We think differently

Our thinking and approach to brand-building is transformative.

Six Degrees is a psycho-sensory brand-building agency.

We apply findings from psychology, neuroscience and behavioral economics about how people process information and make decisions, and then use proven sensory techniques to identify the sensory cues that automatically trigger the desired perceptions and emotions in your target audience. The result is more effective brand communications.

Workflow

Psychological principles and sensory techniques build stronger, more successful brands

Our working style is agile and assimilative. We engage interactively with our national and international client teams to provide branding and communications solutions that are on-target, on-budget and value-add. Our people are passionate branding experts wielding powerful psycho-sensory tools to build stronger and more successful brands across the globe.

Our passion is building stronger brands.

Our culture

Bright lights. Cool colors. Ambient tunes. Collaborative discussions. Laughter. Welcome to Six Degrees.

Agency culture consists of many elements wrapped up into one intangible feeling. It goes beyond the space, the team and the energy around you. That’s why at Six Degrees, we believe a happy agency produces extraordinary work, so we embrace a creative and inclusive culture where our team can strive to be their very best.

Our team

Frank Schab

CEO

An experienced marketing and branding strategist, Frank has been helping clients optimize the value of their brands through insightful analysis and effective strategy for more than three decades. Along with holding positions at General Motors and Pfizer, Frank served as a Managing Partner at Interbrand New York and VP of Global Brand Research at Opinion Research Corporation before co-founding Six Degrees. His brand-building work in various sectors including hospitality, medical device, pharmaceutical, automotive and technology has taken him to 17 countries on four continents. Frank holds a doctorate in psychology from Yale University and speaks fluent German.

CHIEF TEMPO OFFICER

While we consider Frank the anchor and chief tempo setter for Six Degrees, he was busy securing the foundation and timing for a different group of characters growing up. Frank was a drummer in a band in his late teens and early 20s – playing gigs all across the state where he lived.

MAKING SCENTS OF IT ALL

There are many professional highlights for which Frank should be proud, but one he’ll never forget is how, a few years after he published his dissertation on the role scents can play in memory recall, clinicians began achieving success in bringing people out of comatose states with smells.

PRECISION INSTRUMENTS

Having started his driving career in the land of the autobahn, Frank continues his passion for German-engineered cars, driven at speed on curvy roads … despite living where the roads more often than not are straight and level and where speed is restricted and occasionally even enforced. Some may actually see a parallel in his passion for Swiss-made timepieces.

ASIAN PERSUASION

It’s one thing to help rebrand a struggling car company or even an established apparel business with sluggish sales. But rebranding a whole country? Frank was once involved with the Korea Foreign Trade Association in an effort to rebrand the nation of South Korea. With 50 million people, that’s a lot of perceptions to alter.

Kimberly Coffman

CFO

Kimberly has more than 25 years of proven leadership in financial, business and human resource management. Prior to co-founding Six Degrees, Kimberly worked for both public and private companies in a variety of operational and managerial positions. She has held positions at KPMG Peat Marwick, Chesapeake Energy and SHR Perceptual Management. Kimberly attended Baylor University, holds a master’s degree from Southern Methodist University and a CPA certification.

CRUSHING IT

As Six Degrees’ steward of all things financial, Kimberly has crunched more numbers, engaged in more financial planning and calculated more cash flow than any competent team of CPAs put together. It might be that fierce work ethic and dogged determination that garnered her nickname “Crusher.” But with a nickname like that, we’re too scared to ask her where it came from!

READY FOR CLOSE-UP

When it comes to CFOs, stereotypes abound. However, while Kimberly has broad experience in financial preparation, financial planning and analysis, management and accounting system development, we’re pretty sure there aren’t too many CFOs who have ever co-hosted the Oklahoma Easter Seals Telethon on TV. Smart and camera-ready – a lethal combo.

FAIR & BALANCED

Kimberly is always accessible to the teams, works hard to create a professional and fun atmosphere and succeeds in effectively addressing the treatment of “investment vs. cost.” Just don’t expect her to write off a new 80-inch plasma television because you needed to “see the big picture” for a client project. Yeah, that would be a no.

