Team - Carolyn and Co.

  Carolyn & Co. Media      
Articles
   
 

Our Founders

Founders

Carolyn & Co. Media AppearancesCarolyn Kepcher
Co-Founder/CEO

As one of the country's most high-profile businesswomen, and often recognized for her past work with the Trump Organization, Carolyn Kepcher is known by millions for her role on NBC's hit series, The Apprentice. But what many may not know about Carolyn is that she’s first and foremost a wife and a mother to two young children.  Her desire to achieve both career success and life balance — and to help others do the same — is what led her to co-found Carolyn & Co. Media. Click to read more.

Jen Marr
Co-Founder/COO

Working with both venture capital startups as well as Fortune 500 companies, Jen has achieved widespread business experience on both a national and international level.

Prior to co-founding Carolyn & Co. Media, Jen spent the majority of her career working at Henry Schein, a Fortune 500 health care corporation. Beginning in Europe, Jen traveled extensively between the company's 10 offices throughout Europe creating cohesive pan-European marketing and purchasing operations. From there, she moved into overseeing business development in Latin America, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Click to read more.

The Team

Cory Fisher
Financial Advisor

Cory has more than 11 years of financial management and accounting experience.

Cory served as a Controller and worked in mergers and acquisitions for 6 years prior to joining the Trump Organization. During his tenure as a Controller with the Trump Organization, Cory was responsible for all aspects of financial management for the Bedminster, NJ and Aberdeenshire, UK properties. His responsibilities included financial reporting, budget development, strategic planning, and internal control implementation.

As an advisor, Cory brings sound financial management practices to Carolyn & Co. Media.

Cory is a graduate of Rutgers University.

back to top

 

Domenica de FazioDomenica de Fazio
Research & Strategy

Domenica has more than 11 years of interactive experience on both the agency and client sides of the software development business across a variety of industries such as retail, finance, healthcare, telecom, and media.

During her career, Domenica has overseen and participated in countless projects for BtoB and BtoC web properties in a variety of roles such as designing complex front-end user interface architecture schemes and more recently, overseeing and conducting customer research studies through focus groups, field studies, and usability testing labs. Through her work, Domenica has impacted business strategies and online/offline customer experiences for clients such as General Electric, Nike, JP Morgan Chase, Nickelodeon, and Condé Nast.

Through her extensive web background and commitment to the customer experience, Domenica will play an important role on the Carolyn & Co. Media team.

     
Kevin Fricovsky

Kevin Fricovsky
Technology

An extremely passionate technical solutions leader, Kevin is known for his ability to take a project from concept phase to market and deliver powerful, simple, and elegant software solutions.

Prior to joining Carolyn & Co. Media, Kevin was lead on numerous high-profile projects. He headed the technical vision for Broadway.Com and Theater.com, the premiere online ticketing destinations for Broadway theater. Also, he led the architecture and development of mission-critical application solutions for a variety of clients, including JPMorgan, Chase, and Pfizer.

An active proponent and contributor in the open source community, Kevin focused his energy on two popular .net open source projects, lending his programming and journalism background to promote each project's missions and goals throughout the community.

With more than 8 years of web industry experience, Kevin is an endless resource in solution opportunities to maximize potential and reduce costs. His passion and experience in technical research, solution architecture, development, quality assurance, information design and usability will help lead the technical success of Carolyn & Co. Media and all future ventures.

back to top

  Renata Bowers

Renata Bowers
Copywriter

With more than 15 years of experience in retail, ad, publicity, speech and promotional writing, Renata brings a depth of writing capabilities to Carolyn & Co. Media. 

Renata was hired out of college as copywriter for Lands' End, a company whose catalog long has been heralded for its engaging and informative text. In addition to overseeing the copy and creative for various clothing lines within the catalog, Renata was the sole copywriter for the company's regional print ads. 

After four years at Lands' End, Renata was hired by Vollmer Public Relations in Houston, TX, where she quickly developed a niche, specializing in creating a consumer-friendly voice for each of her regional and national clients, and using that voice to develop/land continual key placements in national print and broadcast media outlets. Clients included Travelocity, Minute Maid, Weider Nutrition Group, Riviana Foods, Pennzoil and The Susan B. Komen Foundation.

Having enjoyed more than ten years with Vollmer, Renata made the decision to stay at home full-time with her two young boys. She continued -- and continues -- to volunteer her writing skills to various non-profit organizations.

Today, with her boys now in school, Renata is back at work, and brings her love of writing, career, and family to Carolyn & Co. Media.

     
Katie Riegel

Katie Riegel
Editorial

Katie is a multi-talented interactive pro with a background in web production, copywriting and marketing and a great passion for and wealth of knowledge on media, technology, social and entertainment trends.

Katie is experienced in end-to-end site production and management, including concept, content creation, copywriting and editing, design, email marketing, search engine optimization and web usability. She holds a dual degree in Journalism and Dramatic Literature from NYU and has worked as a professional writer for over five years, creating highly-trafficked editorial features, special microsites and video pieces in her role as Web Producer for Broadway.com and Theatre.com. She also has a background in online and traditional marketing, including efforts in the travel and trade market, providing client support in partnerships with The New York Times, Visa Signature, British Airways and JetBlue, and serving as Marketing & Promotions Director for Sh-K-Boom and Ghostlight Records.

In her spare time, Katie is an independent theater producer and freelance web designer. She lives in Manhattan alongside some colorful neighbors, and is looking forward to bringing a well-connected, single gal's perspective to Carolyn and Co. Media's network of sites.

back to top

  Viviana Sutton

Viviana Sutton
Community

Viviana spent many years in operations and human resources management in the hotel industry and higher education before joining Carolyn & Co. Media and shifting directions towards her ideal balance of career, faith, and family.

Her years of experience as a board moderator for Women.com and iVillage have nurtured her passion for the online community experience, and she looks forward to helping to build a community at Finding What Matters that welcomes a healthy give-and-take, as women share their own ideas and best practices for work life integration.

Viviana left city life long ago (with frequent visits back, of course!) and now lives with her husband and son in a beautiful small town in the mountains.