Cristi Spahr is founder and president of Spark Marketing Team, a boutique full-service marketing agency with a nationwide client base. Cristi founded Spark in 2000 after gaining her experience in the advertising industry working for one of the most highly-renowned agencies in the world, The Martin Agency, and a smaller lifestyle agency in Newport Beach, which became part of FCB Worldwide. Cristi received her undergraduate degree in marketing from James Madison University and her MBA from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Over the years, Cristi has worked with a variety of start-up companies as well as established brands including Vans shoes, American Eagle Outfitters, VF Corporation, NASA, and Microsoft. The current Spark client roster spans across industries and includes Lowers Risk Group, a five-time honoree on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing privately held companies in America. Today, Cristi is a working ‘mompreneur’ who successfully balances the role of mom to her two teenagers and entrepreneur. She also actively trains as a marathon runner.Cristi credits her agency’s success over the years to her team’s obsessive commitment to helping their clients look their best, both as individuals inside their organizations and as brands out in the marketplace. About Spark Marketing Team:Spark supports modern marketing teams with strategic, creative, and impactful content and design. Working as an extension of your team, running point, or providing an extra spark when needed, we embrace your goals as our mission and ignite results by getting to the heart of what matters to decision-makers. Founded in 2000, Spark Marketing Team is a boutique marketing agency and woman-owned small business based on the California Central Coast. The Spark team has extensive experience in tech, professional services, and education. Having started as one of the first true inbound marketing agencies, we developed expertise in content creation, lead generation, and sales conversion. Today, we deliver a combination of outbound and inbound strategies to local and global brands that count on us to understand and support the complex needs of modern marketing organizations. Learn more at sparkinboundmarketing.com. Marking Specialties: Digital Marketing, Inbound Marketing, Strategy Consulting, Website Design, Web Development, Lead Magnets, Landing Pages, Email Marketing, Video Production, Logos & Branding, Social Media Design, Tradeshow Banners, Print Design, Paid Media Creative, Project Management, Sales SupportPrograms: Wordpress, Hubspot, Pardot, MailChimp