OUR TEAM

WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL

Core Team

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ANDREW JACKSON

CEO & Founder

Andrew is a digital marketing expert with over 15 years experience. He taught courses, such as Digital Marketing, SEO, SEM Fundamentals, and Google Analytics, at BrainStation, the global leader in digital skills training. Previously, he wrote and researched three digital marketing online courses for the University of British Columbia. He is happily married with 3 daughters and lives on the North Shore, a place he is proud to call home.

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Andrew’s family business in England was a model shop formed in 1938. His Grandpa won a silver medal at the world flying olympics for model airplanes and his dad is a multiple world champion at radio controlled model yachts. Andrew took a different route and loves soccer where he runs a local North Van drop-in football group with over 200 members. He also loves DJing and has been running a podcast mix series since 2005.

Andrew Charles Jackson CEO and Founder of North Shore Digital

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IRA THOMSON

Director of Product & Co-Founder

Ira takes a data-driven approach to your website experience and campaign management. He ensures proper technical configuration & tracking of your most important website and campaign events. He is proficient with multi-platform analytics and reporting tools, such as Google Analytics, Ads, Data Studio, Tag Manager & more which he uses to evaluate user behaviour, reach, engagement and targeting for both organic and paid campaigns. He advises clients on how to translate campaign strategy into campaign tactics using data-driven insights.

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Ira is specifically well-versed in home services, education, health & wellness industry verticals. He has experience working in Digital Marketing at Mulgrave School in West Vancouver, as the International Programs & Marketing Manager at St. George’s High School and Marketing Coordinator at SaaS MetroQuest.
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SASHA KEVAC

Director of Accounts & Web Development

Sasha is a driven marketing and BD leader with over a decade of marketing operations experience. His marketing expertise with developing brand identities, leading teams and establishing strategic partnerships equips him with the competitive edge required to make a mark on North Shore Digital’s account strategy. Originally from Sarajevo, Bosnia, Sasha has made the Canadian West Coast his home for over 23 years.

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Leah Sheridan

DIGITAL MARKETING ACCOUNT MANAGER

Raised on the East Coast of Canada, Leah currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. As an avid health & fitness buff, she hits the gym every morning before work at 5am! This passion translates into the kitchen, where she enjoys swapping ingredients to make healthy-er treats. Leah is also an amateur painter (some of the best stickmen you’ll ever see).

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Leah has experience in a broad span of industries, in both agency & corporate settings, in B2B & B2C markets. With 10+ years in the digital marketing space, she is well-versed in full-cycle marketing, from discovery through to implementation, UX strategies, and optimization. She has also spent some time operating heavy equipment, loading trucks in excavators!
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Leah graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) specializing in Marketing, where she also took advanced French courses. She holds a variety of Google Certifications (Search, Display, Sales, Analytics, Mobile) and has attended a marketing conference at Googleplex in California.
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Leah enjoys a challenge – in her spare time she rides her motorcycles, and has taken some helicopter flight training! Out of the sky and into the ocean, she has also been scuba diving to explore shipwrecks on the ocean floor in Barbados. Although Canadian at heart, Leah was born in England, where half of her family still resides. To decompress, she heads to the mountains on hikes with her dog, Yahtzee (pitbull/boxer/husky mix).

MARINA KOLESNIKOVA

SR. Analytics Specialist

Marina is a creative and performance-driven Digital Marketing Manager with over 7 years of experience in leading marketing campaigns and developing strategies. Her expertise includes web analytics, data visualization, and managing paid advertising across platforms like Google Ads, Facebook, Bing, and LinkedIn. She has successfully managed significant marketing budgets and consistently delivered high ROI for clients. Marina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and has advanced certifications in Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. In Marina’s spare time, she’s passionate about nutrition and actually holds a certification as a nutritionist! She also enjoys learning new skills, such as playing the ukulele and attending driving school – and she promises not to play the ukulele while driving.

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Marina brings extensive experience in SaaS, B2B, and e-commerce projects. With a proven track record of working closely with diverse teams, she has a deep understanding of what it takes to deliver impactful solutions and optimize business outcomes in competitive markets
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Perfect Playlist Picker. Marina has an uncanny ability for crafting the perfect playlist to match any mood, vibe, or occasion—even when there’s no music playing. Whether it’s a road trip, a work session, or a chill hangout, she always knows just the right tunes to set the tone.
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Marina Kolesnikova Sr. Analytics Specialist

SAM MEAGHER

Google Ads SPECIALIST

Raised in Vancouver, Sam grew up in a landscaping family where he likes to joke that “while other kids were looking forward to summer vacations, he was mowing lawns and trimming hedges.” Sam now makes up for his lack of summer vacations, by traveling whenever he can. Sam joins North Shore Digital remotely from Panama, where he resides with his wife and dog.

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Sam began a successful career at Boeing’s Commercial Aircraft Division. This role was forever impacted by the 2008 recession when Sam made a quick call to accept a buy-out, and within a weekend moved to Panama. While in Panama he started his own landscaping company, and discovered his love for marketing, focusing on Google Ads.
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KAAN TURKER

SEO Manager

Kaan is a Google certified partner, BBA / Marketing graduate and passionate inbound marketing specialist. He is North Shore Digital’s SEO Manager. He is rigorous in going through our on-page, off-page and technical SEO checklists. This ensures clients on full marketing programs rank high for their industry keywords. Kaan also looks after clients on our SZL marketing automation platform and fulfils client tickets, which typically involves tasks related to blog publishing and website updates.

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Kaan graduated from Capilano University with a BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration). Kaan is a continual learner and has taken many online courses to boost his digital skills knowledge, including his inbound marketing certification from HubSpot, and various other courses from Udemy and Google.
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Kaan Turker Marketing and Automations Manager at North Shore Digital

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ARCHIT JAIN

Web Developer & Technical Marketer

Archit is our in house web developer and technical marketer, he has an amazing talent at building out websites according to brand guidelines and mockups. Archit is also responsible for any technical issues our websites have whether to do with styling or server configuration. He looks after our 150+ websites on our business premium hosting platform.

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Archit’s Predictive Index is a Scholar. His superpower is being able to take any website built in any language or CMS and transferring it exactly to WordPress. Archit possesses an exceptionally technical skill set, particularly in problem-solving for digital marketing. He is not only adept but also a rapid learner in mastering new concepts.
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