NO BULL$#!%
We do what the big agencies can’t; foster a culture of risk, disrupt the status quo,
take revolutionary approaches and follow our convictions.
We are built for those who take chances.
WHO WE ARE
WE ARE NOCOAST ORIGINALS, A TOP MARKETING AGENCY, BRAND BUILDER,
INNOVATOR AND DEVELOPER OF TELEVISION SHOWS AND BRANDED CONTENT.
We Build
Audiences
Our point of difference: Character Driven Content. By casting real characters imbedded in a brand’s culture and lifestyle our content creates an authentic voice that engages customers across all experiential, social media, retail and entertainment platforms. And with these characters, we build audiences that:
Attend
Watch
Tune In
THE WORK
THE EXECUTIVE TEAM
Donna is a midwestern girl who co-founded what became NoCoast Originals. She continues to stretch boundaries for the agency and clients including Constellation Brands, Bacardi, Samsung, and Discovery Channel. She oversees financial and client relations with Jen and manages the agency's outside business ventures. Years of industry knowledge and a laser-sharp focus on the bottom line are just two of the qualities Donna delivers to every project. She is a lover of travel, dabbles at golf and biking, and just found a perfect condo on the Gulf with a boat dock.
Donna Meier
Partner
Jon is a French Cajun originally from New Orleans. He has an eclectic background in creative writing, fine art, hot rods, and filmmaking. Jon is also a decent chef, lover of booze, great bullshitter, and an executive producer at NoCoast Originals. Some of his favorite work includes Pabst Blue Ribbon, Bacardi, PlayStation, and Mount Gay Rum.
Jon Maurice
Partner
Jen has consistently made a splash with high-profile clients such as Grey Goose, The Disney Channel, Mount Gay Rum,
New Amsterdam Vodka, and more.
A co-founder of what became NoCoast,
Jen shares operating responsibilities with Donna and handles business affairs. Jen is a lover of modern design, architecture, and vintage BMWs.
Jen Novak
Partner
A marketer by way of medicine, Mark was taking X-rays when he discovered a talent for creative problem-solving. An obsessive baseball fan and music lover, he's especially skilled at finding good seats. Mark inherited his dad's vintage camera collection – and his gift for Irish storytelling.
Mark McInnis
VP, Account Services
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Brad is a serial entrepreneur, an obsessive golfer, art collector, cinephile, and foul-mouthed, unapologetic cat lover. He is also a gentleman and an executive producer of top TV shows. Bacardi, Samsung, and Discovery Channel have all felt his unique touch on their brand programs.
Brad Carsten
Partner
Kelly is a St. Louis native who had been living in Washington, DC for the better part of 7 years. It was there that she found her passion for experiential events through planning White House Easter Egg Rolls, cross country mobile tours for the manufacturing industry and global retail pop-ups for PokémonGO. When she’s not on the job, she enjoys floral design, binging on reality TV and exploring her new home—Chicago. She’s never short of a quality metaphor and usually knows the closest dive bar from wherever she is.
Kelly Ahrens
Account Executive
