Cheers to you, Delaware Teacher Pathways Showcase!

Coffee cup with text that reads: "You move mountains, we tell the world."

The secret to success is doing something great and then telling people about it. You’re doing incredible work; let us help tell the story.

How We Support the Education Ecosystem

A full marketing toolkit focused on happier students, staff, communities, and funders for Great Oaks Charter School of Wilmington

Recruitment/Admissions

A full marketing toolkit focused on happier students, staff, communities, and funders.
Sample newsletter for Wilmington Learning Collaborative

Inspiration

People love a good story, and yours deserves to be told. From video and campaigns to newsletters and casual, friendly social media, we have the tools to share what inspires.
Sample of social media posts for The Pilot School

Community

Marketing and Communications that build relationships with the local community — at scale.

Services Include

Brand Identity, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing, Websites, Content Marketing, Email, Digital & Traditional Advertising, PR/PA, Video & Photography.

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NOT IN EDUCATION?

We work with passionate people in these other industries as well:

Recruitment & Workforce Marketing

Mission-Driven Orgs & Nonprofits

Science & Manufacturing

Architecture, Engineering & Construction

Hello!

We’re around here… somewhere. When you see us, say hi!

JOHN HIMICS

John Himics is the president and co-founder of First Ascent, a full-service digital agency specializing in branding, web design and development, graphic design, and digital marketing. With over a decade of experience leading cross-disciplinary teams, John brings a rare mix of engineering precision, business strategy, and creative problem-solving to every project.

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Nicole Hallberg
NICOLE HALLBERG

Nicole is a Digital Marketing Professional with years of experience specializing in content- and inbound-marketing, alongside blogging and social media. She brings a business background and perspective to marketing problem solving, having previously built and run a small Philadelphia-based digital marketing agency before joining First Ascent. When not writing witty copy, she can be found caring for her (numerous) foster cats.

GAVIN DAVIE

Gavin is a client-focused operational leader with a mission of keeping the team and their projects on-track and moving forward. With 15 years in managing and delivering digital projects, he’s led digital teams and projects for Fortune 50 companies for brands such as JPMorganChase, Morgan Stanley, Fiserv, as well as The Project Management Institute, Curbside Value Partnership, Wawa, the State of Georgia, and Hill+Knowlton Strategies.

SEAN CLENDENING

Sean is on a mission to make the internet a slightly less chaotic place. As Lead Developer at First Ascent, he leads a team that crafts beautiful, functional digital experiences that are both innovative and surprisingly free of embarrassing typos. His days are filled with wrangling code and (mostly metaphorically) herding developers. Outside of work, Sean enjoys designing and teaching percussion ensembles, catching live sets with friends, and trying not to be disappointed in his local sports teams.

The first cup was on us, the next one is too.

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