WE ARE STRAIGHT UP GROWTH.
Get to know our (your) Amazon team.
STRAIGHT UP GROWTH SPECIALIZES IN DELIVERING BEST-IN-CLASS GROWTH TO BRANDS ON AMAZON
Founded in 2020 by Evan Kesner and Daniel Tejada, Straight Up Growth is an advertising agency specializing in one thing and one thing only - growing brands on Amazon.
Evan, a serial entrepreneur, and Daniel, an Amazon ads wiz who has sold over $350,000,000 on Amazon, saw an opportunity to help great business grow on Amazon. In less than two years, the company has grown to 18 people and over $300MM in Amazon sales managed for a variety of brands
Evan, a serial entrepreneur, and Daniel, an Amazon ads wiz who has sold over $350,000,000 on Amazon, saw an opportunity to help great business grow on Amazon. In less than two years, the company has grown to 18 people and over $300MM in Amazon sales managed for a variety of brands
MEET OUR TEAM: THE HEART OF SUG
![Daniel Tejada, Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/daniel-tejada-39fc2e3cc25afb58b959baaa4b39ece4.jpg)
Daniel Tejada
Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer
![Evan Kesner, Co-Founder and CEO](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/evan-kesner-a333432d540217374d9a907deb3a6b47.jpg)
Evan Kesner
Co-Founder and CEO
![Marco Tejada, VP of Operations](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/marco-tejada-45234e9ffe992df262d90718b255f1d6.jpg)
Marco Tejada
VP of Operations
![Brett Vetter, Director of Brand and Sales Strategy](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/brett-vetter-d5089ecaa042fb587d6bc2ebf8e9f968.jpg)
Brett Vetter
Director of Brand and Sales Strategy
![Meridith Andrew, Senior Amazon Brand Strategist](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/meridith-andrew-3f0c5c2449caa92ce0c212b6ecafa764.jpg)
Meridith Andrew
Senior Amazon Brand Strategist
![Katie Ritterbush, Senior Brand Strategist](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/katie-ritterbush-a82350a028cf5f17a0c053c6b106cf35.jpg)
Katie Ritterbush
Senior Brand Strategist
![Emily Kozel, Brand Strategist](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/emily-kozel-c35e9409b899b8c2e713479d2704e19f.jpg)
Emily Kozel
Brand Strategist
![Scott Ptaszynski, Brand Strategist](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/scott-ptaszynski-2036f428809417997ae745d1fef593ca.jpg)
Scott Ptaszynski
Brand Strategist
![Alex Peck, Director of Amazon](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/alex-peck-8b165b6516fbec8880c4c97421e5e5a7.jpg)
Alex Peck
Director of Amazon
![Yassine Elkarmoudi, Senior Amazon Ads Manager](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/yassine-elkarmoudi-07a39aa14d7f1170d742e3b65db9df7f.jpg)
Yassine Elkarmoudi
Senior Amazon Ads Manager
![Nikki Valles, Sr. Amazon Ads Manager](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/nikki-valles-eedf801d40541cc1e503f2b82ab6d705.jpg)
Nikki Valles
Sr. Amazon Ads Manager
![Anthony Hernandez, Amazon Ads Manager](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/anthony-hernandez-9dbed5bda08cf24c4375665f5595744c.jpg)
Anthony Hernandez
Amazon Ads Manager
![Chelsea Jaffe, Amazon Ads Manager](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/chelsea-jaffe-75af943af19376ef139676e8bf38f627.jpg)
Chelsea Jaffe
Amazon Ads Manager
![Victor Farfan Baltazar, Amazon Ads Manager](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/victor-farfan-baltazar-11cc039ddb7087b63599c0a231ddbf76.jpg)
Victor Farfan Baltazar
Amazon Ads Manager
![Patrick DeRiso, II, Amazon Content Manager](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/patrick-deriso-ii-6971cc90d2a6ffbdc8bdae2a7935dd3d.jpg)
Patrick DeRiso, II
Amazon Content Manager
![Anna Butts, Amazon Creatives Specialist](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/anna-butts-2c14aa1f9485815c0661208210c2cee2.jpg)
Anna Butts
Amazon Creatives Specialist
![David Allen, Director of Amazon Growth Consultant](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/david-allen-486a7f3890580c6c5e3ddd3c79801547.jpg)
David Allen
Director of Amazon Growth Consultant
![Mark Anderson, Sr. Amazon Growth Consultant](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/mark-anderson-49447dff7f5bfe3adea9cca47048e990.jpg)
Mark Anderson
Sr. Amazon Growth Consultant
![Aleksei Stojanovic, Strategic Partnership Associate](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/aleks-stojanovic-a9d88aa9b37ebfc80e452b4c528e96ed.jpg)
Aleksei Stojanovic
Strategic Partnership Associate
![Adrianna Lugo, Marketing Manager](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/adrianna-lugo-31f411641bb7e74adcaab00a20dc566a.jpg)
Adrianna Lugo
Marketing Manager
![Malesa Sinnasone, DSP Manager](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/malesa-sinnasone-22bf395c101af6dd26d08e72529dd00f.jpg)
Malesa Sinnasone
DSP Manager
![Kevin Bradberry, DSP Intern](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/kevin-bradberry-9a40aa44ecee5bab80ca0797f2a17272.jpg)
Kevin Bradberry
DSP Intern
![Konstantin Komarov, CTO](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/konstantin-komarov-cc97c20d54e53118056e95e0292ffd57.jpg)
Konstantin Komarov
CTO
![Viktoriia Komarova, Quality Assurance](https://straightupgrowth.com/storage/team/viktoria-komarova-e563f4f90fc243f04d38d64313749d1e.jpg)
Viktoriia Komarova
Quality Assurance