The Team
Meet the crew that makes up Kite Media.
Garrett Kite
Business Development
Originally from Idaho, Garrett spent several years living in Los Angeles before making Utah his home. He has had a passion for entrepreneurship and thought regularly about the idea of starting his own business from an early age. He’s a fan of the outdoors, especially the mountains and lakes and takes any chance he can to visit the beach. He’s somewhat obsessed with cars, and enjoys paddle boarding, playing and watching basketball, and watching college football. Above all else, he loves spending time with his family; Lizzy, Graham & Ava. Garrett enjoys digital marketing because it allows him to combine creativity, strategy, and design to help businesses grow.
Dustin Haws
Pay-Per-Click Advertising
Dusty is a native of San Diego and now calls Utah home. He is a graduate of Utah State University with a degree in Business Administration & Marketing. Dusty loves sports and enjoys watching the San Diego Padres & Utah Jazz, as well as going to the beach. He also enjoys working around the house and going to the gym. As one of our first employees, Dusty still finds satisfaction in helping businesses improve their online presence and enjoys coming to work each day. He also loves spending time with his wonderful wife and two young boys.
Adam Hansen
Digital Marketing, Web Design
One of our longest-tenured team members, Adam joined the Kite Media team after moving from his hometown of Kaysville, Utah to study at Utah State University in Logan. Most recently he lived in Southern California where he loved the good weather that Utah doesn’t always offer. Adam finds joy in helping others and loves to put his problem-solving and creative skills to the test, especially in the field of digital marketing. Adam loves sports and is always up for a game of pick-up basketball or beach volleyball. He also enjoys playing the guitar and eating Mexican food.
Lizzy Kite
Web & Graphic Design
After 3 years of marriage, Lizzy decided it was finally time to join her husband Garrett and the Kite Media team. She was born in Las Vegas and raised in Utah. She graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor’s degree in Family Finance. After graduation, she worked in the mortgage industry for 3 years doing marketing and office management. She has a passion for web and graphic design and all things creative. Lizzy enjoys playing tennis, watching movies and trying new restaurants.
Kym Merrill
Digital Marketing, Writing
Kym joined Kite Media after studying technical communication and marketing at Utah State University, where she was able to gain a wide range of digital marketing skills. She loves being able to use these skills to help others accomplish their business goals and succeed. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, playing board games, and eating (too much) ice cream.
Tom Price
Digital Marketing,
Tom is a native from Logan, he joined the team after graduating in Marketing from Utah State. Professionally he lives and breaths in the digital, staying up on the trends in this ever-changing world. He loves to discover different cultures, finding every chance to learn about new ways to view the world. To do that Tom is always looking for opportunities to meet new people and discover their passions. In his free time, you might find him discovering new music, playing his ukulele, or visiting a historic exhibit learning about vikings.
Braden Cluff
Web Design & Development
Braden was born and raised in Utah, and came to Logan from Lehi just over a year ago. He is a full-stack web developer and has spent 4+ years doing development and web design with experience in the digital marketing industry. Braden took an internship in high school at a digital marketing firm and has worked as a web developer for several companies since. Outside of development he enjoys anything in the outdoors and has a passion for mountain biking. Braden loves hanging out with his dog, a corgi named Dexter, who is the perfect movie companion. Especially for Game of Thrones. He also is an avid video gamer and has dreams of being a professional twitch streamer.
Whitney Gifford
Copywriting
Whitney recently relocated to the east coast but will always call Logan, Utah home. After studying marketing at USU, she worked in B2B sales before spending a year and a half in New Mexico. She saw the early days of Kite Media when attending school with Garrett, and first joined the team in 2015. Whitney is purpose-driven and also currently writes for a non-profit organization. She has a diverse marketing background including content writing, SEO, email marketing, and campaign strategy and development. She loves to write and can do it from just about anywhere, which is perfect for she and her husband’s military lifestyle. She also loves to explore new cities, go to the beach, longboard, read a good book, and have a relaxing Netflix sesh.
