About
Our Philosophy
Station16 started with a primary goal of telling a brand’s best story. So many businesses and organizations have brands that don’t reflect their story, their goals or potential. Our purpose is to help each brand define its strategy and message and build a brand that fuels its future.
Tell A Better Story
to
Build. Better. Brands.
Story
Strategy
Creative
We believe in powerful brands: brands who engage, connect and draw us into relationship.
Go Team!
We’ve assembled a band of storytellers, tacticians and creatives to build and grow our clients’ brands.
Jessi Biagioni
UX Designer
Jessi is a User Experience Designer from California who currently resides in Delaware (it’s tiny but she promises it’s a real state). After earning her Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, she worked as a Marketing and Social Media Coordinator and had the opportunity to explore web design. She soon discovered her love for turning complex problems into simple, beautiful, intuitive designs based on real user needs, and earned a certification in User Experience Design. Now, Jessi helps businesses & users achieve their goals by transforming digital products into useful, enjoyable, and accessible experiences. When she’s not designing, Jessi can typically be found in the gym, or playing with her border collie, Lily.
Cara Hardin
Marketing Associate
Cara is a versatile creative with experience in a wide range of industries and fields. From advocacy to event planning, administration, design and print. She earned her degree from Kennesaw State University in Human Services, with a certification in Digital Marketing. Born and raised in Georgia, there’s one thing she shares with her home state– warmth. She naturally applies compassion and understanding in everything she does. She enjoys the challenge of analyzing symptoms, identifying problems, and finding solutions.This is her approach to digital marketing: assessing client needs and creating solutions that best fit your brand. In her free time she’s either curating the perfect playlist, enjoying new local restaurants, or watching her favorite indie films.
Justin Rogers
Video Director
Justin is a Cinematographer and Documentary Filmmaker from Atlanta, Georgia and a graduate from the University of Georgia. Working with cameras since a young age, photography and filmmaking naturally grew from a hobby into his passion and profession. Justin is known for his versatility, perfectionism, easy going attitude, and focus on reinforcing stories with strong visual aesthetics. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, scuba diving, and live music.
West Givens
Director · Producer
West is a writer, director, and producer from Senatobia, Mississippi. Born into a family of artists, his interest in art and filmmaking developed at an early age. After graduating from SCAD with a BFA in Film & TV Production, he worked in the television industry in New York City. West has a passion for telling honest and down-to-earth stories. His work showcases an acute attention to detail and immense respect for the storytelling process and he loves discovering compelling ways for our clients to connect with their audience. West continues this exciting process with his own personal narrative film work.
Sarah Harms
Photographer
Although not originally born in the south, over the last 16 year Sarah has come to call Atlanta home. She graduated from Georgia State University after studying Photography and Sociology- two of her favorite things, documenting life and people. She’s worked over the years creating portraits, documenting events and specializing in photography post-production. When Sarah’s not working you can find her reading a good book, exploring the outdoors or making craft cocktails, all with her camera not far away.
Joel Roberts
Director of Development
Joel is a web developer and IT consultant based in the beautiful central coast of California.
He sees web development as a powerful tool that can help businesses of all sizes streamline their operations and achieve their goals more efficiently.
After studying Sociology at Biola University, Joel discovered how social research can inform web development and has been incorporating these insights into his work ever since. He believes that understanding people and their behavior is essential to creating effective and user-friendly websites.
When he’s not working on web projects, Joel can usually be found learning something new, spending time with his family, or reading.
Brenton Smith
Strategist + Creative Director
Brenton is a Graphic Designer by trade and training. He has a BFA in Graphic Design from Georgia State University, where he also spent a little extra time exploring film, tv, radio, journalism and PR. He is married to his amazing wife, Annie, and together they have two daughters, Piper and Phoebe, who are more fun than a day at a theme park. They spend their time chasing their fun, but flighty pup Ginger.
When not designing for clients and family, Brenton is working on his Beard Care line, Moses Beard, mixing cocktails, backpacking, cycling and keeping the family pizza open fired up for any gatherings. And dreaming up new podcasts, video series and new ventures.
David Gordon
Writer · Strategist
David won his school spelling bee in the fourth grade and came within 2 questions of acing the verbal portion of the SAT. He earned a degree in English Education from Kennesaw State University, then taught high school before heading to Georgia State for a Master’s in Literary Studies. In a TLDR world, David focuses on writing clearly and concisely to get messages across before the reader gets distracted by a Facebook notification.
Erika Miranda
Social Media Manager
Erika has a passion for finding the heart of ideas, and the people behind them. Her experience as a producer and actor in both the theater and film industry, have helped connect this passion to reach global communities. This has also influenced how she targets her work in social media and branding. Determined to find “the why” behind any product, mission or campaign, Erika loves to get lost in the creativity of assembling the pieces together. If not working, Erika is most likely submersed in one of her passion projects, or soaking up sunshine.
Annie Smith
Co-Owner · Photographer
Los Angeles native, Annie came to Atlanta during college and hasn’t left yet. With a BA in Video and Film and a minor in Photo from Georgia State University, she loves capturing a moment in an image or video. She is also exceptional at helping to keeping the business organized so Brenton can focus on the creative.
She manages to be a part of many projects while also being a mom to her and Brenton’s two daughters.
Let’s Start Something new
Tell us about your brand and your brand dreams. We’re ready to roll.
CONTACT
hello@station16.com
404.937.6553
ADDRESS
Station16
Industrious West Midtown
976 Brady Ave NW #100
Atlanta, Georgia 30318