Team Mariposa
Robyn Tippins
CEO, Co-Founder -- The Decider
Robyn has been managing online communities for 20 years,
starting at AOL in the mid-90s. She launched her first startup in 1998, funded only by
her 'hopes and dreams' (idealism FTW).
Driving over $28k of revenue in month one,
she quickly discovered the potential that Content Marketing had for driving revenue.
Her book, Community 101, is a primer for online community managers,
and she authored and taught the inaugural Community Certification program at
GetSatisfaction. Prior to marketing for Yahoo, Current TV and ReadWriteWeb,
she consulted for dozens of Fortune 500 companies, including Intel, MTV,
Fleishman Hillard, Behr Paints and AT&T.
Wynne Phillips
Content Lead
Wynne leads Content Management for Mariposa.
The queen of the editorial calendar, Wynne keeps the content flowing and is
the power behind the lead generation machine. From eBooks to blog posts, if
it's built with words, Wynne had a hand in it.
Between coming up with
compelling content ideas, assigning them to our writing staff and putting
her discerning eye on every word that goes out, Wynne is a master of
organization.
She is in charge of Pictionary Hour (2p EST) here at Mariposa
and is a mad hatter (she knits hats, compulsively). Wynne is an award
winning journalist and holds a BS in Writing and Linguistics.
Brendon Folsom
Development Lead
Brendon oversees the technical team at Mariposa.
Leading web development efforts, Brendon manages a team of developers focused on
building and maintaining Mariposa's web apps. He also manages
technical integrations, oversees SEO efforts and streamlines metrics/reporting for
our clients.
While we don't let Brendon pick images (quirky sense of humor),
there's no one else we would let near our codebase. A master of both backend and
frontend development (full-stack), strong on APIs and integrations and well-versed
in the annoying If/Thens of a complex automation workflow, he's an incredibly
versatile and resourceful developer.
A true unicorn, he's also a talented writer
who contributes content for our blog as well as several of our technical clients
when inspiration strikes. Brendon holds a BS in English and a Doctorate in
'Get it Done'.
Karen Blackburn
Director of Accounts
Karen leads the accounts team at Mariposa. Our most
experienced employee, she has over 30 years experience in sales, starting as a door
to door salesperson at 18 years old (when she showed up, you bought the magazines).
She's tenacious, bold -- and endearingly kind. For both sales and client contact,
Karen is unmatched.
The unsung hero of our marketing efforts, Karen reminds us to
look at our work through the eyes of the customer. Bringing thought provoking
questions to the forefront, we are stronger marketers due to our keeping our sales
director deeply involved in marketing campaigns.
As our Director of Accounts,
Karen spends her days meeting new people, catching up with current clients and
adding her sales insights to our strategy meetings. Prim and proper, and oft
accompanied by her 4 lb puppy, Sasha, Karen will charm you from the first moment.
Chelsey Fox
Distribution Specialist
Chelsey oversees the distribution of content at Mariposa.
Leading social media and content sharing efforts, Chelsey loves to get our clients noticed,
liked, followed, and retweeted- then turning all of that into verifiable customers. She
also loves to jump in and write some of the content herself when she gets the chance.
Chelsey is also a talented marketer and her input on client strategy is invalueble.
Chelsey holds a Bachelor's in Communication, a Master's of Fine Arts in Creative Writing,
and plenty of HubSpot Certifications, as well.
Chelsey lives in Fort Myers,
Florida with her two sons. When she isn't delivering remarkable results for our clients,
you can find her at the little league field passing out snacks, obsessing over
Game of Thrones fan theories, or watching football.
