Horton Group

Bios

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  Ned Horton

  Owner / Operator

  What Ned finds most satisfying about being at the helm of Horton Group is working with clients, addressing their needs, marketing their businesses, brainstorming and delivering new systems and web-based applications that can move their businesses forward by leaps and bounds. Ned's strengths lie in his ability to generate enterprising ideas, along with a solid understanding of sales, marketing, and target audience. He especially likes websites that tell a unique story with a magnetic design. He favors a variety of bright colors but also likes websites that are clean and white. He understands when a website could benefit from all Flash animation and when a content-rich SEO magnet is the way to go. Ned is a media and communications specialist, born and raised in Vermont. After graduating from Bowdoin College in Maine Ned went into radio sales, marketing, and ownership. In 1991 Ned received an MBA from Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management., the Executive MBA program. In 1996 he took another path, opening the doors to Horton Group, inspired by the emerging media of the Internet as a "new and vital distribution channel." He believes a work environment should promote collaboration, noting that many parts of his life involves teamwork, from what he does at Horton Group to coaching youth teams to playing soccer after work. Ned and a group of other Nashville-area parents have started a youth soccer association, Nashville Soccer United:http://www.NashvilleSoccerUnited.com. On a typical day, Ned writes proposals, talks with clients and reviews mock-ups and prototypes. The end goal is always to capture the essence of a customer's business, product or service, just as he tries to capture a scene as an amateur photographer.

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  Link: Ned Horton

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  Pat McCombs

  Horton Properties Leasing Manager

  Pat spends the majority of his days acting as leasing manager for Horton Properties; filling apartments with new tenants and booting the bad ones. Need an apartment in the Nashville area? Or a vacation getaway right on the lake? Check out www.HortonProperties.com Pat also assists with various administrative duties for Horton Group. All in all, Pat works a little here and a little there.

  Link: Pat McCombs

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  Joy Lewis

  Account Manager

  Joy is a creative problem solver with a strong background in marketing & advertising. She approaches challenges from new angles and can help reinvent her clients’ image with the ease of a skilled magician. She not only has magical powers, but you'll find she knows how to juggle as well. You’ll find her calm when most would cry. She will immerse herself in your challenges and excel in the relentless pursuit of creating new strategies to propel your business forward. Joy is happiest when YOU are successful & making money! Joy is competitive and wants you and your company to WIN, business is personal with Joy.

  Link: Joy Lewis

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  Josh Miller

  Account Manager

  After graduating from Union College, Josh began his marketing career with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Since then, Josh has spent seven years as a Marketing Executive in the broadcast industry. From building client relationships to creating cohesive brand messages across multiple channels, Josh’s passion is serving the client. Josh enjoys traveling, coffee and Kentucky basketball.

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  Link: Josh Miller

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  Mediha Barucic-Howell

  Inbound Marketing Manager

  When it comes to internal processes at Horton Group, Inbound Marketing Manager Mediha is the glue that holds the team together. With a bright smile and that glamorous Eastern European accent, she delegates and manages the office workflow with specific concentration on the inbound marketing team. Born and raised in Bosnia, she is probably the farthest from home of any of our Horton Group team members – our Belfast Facilities Manager Daniel coming in a close second. She moved to the States in 2005 and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Fashion and Interior Design from Tennessee State University. Before joining Horton Group she worked as a cosmetics sales representative, and she also interned for one of Nashville’s finest designers. When she isn't busy being a master organizer and a perfectionist when it comes to getting things done, she enjoys spending time with her family, watching The Red Devils dominate the pitch, checking out new home design ideas on HGTV and painting.

  Education:

  Link: Mediha Barucic-Howell

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  Joey Dye

  Project Manager

  Joey is a wiz with words who understands the power of a compelling brand story. He uses his copywriting and content marketing expertise to develop engaging content for Horton Group’s diverse spectrum of clients. Prior to joining Horton Group, Joey devised and implemented successful public relations and social media strategies for several high-profile healthcare clients at Lam-Andrews, a Nashville-based advertising agency. In addition, he worked as a Public Relations Intern for Goodwill, where he promoted local job fairs and career training opportunities. Joey earned his degree in Mass Communication from one of the country’s leading journalism schools, Middle Tennessee State University. While in college, he was involved with PRSSA as well as several honor societies, such as Phi Kappa Phi and Kappa Tau Alpha. If he’s not hard at work creating legendary content for our clients, you’ll likely find him playing music, reading a book, or spending time with his wife Nicole.

