Leadership Team
JACK - President + CEO
Jack Jostes is the CEO of Ramblin Jackson, a green industry digital marketing and branding agency that helps landscaping companies throughout the country attract more qualified customers with professional branding, digital marketing, sales consulting, website design, and search engine optimization. The author of the The Tree of Good Fortune, Jack hosts the weekly YouTube show + podcast, The Landscaper’s Guide to Modern Sales & Marketing. Jack has been featured in Lawn and Landscape, Colorado Green, Turf, Inc., and other green industry and business publications. He regularly speaks at regional, national, and international business conferences, including green industry events like the ProGreen EXPO, Farwest Show, National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) events, and the TNLA’s Nursery Landscape EXPO. He lives in the foothills of Colorado with his wife and two boys, where he enjoys homeschooling, playing bluegrass mandolin, fly fishing, bowhunting, and spending time in the great outdoors.
JESSICA - Director of Operations
This Denver native boasts a deep background in web development, design, marketing, and video production, spanning nearly 20 years. Jessica’s varied knowledge and love of list-making ensures every project reaches its peak potential as Ramblin Jackson’s Director of Operations. Outside of epic ops, Jessica wrangles her twin toddlers and husband on their various adventures across Colorado.
Design Team
The Design Team will help you design your sales & marketing strategy. Our job is to help you figure out your business goals, the challenges you're experiencing, and the best Marketing Plan to help you attract more of the right customers.
ROBERT - Senior Landscape Marketing Strategist
Robert works with small businesses that have local service areas to develop a solution-oriented digital marketing plan.
QUINN - Landscape Marketing Assistant
As a Landscape Marketing Assistant, Quinn works directly with Landscaper’s Guide audience members, podcast listeners, and landscape company owners to help them find the right podcasts, events, and resources based on their sales and marketing goals. Quinn has spent the past few years working in both the sales and marketing world. As a former collegiate athlete and real estate professional she provides a willingness to lead and help people. She loves to provide value to the clients she is in business with as well as building a genuine relationship along the way. Quinn loves to travel and will be seeing the differences in the landscaping industry as she moves from state to state.
Contact Quinn with your marketing questions at quinn@ramblinjackson.com
ERIN - Senior Executive Assistant
Erin is the Senior Executive Assistant to Jack Jostes, Ramblin Jackson President and CEO. In this role, she manages administrative tasks for Jack, including email and calendar management. She also provides project support to the sales team.
The Project/Build Team
CHRIS - Project Manager
Chris has spent over 20 years in digital media helping to build the brands of small businesses, primarily in New Orleans, with his wife in their boutique design agency. Now, he is applying this knowledge and experience for Ramblin Jackson to help grow even more businesses. He loves being involved in every aspect of a project and when he’s not knee-deep in a work project, he loves spending time exploring nature with his 3 sons and listening to and writing music.
KEVIN - Senior Local SEO Strategist
Kevin has spent the past 18+ years working in all aspects of digital technology and marketing, from building websites to raising the profile of clients through search engine optimization and social media marketing. When not devising the next great post for a client, Kevin divides his time between combing his beard and coaching his son’s youth hockey team — both full-time jobs themselves. He also spends time honing his screenwriting skills, continually searching for some great universal truth that only the rom-com genre can offer.
LIV - Graphic Designer
With over a decade of graphic design experience, Liv McCoy has the unique ability to breathe new life into old website designs, marketing materials, and branding components. After earning her Bachelor’s in Communications with an Emphasis in Design at the California State University of Chico, Liv eventually moved to Colorado to pursue the fresh air, rock climbing, and all-around active lifestyle.
LOU - Senior WordPress Developer
Lou is a Pennsylvania native, born and raised in a small town just north of Pittsburgh. As a child, Lou was surrounded by a family full of small business owners, mostly in the construction or home services type of business. With over 15 years of experience in web development, Lou enjoys helping small business owners get found online!
The Growth Plan Team
Following the launch of your landscape website design Project, the Growth Plan team will nurture your online presence to help continue to build out your Tree of Good Fortune. Through consistent account management meetings, reports, and continual Done-For-You content creation, the Growth Plan team has your back regarding the technical and strategic marketing work needed to grow your business.
BRIAN - Senior Account Manager
Brian brings with him over 20 years of project management, web design and development, marketing, SEO, print production and training experience. Brian learned the value of hard work and serving others on a small farm in northern Illinois, and has applied these principles during his career. He has had the privilege of partnering with clients ranging from large organizations like Best Buy and Omaha World Herald, to small businesses and “Mom and Pop” newspapers, and enjoys identifying solutions that help them grow and succeed.
LAUREN - Account Manager
Lauren has spent the last five years helping small businesses to enterprise level organizations achieve their goals and find success through various marketing channels. She has a passion for small businesses and finding the best strategies to aid their growth.
KRISTEN - Lead Account Coordinator
Kristen joins Ramblin Jackson with over ten years of extensive marketing and administrative experience. She prides herself on her organization and relationship-building skills.
