~TEAM APPRECIATION THREAD~

When I started on this campaign in June, things were different. We had a tiny digital footprint, were polling in the single digits & losing to Matt Lieberman. It’s been a wild journey, ONLY possible because of an incredibly talented digital team:

First and foremost is @CayanaMackey, the best hire I’ve ever made. She was way more than a deputy, from organizing to fundraising to logistics, she wore as many hats as anyone on this race. Including her starring role in:

When @ShaunaBurton15 started as our social media manager, we had about ~15K followers across IG, TW & FB combined. Things have changed quite a bit since then, and that’s because of her hard work, and ability to capture both Rev's voice, but also the conversation online

I've never met someone with the work ethic, creativity and overwhelmingly positive attitude that @_Pranto brought every single day. She produced more graphics and emails than I can count, and I’ve got to give her makeup biz a shoutout, check out @bilasbeautybeats on IG!

. @Shoats_ started as a digital organizer, and then ended up raising over $2.5M by empowering our grassroots fundraising team of hundreds of folks who created their own Actblue pages. She was also the inspiration behind this masterpiece:

Then our Martin Scorsese, @ww_burrell, who helped elevate @ReverendWarnock with beautiful, compelling digital video. Storytelling, animation, hype videos, IG Reels, he did it all, including my fav GA Voices:

. @gerbschanna (aka Anna from Savannah) ended up managing our online communities, including our powerhouse volunteer slack, building our SMS programs that sent millions of texts to raise money, turn out votes and build for events. Happy vols = happy campaign

That was the core team that started back in July, but after Nov, we had to expand & were able to bring on some real all-stars, starting with @LeoDaube who brought so much creativity and helped us do way more with video, including launching my VO career:

If you’re on this app, you already know @AlyssaFranke, who we were lucky to get. She elevated every part of our content program, including empowering supporters with incredible toolkits like this that features graphics in 10(!) languages: https://warnockforgeorgia.com/toolkit/ 

After the runoff put the spotlight on us, we needed to elevate our visual identity. I’m so thankful for @Oj_wanna coming on board and helping infuse so much joy into our designs. From graphics to sky-banners, she did it all.

And she was also kind enough to bring Karena Meyer (who is smart enough to stay off this app) along with her, who also brought so much passion and creativity to every project put in front of her.

I’m so incredibly proud of the team we build and the work we did together. Your campaign/organization/company would be lucky to have any of these folks, and I’m happy to talk to you about why.