About Our Team
Chris Glazer
Sr. Director of Operations
Chris is our Director of Client Operations. He helps clients grow. His responsibilities include sales, managing and growing high-priority clients, and acting as an operational leader for the company. He strives to look at the whole picture of a business and use marketing to help companies achieve their goals.
Chris has an MBA in Digital Management and has been in the Digital Marketing industry since 2015.
He is a die-hard Red Sox fan and enjoys spending time with his wife, dog Willow, and two cats.
- Live Free or Die New Hampshirite 30%
- Business-Minded Marketer 20%
- Red Sox Junkie 50%
Alexander Rodriguez
Director of SEO
Alex is our Director of SEO, he’s new to the Austin area recently transplanting from Miami, Fl. He brings a specialized focus on SEO, CRO, UX/UI, graphic design and brand alignment. He has experience working with various types of business ranging from e-commerce, insurance, plastic surgery, travel, hospitality and fintechs, he brings several digital marketing disciplines and thought leadership skills to the team.
He’s also been involved in creating everything from content marketing strategies that tie in SEO, PPC, Social Media and website build-outs incorporating conversion optimization tactics that produce results.
Alex loves to cook and wanted to be a chef when he was younger, instead he opted for cookbooks and YouTube over traditional culinary school to master his skills. Aside from that he loves to travel and he’s also a photographer with a passion for videography and writing.
- Digital Marketing Nerd 40%
- Scotch Enthusiast 30%
- Photographer 30%
Patrick Dunn
Director of Digital Paid Media
Patrick leads Apogee’s Paid Search department. His team is responsible for the strategy, implementation, and growth of all Paid Marketing efforts. He has experience working both in-house and at agencies in both Houston and Austin. He has successfully managed campaigns across multiple industries including several multi-million dollar a month campaigns.
Patrick enjoys making music when he’s not busy lowering our client’s CPAs.
- PPC Geek 40%
- Music Nerd 40%
- Coffee 20%
Brad Abanilla
Senior Digital Media Manager
Brad started his career at Apogee Results as an intern. He is currently responsible for strategy development and implementation for our paid search clients, and consistently provides substantial revenue growth YoY for several clients.
Brad has been playing musical instruments from a very young age. Anything from the piano, marimba, and a plethora of percussion instruments. However, his true passion lies in competitive gaming.
- PPC Wiz 40%
- Competitive Gamer 30%
- Musician 30%
Lena Schulz
Social Media and Content Associate
Lena is new to the digital marketing industry, having recently graduated from Loyola University Maryland with a degree in International Studies and Marketing. She is currently a Social Media and Paid Search Intern, focusing on providing clients with community social media management and content writing. Lena loves to cook and discover new foods, spend free time at any beach, river, or lake, and dabble in photography.
- Netflix Aficionado 40%
- Graphic Artist 35%
- World Traveler 25%
Erika Tapie
SEO Specialist
Erika is part of Apogee’s SEO team. She recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a degree in Mass Communication and began working for Apogee Results in late 2018. New to the industry, Erika is a current SEO Associate that helps clients by providing effective SEO services and content writing.
Erika played soccer for 16 years, enjoys trying new food, going on hikes, dad jokes, attending music concerts, and playing with her pups.
- Obsessive Dog Lover 50%
- Music Festival Goer 25%
- Video Game Junkie 25%
Bailey Shelden
Content Marketing Associate
Bailey is a current SEO Intern at Apogee and mainly focuses on writing content for outreach projects. She graduated with a degree in Writing and Rhetoric from the University of Utah.
Bailey was a pre-professional ballet dancer and is an avid video gamer. She custom built her own computer for gaming.
- Video Games 50%
- Sugar Powered 30%
- Speed Typer 20%
James DiFalco
SEO Associate
James’ responsibilities at Apogee include content writing, link building, and on-page content recommendations. In 2015, he graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. James is originally from the NYC area and moved to Austin from New York in February of 2019. Prior to the move, he worked in Manhattan for 2 years at a very large public relations firm.
When he is not working, James enjoys watching sports and listening to music.
- Animal Lover 34%
- Music Enthusiast 33%
- Sports Fanatic 33%
Chad Torres
Senior Account Manager
Chad has been one of Apogee’s Account Managers since 2006. He manages customized marketing strategies for key accounts, maintains a thorough understanding of clients’ end-use markets, their important customers, and their main competitors. He also helps grow client partnerships and cultivates and strengthens relationships with client decision makers and influencers.
Chad loves to spend his free time with his family and is an avid hunter and shooter.
- Dad 100%
Maria Cato
Digital Marketing Specialist
Maria Virginia is a Senior Communications Specialist at Apogee Results. She focuses on content marketing strategies and link building strategies.
She has a Master’s Degree in Corporate Communications and Public Relations and has been in the Digital Marketing industry since 2016.
Maria Virginia is passionate about wellness and health. She loves to exercise, read and meditate. She also enjoys traveling and spend time with her family.
- Passionate about exercise 50%
- Family girl 40%
- Foodie lover 10%
Bill Leake
Founder, CEO
Bill Leake, CEO of Apogee Results, draws on a deep expertise in both business and marketing to help increase revenues for a wide range of clients. He has been involved in driving provable revenues through Internet marketing techniques since the early 1990s when, as part of the management team at Power Computing, he built the first company to sell $1 million of product over the Internet.
As founder of Apogee Results, he has guided the company from inception to its current position as the largest search engine marketing company in Texas, one of the 20 largest independents in North America and one of the fastest growing companies on the Inc. 500 / 5000 list. You can learn more about Bill by reading his full bio, following him on twitter, and watching him speak at an upcoming conference or event.
- Family Guy 50%
- Goat Herder 20%
- Internet Marketing Nut 30%
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