About Us

As President of Ventura Growth, Martin is responsible for running all facets of the business – including overseeing commercial relationships with partners.

A serial entrepreneur and investor, Andrew co-founded Ventura, the world’s first purpose-built reseller of The Trade Desk platform in January 2022 and currently resides as Principal and Chairman.

Stephanie brings a wealth of expertise to Ventura Growth as the SVP of Marketing & Strategy, leveraging her extensive background in data-driven media, creative, and consulting.

Dave is joining Ventura Growth as the Director of Client Services. With over 10 years of marketing experience, on both the brand and agency side, Dave has a proven track record of developing and executing data-driven strategies to drive exponential revenue growth and profitability.

Sam joins Ventura Growth as the Director of Account Management. In her role, she leads the account management team in providing best-in-class service to Ventura Growth’s clients.

A company is only as good as its people and that is why Emma takes pride in her role as Director of People at Ventura Growth.

Ashley joins Ventura Growth as Director of Sales, bringing a deep knowledge of the ad tech industry to her role. Ashley is passionate about helping companies demystify the ad tech world so they can focus on delighting their customers and prospective customers.

David is Associate Director of Programmatic Trading at Ventura Growth. In his role, David oversees the planning, activating, optimizing, and reporting of client programmatic marketing programs.

Michael joins Ventura Growth as the Associate Director of Programmatic Trading. In his role, Michael oversees the planning, activating, optimizing, and reporting of client programmatic marketing programs.

Emily joins Ventura Growth as an Account Manager. In her role, Emily will continue to lead the charge in providing best-in-class service to Ventura Growth’s clients.

Gina joins Ventura Growth as an Account Manager. In her role, Gina will continue to lead the charge in providing best-in-class service to Ventura Growth’s clients.

Ashlee joins Ventura Growth as a Lead Trading Specialist. Ashlee oversees the planning, activation, optimization, and reporting of client programmatic marketing programs. Her experience across planning, strategy, execution, measurement, and optimization has given her a passion for driving client success.

Matt joins Ventura Growth as the Business Operations Manager. In his role, he is responsible for organization-wide financial operations and supporting development across all departments with processes and client education.

Michael joins Ventura as an Associate Account Executive bringing three years of ad tech/DSP experience to the team. He focuses his time consulting with agencies and brands on best practices for executing paid media campaigns to create efficiencies that ultimately lead to significant results for his clients.

Before coming to Ventura Growth, Brandon spent time freelancing across multiple agencies from startup white labels to holding companies. He also worked as a Trade Desk Service Provider, helping onboard and train agencies and brands to The Trade Desk.

Carley joins as a Senior Account Executive, leading Ventura Growth’s Retail efforts. Coming to us from Kroger Precision Marketing, her role is to help clients navigate the complex Retail Media landscape. Carley is passionate about building relationships and bringing data-driven solutions to advertisers.

Caroline Anderson joins as an Account Manager. In this role, Caroline will continue to excel in providing strategic guidance and tailored solutions to clients.

Mariah is an experienced marketer with a passion for creativity, digital innovation, and storytelling. With a diverse background spanning Magazine Publishing, A/E/C, Higher Education, and Tech, she brings a fresh perspective to every challenge, making her a key driver of Ventura Growth’s marketing initiatives.

Conor joins as a valuable addition to our programmatic team. A graduate of Indiana University, Conor moved to Colorado to start a career and enjoy the lifestyle.

Deanna is one of the few Colorado Natives still living in CO. She started her programmatic career as a Digital Account Coordinator at National CineMedia.

A graduate from the University of Oregon, Emma joins us from Stadium, where she oversaw sales marketing. With a background in various advertising fields, Emma brings a wealth of expertise to our team.

Mike “Baldo” Baldassare is a Swiss Army knife of data products, architecture, engineering, and operations, with over 8 years of experience building scalable, cloud-based platforms. From leveraging Snowflake and Fivetran to optimizing every-which way to integrate with The Trade Desk API, Mike is committed to delivering innovative, multi-faceted solutions on-time and in-scope.