Trust. Value. Opportunity.
Reinventing the client-agency relationship.
Our Team
At Xponent21, we aim to holistically understand all aspects of your business, from the unique challenges you face to your long and short term goals. It’s through this alignment of objectives and foundation of trust that we maintain a balance of keeping you in the loop and letting you focus on other facets of your business. You’re the expert in your industry, and we’re the experts in ours --- digital + business solutions.
Will Melton
President & CEO
Will brings his 14 years of business leadership in technology and marketing to help businesses across the world tap into their own lively culture, dedication to service and superior solutions to thrive in the digital space. Innovative strategies that improve customer experience while reducing costs and crafting masterpiece digital strategies are two of Will's biggest passions.
Courtney Turrin
Director of Operations
With 10 years of experience training and working in research and data science, Courtney uses her skills to produce outsized results for our clients. She is passionate about consistently measuring results to optimize processes and inform data-driven marketing initiatives. When she’s not analyzing data, she can be found making wine.
Olivia Deputy
Director of Content Marketing
Olivia leads Xponent21’s content marketing initiatives. A stickler for grammar and proper syntax, she loves putting words together to tell a company’s story and communicate their value proposition in a way that appeals to their target audience. She believes that dogs are just little furry people, and in her spare time she helps find labrador retrievers homes through the Lab Rescue of Greater Richmond.
Chuck McCarthy
Ad SpecialistChuck is our Ad Specialist here at Xponent21. With his digital expertise and creative outlook, he enjoys finding ways to connect you with the perfect customer. When not at work, you can find him playing guitar in his rock band, watching sports, or enjoying a local craft brew.
João Brüch
Lead Designer/Developer
João is our esteemed performance website design specialist. He brings deep knowledge of visitor behavior and vast experience building user interfaces that are designed to deliver conversions. Fueled by data insights and tailored marketing strategies, Joao ensures that each website our team creates is aesthetically made to delight and technically designed to perform.
Nikki Peters
Creative Director
Nikki brings 12 years in graphic design, marketing, and branding. She is passionate about aligning her creativity with client goals and providing consistent, clean visuals that stand out. Her method starts with careful listening, to learn and understand the client vision prior to artistic ideation. She connects art direction to target demographics and marketing strategy. Nikki is a bona-fide “cat person” with a Maine Coon that she and her husband have completely spoiled. In her free time she enjoys working on home improvement DIYs, gardening, and kayaking.
Jamie Toraason
Project Coordinator
Jamie has been solving complex business problems for nearly two decades. After successfully managing large scale corporate change initiatives all over the world, she decided to redirect her focus and follow her passion for small business development. Jamie is a relationship builder and creative, and can typically be found in a vegetable garden alongside her US Navy husband and two small children.
Kelly Collins
Content strategist
A recent graduate from Virginia Tech where she studied Marketing and Management, Kelly is equipped with a fresh perspective and is eager to help customers achieve and exceed their goals. With a focus on social media and content creation, she enjoys brainstorming unique ways to showcase ideas and thoughts customers may have for their business. When she’s not at work, you can find her at the beach or with friends and family!
Steve Morin
Wordpress Developer
For more than 20 years, Steve has been developing and working with clients, large and small, to bring their story and presence to the Internet. He brings experience to all facets of the digital marketing world from development, design, online advertising and client management.
Jansen Collins
Full Stack DeveloperAs a full-stack web developer, Jansen has worked to update and improve the functionality and security of client web-based applications. She has designed and programmed various user portals and dashboards that help clients visualize and connect with their data. In her spare time, Jansen can be found backpacking the Appalachian Trail or roaming around Target.
Danielle Morin
Account strategistWith a Master’s Degree from Boston University and many years of hands-on experience, Danielle develops successful marketing strategies for clients across different industries. She values transparent and personalized relationships with each client to better understand their goals and improve brand awareness, user experience, customer retention, and overall revenue. Not only is Danielle a great digital marketing resource but she’s a friend clients can rely on. When she’s not busy researching the latest marketing trends, she’s in the kitchen whipping up something yummy — if you’re lucky, she’ll even share it with you.
Olivia Battani
Graphic Designer
Olivia is a graphic designer who has learned most of what she knows from hands on experience. For the past few years, she's been working as an illustrator for a wedding company, but was ready to take on new assignments in the marketing world. When she's not working, she likes to be creative in other avenues such as painting and baking.
Lindsay Bright
Bookkeeper
With nearly 10 years of experience in finance and accounting, Lindsay Bright brings an enthusiasm for numbers and bookkeeping to the team. She believes that accounting is the language of business, and strives to help business owners, entrepreneurs, and other stake holders understand their finances in order to make the best decisions for the health and growth of their business. When she is not crunching numbers and organizing data in spreadsheets Lindsay enjoys spending time with family, playing acoustic guitar, running, visiting local Richmond breweries, and watching a good sci-fi TV show or movie.
You
We're Always in Search of Great Talent!Are you a tech-savvy, innovative thinker eager for an opportunity to press the boundaries of your skill set? We're looking for qualified candidates like you to join our team! Check out our careers page for information on current job openings and to submit your resume.
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Our Extended Team
In addition to our core team of marketing specialists, we have an extensive directory of highly skilled designers, animators, video production creatives, voice actors, coders, mobile app developers and other professionals spanning the creative spectrum. Each of our extended team members has been vetted and produces only the highest quality work.