With a vast array of backgrounds, Motivation Technologies is a talented blend of the business-minded, tech-minded and creative-minded. We rely on our past experiences and adaptation of new ideas and technologies to keep us ready, relevant and ever resourceful. Don’t ask about our kickball team. It’s still a sore subject.
SOME OF US ARE
ADAM KOPCHAK
Web Developer
Likes: drums, pop punk, bad puns, grape Kool-Aid
Dislikes: slow internet, traffic, bean dip
Hobbies: drumming, playing in a band, graphic design
ALEX JENSEN
Account Manager
Likes: the beach, reality TV dating shows, and rice paper wraps
Dislikes: when people chew with their mouth open, ketchup and Chacos
Hobbies: online shopping, hanging out with friends, napping and tanning
AMY SEIBERT
Web Developer
Likes: queer media, coffee, experimental music, conversation
Dislikes: gender binaries, mosquito bites, global pandemics
Hobbies: reading, building stuff, trying to fulfill my all my cat’s wishes, identifying birds
ANDY TENHOLDER
Web Developer
Likes: coffee, beef, sunshine
Dislikes: pollen, aggressive driving, wearing shoes
Hobbies: googling the release date of the last book in the King Killer Chronicles, getting pwned by n00bZ in League of Legends, teasing my cat with dental floss
ANGELA REINECK CLEMENT
Account Manager
Likes: family, friends, pets, outdoor adventures, vegetables
Dislikes: meanies, arrogance, & blood-sucking bugs
Hobbies: reading, hiking, cooking, kayaking, arts & crafts & music
AURA MARTIN
Content Coordinator
Likes: books, lip balm, roller coasters
Dislikes: slow internet, boredom, cold tea
Hobbies: writing, road trips, interviews
BEAT BARTLOME
Senior Vice President
Likes: YZF-R1, stop bits, solar flares, Fender, butterflies, risk taking, 11-digit prime numbers
Dislikes: gravity, excuses, talking paperclips, division-by-zero errors
Hobbies: anything that scares the health insurance company
BECCA JORDAN
Senior Account Manager
Likes: watching sports (not playing them), befriending all animals, wine and food
Dislikes: mean people, driving in bad weather, awkward silence
Hobbies: scuba diving, singing, doing puzzles
BEN PARRINO
Project Manager
Likes: Kansas City Chiefs
Dislikes: Las Vegas Raiders, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers
Hobbies: live music, weekend trips, sleeping the day away
DENNIS BRINKER
Senior Interactive Developer
Likes: dinner with friends, Mexican food, Halloween, scary/horror movies, the color teal
Dislikes: slow drivers, black licorice, fish, glitter, cold weather
Hobbies: hiking, gardening, going to the movies, weekend road trips
GRAHAM SCANLON
Web Developer
Likes: bodegas, investing, artist Marina Abramović
Dislikes: rap music, Hollywood, anything political
Hobbies: lock-picking, mindfulness, reading newsletters
DICK ESTES
Founder & President
Likes: St. Louis Blues, creamed corn, the B-52s, pizza
Dislikes: pro basketball, caviar, reality shows, egomaniacs
Hobbies: hockey, golf, travel
GWEN MULLINIX
Senior Interactive Developer
Likes: taking my dog to the park, karaoke, float trips, red wine, artsy stuff
Dislikes: cleaning out the lint trap in the dryer, sudden loud noises
Hobbies: playing video games, internet spelunking, reading, cooking
HILLARY KUMMER
Senior Interactive Designer
Likes: 90s music, Harry Potter, chihuahuas
Dislikes: the Royals, the Blackhawks, broccoli
Hobbies: snail mail, lacrosse, travelling
HOLLY POLITTE
Senior Account Coordinator
Likes: dark chocolate, new outfits, patios with lots of string lights
Dislikes: country music, humidity
Hobbies: exploring thrift stores, knitting, watching YouTube videos
JEAN BROADHACKER
Senior Project Manager
Likes: vacation days, snow days, chocolate
Dislikes: seafood, traffic
Hobbies: none really
JENNY LINDEMAN
Creative Director
Likes: spending time with family & friends, being outdoors with good music, the beach
Dislikes: complainers, cold weather, bad drivers
Hobbies: painting, cooking, reality TV
JEREMY WILSON
Web Developer
Likes: learning, movies, laughing at my own jokes, exercising
Dislikes: thinking of dislikes, bad wi-fi, having to exercise
Hobbies: playing music, gaming, reading
