We’re a lean team of advertising professionals, digital experts and entrepreneurs, with over 50 collective years of experience in business across multiple industries. Our team knows how to go to market, execute programs and increase revenue to get the best out of our client's businesses. We are at the top of our game.
John M. Haake
Early in his career, John spun yarns for consumer brands like Stetson Hats, Democracy Jeans, and Farmland Foods. The last 20 years as a Sales and Marketing leader, he has driven top-line revenue for SaaS platforms positioned at the crossroads of art and data science. These technologies are responsible for disrupting every aspect of Marketing, Advertising, and Retail He also has helped guide multiple companies to successful exits, including the acquisition of [x+1] by RocketFuel.
John is a recognized thought leader with hands-on experience that spans all disciplines of B2C, B2B, and DTC marketing. Along the way, he has worked with consumer brands like Mazda, GM, Wawa, Angara, MyPublisher, KISS Cosmetics, Victoria Beckham, Capcom, Luxco Spirits, and P&G.
He is a proud advocate of the open web and a fierce champion of independent media/publishing and direct-to-consumer brands. He cannot wait to dance on the grave of the third-party cookie.
erin kurland
Erin Kurland is the SVP of Marketing at MikMak and a partner at Gotham, where she advises B2B companies across industries with a focus on brand awareness and driving customer growth. Gotham Advisory provides practical leadership that spans market positioning, content marketing, performance marketing, and more. Clients include Connatix, U of Digital, Imagine Experience, Leverage Lab, and Greatwater Opportunity Capital.
Before Gotham Advisory, Erin was the Sr Director of Americas Marketing at Criteo from January 2017 to April 2019. In this role, Erin led a team of field marketers within the Americas region, aligning Criteo's goals with Americas Large Customer needs and translating those into a consistent, effective, and scalable marketing plan to generate demand necessary to fuel the business growth, improve brand awareness in target accounts, and manage and optimize marketing ROI.
Erin is also a co-founder of Marketers 2 Marketers LLC and held the position of Vice President of Marketing at HookLogic, Inc. from February 2012 to January 2017. Prior to these roles, Erin was the Senior Marketing Manager at Experian from May 2007 to February 2012.
Erin Kurland has completed a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Operations Management from the University of Delaware and a Marketing Management - Certificate from NYU School of Professional Studies. Erin is currently pursuing an MBA in Marketing from Baruch College and has completed 9 credits thus far.
Some direct reports include Yara Daher - VP, Partnerships, Marni Edelhart - Senior Manager, Events & Podcast Marketing. They work with Jose Rodriguez - CFO, Jon Drennan - SVP. Customer Experience, and Alejandra Olivella - Head of People. Their manager is Rachel Tipograph, Founder & CEO.