Who We Are
Ruby Gates channels years of global marketing expertise into highly developed marketing strategies for sustainable industry. Working closely with renown thought leaders from SAS Institute and abroad, she has cultivated effective campaign metrics and techniques designed to peel away traditional business models and infuse creative, result-oriented initiatives. Her expertise in driving innovation across international boundaries and multiple languages cultivates unprecedented lead generation, marketing intelligence and sustained growth for national firms.
Blending global experiences with innovative new market approaches helps MarketShift redefine business development methods and incubate design for a new, values-driven economy.
As Principal of MarketShift Strategies, she transfers her deep experience and knowledge to create a sophisticated mission of sustainability, incubating long-term competitive advantage for value-driven companies. Ruby’s blend of skills and talents activates a consumer market shift that demands and supports sustainable products and services.
Stephanie Swanson is a veteran strategist with more than 15 years of marketing communications, journalism, public relations and business development experience. Her career has taken her from international journalism at CNN to building partnerships and creating lasting behavior change with local and national firms. While at the City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development, Stephanie led marketing and economic development strategy to identify new opportunities to grow market demand for sustainable products and services. She worked closely with a strong network of emerging and established local companies seeking clients and traction in local and global economies.
These comprehensive experiences helped her develop one of her most valuable tools: the ability to craft a clear, focused, effective message that can unite diverse interests and generate a common understanding.
Stephanie believes that local investment in sustainable industry is a key competetive advantage that will catalyze business growth for the Portland region.
Oh, and by the way…they’re networked.
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