About Jonathan
I began my career in the early 1990s, building my first website just after the World Wide Web was born. Since then, I've acquired decades of experience, crafted countless brands, built hundreds of websites, produced award-winning advertisements, and become a prolific speaker, presenter, educator, and author.
I'm a Microsoft Office Specialist with Expert-level certifications in Excel and Access. I use AI every day for lots of things, from simple proofreading to graphic work (that doesn't look generated), for vibe programming, and just because it's fun to learn new and amazing technologies. I'm well-spoken and well-mannered, which matters more than you'd think when I'm interacting with clients on your behalf.
I've also spent years as a trainer and teacher, from corporate classrooms to custom e-learning courses, which is exactly the skill I bring to onboarding your team or getting everyone up to speed on something new. And running The Creative Offices has taught me the other side of the desk too: hiring and managing staff, working with bookkeepers and CPAs, and winning and keeping clients. I'm not just executing a task list. I understand what it takes to run the thing.
The Creative Offices was founded in 2017. Since then I've worked with clients across a wide range of industries — insurance and insurance technology, manufacturing, marketing and SEO agencies, IT consulting, and medical practices among them — which is part of why I can walk into almost any small business and get oriented quickly.
- Microsoft Office Specialist
- Expert-level Excel & Access
- AI integration
- 30 years of experience
- Author, The Kobdish Approach
Behind the scenes
I'm the one you talk to, but I'm not working alone. These are my assistants and trusted partners.
Rommel Buhay
Operations & Client Services
For the past three years, Rommel has been my trusted right hand. His responsibilities include customer service, project management, strategic consultation, and more. He's even dabbled a bit in design since joining us. When he's not helping me run The Creative Offices, Rommel moonlights as a stand-up point-of-view comedian and shares my love of 80s/90s sci-fi.
Adrian Malaque
Graphic & Web Design
Celebrating four years working in my office, Adrian is a gifted designer and illustrator. His superpower is humility; in spite of profound artistic skill, there is no trace of arrogance or ego. He remains very receptive to guidance and education, and is wise enough to ask when he needs help. When Adrian isn't creating for our clients, he lives a calm life spending time with family.
Julia Spiliotopoulos
Billing & Accounts
Julia manages AP/AR, invoices, customer communication, and more. Her greatest strength, forged working in retail managing inventory, is an ability to keep track of even the tiniest of details, ensuring we remain solvent and successful. Her experience as a mom to two energetic boys has made her an expert at working effectively when the pressure is on.
Dan Shaughnessy
Marketing Consultant
Dan is the owner/operator of Junkyard Dog Marketing, out of Dallas, Texas. He and I have collaborated on numerous projects over six years — with both of us acting as extensions of the other's company. Dan's expertise is in marketing and advertising, with specific passions for traditional branding, radio advertising, content creation, and even old-school jingles.
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