We make digital marketing easy—so you don’t have to manage all the pieces. Today’s digital landscape is complicated, fragmented and requires an array of skills. BootstrapVT blends old school marketing with new school technology. We know all the acronyms and the underlying tech services. Marketing has changed dramatically in the past 5 years—just look at your own business. No longer can you spend money on traditional media and expect customers to find you.
BootstrapVT’s CEO and Founder is Geoff Strawbridge. Geoff has spent the last 20+ years leading Marketing, Product Management, and Operations for entrepreneurial tech companies and venture-backed startups. Geoff has extensive marketing experience with Health, Wellness, Travel, Fitness, and CPG brands. He brings hands-on knowledge with advertising platforms, digital marketing tools, subscription businesses, mobile app development, content management even his very own homegrown ad server (ask him about it)!
He’s managed cross-functional teams his entire career including: product, engineering/tech, marketing, editorial, customer support, ad ops, and even some sales. If you want the fancy terms this includes: product management, product development, general management, customer operations, digital marketing, social media, content marketing, sales, account management, and business development.
With a B.A. in English from Bucknell University, Sasha started her career as a brand writer and journalist before realizing that words are only impactful if they’re found. Thus, she transitioned to search engine optimization, using words and nerding out on data to help small to medium sized businesses boost their online visibility and reach their target audiences effectively.
She’s worked full-time for outdoor industry companies including Title Nine and BUFF USA before starting going off on her own. She’s also a freelancer writer with bylines in Thrillist, Business Insider, and The Vegetarian Times. She’s particularly interested in the intersection of sustainability and materials.
When not running, cycling or backcountry skiing, Sasha can be found at sashaweilbaker.com.
Hanna Blankenship is a recent graduate at Champlain College, holding a B.S. in Marketing and a B.A. in Law. During her time at Champlain, she took courses ranging from Market Research to Consumer Behavior, equipping her with the foundational knowledge needed to succeed in the digital marketing world. Hanna applied her classroom learning to solve real-world marketing problems through her role leading Champlain’s student-run PR firm, Maple Street Media, and several marketing and communications internships including at Hunger Free Vermont, Okay-Okay!! Marketing, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy.
Passionate about creative storytelling, Hanna has a particular interest in social media, copywriting, and content marketing. Since joining the BootstrapVT team as an intern in 2022, she has contributed to several client projects and helped increase Bootstrap’s personal social media presence. With a strong desire to learn and absorb new information daily, Hanna continues to grow her digital marketing skill set and confidence in the industry.
In her free time, Hanna enjoys baking, yoga, exploring Burlington, and spending time with her dog, Winston.
Megan Clark has over four years of copywriting, content marketing, and SEO experience. She’s worked with a wide range of clients, from small start-ups to big brands like GoodRx, JPMorgan Chase, 310 Nutrition, and OLIPOP. Her specialty is long-form copy with a focus on research-backed storytelling (and an eye on search optimization!). But she’s also supported clients on everything from content and SEO audits, content strategy, on-page optimization, content editing, email marketing, blog launches, and more.
Her goal? Make SEO and content strategy more approachable and actionable for the clients she’s working with. When not vigorously typing away at her computer, you’ll find Megan biking, hiking, or running (not very fast) around the beautiful state of Vermont.
Veronique Beittel is a seasoned strategic visionary and go-to-market expert with over two decades of experience in launching consumer packaged goods (CPG) from ideation to execution at Fortune 500 and start-up companies. Her comprehensive expertise spans primary research, product development, global sourcing, brand architecture, face-to-face marketing, and sales strategy execution, ensuring every product she oversees not only meets but exceeds market expectations.
Veronique has successfully led cross-functional teams at Hillshire Farm, Chiquita, Colgate-Palmolive, Rosetta Stone, and her own start-ups to bring new products to major retailers such as Albertsons, Kroger, Wegmans, Sprouts, Shaw’s, Co-ops, and Amazon. She has also consulted for Coca-Cola, General Mills, and McDonald’s, forging B2B relationships and driving business expansion. Her extensive knowledge includes the import/export of liquor and perishable foods, commercial kitchen and formula development, global packaging and merchandise creation, and thought leadership, exemplified through publishing industry-related books and delivering lectures at conferences and business colleges.
Marguerite Bowen joined BootstrapVT as an intern in 2024 while pursuing her undergraduate degree in International Relations at Boston University. With a passion for graphic design, she has honed her skills at BootstrapVT, allowing her to contribute to the team and launch her own freelance marketing projects.
Outside of her academic and marketing endeavors, Margie enjoys sailing and is an active member of the Boston University Sailing Team. She will be competing in the 2024 J24 World Sailing Championship. Originally from Rochester, New York, Margie has deep roots, with her family still residing on their farm there.
Seneca Lamos is a student at Champlain College, pursuing dual degrees in Graphic Design & Communication and Interaction Design. Seneca joined the BootstrapVT team in 2024 as an intern, gaining valuable skills to become a professional designer and develop a comprehensive understanding of digital marketing. With her passion for creating engaging and intuitive digital experiences, Seneca brings fresh ideas and a unique perspective to the team.
When she’s not designing, you can often find Seneca on the hockey rink, behind her camera, or browsing the indie-pop section of a local record store.
Taylor Smith is a student at Champlain College, pursuing a Bachelor’s in Creative Media with a minor in Marketing. She has gained valuable digital marketing experience through her involvement with Champlain’s PRSSA Chapter, serving as a Student Government CCM Representative, and working as a Design Officer for CHAMP Student Engagement. Taylor joined the Bootstrap team as an intern in 2024, where she continues to expand her knowledge of digital marketing and sharpen her creative media skills. With a passion for photography and graphic design, she brings fresh, innovative ideas and a unique perspective to the team.
In her free time, Taylor enjoys playing bass guitar, biking, learning Japanese, and attending concerts at Higher Ground Music.
Collaboration is a core philosophy of BootstrapVT, which is why we have assembled an All-Star team that we have dubbed, The Bootstrap Collective. This flexible and ever-growing collection of on-call professionals allows us to provide a custom suite of solutions to match each individual client’s needs. Partnering with us gives you access to our collective which includes experts in SEO/SEM strategy, Copywriters, Graphic Designers, Web Developers and more.
We believe in hard work and self-reliance.
We believe our team is entrepreneurial by nature and has an inexhaustible (and renewable) supply of creativity.
We believe there is innovation all around us, you just have to uncover it.
We believe the on-demand economy will continue to replace traditional full time Marketing Departments.
BootstrapVT provides consulting services for content marketing, search engine marketing, pay per click, seo, digital advertising, social media and traditional marketing operations. We save you time and money, allow you to get back to running your business. Small businesses, agencies, brands, publishers, platforms, B2C, B2B companies are all relevant for BootstrapVT’s services.