Your friendly content marketing enthusiasts
Team Verblio serves 1,500 digital agencies and businesses every month from beautiful Denver, CO.
Meet the verblions
Find out the adjective 7 out of 30 verblio team members used to describe the company
Our commitment
We are committed to being the friendliest, easiest-to-use content creation platform in the business. We believe in the value of content as a powerful tool to drive sales and build relationships for our customers. The goal is to deliver quality content and a fantastic experience, so customers feel ease and enjoyment when they use Verblio.
Our team at a glance
Mercury 100 fastest-growing companies in Colorado awards
Former a capella singers (plus one beatboxer)
Average number of LaCroixs consumed per week
Prefer guacamole to hummus
The stuff that matters to us
supporting great writers
Quality writing comes from happy, motivated writers. We ask for excellence and support their success. Our online writers' forum is an active community, and connection creates better content.
TECH + HUMANS
We’ve built a super-cool technology platform, but deeply personal content comes from humans. Beyond the binary code, team Verblio is a well rounded group of reasonably intelligent people.
Rah rah TEAM SPIRIT
Variety is the spice of team Verblio. We’re a supergroup of SEO-philes, content connoisseurs, designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Left brain & right brain, together = just-right brain.
Verblio values
Curiosity, creativity, and humor
Clear and respectful communication
Quirkiness and scrappiness
Bold and fearless action
Listen and assume good intent
Highly qualified and verb-curious? We're hiring!
MEET THE TEAM
STEVE POCKROSS
CEO
Hometown: Denver, CO
Favorite Word: Hootenanny
Steve Pockross
Steve brings more than 20 years of startup, nonprofit, and Fortune 500 experience to his role as bon vivant of Verblio. He was part of the early management team at crowdsourcing pioneer LiveOps and previously led five SaaS and marketing businesses. Outside the office, Steve enjoys ultimate frisbee, telemark skiing, hosting jazz concerts, and spending time with his two boys. Steve hosts Verblio's podcast and stars in some truly strange video ads.
GREG LEVOW
COO & CTO
Hometown: New York, NY
Favorite Word: Aardvark
GREG LEVOW
Hailing from the Empire State, Greg is a Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and a gentleman. Prior to joining Verblio, he founded an ag-tech startup that uses simulation modeling and weather data to help farmers optimize their fertilizer usage and improve yields, while reducing environmental impact. When he’s not solving hard problems that intersect business and technology, you’ll find Greg in front of a hot BBQ, cold drink in hand, cooking up something big.
BRAD KEMP
EVP, Business Development
Hometown: Port Huron, MI
Favorite Word: Arugula
BRAD KEMP
Brad loves pizza, but not pineapple on pizza. When he’s not leading enterprise sales efforts, you'll find him achieving the perfect Neapolitan-style pizza crust. Spontaneous and rarely bored, he also excels at 90s music trivia. Before Verblio, Brad spent most of his career building and leading sales teams, most recently launching and growing a platform that makes it easy for Fortune 1000 companies to find video production freelancers.
PAUL ZALEWSKI
Vice President, Marketing
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Favorite Word: Yup
PAUL ZALEWSKI
Paul runs marketing at Verblio and is a self-proclaimed digital marketing and SEO nerd. (Checking Google Analytics is his favorite form of procrastination). Although digitally savvy, Paul has a rare genetic defect that makes him incapable of understanding memes. His prerequisite I-live-in-Colorado activity is snowboarding, and his prerequisite millennial drink of choice is bulletproof coffee. Verblio colleagues do not approve of his favorite word.
MANDI O'BRIEN
Senior Director, Design & Product
Hometown: Portland, OR
Favorite Word: Asterisk
MANDI O'BRIEN
Mandi loves to find simplicity and beauty in the most complex challenges. Her role as Director of Design and Product at Verblio allows her to honor her roots as a true polymath. For the past 8 years, Mandi has worked at fast-growing startups in NYC. Recently, she and her two orange tabby cats relocated to Denver, where they are enjoying their sweet views of the Rocky Mountains. When she’s not working on the latest UX innovation for Verblio, she enjoys music, the outdoors, storytelling, games, and tacos.
ZOE TREESON
Senior Director, Operations
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
Favorite Word: Bedraggled
ZOE TREESON
As senior director of operations, Zoe draws on her background in business and film production to help Verblio customers tell their stories. Outside of the office, Zoe does all the (Boulder) things—hiking, cycling, running. Only her complete disinterest in snow sports differentiates her from your average Boulderite. Yet somehow, we’ve found it in our hearts to forgive her.
