Our Stories

This isn’t just a team; it’s a crew of creators, challengers, and change-makers doing the work of a lifetime with the people of a lifetime. We’re dancers, mothers, sci-fi nerds, first-generation college graduates, and community builders. We all have a story to tell.


Together, we bring over 300 years of PR and marketing expertise, from venture-backed startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Change makers.

BECK’S STORY >

Beck Bamberger is our Founder & CEO. Outside of leading the BAM team, Beck is a marathon runner, helicopter pilot, and avid traveler (she's visited 70 countries and counting). Did we mention she won an Emmy in 2011? To keep it short, she's bad*ss.

Lauren Grassetti EVP
Jill Veglahn Head of People
Courtney Joslin SR. ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
Brittany Harran Account Director
Nichole Mendez Director, Talent Acquisition
Chris Pham Account Manager
Ramel Wallace Sr. Community Manager
Courtney Crockett Partnerships Manager
LAUREN’S STORY >

Our Executive Vice President, Lauren Grassetti, is a PR guru. She came from LEWIS Global Communications and has 16 years of experience working with over 80+ brands. Besides leading BAM's PR and media relations account servicing team, she's one of our #BAMmamas and is based out of Virginia.

Brenda Manea Managing Director
Michael Zucconi Managing Dir., Media Strategy & VC Relations
Sarah Pekala Managing Director, Marketing
Katie Marggraf MANAGING DIRECTOR, Health Tech
Laura Nickel MANAGING DIRECTOR, Deep Tech
Samantha Davis Account Manager
Erika Pyle SR. Account Executive
Jordan Hart Senior Account Executive

JILL'S STORY >

Jill Veglahn is BAM’s Head of People. Jill is an inclusive leader who oversees all things HR, DEI, benefits, and culture. She focuses on organizational change, developing teams and leaders, and building the processes, policies, and practices that support people on the path to living life on and in purpose. Her aim is to better understand what drives and motivates people to do good work. 

Meghan Russell SR. ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, MARKETING
Briana Trulear Account Director
Shea Geary Sr. ACCOUNT MANAGER
Samantha Saffold Account Executive
Emily Amodeo Sr. Account Manager
Sara Jamhour Partnership Associate
Julian Paolino ACCOUNT MANAGER
Torri Jackson Account Executive
Erin Burdeos Account Executive
Max Thon Account Manager