Meet the Team

Your current position in one sentence: Answerer of questions, solver of problems. 

Vision Statement: To be a forever student who is constantly growing while remaining calm and positive, and empowering others to do the same.

Biggest career achievement: Growing service offerings available to our clients, and advancing my career to an executive level. 

Biggest personal accomplishment: Being a mom to two brilliant little girls, and still somehow being a productive human! 

What you’re working toward: Constantly leveling up lotus823’s creative services in order to provide world-class work and results. 

Your area of expertise: Content Writing, Public Relations, Social Media, Influencer Marketing and Amazon 

Best way to connect: LinkedIn or samanthal@lotus823.com ​

Your current position in one sentence: Creating experiences and bringing brand visions to life.

Vision Statement: To always start the day with positive energy that inspires success, happiness, and growth to all those around me.

Biggest career achievement: Spearheading the lotus823 events team and successfully launching the lotus823 Smart Living Showcase.

Biggest personal accomplishment: Being able to still find ways to learn and grow every day!

What you’re working toward: Growing lotus823’s events service by developing out-of-the-box experiences for all.

Your area of expertise: Events and Experiential Marketing, Public Relations and Influencer Marketing 

Best way to connect: Linkedin or katier@lotus823.com​

Your current position in one sentence: Transforming brands through all things social media

Vision Statement: To bring a positive attitude and energy into all aspects of my life including my work, relationships, and experiences.

Biggest career achievement: Spearheading a multitude of social media advertising campaigns that resulted in increased results year over year.

Biggest personal accomplishment: Finding things that I’m passionate about and sticking with them.

What you’re working toward: Providing actionable insights, education, and understanding of services to meet their goals.

Your area of expertise: Social Media and Advertising, and Public Relations

Best way to connect: LinkedIn or email: andreak@lotus823.com

Cassie’s Vision Statement: To continuously explore life being eager to learn, create, grow, and spread happiness while empowering and protecting the lost explorers.

Cassie’s Background: With a background in digital marketing and public relations, Cassie is an energetic and experienced digital media professional. She has held previous roles with organizations including Inked Magazine and Morris Habitat for Humanity, where she led a variety of social media, eCommerce, and marketing initiatives. She thoroughly enjoys pushing herself to learn more about industry skills, trends, and tools.

Cassie earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations from William Paterson University.

Your current position in one sentence: Helping lead a team of truly outstanding professionals and knowing when to get out of their way.

Vision Statement: To maintain a lifelong sense of wonder and creative thinking harnessed with empathy, objective thinking, and positive actions in all my endeavors and journeys.

Biggest career achievement: Co–building our agency 14 years ago as a bootstrap startup to an award winning agency working with top tier brands. 

Biggest personal accomplishment: Finding the right life partner.

What you’re working toward: Maintaining a student’s perspective of life and work and keeping a child’s sense of wonder about living and the world.

Your area of expertise: Relationship building.

Best way to connect: David Hernandez – lotus823 | LinkedIn

Your current position in one sentence: Entrepreneur and managing partner of a public relations and digital marketing agency, cultivating an environment that prioritizes people and their well-being above all else.

Vision Statement: To embody courage and honesty, inspiring others to do the same, living each day with compassion and gratitude for all living beings.

Biggest career achievement: Awarded NJ Biz Best 50 Women in Business 

Biggest personal accomplishment: Raising three kind, caring, and loving boys

What you’re working toward: Being a continuous learner 

Your area of expertise: Human Resources, Change Management and Operations

Best way to connect: Feel free to reach out via LinkedIn or email: ahernandez@lotus823.com

​Your current position in one sentence: Taking thoughts from ideation to execution while keeping our team connected.

Vision Statement: Constantly live outside of my comfort zone to evoke change and equality for the greater good.

Biggest career achievement: Achieving 100% employee retention rate for over a 2 year period

Biggest personal accomplishment: Becoming a mom 🥰

What you’re working toward: Creating a better working environment – humans can’t and shouldn’t work like robots. 

Your area of expertise: operational efficiency, time management, process management and team building

Best way to connect: Connect on LinkedIn or feel free to send me an email, amandaz@lotus823.com

Rachel’s Vision Statement: To empower people through music, writing and other art forms, as part of a community that is dedicated to creative expression and civil rights.

Rachel’s Background: Rachel is a seasoned professional with more than 30 years of public relations, marketing and journalism expertise. Prior to joining lotus823, Rachel was President and Founder of Rachel Litner Associates, a PR agency that specialized in the culinary and home industry. She previously held positions at CIT, Conair Corporation, Fairchild Publications (Home Furnishings Daily) and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Her diverse background as an in-house PR executive, magazine editor, and an agency principal plays an instrumental role in creating new growth strategies for clients and the company as a whole.

Jeff’s Vision Statement: To help individuals and organizations increase their level of influence through improved communication skills.

Jeff’s Background: Jeff previously founded Section 810 Communications, a training organization focused on communication and interpersonal skills, after repeatedly hearing business leaders voice a desire to improve their communication and leadership skills.

Jeff is an internationally recognized speaker, certified DISC personality consultant and published author, and has trained thousands of people across dozens of countries on various business and personal development topics.

In addition to his global business experience, Jeff is committed to DEI initiatives, including mentorship through ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals For America) and through volunteer work with Invest in Girls, a non-profit focused on financial literacy.