Meet the Lakeshore Branding Team
Lakeshore Branding is a team designed to build companies. We’ve come together around a belief that we can help companies do a better job of marketing online to drive more sales, leads and conversions.
We’re experienced, opinionated and driven. Our team members have worked for big brands, agencies and start ups. They have been the creative directors, strategists of marketing campaigns and the creative force behind some exciting marketing campaigns. But our strongest characteristic is a dedication to ensuring entrepreneurial success for each of our clients. Each of us is addicted to helping companies grow and Lakeshore Branding gives us our fix.
Ryan Powszok
Creative Director / Partner
Ryan is our macgyver for websites, not only are his creative designs visually stunning but he can build just about anything our clients need for the web. His development chops are mostly self taught during his time at DePaul’s Business School, which was followed by a career at the largest web design and development company in the travel and hospitality industry.
Likes: Snowboarding, Green Tea, Website Design, Paintball, Classic Cars, Recording Music, Playing Music, Listening to Music, Lacrosse, Soccer, Traveling, Rock Climbing, Laying on the Beach and sipping pina coladas.
Dislikes: Internet Explorer 6-8
Chris Campbell
Online Marketing Director / Partner
Yes, that is a picture of Chris with a baby tiger. Chris is a highly entrepreneurial person who is creative, resourceful and motivated to help his clients achieve their business objectives. Chris loves working with innovative businesses that are looking for new ways to sell their products or services online, he approaches each project similar to solving a Rubik Cube. Each project requires a series of strategic steps, innovation and effective planning to achieve the desired goals.
Nicknames: Porkchop and the Hurricane
Favorite Quote: “Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t”
Brandon Zeman
Online Marketing Specialist
Brandon, simply put is addicted to social media. His expertise helps lead the strategy and implementation for our clients for social media, in addition to his sweet link building skills.
Favorite Movies: Animal House, Wedding Crashers, Van Wilder, Boondock Saints, Green Street Hooligans, 300, Ferris Buhler’s Day Off, Juno, Anchorman, Troy, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Knocked Up, The Black Dahlia, Dark Knight, The Hangover
Brandon’s Social Media Networks: 
and these are just the ones he is active on.
James Bird
Online Advertising and Affiliate Marketing Manager
James takes an analytical approach to all projects that he works on. He loves to crunch performance data and that why he enjoys pay per click advertising, everything is so quantitative. James is the leader for the Chicago affiliate marketing meetup group and has been doing affiliate marketing for over five years.
Favorites: Google Website Optimizer, Spreadsheets of data and Jack Daniels
I have traveled to: Australia, Singapore, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, India and the United Kingdom.
Migs Bassig
Content Writer
Migs has in depth understanding of search engine marketing matched with his natural talent for writing, he is able to craft the right messaging for our clients.
I enjoy reading: The New York Times, Online Marketing Blogs, poetry, short stories and non-fiction.
Random Fact: I received a grant to write a book of short stories, which I am now working on.
Eric Cervantes
Graphic Designer
Eric is an extremely talented graphic designer that has a backend of creating print materials and advertisements for larger brands. He has works with our clients to bring their vision alive with logos, creation of print marketing materials and designing concepts of websites.
His Favorite Pastime is punking people on Facebook by telling them he won the lottery, got married, won a trip to Vegas, had a baby- anything that is slightly over the top and then watches everyone respond because they think everything on the Internet is real.
When he is not designing: He is playing soccer, going camping on the weekends, traveling, watching movies that at one time were books and playing his guitar.
Mert Sahinoglu
Digital Marketing Strategist
Mert is great at identifying opportunities for growth in search engine marketing for companies with large website properties looking to optimize performance and increase exposure.
Entrepreneur at Heart: Mert holds a Chicago Real Estate Licence and is a partner at Falcon Living, a Chicago Real Estate Brokerage with his brothers.
Brands he has Worked For: CDW, Allstate, Ryland Homes, American Invsco, Pampered Chef, Hudson.com, DePaul University, Roosevelt University, Northshore Hospital, USC Cinema Department and Northwestern Hospital
