online marketing world lead her to data analysis, data visualization and statistics which blossomed into customer research and market research. She combines her skills to serve as a bridge between data and creative, making strategic recommendations on behalf of her clients to improve response. She is on the forward curve of the information race, and she will gladly take you along for the ride.
Prior to J. Schmid, Lauren worked at a print broker, where she acted as the point of contact for the company’s largest client, directed bid solicitation for print projects, handled inventory replenishment for a program that contained over 300 items and managed a small staff.
Lauren received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rockhurst University with a double major in Business Communication and Spanish. She enjoys gardening, running and constantly seeks out new experiences and hobbies.