iStrategyLabs builds online and offline movements that engage communities through creative marketing, experimental uses of social media, and civic innovation programs of all kinds. We’re creative
problem solvers and passionate producers capable of building everything from websites, to animated films, to massive festivals.
Peter Corbett is the founder and CEO of iStrategyLabs. He’s widely known for his creative marketing approaches coupled with a deep technical background, and focus on civic innovation through community building. His full bio can be found here.
Joe Corbett, COO
Joe is the COO of iStrategyLabs, and his focus is on creating perfect digital/physical execution for clients and the lab itself. Being charged with keeping the lab operating efficiently 24/7 demands that Joe knows how to solve problems in 100 different ways, but he prides himself on finding the elegant solution that most satisfies each job. He has been deeply immersed in the web since the age of 10, and started his first tech business at age 16. Joe’s true passion is studying human behavior and technology’s influence on it.
Darien (DJ) Saul, Director of Open Innovation
DJ Saul is the Director of Open Innovation at iStrategyLabs, where he works to find creative solutions to clients problems, and explores new partnerships along the way. DJ is the founder and chair of Colonial Entrepreneurs, a network of over 50 young Washington DC entrepreneurs, and is also a DC Ambassador for Sandbox, a network of 500+ inspirational international leaders under 30. DJ graduated Magna Cum Laude from GW with a BA in International Affairs, and currently serves on the GW Alumni Association Communications Committee, the Luther Rice Society, Ad2DC, and is a member of the Smithsonian Young Benefactors. DJ plays in the DC Bocce League, and can’t wait for the 2010 season.
Zach Goodwin, Creative Director
Zach Goodwin is the Creative Director of iStrategyLabs. From web design and animation, to messaging and copy, Zach takes the lead in shaping much of the creative that comes from the Lab. With a keen eye for color and a fanatical devotion to typography, Zach cut his teeth while freelancing under the Crafty Mice Design banner. In total, Zach brings a unique blend of brand and business thinking to his creative work, having spent time in management consulting, film production and PR. (And if he’s not at the lab, you can likely find him sprinting down the streets of Columbia Heights
Zvi Band, Lead Technologist and President of SkeevisArts
Zvi Band is a seasoned web developer, with a focus on building social applications. Ever since picking up an HTML tutorial in middle school, his passion has been creating newsletters, blogs, websites, and web applications that provide real value to consumers. After initially developing high-availability systems for the U.S. Government, he brings the same focus on function and reliability to the consumer-facing projects he executes on, using the latest technologies. Zvi is also president of skeevisArts, a firm focusing on high end turnkey web design and development. Zvi graduated from the University of Maryland with a BS in Computer Science and Economics, and resides in Bethesda, MD.
Audrey Matthias, Strategist
As a strategist, Audrey focuses on research, all things social, and bringing to life innovative projects with clients and collaborators. Audrey understands how to drill down on a hyper-local level to discover communities and conversations – enabling iStrategyLabs to tap evanglists for campaigns and causes.
Chris Heuer, Director, iStrategyLabs SF
Chris is an entrepreneur, consultant, speaker, facilitator and deep thinker who’s passionate about helping organizations engage the markets they serve through emerging technology. As a former teacher at Miami Ad School, former Chief of eBusiness for the United States Mint, and as founder/chairman of Social Media Club, he’s proven time and time again that fresh ideas can transform organizations and the world.
Chris leads iStrategyLabs’ San Francisco office, focusing on providing clients with fresh insights and creative strategies that provide community engagement opportunities online and off. With a diverse skill set that ranges from web development to branding to unconference facilitation to technology architecture to change management, his perspective is an invaluable addition to any project. Follow him on Twitter or shoot him an email to connect.
Sam Huleatt, Director, iStrategyLabs NYC
Sam Huleatt is the CEO of Heights Media Group, a social media advisory firm and startup incubator based in Brooklyn, New York. Sam holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins University and has worked in the private equity, media and venture capital industries. He is also the founder of Workstreamr, a web service that promise to merge work, social media, and networking to create a more productive project management suite.
