Working at BFT
You might join us for the opportunity to do great work. You’ll stay for the energy, the positivity and the sense that anything is possible.
Our Sleeves Stay Rolled Up
We consistently deliver the best. We stay cool and we’re always there for our colleagues.
Problem Solvers
We see challenges as opportunities for curiosity, agility and unconventional thinking.
Character Matters
Everyone here will treat you with respect and empathy and truth.
BFTeam
Everyone works together for the greater good of our organization, our clients and our colleagues.
Transparency/Accountability
We use the EOS platform to stay wide open about upping our game and celebrating our wins.
You might join us for the opportunity to do great work. You’ll stay for the energy, the positivity and the sense that anything is possible.
“Everyone at BFT has individual strengths, but together we are a powerhouse group creatively solving tough marketing challenges.”
- Rob Christensen
The Colony Group
New Website & Messaging Strategy
Gilda's Club Chicago
Paid Social Media Campaign
Spartan Motors
New Website
“I'm proud to be a part of this passionate group of people who deeply care about each other and the work we do.”
- Tyler Wayner
“It is always refreshing to go to work with people who you don’t dread seeing. Hopefully, I’m not that person for everyone else."
- Timothy Phiscator
Pentair
IntelliConnect™ Product Launch Video
“Every day I experience the respect between team members – from the top down. It's clear that trust is key to our culture.”
- Laura Hill
TAG Advisors - Recruiting Website
New Website Redesign
NFCC
Improved Lead Generation System
Pentair
Social Media Sweepstakes
Cetera Financial Group
Integrated Awareness Campaigns
Pentair
Website Replatforming
Founders Brewing Co.
Cadre Marketing Automation
We’re marketing professionals, but we’re also a fun, open-armed bunch with a completely eclectic mix of outside interests.
CEO and President
Things you should know...
Han Shot First, it's fine.
Raising Dough for Special Olympics with a Marathon Row Competition
I love speaking in front of groups of marketing professionals like the AMA.
My wife and I share a love of Fitness; yeah, she's tough.
More gingers in the office is never a bad thing.
I still get to practice my skills as an illustrator - My girls circa 2021.
Find Your Better®️️
I don't think I could pull this off in real life...
I once grew a beard that had to be cut.
Vice President
Things you should know...
Summer walk and resting with James.
John and Tori.
Grand Haven with my favorite humans.
We always take a selfie when we’re together.
Early morning adventures with James.
Sporting event and matching sunglasses. He humors me.
I love clouds!
More adventures with James.
Director of Finance
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Visiting the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
Bird of paradise flower in Maui, Hawaii
Vegetables Garden at home.
Waterfall in Alaska
Chief Strategist & Head of Financial Services
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The composition of the colors and shapes radiate positivity, and the angles reveal new perspectives.
Scenic vacations and walks bring me serenity, letting me focus on the moment and path.
Spontaneous card games bring people together, sparking fun conversations, thoughtful maneuvers, and collaborative competition.
Every bike ride is an adventure.
Account Director
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Our three girls are getting older so it’s hard to get them all in the same place at the same time. It’s such a treat when we’re all together again!
Family time together in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, trying to embrace the cold temperatures.
Our newest happy place: Treasure Island, Florida. We visit there several times a year, and it’s such a nice break to recharge with a view of the Gulf of Mexico.
My parents bought at place on Torch Lake 20 years ago for my two siblings and me to bring our families. It’s been our family spot to enjoy the water and sunsets, and to stay connected with each other.
Senior Developer
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My son pitching for his team. I’m so proud!
Birthday celebration at home with my wife and son.
Hard work and practice pay off. We are the champions, my friends!
Is there anything more summer than relaxing at the ballpark?
Daisy girl enjoying the view.
Exploring San Francisco, circa 2011
Taking a walk in the back field at our family’s property at sunset.
One of my favorites. Goofing around and looking fresh.
No, you are! Coffee tastes better out of an inspirational mug. Fact.
Found at an art show, this now serves as a large reminder as my desktop wallpaper.
The best girl, my Daisy girl.
Once my son and his friends decided to build their own go-karts. The results were amazing. Custom helmet was icing on the cake.
I mustache you a question. Who wore it better?
