Our Team
Nick Schenck
Co-FOUNDER + CEO
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Nick Schenck has more than 20 years of marketing, content, and production experience. Previously, he oversaw digital marketing, customer acquisition, and broadcasting in senior roles in the NFL and in direct-to-consumer sports media.
Hometown? I was born in Minneapolis. I’ve been in Austin since 2013.
Favorite quote? “Make fear a tailwind instead of a headwind.” – Jimmy Iovine
Band(s) you can’t stop listening to right now? Future Islands, Pinback, and Panama. I post my favorite music here.
Nick wrote about launching the company before COVID in Austin Monthly.
Tony Stolfa
Co-FOUNDER + Head of production
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Tony Stolfa has over 15 years of production experience creating premium content for clients like Facebook, Nike, Adidas, Discovery, Adobe, HGTV, Food Network, VICE, UFC, and Magnolia. Recently, he shot for Anheuser-Busch at Super Bowl LVI.
Hometown? I was raised in the swamps of Southeast Texas, but Austin has been my home for over 10 years.
What inspired you to fight in MMA events? I always wanted to train in martial arts as a kid and didn’t get the opportunity. I began training MMA in my early 20s, and I was hooked from the start. I chose to compete in my first cage match to challenge myself against a skilled stranger as a way to understand myself and how I manage my emotions when the stakes are at their highest. Getting punched in the face will do wonders for that!
Frankie Pike
Brand + Paid Media Strategist
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Frankie Pike is our longest tenured employee. Before joining 3rd + Lamar, they did economic impact research for NASA, consulted for startups, ran PR and marketing for a science museum, and reported for several nationally acclaimed newspapers.
Hometown? I have lived all over (9 cities and counting), so I don’t have one. But I consider Houston and Chicago my home cities.
Best investment you’ve ever made? My camera. It changed the way I see the world. When I have my camera with me, I am looking constantly for all the beautiful, interesting things around me, so I’m always seeing them.
KEILA MARTINEZ
Content Strategist
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Keila Martinez did digital marketing and development for H-E-B and Make-A-Wish before joining 3rd + Lamar. She is our resident TikTok expert, having created B2C TikToks that garnered over 3.6 million views.
Hometown? I was born in the Rio Grande Valley but spent half of my childhood in San Antonio, TX.
What inspires you? Intelligent, powerful women in the industry.
Best investment you’ve ever made? My iPad. Need to design graphics? iPad. Want to watch Netflix while eating breakfast? iPad. Need to get your life together? iPad! (I’m not sponsored by Apple, but man I wish I was.)
MICHAEL ZUMAYA
Producer
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Michael Zumaya has been a filmmaker for over a decade, creating heavily stylized content for artists and brands. He was part of the initial launch of YouTube’s current ad elevated channel platform, running shows on Tony Hawk’s RIDE Channel and 900 Films.
Favorite band? The best band on the planet is Depeche Mode.
How do you relax? I have a terrible time actually relaxing, but to decompress, I go anywhere there’s a goth (of any flavor) or 80s night.
Best investment you’ve ever made? The best investment I’ve ever made is a nice espresso machine and grinder—my savior, my joy, my life force.