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As millennials, we reject labels (very oxymoronic, we know). But if you had to slap one on us, call us a creative advertising agency.

Our chemical makeup is one part creative tension, one part craft beer, and two parts controlled chaos (with a dash of snarky comments).

We know our work’s no good unless it solves your problems. And we know we can’t solve your problems by thinking the same way as everyone else. And we know that thinking differently does no good unless we hit deadlines.

But enough about us, let’s talk about you. Do you want the kind of work you can put up on your mama’s fridge? Do you want to outshine the competition? Do you want to make the world a more interesting place? If so, we’ll get along just fine.

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Adam Kroft

Partner | CEO

cat lover

"vloging"

attention span

hoverboarding

giggling

Take the excitement level of an eight-year old on Christmas morning, add the confidence of a psychic playing rock, paper, scissors, and sprinkle in the attention span of a puppy in a toy factory. That’s Krofty. He’s constantly in two places at once and he has the energy to allow it. He meets with potential clients, manages accounts, represents redthread at networking events and sleeps occasionally.

Rhett Muller

Partner | COO | Video Director

dog whispering

handyman

perceived approachability

movie buff

music knowledge

If Edward Cullen had a PBR-drinking older brother, that’s Rhett. If there’s sarcasm in the office, Rhett is the likely culprit. His days are filled with shooting and editing photos and videos. His Spotify playlist is filled with bands nobody’s heard of. And his phone is filled with pictures of the only things that matter on the planet—dogs.

Natalie McClure

Project Director

leadership

early 2000's song lyrics

receiving hugs

super mario odyssey

height

The girl who just downed another dose of Ibuprofen with coffee. That’s Natalie. Her mission is to keep everybody on task and on time, which is as easy as trimming a lion’s toenails. It can be done, but it takes a great deal of patience and talent. Luckily, Natalie has both.

Bryan Marine

Creative Director

trucker hats

videography

belly laughs

neckties

everlasting-gobstopper of ideas

Obi-wan Kenobi. Albus Dumbledore. Coach Carter. You know the type, the mentor who comes into the fray and de-frays things for the kids who don’t stand a chance. For us, that’s our creative director, Bryan. A California native (though he’s called Nebraska home since ‘02) and industry veteran of well over a decade, Bryan’s the central cortex of our wacky hivemind.

Jackie Young

Account Director

non-lethal trowel proficiency

growing up without television

frowns

emerald ash borers

volume

Some people never need reminding to wake up and smell the roses. That’s Jackie, our account director. She’s one of those marvelous human anomalies you run into once and never forget. When she’s not defying death kayaking across the Greater Midwest, she’s here exercising her unyielding dedication to getting the job done right.

Brett Shaw

Finance Director

meat eating

math

roadie stamina

quaff

T-Pain

The most patient man in the office, that's Mr. Shaw. But you can call him Brett. Every day he puts his patience to the test as a high school math teacher. And compared to that, spending a couple hours a week with us to keep our finances in order is a cakewalk. (P.S. If you want his attention, it helps to raise your hand.)

Devon Stanczyk

Art Director

beat machine

wacky socks

facial hair

analog film

spicy water

No, that’s not Macklemore on our team. That’s Devon. Lucky for us, Devon’s hip-hop career never took off and he instead focused his talents on photography, videography, and graphic design. He’s usually seen with a wireless mouse in his right hand, a club soda in his left, and a smile on his face.

Jenny Slater

Graphic Designer

stylish

loud

maturity

coffee intake

elvis dancing

Every team has to have someone who’s the quietest. That’s Jenny. But don’t mistake her soft voice for a lack of personality. Rumor has it that before she focused on design, she used to make music videos to Elvis songs (but a thorough Internet search proved inconclusive). Nowadays, she’s either daydreaming about hiking a mountain, actually hiking a mountain, eating ice cream, or designing with us.

A.J. Matthies

Project Manager

pop culture knowledge

bartending

cardio

dog training

sass

That person who’s seen every band imaginable, that’s AJ. But it’s not just music that makes his engine rev, it’s anything and everything that has to do with pop culture. Want a breakdown on what the members of Destiny's Child are up to now? Ask AJ. Also ask him for nearly anything else, as he’s a project manager.

Nolan Sullivan

Senior Copywriter

penwords

retriever-like loyalty *pant-pant*

late-capitalism

rat film (OST)

post-postmodernity flip-flops

Don’t mind that kid doing an impression of a 1920’s British labour worker in the corner. That’s just Nolan. He has too many interests and odd quirks to list, but just think of him as a cross between Conan and Robin Williams. He’s constantly saying, doing, or dreaming up something goofy. And sometimes he puts that goofiness to paper as our copywriter.

