Meet our Staff

We are a group of creative, experienced marketing professionals. Individually, we have many talents and interests. Together, we pool our creative energy to provide solutions that set you apart. All kinds of people create custom solutions. But rarely do people get effective, intuitive and creative solutions all in one place.

Among us: An avid craft blog follower, two former accounting majors, a mother of four, three lightening-fast typers, a former legislative aide, a vegetarian and a personal development coach. Find out who’s who at Pushing7!

Suzi Grundahl

Suzi Grundahl

Suzi greases the skids in this business. She loves the creative process and provides design and editorial input on most projects. Her satisfaction comes in seeing how much Pushing7 team members relish their roles here. Some favorite things are three-part harmony, team sports and watching her dad play with her preschool-aged son. She types just as fast as Peg.

family time, business development, losing but loving the battle with perennials

Peggy Meskan

Peggy Meskan

Peg loves finding ways to make clients’ lives easier. She prides herself on being articulate, efficient and organized. Plus she’s by far the fastest typist on the team! When she’s away from work, Peg enjoys spending time with her husband and enjoying Madison’s fine gastronomic offerings.

traveling, playing with her puppy spaten, being a foodie

Jay Edgar

Jay Edgar

Jay is a "mad scientist" programmer/analyst/DBA, creating mainly custom web solutions. People are sometimes surprised by a programmer who showers regularly and speaks in full, socially-appropriate sentences. He relishes the moment when a new client realizes that he really understands what they need and want.

And despite Peg's claim, he's the fastest typist.

time with family and friends, personal development, traveling far and wide, pizza

Mindy Caldwell

Mindy Caldwell

Mindy lives for solving the puzzle that each new project presents. From multi-page print layout, to wrapping her mind around the seemingly infinite bits of a website, to getting a tentative client to think outside the box, the joy comes in making the fragments whole. Plus, she gets to work with her husband. What’s better than that?

good novels, cooking, the preschooler’s psyche

Spiffy Squirrel

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Spiffy is a desk squirrel who lives on the desk in Mr. Truss's office. His chief responsibility is to look good in photos and videos, and keep Mr. Truss out of trouble. When he's off the clock, Spiffy enjoys clubbing with other small rodents. His crowning achievement was dancing the fandango with Elizabeth Taylor shortly before her death.

acorns, sea kayaking, softwood lumber

Denise Lane

Denise Lane

Denise demonstrates strong communication and organizational skills to see a project through inception to completion. Her attention to detail, artistic creativity and team-oriented approach are essential in her role as graphic designer. With more than 20 years of agency and print experience, her eye is on the clock. She’s known for completing projects on time every time!

soccer mom, state parks, glass blowing

Emily Patterson

Emily Patterson

Emily works in all things marketing. She enjoys the wide range Pushing7 offers and helping clients make their marketing dreams a reality – whether it’s writing/editing content for a course, designing a graphic, updating/maintaining a website, or developing and producing an online presentation.

vegetarian food, reading, crochet

Molly Butz

Molly Butz

Molly loves learning all about her clients and their work so she can help them make the very most of their marketing. She’s also a self-proclaimed Font Queen and loves a grueling round of the "Name that Font" game. But don’t let her creative focus fool you, she’s analytical, too…and she can’t wait to tell your story.

photography, craft blogs, french bulldogs, cool pens

Ben Caldwell

Ben Caldwell

As a kid, Ben dreamed of moving to LEGOLAND and becoming a brick specialist. He's been building web sites since 1996 and after discovering Drupal a few years back, he figures he's as close as he'll ever get to making that childhood dream a reality. Like his better half, Ben enjoys putting the puzzle pieces of each web project together and he strives to create innovative web content and applications that are both highly usable and accessible to all.

emerging tech, woodworking, the law of the few

Sean Shields

Sean Shields

Sean aspires to one day make it big as a sit-down comedian. Today he’s sharpening his skills by writing website content he hopes talent scouts will read and find so funny they’ll sign him to a big fat contract. In reaching your customers, Sean strives to create unique content that helps you set the hook and reel in your customers!

politics, euler's buckling formula, soccer