Ali Croft - Public Relations Director
As PR Director for Just Drive Media, Ali leads our public, media and analyst
relations consultancy. Formerly the Tech PR Manager at eBay Inc., Ali was
responsible for leading several national strategic PR campaigns showcasing
the cutting-edge technology and innovation behind the world’s largest
online marketplace. Prior to leading Tech PR at eBay, Ali led consumer
PR campaigns around Back to School and Holiday shopping, pop culture, eBay
Trading Assistants, eBay Live! and eBay University.
Before joining eBay, Ali worked at Text 100 Corporation, where she drove
publicity for Brocade Communications, BlueArc, IBM Tivoli and Riverbed
Technologies. Prior to that she worked at CheckFree Corp., where she worked
to help raise awareness of the ease and convenience of paying bills online.
Ali has secured coverage for her clients in the New York Times, BusinessWeek,
Business 2.0, USA Today, Women’s World, the Tonight Show with Jay
Leno, and many others. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia,
where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business.
ali@justdrivemedia.com
John Winkle - Creative Director/Marketing Director
John is the artist and driving force behind Just Drive Media’s Design, Multimedia and Internet Marketing departments. Born and raised in Atlanta, John moved to San Francisco after graduating with a political science degree from the University of Georgia to study digital media and animation at the Academy of Art University. While working at San Francisco design studio Flickerbox Inc. and studying at the Academy of Art, he realized that his talents afforded him the opportunity to launch his own venture.
In 2002 John started Just Drive Studios, where he’s worked with such
technology giants as eBay, Yahoo! and Xerox Corporation, as well as several
Silcon Valley start-ups and PR and marketing agencies. In 2005 he began
building out his SEO/SEM practice, raising his clients’ visibility
on the major search engines and bringing them targeted new business leads
in the process. In 2007, he partnered with Ali Croft, our PR Director,
to form Just Drive Media.
john@justdrivemedia.com
Charles Bronson - Human Resources Manager
Charley joined the team in December 2007. He has been slow to pick up on common
business practices like emailing and answering the phone, but we are patiently training
him. We have also explained numerous times that an HR professional should not be licking
other employees.