ACCRUAL FOOTBALL WORLD

Hanging out with her son or watching a Cowboys football game? Kimberly would tell you the perfect Sunday afternoon involves both. Oh, and because she’s a numbers person, we try not to remind her that the Cowboys haven’t had a Super Bowl win since 1996.

Christopher Nagle

Executive Director, Design

Chris has more than 30 years of design and art direction experience with work that spans multiple industries and areas of application. His drive to uncover what sparks the motivations of his target audiences is what has led to a career of not only award-winning work, but work that moves the needle for his clients. Chris’ extensive background working with researchers and strategists has also given him a strong understanding of how to ensure that visual communications are true to the brand while reaching the right audience in the intended manner.

CREATIVE EQUALIZER

One of Chris’ greatest strengths is his collaborative nature and ability to stabilize an unstable situation. His steady approach in his work bridges his approach to all things – in balance.

HAMMER TIME

Chris the carpenter? Bob Vila isn’t quite shaking in his boots yet, but Chris’ amateur carpentry skills – no doubt amplified by his highly trained eye for design – might someday be worthy of his own home improvement show. Until he goes prime time, though, we’ll continue to benefit from his mastery of design and art direction.

STABLE NAGLE

For some, starting from the blank page can often induce a breakdown worthy of a chat in the horizontal position with a mental health expert. But for Chris, problem-solving and creating something new is all in a day’s work. Well, maybe two if he doesn’t have a creative brief. Either way, he’s vertical and making magic!

EARS ON

Listen up! Chris’ approach to creating quality relationships, both personal and professional, begins mostly by just listening – and actually “hearing” what people say. While some of us are busy appreciating the sound of our own voices, Chris is busy unearthing what truly inspires people simply by listening to those voices.

Mark Laverman

Executive Director, Branding & Advertising

Mark has 25 years of wide-ranging branding and marketing experience, including brand strategy development, brand alignment, psycho-sensory branding, market research and integrated marketing communications program management. His global experience includes work in 12 countries with consumer products, B2B, manufacturing and service clients in a variety of industries. Mark is well-versed in managing branding and comprehensive marketing communications programs including collateral, print and online advertising, brand and company naming, corporate and product name development, corporate identity development, video production and more.

BROAD TALENTS ABROAD

Mark’s global experience, talent for adapting to new environments and genuine skill at engaging a variety of people is extremely impressive. While he’s not currently advising the Secretary of State on issues of foreign affairs, we’re expecting Mark will get a call any day.

THIRSTING FOR WISDOM

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, “Water is the only drink for a wise man.” Perhaps Mark is shooting for total enlightenment, because it’s rare to see Mark sans giant container filled to the brim with water. At least we think it’s water.

PRETTY GRAND

After 25-plus years, Mark certainly has traversed the world of marketing and branding extensively. But it’s his more than 600 miles of hiking in the Grand Canyon alone that makes you realize just how much ground this guy is covering in life.

CAPTURING MOMENTS

There’s no question Mark has become expert at helping a client tell their story effectively to an intended audience. However, as an award-winning photographer, he tells his own stories – making emotional connections with people and capturing amazing adventures through the lens of a camera.

Mercedes Cimino

Executive Director, Strategy & Operations

Mercedes has more than 15 years of marketing experience – including strategy development, brand development, communication strategy planning, product development and account service. With a blend of agency and client-side experience, her background covers both B2B and B2C for industries including pharmaceutical, hospitality, luxury real estate, medical device and government. Mercedes holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and an MBA with an emphasis in marketing from the University of Arizona.

SAMOA PLEASE

An unincorporated territory of the United States, American Samoa has a rich traditional culture, which Mercedes experienced firsthand when she lived there in fifth grade. Although significant time has passed since then, Mercedes can still count to 10 in Samoan. Tasi, lua, tolu, fa …

LONG-WINDED

When not running high-profile accounts, Mercedes spends her time running marathons. She’s completed 16 marathons, including the Boston Marathon five times. Her passion for running extends to coaching aspiring marathoners. For the past 10 years, she has trained others to achieve the goal of finishing a marathon or half-marathon.

