About

Pencil Pusher

Hi there. I’m Brett. Welcome to Pencil Pusher, my digital notebook where I write about real estate marketing. This is a project to cultivate my ongoing curiosity for growth and learning.

A Little Context

  • Real estate marketing expert with 14 years of industry experience
  • Mid-career MBA at Bayes Business School in London
  • SaaS and tech startup background

I sit at the intersection of marketing, strategy, and SEO. These three are at the core of everything I make and do. Every day I work to combine these three disciplines into consistent, steady growth.

I currently divide my time between building my real estate marketing agency, Bright Rocket, and working as the Growth Marketing Manager for the JanusGroup, a set of four Seattle real estate businesses.

On the side, I write this blog and take lots of photographs (a mix of 35mm, medium format, and Polaroid film).

A Little History

I’m an American, born and raised in New England. I’ve lived in Boston, Indianapolis, Seattle, London, and Washington, DC.

After completing my undergraduate degree in French at a small liberal arts college in Boston, I got my first professional job at a software startup. This began a period of seven years working in SaaS companies. On the side, I started taking photographs of houses for sale and learning about real estate businesses and how they work. In 2012, I made the switch to working in real estate marketing full-time. In 2022 I took a one-year break to earn an MBA in London at Bayes Business School. Over the course of the last 14 years I’ve had the pleasure of working with and inside of many real estate teams and businesses across the country.

I now live in southeast Europe with my wonderful wife, Emily, and our two adorable dogs.