Meet the Team
Digital Marketing Team
Erik Bunaes
President & CEO
Erik is a corporate-trained business consultant and recognized expert in email and digital marketing. With 3+ decades of experience in financial services, management consulting, digital marketing and start-ups, he has provided strategic planning and digital marketing to clients nationwide, especially with professional services/IT, distributors, contractors and non-profits.
As a professional speaker, he has taught 300+ classes on digital marketing. Erik is an Adjunct Professor of Marketing.
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Erik earned a B.A. in English from St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY and an M.B.A. from the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
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David Fearheller
Chief Financial Officer
Management responsibility for all financial, accounting, tax, human resources and other strategic planning areas of Endorphin Advisors LLC. Now based in Southern California, David has had a strategic relationship with the firm since 2008.
David is a Certified Public Accountant and started his career at Ernst & Young. He is a Corporate Finance Professional with a track record for development of successful public debt offerings, direct equity and debt placements, IPOs, M&A, including SEC reporting.
Brian Mertik
Branding & Graphic Design
Brian has brought to life the visions of those in the public, entertainment, cooking, business, education and additional industries. His experience has spanned clientele including those local to national with subjects including technology, consumer products, healthcare and international business.
Brian has had decades of experience defining and perfecting the use of many mediums. These have included video, print, web, online and offline presentation and brand identity.
He graduated from the State University of New York at New Paltz with a B.S. in Graphic Design.
Sharon Schanzer
Graphic Design & Web Design
Design and development services include: marketing collateral design, web/WordPress design and development, design and production of corporate identity, PowerPoint presentations and templates, trade show materials, environmental graphics, signage, books and eBooks, white papers, magazines, and point-of-purchase displays and signage.
Software expertise includes: InDesign, Photoshop, WordPress, Illustrator, PowerPoint, Acrobat, CSS, HTML, WPML (multilingual WordPress), WooCommerce, Hubspot, Adobe Presenter, iSpring Presenter, Constant Contact. Sharon is based in NYC.
Donna Cosmato
Professional Writer & Copy Editor
Donna is an experienced, professional writer and copy editor.
Her skills include: Copy edition, content writing (web content, ebook, etc.), blogging, social media management, ghostwriting, proofreading, web content management, content/social media design and development, editorial consulting, website writing and marketing. Donna is based in Virginia.