about us
When passion and talent connect, amazing things happen.
We are an exceptional marketing firm, voted one of Tulsa’s Best Advertising Agencies as well as one of Tulsa’s Best Places to Work, and our clients trust us to deliver results. We’ve achieved those things by staying true to our belief that this job is about more than words and pictures: it’s about finding your passion and infusing it into everything we create for you.
Angela Byers | CEO / Managing Partner
Before forming Byers Creative in 2003, Angela worked in the Corporate Communication Department at The Williams Companies. She started Byers Creative out of a spare bedroom of her house; the business — and her world-class team — continues to grow. She has over 20 years of experience in supporting Fortune 100 and 500 clients with their communication, design, public relations and marketing efforts.
Mike Byers | CFO / Managing Partner
With over 25 years of sales, management and accounting experience, Mike has worked in the beverage, gas compression and automotive industries. He joined Byers Creative in 2008 and manages the operational, administrative, finance and accounting work for the company. Mike is the left-brain guy who keeps all of our right-brain creativity rooted in reality.
Andrea Maduro | Art Director
Andrea enjoys collaborating with clients on high-quality, creative projects. She leads our team of talented designers, helping to ensure that the client’s vision is represented through outstanding design. Her background includes print design, branding, web design, email marketing and animation.
Lisa Kleefeld | Graphic Designer
With an array of experience from many different fields, Lisa brings a lot to the table. Her ability to unify imagery and content into one moving piece of art has been particularly effective when creating museum displays. Her photography portfolio is also diverse, having worked on a variety of print and web design projects, staff photos, product and landscape photography.
Marquétta Prince | Graphic Designer
Marquétta is able to quickly conceptualize and execute effective marketing collateral. She enjoys helping clients achieve business development and growth goals through forward-thinking designs and strategies. She boasts an extensive background in visual strategy, layout development, print and digital advertising, brand management, and retail marketing.
Markila Witherspoon | Graphic Designer
Once she discovered a love of graphic design at the age of 17, Markila never looked back. She now has nearly a decade of experience and specializes in print media and digital design. Her favorite projects to work on have bold messages and a variety of colors and typography. For Markila, the best part about her job is helping clients convey important messages through visual communication.
Ben Gennetay | Graphic Designer
Joining the team all the way from Strasbourg, France, Ben is a man of many talents. From brochures to billboards, print to animation, he can — and has — done it all. For him, the best thing about design is the fact that it is an ever-changing art form. Trends come and go, software evolves and coding languages change, but for Ben, one thing remains the same: getting to learn about a client’s passion and translating it into art.
Shellie Waller | Graphic Designer
Shellie’s mom likes to joke that Shellie was born with a pencil in her hand. Longing to be an artist but unwilling to live the starving artist’s life, she decided to pursue a path that would allow her to create art and hold a steady job. While typography and branding are her favorite projects to work on, Shellie’s skillset covers the gamut. For her, the best part of her job is using creative problem solving to simplify large concepts into a single image.
Harley Jordan I Junior Graphic Designer
Few have the spunk and determination exhibited by Harley on an everyday basis. With skills that run the design gamut, she most enjoys creating web graphics and improving her illustration prowess. Her love for design stems from her need to solve problems. Helping others solve problems through art and express their purpose through visual creations is right up her alley.
Amanda Merkel | Digital & Client Services Manager
With a strong background in technical writing and editing, Amanda heads all of our content strategy efforts, both internally and externally. Her extensive knowledge in the AP, MLA and Chicago styles of writing helps our clients communicate their messages effectively. She also leads our digital and client services teams, supervising our marketing strategists, web developers and social media coordinators.
Josh Maxwell | Marketing Strategist
Working with clients in a wide range of industries — manufacturing, oil and gas, health care, consulting and more — Josh develops communication plans that affect change and achieve marketing goals. He desires to promote strong communities using every channel possible, including print design, custom websites, press writing, videography as well as digital marketing. Josh is also a member of Tulsa’s chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
Cynthia Hügli I Marketing Strategist
Cynthia is passionate about building strong relationships with clients and dreaming up out-of-the-box marketing. Her experience in fashion marketing and sales, international sales operations, digital and traditional marketing, licensor relations, and project management give her incredible insight into getting the results our clients want. Few things make her feel more alive than knowing the work she has done was done with excellence.
Thomas Gardner | Marketing Strategist
An accomplished marketer and communicator, Thomas strives to learn something new each day and is always ready for whatever challenge life has in store. His natural love of problem solving, combined with extraordinary skills in graphic design, advertising and brand management, helps our clients create marketing plans that perform well beyond their expectations.
Andrew Hagni | Web Developer / Designer
As our in-house, front-end web developer, Andrew enjoys working with clients to transform their content into websites that are both beautiful and easy to use. With a background in graphic design, he has an affinity for highly-polished design combined with exceptional user experience. Andrew is also proficient in out-of-the-box technology and media projects.
Chris Rowe I Website Project Coordinator / Videographer
Chris has a long background in website design, development and coordination. Combine those skills with graphic design, marketing and digital advertising knowledge, and you’ve got a guy who knows his way around every aspect of the web world. His ability to work with a client, visualize every aspect of what they’re looking for and then turn it into reality are unparalleled — not to mention, his creative mind is always finding new, exciting ways to tell a digital story.
Emily Parks I Social Media Strategist
Both digital marketing and social media require creativity to craft the perfect message and an analytical mind to know exactly how best to broadcast that message, which is why Emily is the best woman for the job. Her love of crafting the perfect message and strategy for each client, studying the numbers and adjusting course accordingly are completely unparalleled.
Natalie Bolton | SEO Strategist / Copywriter
Natalie brings over 15 years of SEO, writing, design and marketing experience to the Byers team. Her past experience includes work in health care, manufacturing, IT, classical music and the arts. She also has experience with public awareness campaigns and is strategic in her approach.
Taylor Webster | Resources Manager
Creativity and organizational talent don’t always come in one tidy package, but Taylor has both of those things and more. When she blends her penchant for planning with her graphic design savvy, she puts all of our projects on the best path to completion, ensuring everything comes out exactly as planned. Her passion for using art to sell a product fits right in here.
