Rockstar Ninja Growth Hackers
Team Leads Who Actually Know Their Stuff
BrandRap assembled a team of disruptive thought leaders industry veterans, and we've grown into something bigger. These are our team leads — each running their own specialized teams because turns out, scaling synergistic workflows good work attracts good people.
"Haris collected all the infinity stones, then each stone built its own team"
Plot twist: We're definitely not a scrappy 8-person startup one-man show anymore. Each department head below has assembled their own team of specialists. We just don't feel like listing everyone because that would be scalable boring.
Recognition & Awards
Proof we're not just making this up
Beyond the Department Heads
The real scope of our operation
Dream Team Assembly
BrandRap opened just 11 months ago with a clear mission: recruit the top prospects in each area of digital marketing expertise to build a true dream team.
- • 3 MBAs from top programs (including USC Marshall)
- • Former Oracle development team leaders
- • PPC specialists managing $5+ million monthly budgets
- • USC Analytics master's degree holders
Certifications & Technical Expertise
Collectively, our team holds every major digital systems and marketing certification available:
Industry-Specific Expertise
Our team has delivered measurable results across major franchise operations in the fitness industry and beyond:
A dynamic entrepreneur and 3x American Advertising Federation Award winner, Haris brings extensive experience in digital marketing, social media growth, and SEO. His innovative approaches have earned him recognition as OC Business Journal's Innovator of the Year and a Shark Tank appearance. The mastermind behind gathering all the infinity stones (aka this team).
Expertise:
Fun fact: Once ranked #1 for "best pizza" in a city he'd never visited. Also assembled one of the sharpest marketing teams around.
Our "Organizational Structure"
Meet the department heads (each with their own teams)
(Spoiler: We still all just talk to each other like normal humans)
The "Strategy" Department
Department heads + their planning teams
MBA from USC Marshall, blending business acumen with creative problem-solving to develop innovative growth strategies. Reformed from companies where strategy meant "let's try everything and see what sticks."
Fun fact: Reads business books for fun (seriously). Advised C-suite at Fortune 500 companies before joining BrandRap.
Bilingual executive with 20+ years experience, optimizing processes for smooth campaign execution and exceptional service. The person who actually makes things happen while everyone else has "strategic discussions."
Fun fact: Keeps everyone organized and on time (the real MVP). Optimized ops at Fortune 500 and lean startups alike.
The "Creative" Department
Creative director + design/content team
Social media and content creation expert, ensuring brand resonance across all platforms through creative storytelling. Escaped from agencies that thought "going viral" was a business strategy.
Fun fact: Can make any brand sound cool (even accounting firms). Former senior creative at major agencies.
The "IT Department"
Tech leads + their army of specialists
Driving AI and automation efforts to enhance marketing initiatives and operational efficiency with advanced technology. Built solutions that actually work instead of just looking impressive in demos.
Fun fact: Built his first chatbot before ChatGPT was cool. Built AI systems at enterprise scale before joining BrandRap.
USC Analytics master's graduate, leading data initiatives with predictive modeling and advanced visualization techniques. Finds actual insights in data instead of just making pretty charts that nobody understands.
Fun fact: Finds patterns in data that others miss. Former enterprise analytics lead before joining BrandRap.
Decade-plus web dev expert, spearheading cutting-edge digital solutions across major programming languages. Builds websites that actually work instead of just looking good in design reviews.
Fun fact: Codes faster than most people type. Built systems for enterprise clients before joining BrandRap.
The "Revenue Department"
Media director + campaign specialists
Multi-platform paid media strategist, maximizing ROI and driving brand visibility through data-driven campaign management. Actually understands that the goal is profit, not just "brand awareness."
Fun fact: Turns ad spend into profit like magic. Joined BrandRap from the top tier of paid media.
Org Chart Disclaimer
These are our department heads — each leading their own specialized teams. The full roster would be longer than a CVS receipt, so we're showing you the leads who left big-agency jobs first and built the BrandRap mission from there. Still no hierarchy, no politics, just specialists doing what they do best at scale.
The Uncomfortable Truth
Why we actually do this job
Here's the thing nobody talks about: we actually enjoy this stuff. Like, genuinely get excited about A/B testing email subject lines and figuring out why a website loads slowly.
We're a team of specialists who left big-agency and enterprise roles to do the work we actually care about. At BrandRap, we solve puzzles, build things that work, and help businesses grow without the noise.
"Each of us does what we do because we genuinely enjoy it. Haris gets excited about SEO strategy. Samyar lights up talking about AI automation. Fernando actually enjoys optimizing ad campaigns. We're not here because we have to be—we're here because this is fun to us."
Most agencies are full of people who fell into marketing by accident. We're full of people who chose to escape corporate politics to do the nerdy marketing stuff we actually care about. It shows in the work.
Why the BrandRap Team Actually Works
What started as thought leaders disrupting paradigms 8 specialists with deep industry experience has grown into a scalable growth engine multiple specialized teams who actually know how to get stuff done. Each lead above has built their own crew of specialists, because good work attracts good people.
Ready to Work With Humans?
No more rockstar ninjas actual people who explain what they're doing in language that makes sense.
Warning: We may occasionally use common sense