Josh Denberg
Founder, Creative Director, Copywriter, Dog Walker
Josh is the founder and chief creative director at Division of Labor. But he also writes everything from TV campaigns to Instagram post copy. He worked for years at Goodby Silverstein and Partners, along with Leo Burnett and McCann on brands like Nike, Cracker Jack and Porsche. He also directs commercials, wrote a book called Stop Tweeting Boring Shit and changes lightbulbs when they go out at the office.
Rebecca Reid
Account Director, Excel User, Calm Keeper
Rebecca Reid is a Senior Account Director who leads DoL's account management team. She’s spent almost two decades building iconic brands like Miller Lite, McDonald's, Target and Domino's Pizza at prominent agencies including Crispin, Porter + Bogusky, Cramer-Krasselt and Cliff Freeman. Rebecca has a strategic marketing mind and she often runs strategy workshops at DoL helping set the brand direction for clients.
Faruk Sagcan
Creative Director, Art Director, Fantasy Football Advisor
Faruk is an award-winning Creative Director in charge of all things art and design. He likes to say he’s a “Pixal Pusher.” Faruk has worked on almost every client at DoL plus brands like EA Sports, HP, Amnesty International, and eBay. He’s worked at agencies like Heat, 215McCann, Cutwater and in-house with Yahoo! and Twitter. Faruk speaks softly but carries a big design toolbox as a stick.
Laura Puccinelli
Finance Manager, Accounting Genius, Wise Soul
Laura runs the business side of Division of Labor handling billing, accounting, and anything related to a spreadsheet. She has been working with ad agencies for years and understands the human side as well as the financial side of the industry. She works closely with our operations manager on all contracts and provides intangible energy that allows things to always work out, somehow, for the best.
Dan Carlton
Strategist, Thinker, Southerner, - Founder of Paragraph Project
Dan is a strategist and founder of Paragraph Project, a strategy firm and longtime partner of Division of Labor. Dan was a planner at Fallon Minneapolis and McKinney in North Carolina and has worked on some of the world’s most progressive brands. Dan is the only biological child in a family of ten children. As a result of growing up in such a large family he eats meals quickly and then sits quietly and listens to others talk.
Dawn Margolis
Operations Manager, SEO Supervisor, Recovering Journalist
Dawn is a journalist and writer by trade who became Division of Labor’s head of operations in 2018. She handles all things, everything, from partnership contracts to HR and is uniquely skilled in the fine art of, “getting shit done.” Dawn is also in charge of SEO and works with our partners to provide SEO services to our clients as well as ourselves.
Lynda Greenberg
DIGITAL STRATEGIST, SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST AND MASTER OF ALL THINGS INTERNETY
Lynda Has been working in the web world since dial-up and is an expert in digital marketing, e-commerce, SEM and SEO, paid social, and PPC. Not to mention persona development, UX, establishing KPIs, and structuring multi-tactic digital marketing plans. (OK, we mentioned it.) When Lynda’s not being a one-person digital marketing machine, she can be found running, so wave if you see her.
Brenda Goodman
Media Guru, Planner, Hater of the word, "Guru"
Brenda has spent the last 20+ years in media planning and buying. She grew up through the ranks of traditional large agencies - working for DDB Needham, EvansGroup, Publicis, & ZenithOptimedia Media.
Beyond client work Brenda also serves on the Board of Advisors for All Within My Hands Metallica Foundation and as the General Manger of an Independent League Baseball team.
Ruby Noto
Designer, Illustrator, Defender of Gen-Z Honor
Ruby is an art director, designer and illustrator who came to Division of Labor fresh out of University of Oregon to help pitch and win the Bogle Vineyards account. Besides wine, Ruby has worked heavily on multiple El Camino Health projects along with clients like Bitly and Innoviz. Ruby is working out of New York City keeping us bi-coastal and in touch with our East Coast roots.
Chelsey Robertson
STRATEGIC PLANNER, INSIGHT FINDER, PART-TIME ROLLER SKATER
After starting her career in database marketing for the company that coined the term “Baby Boomer”, Chelsey has been a researcher and observer of culture for over 10 years. She specializes in Online Anthropology which includes mining the internet and social media platforms for inspiration, insights and trends. She also enjoys screen printing, roller skating, and playing tennis.
Jess Sebo
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, PSYCHOLOGY NUT, MOTIVATOR OF PEOPLE
For almost 20 years, Jess has lead teams that create strategy and marketing campaigns for countless brands. Jess’s background in Psychology and natural curiosity drive her desire to uncover what motivates people. Jess is part get sh*t done, part cheerleader, part confidant, and takes pride in helping deliver innovative thinking for our clients.
Dave Alsobrooks
Strategist, Smart Thing Sayer - Paragraph Project
Dave is a brand strategist with Paragraph Project, Division of Labor’s longtime strategy partner. He’s worked on a number of brands across multiple categories, including ESPN, Schlitz, Starbucks, Lowe’s and Quiksilver. Dave is also an artist and Southerner and is fascinated with Southern contradictions. Like, listening to The Geto Boys on the way to church and Humidity with suits and ties.
Mordechai "Mort" Pistacio
Head of HR, Ball-Fetcher, Napper
Mort is the Head of HR at Division of Labor. Skills include: salmon eating, fetching stuff, curling up in the sun, wanting to play the moment the meeting starts and being a therapy dog to stressed-out employees.
Adam Smith
Economist, Theorist, Division of Labor Spiritual Leader
Adam Smith was a Scottish economist, philosopher, author and a pioneer of political economy. Smith laid the foundations of classical free-market economic theory in his book The Wealth of Nations where he developed the concept of division of labour and expounded upon how rational self-interest and competition can lead to economic prosperity. Sadly, he misspelled the word, “labor.”