LIFE LESSONS

Mercedes’ parents taught her to take lessons from all experiences – instilling in her the belief that everyone and every experience offers something of value.

MERCEDES AS A BEVERAGE

Brut sparkling wine: She’s lively and lighthearted but balanced with substance and just the right amount of dryness.

Jim Harris

Director of Advertising

Jim joined Six Degrees in 2002 and has more than 18 years of advertising and marketing experience in both consumer and B2B industries. Jim excels at managing multiple projects and working closely with clients to meet their objectives. Additionally, he has extensive experience in developing effective marketing strategies, planning and executing campaigns, and analyzing and reporting on campaign performance for clients such as Abbott Vascular, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Hunter Douglas, Phoenix Art Museum and Shane Co.

WHAT’S NEW?

One of the things that excites Jim about his job is that each day holds something new. A new problem to solve. A new strategy to apply. A new product to market. Jim thrives on the fast pace of agency life and the challenge of making something from nothing.

INTERESTING PATH

Jim began his training and education in advertising and marketing like so many others – as a landscape architecture major. His passion for achieving aesthetic outcomes in the great outdoors is now an apt metaphor in his role at Six Degrees, where he digs in to get to the root of the challenge and collaborates with talented creative and strategic minds to produce remarkable work.

CONFUSCIUS SAYS

One of Jim’s favorite philosophies comes from the Chinese philosopher Confucius, who said, “Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.” A great talent of Jim’s is getting to the foundation of a person and making a connection that is meaningful and lasting. The essence of real compassion is the ability and willingness to see yourself in every other person. It looks like that Confucius guy knew a thing or two about a thing or two.

ALWAYS ON TIME

Punctuality is important to Jim. Not only does it show a common courtesy and respect to others, it also demonstrates responsibility and dependability. In Jim’s case, punctuality was most likely ingrained at an early age. He discovered that if he arrived in good time to the family dinner table, he was assured a prime seat, which was rather important since he had to compete with his five other brothers (yes, for those counting, that is six boys, zero girls).

Kris Larsen

Director of Client Engagement

Kris has nearly three decades of experience leading global organizations across a variety of industries in the planning, development and implementation of their brand assets. Kris’ career began with branding pioneer Interbrand New York in 1986, and in 1989 he opened their Chicago office to serve the company’s growing Midwest client base. In 2010 Kris joined pharmaceutical naming firm Brand Institute as President in Geneva, Switzerland, where he expanded its visual identity and clinical trial identity expertise while growing key life science, ag chem and animal health clients. In 2016 Kris joined Six Degrees and opened its second location in Chicago. Kris has an MBA in international marketing management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a B.A. in economics from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

NO PRESIDENTIAL RUN

Kris was born in Libya, which disqualifies him from running for president of the United States. Which is sad … we could really use some good stock there!

I’M KRIS. BUT I’M ALSO KRISTIN.

He goes by Kris, because it’s easier than having to explain that his Danish name “Kristin” is both a male and female name in Denmark. Smart move.

BAGS ALWAYS PACKED

Kris lived in 10 different places before the age of 16, so it’s no surprise that he still loves to travel and explore. Just ask to see his fat passport!

SENSORY TASTES

When he wants to chill, you’ll find Kris cooking in the kitchen and listening to classic vinyl.

Melissa Hayden

Account Supervisor

Melissa has more than a decade of marketing and account management experience – including strategy development, brand development, integrated marketing communications, program management and account service. She has a diverse personal roster of client experience with her background covers both B2B and B2C for industries including grocery, retail, consumer package goods, hospitality and medical device. Melissa holds a bachelor’s degree in Law and Sociology from American University in Washington DC.

CALL ME MEL

Goes by Mel and lives by the mantra: “Treat others the way you want to be treated!”

IMPOSSIBLE SMIMPOSSIBLE

Melissa once went to Italy to learn Italian from scratch in 6 months. For clients, Melissa prides herself on making the seemingly impossible possible. Mel Power!

LIKE AN ARNOLD PALMER

She’s cool and refreshing…with just a hint of tartness. And, if you add a little bit of booze, she ramps up the fun factor.

