rope team & studio
Conventional approaches
solve conventional problems.
We’ve spent years developing an approach built for the new reality of business. Ascent helps companies innovate profitably by harnessing the power of the abstract and analytical minds.
The abstract mind drives creativity, new ideas, and a deeper understanding of your customer.
+The analytical mind moves these ideas and insights towards feasibility and profitability.
=The result is growth.
about us
Meet our rope team
We are explorers driven by a passion for making new discoveries. Creative and curious, our world-class team of innovative thinkers spans a wide range of backgrounds. At Ascent, the worlds of art, science, and business collide in the pursuit of new insights to deliver our clients new capabilities and new competitive advantages.
Jeffrey Boutilier
President & Chief Strategist
Nicole Shepherd
Director, Service Delivery
Anselmo Lourenço
Senior Graphic
Designer
Tanya Zinkewich
Studio Operations &
Administrative Support
James Spaleta
Systems Analyst
Gideon Belete
Interactive Experience
Developer
Lucas Howlett
Graphic Designer
Teanna Morgan
Graphic Designer
studio
What better place to create the future than a century-old warehouse?
Our business design studio was shaped from raw space in a
still-operational warehouse built over a hundred years ago.
It serves as a daily reminder that the best ideas are the
ones built to stand the test of time.
Soaring
open spaces facilitate the creative collisions and
collaboration that defines our process. Local craft brews
(both of the roasted and toasted varieties) from the hottest
micro-brew industry in the country fuel kinetic project
sessions and late-nights. New spins are put on ideas and
ping-pong serves. Every aspect of our space has been
purposefully designed to support the unique way we work.
From the latest technology to the humble post-it® note, our
studio is the perfect basecamp from which to serve our
partners across North America.