The Team
Brightwork was born as a syndicate of award-winning marketers, creatives and analysts who would bring their particular brand of excellence to anyone with a cause and a budget – mercenary-style.
Over time though, we’ve focused our offerings – and our team – in order to bring performance-driven solutions to a few specialized areas. See a partial list of our clients here.
Mike Giambattista, Managing Director
Brightwork was founded by Mike Giambattista. He is the Managing Director and chief strategist for our clients. Mike is a veteran of the Consumer Goods, Commercial Real Estate and Advertising worlds having spent his early post-college years handling national wine brands from California’s Central Coast.
Several years later, Mike had transitioned into direct marketing & advertising leading teams of creative talent into award-winning campaigns for several regional media companies. Today he is focused on building brands and asset values through the entire spectrum of marketing & media channels.
Jesse Grace, Account Planning
Jesse possesses the best possible qualifications for a good account planner – he’s been everywhere, seen everything and isn’t jaded by any of it. Along the way he picked up a feel for creative strategy, social media know-how, and a very cool old Suzuki. While he’s not brightworking, Jesse hosts the occasional C.o.D. tournament and instructs the rest of us on the finer points of coffee appreciation. He’s also the only member of the team cool enough to get his photo from Instagram.
Cono Onorato, Web Development & Programming
Cono is one of those people you read about in Wired who, through personal tenacity, intellect and moxy has figured out how to wire, un-wire & re-wire the internet using two paper clips and a bit of dental floss. His expertise drives Brightworks’ various web-based solutions and, unlike most of the rest of the web people out there, he’s also a very nice guy. He’s a graduate of Southeastern University in Florida and, in addition to his web talents, has traveled extensively doing outreach and relief work around the world.
Justin VanGenderen, Graphic Design
Justin V’s portfolio is locked up in a vault deep underneath the Black Hills of South Dakota for safekeeping. Or at least that’s what we’re telling everyone who wants to get their hands on his talent. To that we have two words: He’s ours. His work has made jaws drop for Fox Television, REM Studios, Koenig & Strey and a bunch of other national media. Justin graduated with a BFA from Calvin College and also works seasonally as a scarf model.
Joshua Reeder, Director of Client Services
As head of all things client-related, Joshua’s reach (and fortunately) his expertise are vast and generous. He was raised here in SoFla on a hearty diet of sun & surfing and, after attending Palm Beach Atlantic University, quickly split for parts unknown. Nobody had heard from him for a couple of years until he appeared one day with a strangely impressive knack for marketing strategy and a really good tan.
