Meet the Crew

What is a “SME”?

SME is a Subject Matter Expert. Lucky for you, there are no general marketers at @revenue. Only those that have cultivated a specialized skill set, and are thought leaders and experts in their areas of focus.

Our sophisticated team takes a strategic look at your business and crafts a strategy for where you are now, and what will help you elevate and grow. You are a master at what you do. @revenue will partner with you to get you back to doing what you do best while your sales and marketing machine keeps moving you forward.

MARIE HALE
CO-FOUNDER | VISIONARY

For more than 20 years Marie revolutionized small business marketing and sales in the Chicagoland area with her private consulting practice, Lipstic Logic. Marie has taken those successful years of experience and now provides our clients with effective, innovative sales and marketing strategies that allow them to grow their business, empower their sales knowledge and utilize systems that allow them to automate or delegate accordingly so they can focus on their clients and what they do best. She is also proud to say that she graduated from Jim Rosas’ Sales Results, Inc. program with a Black Belt in Sales.

Marie was honored to accept the Midwest Women in Tech Leadership Award as well as the Expertise Award for Business Consulting in Chicago in 2019 & 2020.

ANDREA KEIRN
VP OF MARKETING & OPERATIONS

Andrea is a natural leader with a passion for strategic planning, business operations and marketing. Her education in communication across various media serves as the backbone of her understanding of how visual and verbal messages reach people, and why they are effective. No stranger to hard work, Andrea has held various high level positions, some simultaneously, in the fields of marketing, publishing, business planning and investment banking.

Andrea holds a BA in English and Journalism with a concentration on messages in media from Muskingum University and a MA in Literature with a concentration of understanding images in global media from Northwestern University. Active in her community, she serves on the Promotions Crew, and Marketing & Communications committees for the Rogers Park Business Alliance and is a board member of the Rogers Park West Ridge Historical Society. When she’s not conquering big ideas she can be found snuggling with her Great Dane, a cup of coffee and a good book.

Lucas Wessilus
ASSISTANT NINJA

A recent graduate of Cornell University, Lucas joined the @revenue and fwdrEvolution team in 2021. Moved by the mission, dedication, and culture of the organization, he has quickly elevated his skill sets to include sales acumen, design principles, and his future becomes brighter by the day. His mastery of organization and communication makes him a foundational part of the @revenue team.

(10.10.67 – 02.21.17)

JIM ROSAS

Beloved Father, Coach, Friend, and Partner.

Co-Founder, @revenue

Jim lived his passion by empowering small businesses to create more profit and giving them and their families a brighter future. Drawing from his depth of knowledge, his organization, @revenue, experienced astounding growth in the 9 months that he was at the helm before his passing. As it reorganizes, the kindness of those that were impacted by Jim has helped to keep it thriving and growing in homage to his signature energy and zest for life.

(08.31.76 – 08.07.18)

LAURA WILSON

Beloved Sister, Aunt, Daughter, Friend.

Office Maven, @revenue

Laura’s driving passion was to love the people around her. There are a million stories about her that would have tears rolling down your cheeks and bursting into laughter. People that have met her once and those that were blessed to spend time with her all said the same basic thing. That they felt loved by her. That they were lifted up by her. That she will not be forgotten.