Laura Smous
Senior Director, Product Marketing
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Favorite Word: Feucht
Laura Smous
Laura blends over 20 years of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and agency experience with a love for marketing and passion for data to help companies unlock the power of great content to grow brands. When she’s not in the throes of pricing and packaging or go-to-market strategy, she is probably on a bicycle. Laura maintains a constant ratio of two rescue dogs and two rescue cats at all times. She received a BS in Computer Information Systems and International Business from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, as well as a BA in Germanic Studies.
Ted Russo
Director of Strategic Accounts
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Favorite Word: Hubbub
Ted Russo
Ted brings over a decade of experience in marketing and sales leadership to Verblio. The brilliant creatives that surround him at work inspire him to pursue his artistic passions, but his tastes have been called "unconventional" by undiscerning observers. In fact, he runs a film festival featuring the worst movies ever made (and he's taking suggestions if you've seen some truly terrible ones). When he’s not helping agencies and publishers maximize their content strategy, he loves hanging out with his children, skiing, playing his ukulele terribly, or hitting the trails with his best friend and doggo-extraordinaire, Marty.
CHARLENE BAKER
Strategic Account Manager
Hometown: Chesapeake, VA
Favorite Word: Awesome
CHARLENE BAKER
Better known as Char, or Verblio's own personable, personal ray of sunshine. Char is passionate about ensuring our customers are off to a great start with Verblio and continue winning inside our platform. Interesting fact: She's the only chick on our squad who's on two teams, Operations, and Marketing & Sales. Yup, Char's everywhere! When she's not remotely hanging out with her fellow Verblions, you'll find her enjoying quality time with her hubby and two kids. Much like her favorite word, Char is awesome.
ALEXA BARAY
Director of Enterprise Operations
Hometown: Coral Springs, FL
Favorite Word: Tsundoku
ALEXA BARAY
Alexa is a trilingual bibliophile with a severe case of nerdiness. Her Verblio journey began in 2016, when she first became a BlogMutt writer. From there, Alexa inexplicably found herself in the role of account manager, and finally coerced worked her way into the operations team. Now, she happily manages Verblio’s professional services from her home office in Florida. When she’s not spamming Slack with pictures of her husky, you’ll find Alexa playing video games, boating, re-reading Harry Potter, or singing showtunes.
CAROLINE RIDEOUT
Senior Sales Manager
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Favorite Word: Sublime
CAROLINE RIDEOUT
With over six years of SEO and content marketing experience, Caroline is thrilled to bring her expertise to Verblio’s diverse customer base. When she’s not in the office, you’ll find her painting outdoors, perusing her favorite volumes of poetry, and fawning over other people's dogs. Caroline is also Verblio’s elusive, enigmatic dolphin tamer, a skill she picked up from five years of living in Hawaii.
Margaret Browne
Senior Manager, Professional Services
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Favorite Word: Spooky
Margaret Browne
Our token Texan, Margaret brings with her a love of authentic Tex-Mex, tequila, and the occasional y’all. A true Verblion, she left behind her role as a marketing manager in San Antonio to pursue her MFA in Creative Writing here in Colorado. Her project management & marketing experience, along with her love of collaboration and creative problem solving, make her a great addition to the operations team. Outside of work, Margaret can be found running, reading, and writing--all while alliterating wildly.
MADDIE BASCH
Manager, Writer Community
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Favorite Word: Scruple
MADDIE BASCH
From vetting to reviews, forum chats to new features, Maddie guides, mentors, and advocates for Verblio’s writer community. She earned her MA in literature from CU and was a bartender for many years before making the leap to libraries and becoming a Verblion. Though Maddie brings shame upon the house of Colorado by not really skiing or snowboarding, she more than makes up for it with dope tattoos and a green thumb. Find Maddie in the garden or dancing her face off to a new DJ—always a well made cocktail in hand.
GINNY MITCHELL
Enterprise Account Manager
Hometown: Estes Park, CO
Favorite Word: Visceral
GINNY MITCHELL
Ginny is a mountain-lover and true crime podcast aficionado. She brings her background in biology to her role as Verblio’s enterprise account manager, where it’s not particularly relevant, which is true for most college majors. Before becoming a Verblion, Ginny worked at the United Way of Salt Lake as the resource development director. When she’s not managing Verblio’s team of helpful account managers, Ginny enjoys skiing, gardening, hiking, scuba diving, sailing, music, and comedy.