TOUGH MUDDER

Always one to accept a challenge, Melissa has repeatedly competed in the “Tough Mudder”, a 12-mile run through the mud with 19 military-style obstacles along the way. What was that? Impossible Smimpossible!

Katelyn Flores

Account Supervisor

A rare native of Phoenix, Katelyn cut her marketing teeth at a small digital marketing agency for several years before joining Six Degrees. She is passionate about marketing and always sees the good in every situation and person. Katelyn likes to travel, hike and spend time with her family when she’s not taking care of client work. Katelyn also serves as marketing chair for the Women’s Enterprise Foundation.

MY NAME IS KATELYN AND …

Katelyn by another name is Katie or Kate or Kay, though her grandmother used to call her “Katie Old Tool” (not because Katelyn’s old … come on, really, look at her pic!) but because she was always there to help her grandmother with diverse business ventures. Cool!

IT’S THE QUIET ONES!

Katelyn will give the impression of being on the shy side and a bit reserved. But lurking behind that facade is quite the jokester. Don’t say you haven’t been warned!

DIVINING WHAT’S NEEDED

Often the specific end goal of a project isn’t apparent at the start of an engagement. Katelyn is skilled at discovering and driving toward the right objective.

KATELYN AS A BEVERAGE

Katelyn is like passion fruit tea because she’s calm under pressure but has the energy to get through the day.

Meghan Gampper

Senior Account Executive

Hailing from the Midwest, Meghan is too active to suffer unfavorable weather conditions for too long and now enjoys our 320+ days of sunshine to do “anything and everything outside.” Among some of her favorite activities are hiking, volleyball and running—when she’s not at the gym. At Six Degrees, Meghan plans and manages the execution of agency resources help our clients reach their branding and marketing objectives. She has a broad array of experiences to draw on, having supported clients in health care, education, financial services, energy and retail, among others.

A WOMAN WITH A PURPOSE

Meghan is passionate about holistic nutrition and serves as a health and nutrition coach to women—helping them optimize their health and well-being.

CARPE DIEM

As a problem solver of the first order, Meghan believes in “seizing the day” and using her time wisely. She wants to be remembered as someone who lived each day to its fullest and always had a smile on her face!

THE COMPANY YOU KEEP

For Meghan, inspiration comes from those around her.

MEGHAN AS A DRINK

A Sangiovese by another name, Meghan is most like a Chianti because in another (or future?) life, she would (will be?) making wine in her Tuscan vineyard!

Nicole Wyckoff

Senior Account Executive

Nicole joined Six Degrees after cutting her teeth at a number of local agencies serving clients in financial, healthcare and government sectors. She is a graduate of Northern Arizona University, where she studied PR and Communications, with a focus on environmental communications. Born and raised in the Seattle area, Nicole and her family now call the valley of the sun home—the weather is far more pleasant for her outdoor proclivities.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Nicole loves the outdoors and runs, bikes and camps whenever she can. Passionate about our national parks and lands, Nicole can be found there frequently with friends and family and her dog, Phoebe.

GOAL ORIENTED

Setting goals and bringing process to the sometimes (okay, often) frenetic agency world, is something Nicole excels at. As with so many of us, an inspirational teacher helped her develop her work ethic and style.

SILVER SCREEN NEOPHYTE

Nicole is new to the film genre. She only started watching movies in the past few years, so some of us will have to limit or explain our film references and quotes around her for the time being!

MR SANDMAN’S LIEUTENANT

Given Nicole’s energy expenditure bringing goals, process and accountability to high volume, fast-paced agency work, it’s only natural that she would apply the same order and discipline to rejuvenation and renewal. That’s right, she’s a power napper. I wonder if she’d take on an apprentice?

Ellie Young

Senior Account Executive

Hailing from Baton Rouge, Ellie brings a wealth of client experience to Six Degrees that ranges from tourism and hospitality to financial services and healthcare. She has supported established brands as well as helped build brands from the ground up. At Six Degrees, Ellie manages client projects across research, strategy and creative execution and serves as the liaison between the client team and the Six Degrees team. Ellie has a B.A. in Communications, with a minor in French, from Louisiana State University.

THE REAL DEAL

Ellie wants to be remembered as a kind, caring and authentic person who is always good for bringing a calming influence to the most busy or chaotic situations.

