Who we are
We’re a team of creatives and strategists who love what we do. As former Fortune 500 employees, sales reps, business owners and founding startup team members, we apply our combined experience into goal-crushing partnerships with our clients.
Our team
Makenzie Davies
Co-founder + CEO
As co-founder and CEO of davies + dixon, Makenzie manages the client studio and team while also leading strategies to scale the d+d business. Her work with New York and Chicago Fortune 500 companies in communications, marketing and sales have primed her to lead the strategic efforts within d+d's client portfolio, such as campaigns that doubled sales revenue YOY, social media strategies that reached millions, marketing tactics that exceeded KPIs and more. She's fostered, recruited and managed incredible talent with the d+d team over the years to produce top-notch, quality work with client-partners. She's been a speaker for organizations such as Voice America, Levo League, ILEA, F-Bomb Female Founders Club, Women in Tech Regatta, Northwest Event Show and several podcasts. Her midwest roots show through her passion for building community and relationships while evangelizing organizations with a strong social impact through her own volunteerism.
Kelsey Dixon
Co-founder + President
As co-founder and president of davies + dixon, Kelsey leads the operational side of the business while working directly with clients to build marketing strategies and implementation systems. She sits on the board for the Association for Women in Events and has been named 2019 MeetingsNet Changemaker and 2019 Connect 40 Under 40, among other impressive awards and recognitions over the years. Kelsey has been invited to speak for organizations such as MPI, MeetingsNet, Women in Tech Regatta, Connect and IMEX and interviewed for her experience as a digital nomad entrepreneur. An East Coaster born and bred, she now calls the Pacific Northwest home in Seattle with her husband. She’s a lover of the outdoors and always adventuring, exploring, traveling and learning.
Karin Soyama
Marketing Strategist
Karin is strategy lead for clients and brings creative vision to life. She was born in Tokyo and grew up in Kailua on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. She moved to Seattle to study Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington. She jumpstarted her career by co-founding a coffee brand, Mikki, during her senior year at UW. She also spent seven years in the restaurant and service industry before landing her dream job at d+d. Karin is analytical, thoughtful, passionate about aesthetics and takes pride in being in-the-know of modern, new companies. Her happy places are in the mountains, in the sun and in bar seats of a dimly lit restaurant sharing good food, drinks and conversations.
Kendall Davies
Marketing Manager
Kendall is passionate about digital storytelling, both verbally and visually. She's a PR wizard and social media master that loves staying hashtag relevant to what's happening in the world around her. Kendall leads client social media strategies and execution—becoming the voice of our brands. Kendall is a midwest gal turned Seattle transplant and now turned Scottsdale transplant. Kendall has her bachelor's degree in public relations and a minor in marketing from Ball State University (chirp, chirp). When she isn't on TikTok or 'gramming, you can find her hustlin' at a cycling class, adventuring or exploring vintage shops!
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Kacie Gilgore, Content Manager
Kacie is a digital marketing freelancer and artist based in York, Pennsylvania. After spending most of her early twenties marketing herself as a makeup artist and esthetician, she jumped ship and joined the more “corporate” world, taking on a marketing role in the cannabis industry. Through working in startup environments, she’s developed skills that can now use to help clients effectively share their mission and reach their goals. More recently, she’s taken time to get back to her creative roots and now works part-time running her own art business creating illustrations, prints and other pieces. When she’s not 1000 words deep in a copywriting gig or covered in ink and sawdust, she likes to unwind by attempting to cook, playing video games mostly meant for children or watching mind-numbing reality TV.
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Marissa Freeman, Social Media Manager
Marissa is a community connector and digital storyteller. Originally from Kailua, Hawai’i, Marissa graduated from the University of Washington (GO DAWGS). After five years working as a community organizer and marketing manager at OneTable, Marissa is now the founder of Pursuit Digital, a digital marketing strategy consultancy focusing on wellness initiatives and women's empowerment. Marissa is a problem solver and continuously learning how to be a better friend, ally and human by staying open to feedback and opportunities for growth. Marissa is passionate about self-development, overpriced coffees while running weekend errands and elevating the wins of those around her. When she's not at her laptop, she's exploring healthy meal plans, engaging in high brow conversations about low brow topics, teaching class at The Bar Method or cuddling her GoldenDoodle, Wookie.
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Emily Brungard, Graphic Designer
Emily enjoys the finer things in life, like identifying what font a store's sign uses or guessing the Pantone color on a poster. After interning with d+d, she joined the team as a graphic designer. She’s spent four years working in the growing Indianapolis tech scene, marketing to enterprise technology companies. Emily is a Ball State University graduate with a Bachelor’s in Advertising. She’s an unapologetic lover of the Midwest, despite growing up in Florida. When she's not working, you'll find her taking pictures of her food, appreciating local brews, running the @tasteindianapolis ‘gram and hanging out with her dogs at her home in Indy.
“We have a team of fiercely creative people who love looking at things differently.”
KELSEY DIXON, CO-FOUNDER + PRESIDENT, DAVIES + DIXON