Miranda Gilkerson
Business Development Rep
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Favorite Word: Zest
Miranda Gilkerson
(Announcer Voice) Coming all the way from the professional sports industry, Miranda uses her previous sales experience to seek out new business for Verblio. Her passion for relationship building and creative problem solving make contributing to Verblio’s sales efforts a blast. Outside of the office, Miranda loves exploring the great outdoors, tending to her wide variety of houseplants, and searching for the best sushi in Denver.
Brittnee Spears
Marketing Manager
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Favorite Word: Sesh
Brittnee Spears
Brittnee is an adventure seeking mountain lover. Her role as the marketing manager at Verblio allows her to be strategic, creative, curious, & encourages her passion to be a lifelong learner. She runs a tight ship, so beware. Outside the office, you will find her doing all the quintessential Colorado activities or traveling to new places while eating, drinking, and soaking up all the things. She loves immersing herself in new cultures & experiences. Yes– she’s that crazy Colorado person you will find hiking 14ers, rock climbing, and tent camping with husband and their 2 year old in tow.
A. Brown
Enterprise Account Manager
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
Favorite Word: Fickle
A. Brown
With a background in the startup world, A joined the team as an Enterprise Account Manager excited to participate in building another great business. A’s strengths in account management and operational organization, paired with a healthy dose of creative thinking and a ready laugh, help them pilot our biggest clients through the content creation journey with ease. Equally as important, their beat boxing prowess has expanded the Verblion repertoire of verbal skills to more than just our usual puns, poetry, and general word-nerdery.
ALICE WARD
Product Manager
Hometown: Durham, NC
Favorite Word: Penultimate
ALICE WARD
Alice brings her passion for learning about others and problem solving to her role as Verblio’s junior product manager, where she helps make the Verblio platform enjoyable and user friendly for all. Outside of the office, Alice enjoys coffee, beautifully groomed ski runs, and perfectly cooked salmon. We’re thankful Alice broke with tradition and decided not to study natural science like the rest of her family, because it brought her to us.
TJ Raszka
Operations Associate
Hometown: Denver, CO
Favorite Word: Touché
TJ Raszka
T.J. has been in the customer relations industry for almost 15 years, so it’s safe to say he’s a people person. Currently residing in Denver, CO and having lived in places like New York, California, Chicago, and Michigan, he’s no stranger to travel. Work actually seems to be the only thing that makes T.J. sit still, as in his free time you’ll usually find him rock climbing, hiking, camping, snowboarding, road-tripping, or just getting lost in the outdoors (sometimes literally).
Casey Cline
Client Success Manager
Hometown: Barberton, OH
Favorite Word: Flabbergasted
Casey Cline
As a writer-turned-account manager, Casey loves building genuine rapport with clients through empathy, humor, and problem-solving. More than one client has referred to her as “part account manager, part therapist,” which about sums it up. She loves long-term travel, her senior rescue mutt Miles, getting lost in the woods, Jane Austen, writing fiction, and visiting animal sanctuaries. So far, she has hugged elephants, sloths, and spider monkeys but she really has her heart set on hugging a baby kangaroo.
Emily Bosak
Enterprise Associate
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Favorite Word: Ardent
Emily Bosak
It’s fitting that her favorite word is “ardent” because Emily certainly is passionate about a lot. From rock climbing, to photography, to philosophy, she’s usually busy honing her crafts or learning something new. A jack of all trades, master of none, isn’t too bad...actually it’s fun! If Emily were a fruit, she would be a mango, so she could live somewhere tropical.
Hannah Rosebraugh
Junior UX/UI Designer
Hometown: Rossville, IL
Favorite Word: Komorebi
Hannah Rosebraugh
A Denver transplant from the Windy City, Hannah considers herself a Jack of all trades. She’s dabbled in design, gymnastics and rock climbing instruction, and professional pizza serving. #deepdish4life What do all of these seemingly random things have in common? People! Hannah loves unlocking the mysteries of the human psyche and considers herself a communications ninja. This, combined with her not so secret love of organizing, suits her role as Verblio’s Junior UX/UI Designer quite nicely! In her free time, Hannah loves a good adventure and can often be found exploring nature and cities alike, climbing rocks, or dancing barefoot in the grass to live music.
Jessica Mendez
Operations Associate - Writing Community
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
Favorite Word: Guffaw
Jessica Mendez
Long before Verblio, Jessica lived to surround herself with readers, writers, and fellow word-lovers. Although her career temporarily shifted as she got her master’s degree in human and family development, she found her way back when she started an online feminist publication with two awesome female writers. Today, as operations associate for the writing community of Verblio, Jessica gets to do what makes her truly happy. In her spare time, Jessica enjoys building jigsaw puzzles, eating Thai food, and finding new ways to justify buying just one more houseplant.