AN EXPLORER AT HEART

Raised by her parents to follow her intuition and interests, Ellie is always open to trying something new without fear or bias, before deciding whether it is for her.

MINDFUL

As a teacher and practitioner of yoga, meditation and journaling, Ellie finds calm and focus for herself and others in our otherwise hectic world.

ELLIE AS A BEVERAGE

A warm cup of chai tea: Soothing and comforting, but with a robust structure of flavor and spice.

Lucas Herman

Account Executive

As an Account Executive at Six Degrees, Lucas is responsible for managing the development of quality client work on time and on budget. His digital marketing background and experience help him make this possible. Calm under pressure, Lucas prides himself on his communications skills and his ability to put people who are under stress at ease. Lucas has an MBA from Grand Canyon University.

ACTIVE & OUTDOORSY

Given the chance, Lucas enjoys getting outdoors and being active. He loves golfing, snowboarding, hiking and camping, as well as trying new coffee bars.

IT’S WHAT YOU DO WITH IT

Lucas’ life philosophy was informed by his father, who emphasized hard work, honesty and striving to do the right thing under all circumstances. To Lucas, how well you do is all about how you respond to the hand you’ve been dealt. A lemonade maker!

ALWAYS WITH A HELPING HAND

Lucas seeks to be remembered as a dependable person who is always willing to help someone in need. We’re just glad he’s at Six Degrees!

LUCAS AS A BEVERAGE

As a beverage, Lucas is a most like a seasonally flavored latte. Not only does he like that drink, but he also gets along easily with people and loves being festive, regardless of season!

Gillian Hardy

Art Director

Integrating high-energy creativity with a concrete foundation of technical skills, Gillian is an avid artist and illustrator with more than 10 years of experience in graphic design and print production. She graduated at the top of her college program in Canada and has honed her multifaceted skills through a diverse project background, including everything from identity development for locally owned startup companies to overseeing the production of provincial government collateral materials and global clients in medical and other industries.

DECONSTRUCTION BEFORE RECONSTRUCTION

Gillian, also known as “Jiller,” in her own words: “I tear things apart and then put them back together again – polishing, tweaking and correcting until everything is just so. Actually, ‘perfect.’ OK, OK … ‘obsessively perfect.’”

YOU LOOKIN’ AT ME?

In the category of “surprising things I can do,” Gillian has the uncanny ability to move her eyes independently of each other at will.

MAPLE LEAF TO SAGUARO

Gillian moved to the Sonoran Desert from New Brunswick, Canada, for more professional design opportunities and for the warmer climate.

FROM MUD TO MOO

Gillian is a passionate player of text-based role-playing games, or MUDs, that trace their origins to Zork and Dungeons & Dragons – which some of us, gulp, remember playing a long, long time ago with game boards and dice. Her newest obsession is a cyberpunk-themed MOO in which she’s a Russian psychologist who “in reality” is a cyborg samurai crime lord millionaire.

Julie Meidam

Senior Designer

Julie moved from Milwaukee to the Valley of the Sun to be closer to her in-laws and to enjoy tennis and hiking on a year-round basis. For the past 16 years she has been developing creative design solutions primarily for B2B clients, including Abbott, MinXray, Snap-on Tools and Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery. She is most inspired by human resilience.

CALL ME “JULES”

Julie’s nickname is “Jules,” though we’d spell it “Jewels” at the agency because, time and again, Julie produces great creative in quiet confidence.

BEST “HIDDEN” TALENT

Julie admits to being good at making time disappear. “Hidden” talent, indeed.

FROM THE “DIDN’T EXPECT THAT” FILE

Julie is listed under “Perverts” in the credits of Jeffrey Schwarz’s 2013 documentary film “I Am Divine” for contributing to the funding of the film.

JULIE AS A BEVERAGE

“A margarita, because it’s equal parts sweet, tart, salty and refreshing.”

James Choe

CHLOE GAMBLIN

Junior Designer

Chloe grew up in Glendale, AZ, and recently graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Graphic Design. Today, as a Junior Designer at Six Degrees, Chloe applies her penchant for simplifying the complex and effectively communicating information visually to agency clients. We are happy to have someone with Chloe’s talent and potential on board!

