Meet Our Team
From visionary strategists to skilled designers and insightful communicators, our team embodies a collaborative spirit that fuels our clients’ success. Explore the profiles and personalities of our team members and experience the synergy that defines Palo Creative.
Management Team
Rob Palowitz
president & ceo
Rob Palowitz
president & ceo
Meet Rob, the driving force behind Palo Creative. With 30+ years in marketing, design, broadcast media, and digital development, Rob fuels our success. Leading Palo with an entrepreneurial spirit, his journey began before its 1999 inception, enriched by years in direct mail marketing. When not shaping the company, you'll find him golfing or casting a line, indulging his love for fishing.
Linda Hughes
operations vice president
Linda Hughes
operations vice president
We dare you to find a bigger fan of “The Boss.” The Bruce Springsteen aficionado has attended roughly 20 of his concerts and has the T-shirts to prove it. Aside from jamming out to Bruce, Linda keeps things in the office running smoothly and makes sure the snack cart is well stocked. As the company’s operations VP, she keeps the team organized and handles all things financial.
Jim Komara
marketing strategy vice president
Jim Komara
marketing strategy vice president
If we’re ever faced with a survival situation in nature, we’d be fortunate to have Jim around. This outdoorsman loves to fish and camp, and he also has a black belt. We’re not sure if that would help in nature, but it couldn’t hurt. Jim serves as our human computer – we've got questions, he has answers. A marketing wizard, boosting client visibility and sparking results with a mix of digital, traditional, and all sorts of creative strategies.
Client Success Team
Don Dragish
business development manager
Don Dragish
business development manager
Marketing. Design. Community leadership. Sales. Business development. Don Dragish Jr. does it all. As our business development manager, he cultivates strong relationships with potential clients and educates them on how Palo Creative can help them reach their marketing goals.
Troy Ledbetter
client success director
Troy Ledbetter
client success director
If you ever see Troy in public, he’ll probably be sporting his Palo fantasy football league championship belt. This Cincinnati Reds and Ohio State Buckeyes fan is our client success director, and he leverages his marketing agency and business experience to make sure our team understands our clients’ marketing challenges and goals.
Bill Jupp
client success manager
Bill Jupp
client success manager
Meet Bill, our go-to guy for turning client goals into realities. When he’s not ensuring client success, he’s tackling home projects as a self-taught (self-proclaimed) YouTube DIY genius. Bill also loves movies and video games, which means he has something in common with about 99% of the population. Real original, Bill.
Jackie Kane
client success manager
Jackie Kane
client success manager
Jack. JKane. Jackie. Rising from marketing intern to client success manager, her robust marketing expertise and organizational skills ensure tasks and deadlines are met. A dynamic problem solver, her enthusiasm extends beyond accounts, supporting various projects. A proud Pittsburgh native, Jackie finds joy in its charm, infusing laughter wherever she goes, all while expressing her unique sense of style and fashion.
Marketing Strategy Team
Emily Monte
marketing strategy specialist
Emily Monte
marketing strategy specialist
Meet Emily, our marketing strategy specialist who’s always on the move. When she’s not busy crafting successful marketing plans for clients, she’s exploring new destinations around the globe. Emily’s marketing skills are as sharp as her sense of direction, which is why she’s adept at increasing client visibility and conversions through SEO, SEM and other marketing tactics.
Creative & Content Services Team
Steve Criado
creative director
Steve Criado
creative director
Steve is passionate about a lot of things: the 49ers, Star Wars, 3D printing, his family and design. He’s a critical thinker when it comes to creating cutting-edge ways to communicate with audiences. And he’s an expert in helping businesses discover their brand identity through visual storytelling and concepts.
Vince Bednarik
graphic designer
Vince Bednarik
graphic designer
When it comes to anime and the NBA, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone more knowledgeable than Vince. But that’s not where his expertise ends. Where he really excels is designing clever, nuanced and thought-provoking visuals that establish powerful brand identities. His impressive composition, layout and illustration skills come in handy too.
Scott Lendak
lead writer
Scott Lendak
lead writer
You can find Scott curled up like a potato in front of his TV binge-watching the latest blockbuster flicks with his wife and a bottle of wine. Whether or not he gets through the entire film depends on how many glasses of wine he has. When in front of his computer, Scott excels at writing thought-provoking copy for a variety of mediums and clients in various industries.
Bella Palowitz
creative content associate
Bella Palowitz
creative content associate
Lights, Camera, Action! If you watch Empire or Chicago Fire, you’ve probably seen her on as a guest star. In addition to being a television star, Bella has a love for reading and journaling. Her creativity goes beyond the screen, as she specializes in creating graphics, writing blogs and managing social media content for our agency and our clients.
Web & Technology Development Team
Clancy Pannell
web designer
Clancy Pannell
web designer
Clancy’s creativity knows no bounds. By day, he crafts stunning websites that blend functionality with creativity. By night, he keeps his creative thinking cap on as a children’s book illustrator. When he’s not designing or illustrating, you might find him strumming his guitar, giving him (you guessed it) yet another creative outlet.