Harry A. Thomas, Marketing Director for Hire

Harry is an unbiased advocate for doing the right marketing project for each client. Through positioning & naming, Harry has enabled businesses to compete more profitably. New pricing structures and promotions have also allowed companies to maximize revenues on existing products and services. Harry’s insightful market research has generated many new business ideas. And his brainstorming sessions have been the source of thousands of viable ideas for new products or services, some of which have launched or are in various stages of launch.

Harry has extensive marketing training from some of America’s top marketing companies (General Mills, Johnson & Johnson, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless), combined with 20+ years experience in all aspects of marketing, building large brands and small.

Some of Harry’s notable accomplishments include:

• An “Effie” award for best new product launch campaign at T-Mobile
• T-Mobile brand introduction reaching 80% brand awareness in 12 months
• The Chairman’s Innovation Award at General Mills
• Turnaround of the Bisquick franchise

Harry has an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a B.S. in finance from Penn State University and is a graduate of Seattle’s Leadership Tomorrow program. When he’s not helping clients with marketing, Harry enjoys travelling – having visited 42 of the 50 states.


Desiree Jordan, Marketing Specialist

Desiree has over ten years of marketing promotions and communications experience across several industries, including financial services, trade shows, games and consulting. She has a talent for producing eye-catching and effective promotional pieces for clients. Desiree is also responsible for maintaining the brand consistency for MarketingHat and producing all promotional materials, including 5 Deadliest Marketing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. 

Desiree is a University of Washington graduate with two B.A. degrees (Communications & English). When she’s not working or spending time with her family & dogs, she enjoys photography and the outdoors.