Meet Our Team
Ascent Digital is a full-service digital marketing agency with over 50 years of combined marketing experience under our belts. We believe in going above and beyond for our clients in more than just digital marketing. We will do our best to help meet any need your business has.
Ben Sorensen
President / Owner
Ben Sorensen is the Founder and President of Ascent Digital, host of the Chasing Greatness podcast, 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year award winner, ultra runner, and keynote speaker. With a BA in Marketing and over 15 years of experience helping businesses grow through strategic digital marketing, Ben has a passion for empowering individuals and organizations. Ben has made a career out of leveraging the power of digital marketing to help small businesses achieve success. While chasing greatness, Ben is taking his expertise a step further - transforming the way people perceive leadership, authenticity, and personal growth. When he's not helping businesses grow he is enjoying raising his 3 kids on their Colorado ranch!
Brittany See
Vice President / Owner
Ascent Digital's Vice President and co-owner is Brittany See. She has a BA in Psychology and a minor in Biology from FLC. Despite having no prior experience in digital marketing, she has quickly ascended to the top of the field in the last five years. Brittany began her career as a Digital Sales Representative at another agency, then quickly advanced to managing a team of six before assisting in the founding of her own agency. She now understands every facet of digital marketing strategy and campaign execution. She oversees Ascent Digital's operations and is continuously on the search for new knowledge in order to stay current with industry trends. She considers owning a business to be the most satisfying decision she has ever made. She spends her free time mountain biking, playing disc golf, snowboarding, and doing yoga.
Chase Noland
Account Executive
Chase is our Account Manager with 8 years experience in Account Management and Marketing. He's originally from Indiana where he played rugby for Indiana University. After college he moved to Aspen, CO working with Ski Co. and the X Games in their marketing and guest services departments. Afterwards he moved to Sata Cruz, CA working with luxury hotels and local surfboard manufacturers.
When he's not working he loves to hike, run, snowboard, surf, and travel to nearby national parks.
" Working for Ascent Digital is great because we all have the same vision. Do GREAT things, go above and beyond, and be the leaders in our industry. We all use each other's strengths to give the best value to our amazing clients. "
Lu Hauger
Content Marketing Specialist
Lu holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Political Science from CU Denver. She spent several years working in local government and federal policy before transitioning to teach Commercial Produce Safety at the University of Idaho. During the pandemic, she took a break from remote teaching by becoming a brickmaker for a climate action group. At one point, she also lived in a remote Buddhist monastery, working as a chef.
Throughout her diverse career, Lu found the most joy in the creative aspects of programmatic marketing and communications, which led her to pursue a full-time role as a creative professional. Today, she is our in-house Content Strategist.
Lu is a world traveler, artist, film photographer, dancer, amateur chef, gardener, and jeweler who also enjoys collecting and restoring knives. She loves rock shows, books, spending time with her family, her cat named Toby From The Office, and working on her car. Above all, Lu considers herself a lifelong student of Earth School, always eager to learn and explore.
Tucker Cocchiarella
Videographer
The gift of being born and raised in the mountains of Colorado has allowed Tucker to have a life of adventure. Tucker has had a passion for capturing unique stories in wild places ever since his grandmother gave him a camera in middle school. From the shores of Nicaragua to the peaks of the Himalayas he has traveled doing his best to capture stories worth sharing. Over the last decade Tucker has done camera work for international nonprofits, reality TV shows, the Olympics, short films, YouTube channels and more. He is eager to help people tell their stories, whether it is commercial, abstract, political or narrative.
He is happy to call the southern San Juans home and enjoys exploring them via; foot, bike, skis, or paraglider.
Matt Silverman
Videographer
Matt Silverman is an accomplished photographer and videographer specializing in sports, nature, and wildlife. His photos have been published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, The Colorado College Outdoor Journal, The Crestone Eagle, and various other online and print publications. His videos have been seen by thousands and played in sold-out stadiums. His work as an assistant camera operator on the documentary The Block Plan contributed to its win of Best Picture at the Helsinki Education Film Festival.
Matt has worked with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small start-ups and subjects ranging from sitting U.S. Presidents to dinosaur eggs. No matter the size of the job, he is excited to tell your story. Before coming to Ascent, he spent four years with the Colorado College Athletics Department, serving as the primary content creator for 16 sports teams, including a Division 1 Ice Hockey team and a Division 1 soccer team. After that, he worked in the award winning in house marketing team at Snowbird Ski Resort (but there may have been more skiing thank working happening there).
When he is not behind a camera, you can likely find him skiing, hiking, rock/ice climbing, SCUBA diving, tinkering with something, or doing just about anything outside. Although, if we're being honest, he probably has a camera with him then too!
Robel Taylor
Creative Director
Robel is Ascent Digital's Creative Director. He helps our clients to establish and strengthen consumer connection by creating an effective marketing/brand strategy to keep their brand consistent throughout all marketing aspects.
He has excellent design skills in graphic, environmental, stage, product, web design and conceptual solutions by using the creative processes. Robel has over 20 years of design experience and has developed more than 100 brands. His creative work cuts through the noise online and helps our client's stand out from their competition.
Kory Samson
Website Design / Development
For over 25 years Kory has been a sales and marketing professional and, for the last 10+ years, he has specialized in internet marketing, WordPress development, and website design. When he's not behind the keyboard, he can be found enjoying the outdoors with his family, river surfing, kayaking, mountain biking, hiking, or otherwise trying to get outside to play in Durango. His favorite thing about his work with Ascent Digital is helping clients to take their business vision and marketing goals and bring them together in the form of a user friendly, hard working, and modern website.
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Addresses:
1485 Florida Rd. #C205
Durango, Colorado 81301
Email:
info@ascentdigitalagency.com
Phone:
(970) 445-6100