Tanner McClune
Web Design
Tanner was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL, then bounced around his early life between California and Nebraska and finally found his home near Ogden, UT. Originally only interested in business for a career, he took a computer programming class in high school and he immediately fell in love with computers and web development. When he’s not on the computer, he’s up in the mountains skiing or visiting the Grand Tetons. He loves the outdoors and spending time with his two German Shepherds (basically bears).
Riley Permann-Gubler
Graphic Design
Riley was born and raised in Idaho Falls, but now calls Logan her home. She met her husband at USU and is raising several plants with him. Riley has known that she’s wanted to be a graphic designer since she was in middle school yearbook class. As a graphic designer, she’s now making things way cooler than middle school yearbooks. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to true crime podcasts, obsessing over art history, and watching Parks and Rec with her husband. She hopes to travel the world someday.
Natalie Draper
Digital Marketing
Natalie grew up in Farmington, Utah but has always had the itch to experience new places. She moved to Hawaii after graduating from high school and earned her associate’s degree from BYU-Hawaii. She misses the ocean every day but somehow manages. After an adventure to China to teach English, she transferred to Utah State and found her passion in public relations and marketing. While attending USU, she realized how much she loves to write, create, and learn how to conquer any challenging tasks that come her way. She’s an insomniac, a sucker for salt and vinegar chips, true-crime, playing pranks on her husband, and thinks nothing is cuter than a baby in a Halloween costume.
Chandler Williams
Digital Marketing
Chandler was born in Salt Lake City and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He fell in love with marketing because it allows him to use his creative thinking and problem-solving skills to help others with their needs. Never afraid of a challenge, Chandler relishes in the opportunity to grow and triumph over obstacles. Integrity, resilience, and genuineness are three core values that direct all his actions in his professional and personal life. Although soccer is his biggest passion, he also enjoys watching basketball, dabbles in art, and loves taking in the outdoors. As a bit of a jokester, he is always looking to put a smile on someone’s face.
Tanner Clegg
Digital Marketing
Tanner was born and raised in Draper, Utah and now lives in Logan. He has developed a sincere passion for digital marketing. As a devoted sports enthusiast, when he is not working he is often watching basketball or football. His favorite teams are the Utah State Aggies, Utah Utes, Utah Jazz, and Real Salt Lake. He also loves to talk about all types of food and is always searching for a new restaurant to visit. Dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, he aspires to help businesses consistently innovate their digital presence and experience longstanding success.
Miranda Tilley
Digital Marketing
Miranda grew up in Burley, Idaho (yes she loves potatoes cut into sticks and fried and no she did not grow up moving pipe or milking cows). She moved to Logan to attend school at USU, later graduating and joining the team at Kite Media. She loves traveling to new places, mainly because she’s always on the search for good food and new vibes. She enjoys taking the time to get lost in a satisfying book, listening to that song that lets you travel back in time to perfectly imperfect moments and of course, hanging out with her adorable cat. She likes to think of herself as spontaneous but the truth is, she’s a planner through and through. And can one really argue that digital marketing is not just that? A happenstance that was intentional.
Landen Martindale
Digital Marketing
Landen joined the Kite Media team after graduating from Utah State in Communication Studies. He learned the value of communicating effectively with people around him and applies those same valuable lessons to working with those that wish to improve their online presence. Landen grew up in Eastern Utah but has called Logan home for some time. He loves to be outside year-round as he enjoys skiing in the winter, playing city softball in the summer and loves losing in pickleball to his wife, McKenzie, in any weather. He values spending time with his family above everything else and looks forward to starting a family of his own.
Graham
The Baby
Graham joined the Kite Media team a couple years ago and has been an integral part of the team ever since. He stops by the office a couple times a week to check in on things. He honestly doesn’t do very much except give fist bumps when we need encouragement and watches cartoons that we probably enjoy more than he does. He likes rocks.
Join us.
Kite Media is a small business that is growing quickly and we’re always looking for good people to join the team. We look for individuals with skills in graphic design, writing, video production, search engine optimization, social media and managing paid advertising campaigns.
We want hard-working, honest people that want to work in digital marketing. If you think you would be a good fit, send us a message. We’d love to talk!
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