Brian Levine
President and Founder
An accomplished Chief Communications Officer with 30+ years of experience creating compelling narratives across a broad range of industries.
Brian is a highly regarded advisor to leadership teams in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and has served as the primary company spokesperson for global brands.
Before founding Game 7, he was Vice President of Global Communications for Office Depot. He also served as Vice President of Corporate Communications and Vice President of Product Publicity for Sony Electronics.
Brian earned a Masters degree in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s degree in American Studies and Legal Studies from Brandeis University.
Outside of the office, Brian loves to ride his bike, watch sports, and catch a good movie.
BRIAN LEVINE
President and Founder
Deb Rangell
Art Direction and Graphic Design
Deb delivers creative, visually expressive solutions for clients’ marketing and communication needs. She has an extensive background in graphic design, corporate and brand identity, and advertising, including 20+ years working for global companies, small businesses, and individuals. Deb managed the art teams for numerous pharmaceutical campaigns at DraftFCB Healthcare (now FCB Health) including Merck products Vioxx (arthritis), Zocor (cholesterol), and Fosamax (osteoporosis). Prior to that, she oversaw the design of corporate communications for Sony in the company’s New York Design Center.
DEB RANGELL
Art Direction and Graphic Design
Judy Grossman
Communications Strategy
Judy is an accomplished communications professional with expertise in strategic communications, product marketing, and reputation management. As chief storyteller, she launches award-winning campaigns for both new and established brands in the healthcare, tech, luxury, retail, gaming, non-profit, and B2B sectors. Her past roles include brands such as Microsoft, Merck, J&J, TherapeuticsMD, Yon-Ka, Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, Playtex, Panasonic, GameStop, Office Depot, IKEA, Fruit of the Loom, the Y, and the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation.
JUDY GROSSMAN
Communications Strategy
John Reiner
Writing and Executive Communications
Jon is an award-winning writer of C-level speeches, thought-leadership bylines, OpEds, news releases, web copy, social media, and corporate messaging. He is the James Beard Award-winning author of the memoir The Man Who Couldn’t Eat and the director of the Netflix documentary film Tree Man. His feature writing has been published in Esquire, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Daily Beast, and other outlets. Jon is on the faculty of the Gotham Writers Workshop and has previously taught writing and literature at Rutgers University and the University of Maryland.
JON REINER
Writing and Executive Communications
Cristina Sacco
Marketing Strategy and Brand Development
Cristina has 10+ years of corporate and consulting experience developing marketing campaigns that attract and maintain customers, drive sales, and build reputable brands. Her forte is seamlessly blending research, strategy, and creative tactics to generate results for companies such as ARW Home, Cinch Home Services, and Trividia Health, where she promoted medical devices for retail pharmacies and distributors including Walgreens, CVS, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health.
CRISTINA SACCO
Marketing Strategy and Brand Development
Ani Miteva
Digital Marketing and Analytics
Ani is a trilingual (English, Spanish, Bulgarian) specialist in digital marketing and analytics who has worked internationally across multiple sectors, including cloud-based services, SaaS, digital payments, mobile and progressive web apps, and executive education. Her expertise covers areas such as PPC, Google Analytics, SEO, content marketing, and social media. Ani is also an avid blogger, offering advice on popular marketing tools used to improve business performance.
ANI MITEVA
Digital Marketing and Analytics
Allison Kindel
Web Development and Graphic Design
Allison is a highly creative graphic designer with extensive experience in print, digital, and web design. She works from “concept through completion” on logos and brand identity; marketing collateral, augmented reality, and trade show graphics; website design, animation, and UX/UI; three-dimensional and product packaging, and point-of-purchase displays. Her corporate experience includes Trividia Health, Perrigo, and Unico Holdings, where she worked closely with major clients like Target, Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens.
ALLISON KINDEL
Web Development and Graphic Design
Kathleen Leischen
Market Research
Kathleen is a marketing research guru with broad experience taking raw numbers and transforming them into valuable insights. She is an expert in conducting market, competitive, and company research; evaluating marketing ROI and effectiveness; obtaining new customers; and entering new markets. She also effectively measures customer loyalty and satisfaction, monitors employee engagement, and executes product evaluations and mystery shops. Her corporate experience includes managing the research function at Office Depot, Alamo/National, and Blockbuster Entertainment.
KATHLEEN LEISCHEN
Market
Research
Shela Fletcher
Environmental Sustainability
Shela brings 20 years of sustainability knowledge, spanning the nonprofit, government, and corporate sectors. She consults with organizations around the globe on how to maximize their sustainability programs. Previously,, she helped Office Depot achieve the #1 environmental ranking in Newsweek and guided the company’s B2B customers in the U.S. and Europe in their efforts to establish, measure, and achieve Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) goals. Shela earned Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Analysis from Boston University.
SHELA FLETCHER
Environmental Sustainability
Ron Towery
Videography and Event Production
Ron has 15+ years of award-winning success delivering video content for companies with wide-ranging needs and budgets. He also has produced audio/video services for meetings, events, trade shows, and product launches. Some of the brands that Ron has worked with include Burger King, Coca-Cola, ADT, Spirit, Citrix, Celebrity Cruise Lines, and Cinch Home Services.
RON TOWERY
Videography and Event Production
Monique Betty
Executive Coaching and Training
Monique is a certified executive coach and trainer who has met the rigorous standards of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Prior to specializing in executive coaching, Monique’s 20-year corporate experience includes communications, marketing, sales, and management positions within The Coca-Cola Company, Eli Lilly, Abbott Laboratories and Eastman Kodak Company. In addition to being a sought-after coach, trainer and speaker, Monique is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and host of the Tuesdays With Coach Mo podcast for high achievers with executive ambitions.
MONIQUE BETTY
Executive Coaching and Training
Elliot Cohen
Government Relations and Public Affairs
Elliot is an award-winning government relations and crisis management strategist with vast experience shaping public perception, influencing stakeholder behavior, and safeguarding reputation in both the private and public sectors. He is a former TV journalist who has spent the last 20 years representing some of the nation’s largest organizations in government, politics, law enforcement, public safety, education, and healthcare.
ELLIOT COHEN
Government Relations & Public Affairs
Tom Serio
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
Tom has more than 30 years of international and domestic experience in business continuity, disaster preparation and recovery, and crisis management and response. He’s held senior positions at Verizon Wireless on the national Disaster Outreach team, and with Office Depot where he developed and led the company’s global business continuity program as well as outreach to employees, communities, and customers. Tom has worked directly with federal, state, and local public safety emergency responders in the planning stages as well as during events. He is a well-known speaker and lecturer and was one of the founders of the South Florida Disaster Resiliency Coalition, a private-public partnership in Southeast Florida.
TOM SERIO
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery