Team Member Spotlight: Tom Cottrill

Meet Tom, Sr. Director of Web Development!

Here at Fountain Digital, I oversee most aspects of website management and production, ensuring that each site and its features meet our clients’ specific needs. In doing so, I work closely with the marketing side of the company to ensure that websites look good, operate accordingly and anything else the marketing team needs to be successful.

1. Q: Can you share a bit about your background and how it led you to where you are today?
   I actually studied journalism in school, but discovered reporting was not for me. As a spin off of that, I became interested in producing the digital versions of the student newspapers and magazines. Through that, I made lasting connections that got me started in the digital marketing industry. I’ve worked at small shops, large agencies, and ran my own web development company for 10 years before coming to Fountain Digital.
2. Q: What do you enjoy most about being a part of the Fountain Digital team?
   It has to be the team itself. Everyone here is driven and motivated, and is hyper-focused on doing the right thing for our clients. It’s intoxicating, actually, and it’s nice to see us collectively do amazing work in the present moment, and grow together so we’re prepared for tomorrow.
3. Q: What is your favorite part of digital marketing?
   I love that every day is a different puzzle. No two marketing scenarios are the same, the websites are all different, the clients are different, the needs are different. Figuring out how to customize what we do for different clients is a cool challenge that never really gets monotonous.
4. Q: If you could have a theme song play every time you entered a room, what would it be?
   “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
5. Q: If you had a time machine, would you go back in time to meet your ancestors or forward to meet your descendants?
   Tough Call. I’d probably want to go forward. I’d love to see where my two boys end up, their families, their lives, etc.