Strategy E-ssentials’ Partners are the lifeblood of our organization. We search high and low for the best and brightest to bring knowledge, know-how and trusted talent to our customers. Quality and superior customer service are two values we hold dear. To be sure these values carry through in everything attached to the Strategy E-ssentials name, we welcome feedback and monitor customer satisfaction on a regular basis.
Are you one of the best and brightest in your field? We are always looking for more Partners to join the team. Contact us.
Red Elixir
Lyuba Ellingson and Alex Meystelman
Lyuba Ellingson and Alex Meystelman are the creative masterminds behind Red Elixir Business Solutions. They both have extensive backgrounds in helping small businesses grow through interactive marketing, process optimization and quality business support. They strongly believe that small business owners can grow their companies at a much faster pace if they concentrate on their core activities. Although they each have their unique skills and hidden talents, Alex and Lyuba work better together, creating synergy and generating dynamic output. They have a knack for creativity, a passion for design, and tenacity for unique solutions. And you guessed it, they are siblings.
Dustin Thompson is an online marketing consultant and Principal at Konnected Interactive. Dustin provides marketing strategies that help improve the performance and visibility of client websites and other web properties. By listening to client needs and goals, Dustin creates specialized online marketing strategies that mix search engine optimization (SEO), pay per click advertising (PPC) and social media, to create technically sound websites that receive traffic from the target audience.
Dustin uses a data driven marketing approach to measure the performance of marketing channels in order to continually optimize the overall marketing strategy. Dustin currently works with a wide variety of clients in different industries including software, technology, local businesses, retail and ecommerce stores.
Dustin is on the board of directors of MnSearch, a non-profit organization dedicated to the progression of search marketing. You can follow him on Twitter @Djthompson13.
Master Communications Group
Tim Lewis
Tim Lewis is an award-winning media producer and president of Master Communications Group, a video and web production studio located in New Hope, MN. Master Communications Group produces videos, web sites and other interactive media productions for a variety of businesses and industries. A highly experienced team of media production experts, Master Communications Group is a valuable asset to any company that needs media production for the digital world. Services include concept to completion high definition production: field production, script development, HD post production, web site development, studio production, audio recording booth, teleprompting and more. We’re fast, flexible and reliable. Tim has a BA in Visual Communication from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communications. He has been President of Master Communications Group since 2002.
Alan Wallner is a brand marketing professional with more than 25 years of experience. He has worked with a variety of brands ranging from small start-up companies, to ones as complex as the U.S. Marine Corps. He works with companies to create, build, and grow their brands so they are focused on attaining the business objectives and meeting the needs of the target audiences.
Alan believes your company’s brand foundation is critical to building the culture of your business. This culture helps define your ideal customers, your ideal employees, and your ideal working environment. With this foundation, you can create customer-centric brand experiences that position your business for success.

AngCo
Angie Glotzbach
Angie Glotzbach is an online social media manager who focuses on solopreneurs and small business. She applies her experience and knowledge of social networks such as Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter to help business
owners build and enhance their online presence resulting in more traffic and qualified leads.
Angie earned a “Social Marketing Specialist” certificate from VAClassroom, a leader in training online social media managers and virtual assistants. Her past includes working over a decade at a Fortune 50 Company.
Her motto is, “It’s about getting noticed online and working smarter, not harder. And having fun.”
Bev Bachel is an award-winning writer, author and content developer. The founder of Words At Work and Idea Girls, two successful Twin Cities marketing and employee communication agencies, Bev knows how to unleash the power of words—and deliver results.
Her clients include some of the world’s biggest companies, as well as local start-ups looking to make a name for themselves. From naming to positioning, from tagline development to blogs, case studies and white papers, Bev knows how to put the power of words to work.
Known for her ability to inspire others, Bev is also the author of What Do You Really Want? How to Set a Goal and Go For It and is a frequent writer and speaker on goal setting, creativity, entrepreneurship and more.