Casey Wurst

Creative Strategist

love of corgis

cold tolerance

successful DIY hacks

positive vibes

wanderlust

You know that person who’s already accomplished more by 7am than you will all day? That’s Casey. She’s a perpetual optimist, mostly thanks to her corgi, Roger. She also has a serious case of wanderlust, but she always finds her way home, thanks to her corgi, Roger. Casey will be super duper happy to add a dose of smiles to your life as our creative strategist.

Chase Craddock

Account Executive

child-rearing

fresh-pressed slacks

kind eyes

animal husbandry

regular husbandry

The guy with the KC Royals t-shirt, khakis, and eye-bobbling prescription glasses, his face awash with the quiet serenity one only attains after entering fatherhood? That’s Chase. And don’t worry, as a millenial dad, he’s supposed to look like that. Exactly like that. When he’s not busy raising the office’s first (!) redthread-baby™ to be the next Alex Gordon, he’s got his nose to the grindstone as our account executive.

Jen Ward

Project Manager

small talk

backup plans

backing up the backup plans

dead panning sassy sarcasm

being a morning person

Don’t ask Jen about the weather or how well the Huskers are(n’t) doing this season. You can, of course, but you’re better off asking about the meaning of life or the calmative properties of preparing Spicy Butternut Squash Soup – Jen thrives in deep-talk, and rounds out our project management team as one of two office Hufflepuffs.

Chelsea Wohlgemuth

Graphic Designer

cuffed jeans

missed calls

coffee drank

embroidered denim shirts

Trivial Pursuit games won

You know that one friend who’s definitely, never, ever going to get the deposit back on their apartment? That’s Chelsea, our graphic designer. Chelsea’s always painting. Acrylic. Watercolor. Gouache. Oil. You name it, she’s spattered it all over every square foot of the finest floors Lincoln. Presently, she’s offsetting her maintenance costs and kicking creative ass in our digital studio.

Aftyn Arter

Office Administrator

sarcasm

dogs who hug like people

cardigans

extra cardigans for the cardiganless

cooking skills

You know that feeling you get, right as you’re about to walk out the door, that you’ve forgotten something? Aftyn’s already packed an extra...whatever it is you need. We often get asked how it’s possible that a bunch of kids profitably own and operate their own company. Aftyn’s our answer, putting out fires (and keeping Adam on-track) behind the scenes as our cardigan-clad office administrator.

Tyler Keown

Copywriter

overall jumping

favorite number between 1 and 10

dead, judgemental stares

secret crush on nolan

lively judgemental stares

That guy sitting over there dressed like Ron Swanson’s nephew and scribbling into a Donkey Kong-themed notebook? That’s our copywriter, Tyler. Be thankful he’s sitting down, because with a 6’4” wingspan, when he’s on his feet he gives a Kodiak bear on its hind paws a run for its honey. Don’t worry, he’s cuddly as a teddy stuffed with Mario Kart 64 cartridges.

Evan Wood

Graphic Designer

squiggle drawing

anchor point grappling

cat holding

knowledge of 90's techno music

making "it" pop

That dude slurping a toddy while hunched over his MacBook, tilting his head at the screen for some indicernable reason? That’s Evan! He’s a Pixel Pusher and Swatch Grabber extraordinaire who’s never afraid to step outside the box and shamelessly strive for more whitespace. He’s one of redthread’s resident visual problem-solvers. His pet cat is named Potato.

Margaret Davenport

Copywriter

naming every country

pizza knowledge

cottage cheese

Pandora Premium > Spotify

reverse ABC's, Officer

Why is NYC’s pizza the best? According to our resident foodie, Margaret, it’s the chemical composition of the city’s H2O that makes the dough oh so dough-licious. If za’s not your thing, she’s down to talk absolutely anything, to anyone, at anytime. Constant curiosity fuels her creative juices – juices which we harvest, collect, and distill as copywriting.

Carter Knopik

Videographer

silent judging

magic abilities

sad music knowledge

own body's pizza content

overall spiciness

That wunderkind in the corner with the golden-fleece mop-top and a half-written song in his head is Carter. We’d call him our Renaissance man, but no Medici living in 16th Century Florence ever rocked so fresh a fade. Whether it’s rock-climbing, furniture-making, music-writing, concert-going – or making sweet visual magic as our videographer – Carter puts his all into it.