Meet the Team

Lori is an accomplished marketing executive and co-founder of Medical Marketing Whiz.

Lori is known for her high energy, creativity and results-driven marketing strategies that consistently produce substantial growth. Lori’s passion for marketing and practice development inspired her to create a marketing agency unlike any other, focused on client engagement and turning leads into revenue.

Prior to founding Medical Marketing Whiz, Lori Werner spent 15 years in the medical sales industry including medical devices and pharmaceutical sales. Lori also served as a field-based digital marketing expert for the largest Women’s Health company in the world, helping medical practices grow their procedure volumes through social media marketing, websites, and patient seminars.

Lori has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and an MBA from Eastern Michigan University with a marketing concentration. Lori is also an avid fitness enthusiast and is a certified health coach.

Glenn Akins is an experienced executive in the medical marketing field and co-founder of Medical Marketing Whiz.‍ Glenn specializes in strategic operations management and development of high performing teams. Glenn has a passion for developing and implementing systems and processes that help our clients maximize their procedure volumes and revenue. He also loves learning about new technologies that can be used to help clients stay ahead of the competition.

Sherry Sbraccia is a Marketing Whiz/Account Executive with Medical Marketing Whiz. She graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Advertising. While attending school at MSU she worked for the Michigan State Football Team. After graduation, she worked in marketing for a large publishing company and from there moved on to marketing in the medical industry. A fun fact about Sherry is that she loves to dance and was a Zumba instructor. She also enjoys playing tennis and spending time with her husband and 2 kids.

Rachel is one of our rockstar Marketing Whiz’s! She has 5+ years experience in digital marketing working in a variety of different roles from creative to account management! She has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Communications with an emphasis in Advertising from Cal State University, Fullerton in sunny Orange County, California. A fun fact about Rachel is that she loves writing songs in the amazing city of Nashville, Tennessee!

Andrea Talamantes is a Marketing Whiz/ Account Executive with Medical Marketing Whiz. She has 5 years of experience working directly with medical clinics in marketing.

She has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities. Andrea enjoys playing guitar, spending time outdoors, and exploring small towns! A fun fact about Andrea is that she loves decaf coffee!

Beth is our Social Media Content Whiz. She has 20 years of medical experience working in a variety of different positions from patient care to creating social media marketing content. She has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Mount Union and a Master of Science from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. A fun fact about Beth is she loves to travel to new places with her husband, Glenn, 3 kids and 3 dogs in their camper!

 

Morgan is a Marketing Whiz/ Technical Assistant with Medical Marketing Whiz. She has 3+ years of experience in social media marketing and event planning, including the Chamber of Commerce.   Morgan graduated from the University of Missouri with a Business Administration degree emphasizing Marketing. She loves baking, snuggling her cat, Scottie, and exploring different downtowns. A fun fact about Morgan is her name was Abigail for the first two days of her life.

Drennan is our student intern, studying marketing with us. He helps with video content creation and setting up sales funnels and landing pages for Medical Marketing Whiz.

He is an avid cross country and track athlete. Fun fact: He individually qualified for the state meet as a freshman.

Emily Posello is our Accounting Whiz and handles the invoicing and accounting for Medical Marketing Whiz and our clients.  Emily has nearly 20 years of experience as an income tax preparer, bookkeeper and controller. Emily studied at SUNY Empire State College with degrees in Business Management, Economics and Accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and is a Notary Public.  

Fun Fact: I used to skip school to go surfing when I was younger. (Good thing I was an A student) 🙂