WHAT’S NEW?

Chloe is curious and loves to learn new things. She is always exploring new ideas and trying new hobbies for the thrill of doing something for the first time, as well as experiencing personal growth.

WAAAAAH!

In the hidden talent department, Chloe has a knack for doing a crying baby impression. Perfect rejoinder to the right (or is it “wrong”?) joke.

PET CHICKEN

Chloe has a pet chicken. Her name is Hei Hei.

CHLOE AS A BEVERAGE

Jasmine tea boba! It’s quirky and fun and has a different tactile sensation than other drinks.

James Choe

James Choe

Motion Graphics Designer

Raised in Chandler, James’ first job was with Blockbuster, though he’s not a movie buff. He started doing design projects for clients after someone saw his work at a bookstore over a decade ago. Today, as a Motion Graphics Designer, James creates animation and video content for clients as an integral member of the Six Degrees’ team. We’re delighted to have his creativity and unending curiosity.

CREATIVE FREE SPIRIT

Raised by parents who gave him a lot of freedom to explore art and design, James continues to stay curious and thrives when learning new skills, approaches and techniques.

A PASSION FOR IMAGES

James’ big passion is for photography—it drives him to explore new places and things, meet new people and share his discoveries and creations.

LOGIC AND RATIONALITY AS A CHOICE

On occasion, James is quite good at turning off the logical side of his brain to spend liberally on what he wants.

JAMES AS A BEVERAGE

Chocolate milk! Milk is plain and simple, but the chocolate gives it a twist!

Ryan Shackelford

Ryan Shackelford

Motion Graphics Designer

Born and raised in Kansas, Ryan and his wife moved to metro Phoenix for his wife’s job right before the Covid pandemic only to have her “go remote.” Fortunately for us, that brought Ryan into our hood. At Six Degrees, Ryan develops animations and video. Before joining Six Degrees, Ryan created animation ranging from educational videos for engineering and manufacturing companies, product help videos for Amazon, to social media content for companies like Leslie’s Pool and Time Warner.

ALWAYS DECONSTRUCTING

Learning new things means breaking things down into constituent parts. It’s how Ryan prefers to learn—whether animations or appliances or movies.

“WORK SMARTER” WITH A TWIST

Ryan follows the mantra of “work smarter, not harder” but with the addition of “still work hard”!

CAN ONE HAVE TOO MANY CATS?

The Shackelfords currently have 5 cats. One of them feels that may be a bit light, while the other is doing his best to not become “a crazy cat family”.

RYAN AS A BEVERAGE

As a beverage, Ryan is like a rum & coke—basic, but refreshing!

Susan Bolander

Director of Traffic & Production

For more than 30 years, Susan has coordinated efforts in various fields, allowing team members to focus on what they do the best. She has an extensive background in producing print collateral and advertising for clients in the travel, automotive and financial sectors and has provided field logistics and reporting for geotechnical and paleontological research projects.

ONE COOL CUCUMBER

Susan has plunged into underwater cages to encounter great white sharks up close and personal. That’s all you really need to know to understand why she excels at managing workflow at Six Degrees. Of course, all of that experience helps too.

BRING IT ON

Her mother told her to “do everything you can,” which she took to heart. Susan says: “I love it when there’s too much to do and we still get it all done. Organization is the key.”

WHAT’S NEW?

Susan loves to seek out new experiences and looks for the adventure in everything – which takes her problem-solving abilities to a whole new level!

SUSAN AS A BEVERAGE

“I’m like water, the universal solvent. The most versatile liquid there is.”

Dan Lynch

Production Manager

Amassing two solid decades of top-notch work in production preparing layouts in a variety of formats and for a wide array of uses and environments, Dan has developed a hybrid set of skills he brings to bear each day for his clients. Dan is a power user of industry-standard software tools with deep knowledge of printing and manufacturing requirements. His sound mechanical production sensibilities and judgment continue to produce fast, efficient, quality work for the agency and its clients.

