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Meet Ascend.

You deserve a partner as unique, talented, and customer-obsessed as you are.

At Ascend, we believe how we get there is just as important as where we’re going. We’ve always been guided by our core values: 

Heart

for people

Integrity

at our core

Excellence

in all that we do

Spirit

in work and life

Our team

Next-level people creating our next-level work

The people behind Ascend bring deep expertise, creativity, and boundless client-focused energy to every project. Fiercely loyal and ever-curious, as a team, we’re unstoppable. And up for any challenge.

Leadership

Beth Temperley

Marketing Operations Lead

Darcy Borutta

Operations and Team Culture Lead

Ekaterina Konovalova

Public Relations and Business Development Lead

Kyle Herbst

Digital Experience and Campaign Management Lead

Laura Stevenson

Vice President of Marketing, Enterprise Account Lead

Nathan Procknow

Creative Director

Rachel Robertson

Director of Campaign and Journey Development

Rich Herbst

Founder and Managing Partner

Sri Ganesh Anaparthi

IT, AI/ML Strategy, Cybersecurity, and Digital Transformation Lead

Stephanie Perks

Director of Analytics and Data

All of Ascend

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Our story

Helping marketing teams be better at marketing—a simple yet bold idea that started it all.

We lead with a heart for our people.

From the day we opened our doors, Ascend stands by and embodies our core values: heart for people, integrity at our core, excellence in all that we do, and spirit in work and life.

Integrity is the core of everything we do.

It’s the foundation upon which we built Ascend in 2004, and it’s still our North Star, guiding us as team members, leaders and client partners. Ascend began with six marketing professionals, each with deep experience in client-side marketing. Fueled by our shared understanding of the challenges faced by marketing leaders and the gaps in services that were—and still are—unmet by traditional agencies and consultancies, we set out to fill these gaps, focusing on areas such as marketing and sales integration, channel development and performance analysis.

Commitment to excellence, always, in all that we do.

We continually strive for excellence, staying a step ahead of what our clients need to succeed. As digital marketing transformed, so did Ascend. We embraced full integration of web marketing, social media and database-enabled customer engagement. Our expertise in all aspects of journey marketing has become a powerful advantage for our clients. Leveraging our unique skillsets in data, automation and advanced technology, we seamlessly navigate clients’ complex and disparate customer databases, instantly accessing millions of customer files across all communication channels, throughout the customer lifecycle and in real time. The result? Profound customer engagement and accelerated growth for our clients.

What matters most: Spirit in work and life.

We believe success is a journey, and ours has been shaped by the spirit and enthusiasm we bring to every part of life. By remaining true to our values, Ascend has continued to grow and evolve over the years into an award-winning, full-service marketing firm, consistently ranked among the fastest-growing companies in the Dallas Business Journal 100 and Inc. 5000 listings. Our client list includes industry giants such as Verizon, Nokia and Marriott. Our holistic approach to marketing empowers companies to achieve total customer engagement and accelerated growth.