Lauren Ackerman

job: account executive

preferred title: nerf herder

favorite thing about your job: working with hilarious, fun, hard-working people

when not working: gardening, playing with my dog, biking, fishing, reading, playing video games, collecting useless trivia and playing word puzzles

on my ipod: Band of Horses, Andrew Bird, Say Hi, David Bowie, Death Cab for Cutie, lots of podcasts and short stories

words of wisdom: the way you do one thing is the way you do everything

favorite movie: Airplane!

dream dinner guests: Gilda Radner, Diane Fosse with a gorilla, D.B. Cooper, Mister Rodgers

favorite vacation destination: anywhere there are trees and sun

my passion is: laughter

Lauren's Bio

Lauren is not one to mince words: She likes to get passionate about something, roll up her sleeves, and get to work with people who share that passion. She fits in perfectly at J. Schmid.

She joined J.Schmid in 2007, sharing responsibilies of from both the accounts and administrative side of operations. She developed a fascination with online marketing, and taught herself HTML, Dreamweaver, CSS and became a player in the online marketing world. She loves projects that include email campaigns, or developing content for mobile web and QR codes. She is on the forward curve of the information race, and she will gladly take you along for the ride.

Prior to J. Schmid, Lauren worked as the Customer Service Manager at Integrated Printing Solutions, where she acted as the point of contact for the company's largest client, directed bid solicitation for print projects, handled inventory replenishment for a program that contained over 300 items and managed a small staff.

Lauren received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rockhurst University with a double major in Business Communication and Spanish. She enjoys gardening, fly-fishing, and demolishing and rebuilding her home with her husband.

"Prioritize, divide and conquer."

—Lauren Ackerman, Solutions Specialist