Kyle Herbst is a great representative for the professional versatility that characterizes Ascend Marketing. His grasp of cutting-edge digital marketing and his “human-first” approach to the projects he undertakes are critical to the successes he has achieved for companies such as Oracle, Nokia, Thomson Reuters and Universal Studios. He also contributes his energy, knowledge and big personality in his volunteer work with organizations such as Austin Pets Alive!, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Camp Community Storehouse and Helping Hand Home.
Sandeep Harpanahalli loves data analytics, trend spotting, and drawing insights that lead to better business decisions. An example of his expertise is for a telecommunications client, where he performed analytics on how updates to the company’s switching device would affect call processing in various networks, which helped management make more informed decisions. Away from the office, Sandeep still applies his analytics and trend spotting skills, specifically as a foodie. He is currently engaged in a deep study of Texas barbecue.
Creative, original, and funny describe Pamela Fleming. Having worked in diverse industries including consumer product goods, professional services, commercial real estate development and telecom, Pam’s rich background allows her to bring a wealth of marketing and project management experience to the table.
Her areas of expertise are expansive and include brand development and video production, website development, marketing planning and strategy, promotional campaign strategy and execution, to list a few. Pam enjoys the challenge of working on different types of projects, especially when they require the use of her favorite skills.
She studied at Southern Methodist University and has been on the cover of The Dallas Morning News.
As a coffee connoisseur, Pam’s favorite aspect of working at Ascend is having two different coffee machines to choose from!
Cindy Cunningham is Ascend’s “secret weapon” when it comes to reporting and analysis. With over 20 years’ experience in the world of telecom, Cindy has mastered the art of understanding the insights data provides and translates it all into actionable information – so that valuable business isn’t lost through neglect, but rather grown through customer knowledge. Customer retention is her specialty!
A problem solver with a positive outlook, Darcy Borutta has the ability to see cross-functionally, pull the pieces together and drive business forward. She is results driven and loves to help people succeed and grow.
Darcy is energetic and a natural connector. Her clients rave about her infectious can-do attitude and uncanny attention to detail. She has extensive experience in creating comprehensive sales and marketing initiatives that drive results. Her process and analytics expertise helped to drive award-winning programs that have boosted the bottom lines of many companies.
Darcy is an accomplished project manager, sales and marketing professional, leader, coach, and mentor with 20 plus years of experience in telecom and insurance. She has proven success in leading cross-functional, cross-location project teams and meeting aggressive target dates by using a variety of project management tools and techniques.
Darcy has a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College and her Project Management Professional® certification from the Project Management Institute. She has won numerous sales awards, including the Circle of Excellence, Gold Market Leadership, Silver Chairman’s Leadership, and the Circle of Achievement Sales Award.
Darcy loves being a part of Ascend because of the culture and people, “We work hard and have fun!” She enjoys spending time with her family and friends and loves traveling, hanging out on the beach, hiking, boating, and yoga. She enjoys yoga so much she became a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT)!
“Like trying to catch lightning in a bottle” is the way one person described Deanna Bond, whose broad background and many successes in marketing defy our ability to provide adequate description of such a talented person in a short bio.
Conscientious, organized, and amazingly resourceful, Deanna has a very diverse skill set in real-life customer relationship management, research, event planning and project management. She calls it “Perceptive Situational Assessment” – a way to quickly distill facts and come up with solutions that are on-target and provide clients results beyond their expectations.
Among those with whom she’s worked with during her career are John W. Peavy III, T. Boone Pickens, and Lamar Hunt. Quite a roster!
With interests including quantum physics, complementary medicine, spirituality, faith and healing, Deanna’s education includes a B.B.A. in Marketing & Finance from the University of Texas at Arlington, (graduating with highest honors). She has done additional work in the Pan American University Honors Studies Program, a part of the University of Texas in Edinburg, Texas.
Present Sri Ganesh Anaparthi with a challenging goal, and he will enthusiastically pursue it. With expertise in big data, data analytics and architecting technology solutions, he has delivered strategic results to customers spanning several industries. When he is not solving interesting tech challenges, Sri Ganesh can be found spending time with his family or with his nose in a book.