Our Brilliant Team

Our leadership team has vast experience in corporate IT, marketing, advertising and business.

Together we have a collective +80 years of experience.

Chief Executive Officer

Nicholas T. Rustad, MBA

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Nicholas has worked in corporate IT for over 25 years, and has worked with most industries. His team would deploy Microsoft Azure and several large CRM platforms. After may issues with large scale CRM implementations, Nicholas founded 1stContact.ai because he believes this can be better.

Nicholas attended the College of Saint Scholastica, in Duluth, Minnesota and earned his B.S. Organizational Behavior. He earned an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Chief Operation Officer

Travis S. Greeley

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Travis has worked in corporate for 15 years for large organizations like Walgreens, US Bank, Comcast, and Faegre Baker Drinker - the largest law firm in Minnesota. Travis grew up in southern Minnesota on a large industrial farm. Travis' special skills include highly detailed work for our clients, proofing, system management, and tooling.

Travis is simply put, Nicholas' key advisor, trusted confidant, best friend, and husband.

Travis attended the College of Saint Scholastica, in Duluth, Minnesota and earned his B.S. in Organizational Behavior.

Chief Marketing Officer

Joel Snyder

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Joel is a marketing visionary whose unparalleled expertise transforms overwhelmed business owners into thriving success stories with his hyper-targeted, value-based strategies that effortlessly attract new customers on demand—guaranteed! With a unique talent for coaxing genuine connection between brands and their audiences, Joel is not just a marketing advocate; he’s the secret weapon that positions your business as the ultimate choice in a crowded marketplace—get ready to soar under his masterful guidance!

Joel attended the California State Polytechnic University-Pomona and earned a degree in Music.

Business Advisor

David Pink

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David and Nicholas have been colleagues and friends for many years. David is one of those advisors that is easy to talk to, has great ideas, and asks all the right questions. We are so fortunate to have David on our team to provide advisory services. David has worked in Corporate IT for 25+ years, and has worked at IBM, Ameriprise Financial, Perficient, among other large organizations.

Chief Customer Success Officer

Jack

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Jack is our lovable customer service AI Bot. He is extremely knowledgeable with customer service, 1stContact.ai, marketing, and advertising.

Chief Financial Officer

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Customer Success Expert

Jeremy Jorgenson

Customer Success Expert

Sara T. Anderson

Customer Success Expert

Jeff Williams