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  Link: Joey Dye

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  Corey Lamp

  Web Developer

  One would think that Corey hailed from a taller part of the world, this man who stands 6 foot 1,000 -is capable of leaping over small design projects in a single bound. Instead of using his body for profit (pro basketball contracts, modeling agents, etc.), Corey has devoted his years to the musings of the mind. One might describe Corey as "friendly" "energetic" or "creative"- but these fall short (pun intended). "Creative" is only a word. Creative cannot describe the early years of a boy who turned his math book into a sketchbook or a child seeking the dark corners of aftercare to practice the penciling of his favorite video game characters. Through his college prep years, he dabbled in portraiture, landscapes, abstract painting (but never finger painting, because that's gross), and creating websites in Photoshop "for fun". Later he learned this was something called "graphic design", and people actually paid for it! While he may have grown up with a pencil and paper in hand, after a few years of classic graphic design education from Western Kentucky University, Corey graduated to keyboard and mouse - imbued with a newfound love of the digital. Spouting out from his uncollected unconscious comes brand identity and user interfacing delights crafted specifically for Horton clients but enjoyed by the whole world. When he's not modifying the design world for the better, he enjoys other creative pursuits - like rearranging the bathroom and weed eating his lawn to sheer perfection. In all seriousness though, he loves his work. When a client's unique vision can be matched by Corey's skill set, it gives him a sense of satisfaction that reaches beyond just that of a pretty picture and a happy client.

  Education:

  Link: Corey Lamp

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  Dan Wiley

  Web Developer

  Dan Wiley is a great example of the creative spark we value at Horton Group. If you haven’t seen him since mid-2015, it’s not because he’s kidnapped. We’ve just kept him tucked away in our developer room. When it comes to graphic design, Dan is a natural. Thanks to Dan’s skill in typography, his projects have a polish that keeps his job efficient and our clients satisfied. He uses his eye for design to approach his projects in a zen-like fashion, paying keen attention to detail while being a fluid team member. Dan says his creative nature led him into graphic design. His professional talent is made apparent through his personal hobbies as an astute observer of the arts. After graduating from Frederick Community College with a degree in Digital Media Design, he taught music at Frederick Rock School while doing freelance design work. In his free time, if he’s not designing or jamming out, you might find Dan drawing or painting. Seriously, when we say “creative spark,” we’re not joking. Deciding to submerse himself even more deeply in the arts, Dan moved to Nashville in 2014 and his talent for web design has been in harmonization with us ever since.

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  Link: Dan Wiley

• Duke

  Coder

  They refer to me as The Duke. And they don’t call me often; but when they do, it’s because they have to. I am a degreed engineer with expertise in providing software driven results for large data sets. From complex VB macros to custom web services using multiple programming languages, I have always increased efficiency and quality through automation. My secret? I call it the “Black Box Theory of Everything”. And it’s why I am such a good problem solver. I know how to make valid assumptions and identify critical variables. And that’s why they keep calling me. Time to get back to work...

  Link: Duke

• Cameron Cleland

  Social Media Manager
• Paige Allen

  Creative Strategy & Operations Development
• Melody Paxton

  SEO Strategy
• Jason Hapney

  Graphic Design Lead
• Jesica Flowers

  Web Developer
• Tejas Chahaun

  Digital Marketing Specialist

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• Matt Ping

  IT Administration, Support

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• Jim Hanke

  Interactive Project Manager

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• Scott Piper

  Account Services
• Erick Pennington

  Director, Partner Development
• Keiko Gammel

  Inbound Marketing Project Manager
• Hanako Hashiguchi

  Project Manager
• Brian Hamblen

  Creative Director
• Robert Cadorette

  Programmer, Developer, Support
• Jack Campbell

  Client Services Lead
• Lisa Hoover

  Content Writer