Our Team

In October of 2023, Skyler became a HubSpot Onboarding Specialist for the Lake One team. Having earned a B.S. in Communications, Skyler relocated from Carrollton, GA, to Denver, CO. Before joining Lake One, he served as a Business Development Manager at Freshworks, where he gained insights into the impactful use of diverse business tools and their role in enhancing sales and marketing operations.

In his free time, Skyler enjoys biking, skiing, reading, cooking, traveling, and spending time with his girlfriend and dog.

Mary joined the Lake One Team in November 2022 as the HubSpot Operations Specialist. After receiving her B.S. in Business Administration, Mary quickly learned she was passionate about marketing technology and implementation. Before Lake One, she worked as a Marketing and Operations Manager for a renowned Success Mentor. She is passionate about cultivating meaningful relationships with our clients and bringing their CRM dreams to life.

Mary currently resides in Western New York with her two sons and three dogs. When she is not working, you will find her outdoors with her boys, at sporting events, or enjoying a nice cup of coffee on her porch listening to the birds.

Zoë is coming to us from Denver, Colorado, though she will always be a Minnesotan at heart. She is an excellent addition to the Lake One team as our Digital Marketing Specialist.

After graduating from the University of Colorado Boulder with a degree in environmental studies and a minor in business, Zoë discovered that her true passion was for creative marketing. Social media and content creations are her bread and butter. She is enthusiastic about continuing to develop her skillset in digital marketing and growing with Lake One.

Outside work, you can catch her at yoga, trying the latest aesthetic coffee shop, skiing the Colorado slopes, and occasionally roaming around Europe.

Chance joined Lake One in January 2021 as an intern and came on as a full-time employee in March of 2022. Chance attended Truman State University where she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. After graduation, Chance had a growing interest in digital marketing. She was initially attracted to SEO, but after further exploration, grew to love paid media and analytics. Now, Chance is using her sharp attention to detail in Lake One’s insights and reporting. 

Outside of work you can find Chance walking her dog, Boomer, killing it at the local recreation soccer league, or embarking on her latest abroad exploration.

Ryan Ruud is the Founder & CEO of Lake One, a digital growth firm that helps brands plan, build and manage tech-enabled marketing and sales programs. He started the firm in 2014 and has led it through double digit growth every year since, attracting funded startups to enterprise clients across a diverse industry set. 

Prior to launching Lake One, Ryan established his career by merging a love of storytelling and content with an insatiable curiosity for technology. With roots in broadcast journalism, he cut his teeth in both radio and tv studios while earning his Bachelors and Masters in Journalism and PR respectively. 

His marketing career took him from leading PR & Communications for AdTech company, NativeX (acquired by Mobvista in 2016), establishing Digital Marketing for B2BEcommerce SaaS Company Four51 (acquired by Sitecore 2021), to building and managing a Digital Marketing and Demand Generation Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) for some of the country’s largest credit unions prior to starting Lake One.

Contributor

You’ll find Ryan’s contributions on business, marketing, and life in a variety of Publications including CMS Wire, Business 2 Community, Social Media Examiner and more. 

In December 2023, Conor joined our camp as our Business Development Manager. Originally from Northern Virginia, he chose Charlotte, AKA The Queen City, as his permanent home after college in North Carolina. Before Lake One, Conor worked in the technology services industry for 5 years, helping clients achieve their team and professional goals. He has a passion for building relationships and learning all about how technology is evolving every day. 

Outside of work, Conor likes to cook, play sports (softball, golf, pickleball, basketball), and hang out with friends and his dog, Joey!