The Team

Jonathan Young

Founder & CEO

Jon founded Turning Point Marketing to help businesses in need of something special. Any business can write and execute a marketing plan, but few offer a truly unique and sustainable way to connect with their audience. Jon graduated from Whitworth University in Spokane, WA. There he completed a double major in Business Management and Marketing while a member of the Whitworth men's basketball team. Jon has 8 years of digital marketing experience working for companies with various backgrounds and industry segments including Yahoo!, Genetic Engineering News, Ample Furniture, DC Fine Homes, and The Educational Policy Improvement Center. Jon has experience in digital marketing, specializing in search engine optimization, brand/reputation management, social media strategy development, mobile platform development, online multimedia, and display advertising. He also holds three U.S. patents for virtual marketing.

Brittney Young

Director of Market Research

Brittney began her career in educational research and has extensive experience in project management of both small- and large-scale projects. She also has a background in science, obtaining her master's degree in Physical Chemistry. Brittney now plays the integral role of Director of Market Research at Turning Point Marketing.

George Hanson

Customer Insights Manager

George has a background in the life sciences, with a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Oregon. Having worked for companies such as Molecular Probes, PanVera, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Invitrogen and Life Technologies, he brings more than a decade of hands on experience in the life sciences industry. George has a diverse set of skills from developing reagents for cell based assays, to designing mobile apps for scientific products to building instruments for imaging single cells. He is driven by being efficient and is constantly improving processes and customer work flows. When George isn't commuting to work by bicycle he enjoys edible landscape design, serious running and hiking through big trees of the Pacific Northwest.

Jordan Beckett

Lead Web Developer

Jordan's expertise in web development provides our customers great flexibility when it comes to managing their business' content online. Jordan has years of experience building websites in rich content management systems such as Drupal and Wordpress. This gives our customers the option to either handle day-to-day web changes themselves, or to let Turning Point manage it for them.