JILLIAN LOW
Creative Producer
Likes: dogs, the beach, board games
Dislikes: slow drivers, being cold, mushrooms
Hobbies: hiking, Netflix marathons, traveling
JOSH WHITE
Senior Web Developer
Likes: dogs, rap music, Mexican food, minivans
Dislikes: traffic, inconsiderate drivers, wet socks, IPAs
Hobbies: gaming, aquaponics, quoting "The Office"
KEVIN ENNIS
Senior Web Developer
Likes: Green Bay Packers, pies, FreeBSD, polar bears
Dislikes: roller coasters, seafood, spiders
Hobbies: photography, hiking, camping, exploring, game development
KELLY HOLLENKAMP
Senior Account Manager
Likes: my kids, my husband, eating sweets
Dislikes: being cold, winter, cooking
Hobbies: working out, organizing my house, shopping at Target
KILLIAN DELUCA
Content Coordinator
Likes: music, video games, corgis, memes, naps
Dislikes: politics, allergies, not being able to see my forehead
Hobbies: playing music, weightlifting, cycling, hiking, playing video games
LARRY O'NEAL
Senior Copy Writer
Likes: making music, baseball, bike riding
Dislikes: bugs, yardwork, winter
Hobbies: writing and playing music, fiction writing
STEVE HOERNER
Director of Account Services
Likes: 80s music, soup, squishy things, technology, family, craft beer
Dislikes: people who make me yell at them while I drive, politics, squirrels
Hobbies: movies, books, cooking, gaming, driving the kids around
LARRISSA MOOY
Senior Web Developer
Likes: coffee, indie music, technology, memes
Dislikes: coding bugs, mainstream music, nuclear winter
Hobbies: gaming, guitar, cooking, being Canadian
MADI DIMERCURIO
Account Coordinator
Likes: live music, reading fiction books, hiking, home cooked food
Dislikes: rush hour traffic, allergies, the sound of a fork scraping across a plate
Hobbies: writing fiction, horseback riding, hanging out with friends
NICOLE WYCKOFF
Data Analyst
Likes: exploring new places, time with family, being outdoors
Dislikes: tardiness, complainers, not getting gym time
Hobbies: travel, cooking, reading, writing
OGI KOLOVIC
Senior Interactive Designer
Likes: the outdoors, good food, being organized
Dislikes: healthy food, bad drivers, sound of styrofoam
Hobbies: working out, traveling, learning new things
OLIVIA JACO
Senior Account Manager
Likes: happy hour, Sonic's mozzarella sticks, cows
Dislikes: running on purpose, snakes, slow drivers
Hobbies: singing loudly offkey, being friends with all dogs, taking Buzzfeed quizzes
REBECCA CHERNOFF
Senior Web Developer
Likes: college basketball (Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!), tech, music
Dislikes: stinging insects, coffee
Hobbies: watching sports, playing piano, cooking, traveling
RUBY WETZEL
Senior Account Manager
Likes: tacos, going to the lake, and hippos
Dislikes: mosquitos, washing dishes, and traffic
Hobbies: volleyball, kickball, and reading
SARAH STROHMEYER
Front-End Web Developer
Likes: anything with matcha
Dislikes: anything with styrofoam
Hobbies: video games, crochet, fire dance, slalom skating, fangirling over Chris Hansen
SCOTT PROST
Architecture Lead
Likes: programming
Dislikes: cold weather
Hobbies: gardening
SHAWNNA TROXEL
Senior Interactive and Motion Designer
Likes: dogs, animation, re-animation (don't ask), robots, heavy metal, scary movies, spaghetti & meatballs, red
Dislikes: slow cars, waiting, red lights, commercials, really slow cars, stamps
Hobbies: saving the world (gaming), playing guitar/bass, art, photography, TV, snuggling my pup
STEFANIE TENLAND
Interactive Designer
Likes: learning new things, Critical Role, burgers
Dislikes: being cold, mosquitos, math
Hobbies: chess, painting, video games
TAYLOR HARTWELL
Senior Interactive Developer
Likes: fast cars, action movies, sports, video games
Dislikes: SCORM, parking in Webster Groves, supporting IE8, being bored, traffic
Hobbies: weight lifting, running, soccer, volleyball, automotive mechanic
TIM RYAN
Program Manager
Likes: Cheez-its, "The Office," crew neck sweatshirts
Dislikes: mushrooms, frogs, tequila
Hobbies: cooking, watching Netflix, listening to true crime podcasts
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