Core Team
Peter Corbett, CEO
Peter Corbett is the founder and CEO of iStrategyLabs. He’s widely known for his creative marketing approaches coupled with a deep technical background, and focus on civic innovation through community building. His full bio can be found here.
Joe Corbett, COO
Joe is the COO of iStrategyLabs, and his focus is on creating perfect digital/physical execution for clients and the lab itself. Being charged with keeping the lab operating efficiently 24/7 demands that Joe knows how to solve problems in 100 different ways, but he prides himself on finding the elegant solution that most satisfies each job. He has been deeply immersed in the web since the age of 10, and started his first tech business at age 16. Joe’s true passion is studying human behavior and technology’s influence on it.
Darien (DJ) Saul, Director of Open Innovation
DJ Saul is the Director of Open Innovation at iStrategyLabs, where he works to find creative solutions to clients problems, and explores new partnerships along the way. DJ is the founder and chair of Colonial Entrepreneurs, a network of over 50 young Washington DC entrepreneurs, and is also a DC Ambassador for Sandbox, a network of 500+ inspirational international leaders under 30. DJ graduated Magna Cum Laude from GW with a BA in International Affairs, and currently serves on the GW Alumni Association Communications Committee, the Luther Rice Society, Ad2DC, and is a member of the Smithsonian Young Benefactors. DJ plays in the DC Bocce League, and can’t wait for the 2010 season.
Zach Goodwin, Creative Director
Zach Goodwin is the Creative Director of iStrategyLabs. From web design and animation, to messaging and copy, Zach takes the lead in shaping much of the creative that comes from the Lab. With a keen eye for color and a fanatical devotion to typography, Zach cut his teeth while freelancing under the Crafty Mice Design banner. In total, Zach brings a unique blend of brand and business thinking to his creative work, having spent time in management consulting, film production and PR. (And if he’s not at the lab, you can likely find him sprinting down the streets of Columbia Heights
Zvi Band, Lead Technologist and President of SkeevisArts
Zvi Band is a seasoned web developer, with a focus on building social applications. Ever since picking up an HTML tutorial in middle school, his passion has been creating newsletters, blogs, websites, and web applications that provide real value to consumers. After initially developing high-availability systems for the U.S. Government, he brings the same focus on function and reliability to the consumer-facing projects he executes on, using the latest technologies. Zvi is also president of skeevisArts, a firm focusing on high end turnkey web design and development. Zvi graduated from the University of Maryland with a BS in Computer Science and Economics, and resides in Bethesda, MD.
Audrey Matthias, Strategist
As a strategist, Audrey focuses on research, all things social, and bringing to life innovative projects with clients and collaborators. Audrey understands how to drill down on a hyper-local level to discover communities and conversations – enabling iStrategyLabs to tap evanglists for campaigns and causes.
Chris Heuer, Director, iStrategyLabs SF
Chris is an entrepreneur, consultant, speaker, facilitator and deep thinker who’s passionate about helping organizations engage the markets they serve through emerging technology. As a former teacher at Miami Ad School, former Chief of eBusiness for the United States Mint, and as founder/chairman of Social Media Club, he’s proven time and time again that fresh ideas can transform organizations and the world.
Chris leads iStrategyLabs’ San Francisco office, focusing on providing clients with fresh insights and creative strategies that provide community engagement opportunities online and off. With a diverse skill set that ranges from web development to branding to unconference facilitation to technology architecture to change management, his perspective is an invaluable addition to any project. Follow him on Twitter or shoot him an email to connect.
Sam Huleatt, Director, iStrategyLabs NYC
Sam Huleatt is the CEO of Heights Media Group, a social media advisory firm and startup incubator based in Brooklyn, New York. Sam holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins University and has worked in the private equity, media and venture capital industries. He is also the founder of Workstreamr, a web service that promise to merge work, social media, and networking to create a more productive project management suite.