Leadership

Some say we’re obsessed with creating ideas that affect the way people feel; we’d say, they’re not wrong.

Here we are.

Glenn Sagon

Founder/Chief Executive Officer
"However you do anything is how you do everything."

Glenn drives the marketing and branding strategies that build sales and revenue for Sagon-Phior’s clients. He is a creative thinker with keen business acumen, delivering measurable results and groundbreaking work for prestigious global brands.

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Rio Phior

FOUNDER/CHIEF CREATIVE DIRECTOR
“Branding is the art of making something famous.”

As the co-founder of Sagon-Phior, Rio guides and directs the creative strategies for Sagon-Phior, helping brands develop, enhance, and grow their market share.

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Greg Martin David

Brand Strategist
"A brand must align with consumer culture, behavior and lifestyle.”

Greg is a seasoned bilingual brand and communication strategist with over a decade of experience across diverse regions, including South Africa, the broader African continent, Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the USA.

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Renée Tuzee

Chief Strategy Officer
“The customer always comes first.”

With 25 years of experience on the agency and client side, Renée quickly develops a deep understanding of clients’ business needs and delivers marketing programs that move the needle.

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Janice Hayes Kyser

Communications Specialist & Senior Writer
“The most important part of communication is listening.”

Janice is an award-winning journalist and creative writer. Her articles, opinions and stories have been published in USA Today, The Detroit News, The Seattle Times, and Essence Magazine, among many others. 

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Terry Horsman

Chief Operating Officer
“It’s about understanding influence. It can change the quality of people's lives.”

Terry Horsmon is a marketing and operations executive with nearly 40 years of experience helping brands and agencies find value for their clients. As an operations executive, Terry has held senior positions at branding, media and advertising agencies in the US and Asia. As a brand marketing consultant, Terry has worked with agency groups at WPP and Publicis and independent agencies.

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Bill Fate

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
"Everything you can imagine is real."

With a father who was a blacksmith, woodworker, and physicist (in that order), Bill grew up learning that details matter, no matter what the task. And for over twenty years, Bill has put that philosophy into action at Sagon-Phior.

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Chandler Locke

Cinematographer / Director
"Creativity transforms problems into opportunities."

Chandler’s ability to adapt to different challenges and environments makes him a trusted collaborator in delivering projects that exceed expectations. Areas of expertise include fashion, lifestyle, financial services, automotive, people, travel, and more.

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Colin Johns

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
“Design is the bridge between information and understanding.”

Every day, Colin understands the significance of finding creative ways to bridge the gap between information and understanding a brand. A man of many talents, including illustration, watercolor, and ink painting, Colin contributes artistically fresh and original ideas to all projects.

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Fernanda Aceves

Social Media Marketing & Events Director
“Creativity is a superpower.”

Fernanda is a highly accomplished, passionate digital strategist, social marketer, and public relations professional with almost a decade of experience. Her background includes having worked with prestigious global and multicultural, luxury, fashion, business and entertainment brands.

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Christopher Skinner

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS ANALYST
“Worry is the misuse of imagination.”

Chris is our resident science geek, and we couldn’t do any of what we do without him. He is an expert at discovering consumers’ hidden desires using psychology, big data, and computational linguistics.

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Peter Stougaard

Creative Strategist
“View everything in context.”

Peter believes that every idea must be viewed in the environment it is intended for. This is the reason Peter is so good at creating experiences.

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Russell Coon

Lead Developer
“Websites are not a destination, but an experience.”

Russ has one foot in two worlds, the real and the digital, and he feels equally at home in both. That’s why he’s a master web specialist, Sagon-Phior’s resident Digital Developer tech guru.

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Stacey Doss

Public Relations Director
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”

Stacey believes that anything worth writing about, must be worth reading about. With twenty-plus years of Public Relations expertise in the areas of high tech, entertainment, healthcare, real estate, non-profit, fashion, and business services, Stacey knows that every brand is its own unique creature and works her magic to make sure that the world, and everyone in it, knows too.

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Jesse Sikorski

ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR
“Design is thinking made visual.”

Jesse is a deep thinker, especially when it comes to visual communication. He has the gift of youthful spontaneous flair, which he injects in all projects.

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Jennifer Najar

Finance Director
“Financial management is at the heart of any business, steering it forward.”

Jennifer has worked in the accounting and account management fields since 2005. She really enjoys helping our leadership strategically plan and manage finances for the financial year.

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