KEEPING THE BEAT

Dan brings momentum and excitement to everything he does. By day, Dan rocks computer-generated layouts for print and digital media formats. By night, Dan becomes the hearty backdrop for a local band – keeping the rhythm section tight and in the pocket as a classic rock drummer.

HANDY DAN

For some of us not-so-savvy computer folk, hardware conflicts, malware problems, corrupted files and processor glitches are enough to send us over the edge. As a self-taught computer junkie, Dan excels at troubleshooting computer issues and helping to resolve them when needed. Handy Dan, indeed!

OUTDOORSMAN

Many people enjoy the outdoors, but Dan seems to enjoy the outdoors more than he does the indoors. When he’s not dazzling us with his production chops, you can find Dan tearing it up on his beach cruiser, hiking a treacherous trail, busting waves in his boat or some other outdoor activity.

DANIMAL?

There’s much speculation that Dan’s nickname originates from the cuddly drummer from the Muppets. While his communication skills at work are precise and deliberate, it’s rumored that “Dan the drummer” may speak in guttural shouts and monosyllabic grunts.

James Dempsey

Senior Production Designer

Originally from Cleveland, James moved to Phoenix before high school and, except for a few years spent in Nevada, has lived in the Valley of the Sun ever since. James has worked in graphic design and production for his entire professional career, both client-side and agency-side. Over his career, he has won awards as well as hired, trained, and mentored many creative professionals and marketing managers. At Six Degrees, James enriches and supports our creative product at every stage of development.

‘MR EFFICIENT’

From his father, James learned the value of investing more time and effort on the front end of a project: “Spending a bit more time now saves a lot more time later” and “finding fast and affordable ways to accomplish goals” is his philosophy. If James had a nom de travail, it would be “Mr. Efficient”.

CABIN ESCAPE

James’ favorite escape is to recharge his batteries and creativity at a cabin in the woods of Prescott while listening to the wind blowing through the trees.

A FAMILY MAN FIRST

James is first and foremost a husband, father, and brother. To him, family is everything.

JAMES AS A DRINK

Whisky Sour, because he sees himself as an acquired taste. But just like the eponymous drink, he is enjoyed more than he thinks.

Debbie Hanson

Administrative Assistant

Smiling and happy is what you get when meeting Debbie. Growing up on a small farm in Nebraska and having her first paying job at age 9 has given her a great Midwest work ethic, always reliable and available to lend a helping hand. She has had a variety of careers and enjoys learning new things and working with a diverse group of people. She moved to Arizona with her husband Jay in 2009 and absolutely loves the climate and exploring all the fun and exciting things to do in the area. She has four sons and two beautiful granddaughters.

QUITE THE RUSH

Believe it or not, behind our approachable, friendly and always happy receptionist lies an adrenaline junkie! Debbie’s jumped from just about everything … planes, cliffs and bungee platforms, to name a few. Oh, and just for fun, she’s also a scuba diver and a semi driver.

MODERN GRANDPARENT

Although Debbie is far removed from her children and grandchildren living in the Midwest, she can stay connected with them like never before through the magic of Skype and the Internet – and be known as “mammaw” on the TV!

WANDERLUST

When she retires, Debbie and her husband plan to buy an RV and drive to Rio de Janeiro … and become gypsies. Sounds like a great plan!

DEBBIE AS A BEVERAGE

“I’m a Jell-O shot … because what could be more fun and comes in so many different flavors?”

Experience that spans the globe

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“I am very pleased with our selection of Six Degrees for our
yearlong qualitative project. Most importantly my customers, the
brand teams, are equally pleased with the results.”

– Tim B., Fortune 500 Biotechnology Company

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“With results that are always on time and on budget, I’ve found that they can handle any size job with quality, creativity and an efficiency that will make your life easier. This is truly an amazing agency!”

– Lorraine Marshall Wright, Principal Consultant, Parallax Group

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“The team at Six Degrees is a pleasure to work with. They have a superior understanding of branding and the customer experience, particularly in how the details of sensory elements can be leveraged to create impact.””

– Mara Riemer, Executive Director of Market Research & Brand Strategy, Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Careers

If you’re here, you must feel like you’ve got the right blend of passion, individuality and talent to join our team.

 

Current openings:

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