Manarola, a village in Cinque Terre, Italy. The most beautiful place I’ve ever seen.
Beers and pizza at The Filling Station in Traverse City, Michigan with my favorite person.
A nature walk along the creek at Blandford Nature Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
A view of "the back 40" at my family’s property in northern Michigan. Fall is my favorite season.
Senior Designer, UI/UX Strategist
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A rocking panda I designed and built for my niece
Exploring the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with my family
Carvings
Building Legos with my kids, bonus points for all if it’s Star Wars!
Camping is great
Lego mini figure piggy bank
Started at BFT as a child model for our client, Pentair
Copywriter
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Floating down the Thornapple River with my boys.
Exploring Cinque Terre was a culinary delight.
The Duomo in Milan was a surreal experience.
We love traveling to Mexico and exploring with friends.
The beaches of St. John were unreal.
Senior Content Creator
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Chicago style deep dish.
Young moose, Agawa Rock pictographs, Ontario, Canada
Sunset mirage near Muskegon, Michigan USA
Frontside rippin’ on a bluebird day
Ziggy Stardust. Name all your screech owls after rockers.
36-degree pitch: no place for mistakes
Totality. Standing at the boundary between human emotional chaos and the perfect order of the universe
After XC skiing, Muskegon Winter Sports Complex, Michigan
Sunset shadow from a storm cell 60 miles away
Subsurface deception: streamer for trout fishing
Meat + Fire. Nice.
Always worth the hunt
Amazing combinations of flavors and textures
Easy to grow, great in anything
After the windstorm
Magnetite sand makes great homemade carbonite
Disruptive technology for skiing on ice rubble
Pure gold
Light above the big lake
Night trees
Senior Project Manager, PMP
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"I’d rather have a passport full of stamps than a house full of stuff."
Me and mine
Some of my random celebrity sightings/encounters include Jennifer Garner, Kevin Costner, Anne Hathaway, Kristen Bell, Gary Sinise, Seth Myers, Denis Leary, Kristen Wiig...
Watching my alumni, Michigan State, beat Stanford at the 2014 Rose Bowl. Go Green! Go White!
Bumping into fellow Cubs fan, Eddie Vedder. Photo taken by former Blackhawks player, Chris Chelios.
Empire State of Mind. My favorite city.
Proud Chicagoan. Born and raised in the city.
At the "Most Magical Place on Earth"
Digital Marketing Specialist
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Would love to have a beer with John Carmack to learn where VR is headed.
Frequents YouTube, Anantech.com and SearchEngineLand to keep his game razor sharp.
Would love to see analytics for sites like Amazon and YouTube.
Music tastes run toward Polyphia, Tool, Rage and other 90s rock/metal, old school hip hop, chill and retrowave.
Senior Designer
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The entrance view to the Byodo-In Temple
My pomeranian kids, Epyon (boy) Dolce (girl).
My favorite tequila, Clase Azul.
I love making pizzas!
The home office setup
More pls thx
If I was a manga character
One of my early website designs back in 2004: good old sprites, inline CSS and graphical visuals.
Homemade ramen, enjoy.
No Man’s Sky, one of my favorite survival, open world space games.
Grilling carne asada and cebollitas.
Celebrating my birthday at MDRD with Don Julio 1942 ‘Ultima’ Extra Anejo.
My boy showing off the BFT swag.
Building Gundam model kits is so relaxing for me.
Metal samurai helmet replica I found at an antique flea market.
Back in the mid-2000's I did a lot of digital art, especially abstract art.
Account Manager
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Easter 2021 with my nieces and nephews
If you can't tell, Finn is allowed on the furniture. #spoiled
Lochenheath Golf Club in Grand Traverse
Sometimes you just have to smile through the pain.
New York Strip at amical in Traverse City. Drool-worthy.
Spartans will. Go green!
Accounting Assistant
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Movies are my main thing, and going to the theater is always preferred, especially for the big summer movies.
I have been playing The Simpsons Tapped Out for nearly 10 years now (so many wasted hours designing my Springfield...).
Clue (1985) contained so many of my favorite actors from my youth. Love it. You should watch it right now.
New game I'm playing as of November 2022
My crowning achievement.
Puzzle completed in the office After Hours Puzzle Nook.
Completed puzzles for my office.
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