Meet Your Marketing Dream Team

We’re creative managers, branding experts, marketers, website designers, strategists, copywriters and PR professionals.

Becca Cooper Leebove,
CEO & Chief Brand Strategist

  • Becca Cooper Leebove, founder of ShuBu Creative Group, is an accomplished marketer and branding expert with a 22-year career nurturing and elevating marketing teams and bringing prominent branding and marketing initiatives to life.

    Her journey encompasses leadership roles at Vail Resorts, Regis University, Starz Entertainment, PorchLight Real Estate Group and several other Denver-based ad agencies. Marked by a deep understanding of complex organization branding, marketing and PR strategy, Becca has excelled in steering large-scale enterprise-wide branding and PR initiatives in the public and private sectors.

    Her work at Vail Resorts garnered recognition, particularly for launching their inaugural employment brand, which influenced recruiting 20,000 employees nationwide. Under Becca’s guidance, she also played an instrumental role in developing Vail Resort’s EPIC brand guidelines for the entire company, leading to sub-brands such as the sustainability brand, EpicPromise, EpicMix and others. Under her leadership, Becca led the internal creative team. She was the liaison between the C-suite and the corporate creative team to bring many company-wide marketing and branding efforts to life.

    At ShuBu Creative Group, Becca’s venture, she has developed 100s of clients’ marketing and branding. She spearheaded a marketing campaign and branding endeavor for the Commerce City Police Department to attract the next generation of law enforcement officers. This got her an invitation to speak at a Department of Justice Webinar as a role model for Chiefs of Police nationwide.

    Becca was named a 2023 Outstanding Women in Business awardee by the Denver Business Journal, and a Top 100 Marketing and Advertising Influencer by Marketing 2.0.

Elizabeth Vigil,
Director of Art & Creative

  • Elizabeth is a multi-disciplined designer who brings a wide breadth of knowledge in web, packaging/print and branding to the table. She has worked as a designer for Colorado Children's Hospital, LevelOne Design, Flixler Davis and MoxiSozo. She has 19 years of experience building companies from the ground up and is passionate about bringing her clients success through creative problem-solving. Elizabeth is proud to work with people who are doing things for the greater good on a local and global level. It’s her way of giving back and contributing to the community. She also uses her love of nature and outdoors to bring an organic quality into her work, and is always thinking ahead for her clients.

Maya Brook,
Director of Public Relations

  • Maya has a background in journalism, public relations and nonprofit fundraising. She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and communications from the University of Colorado at Boulder. After graduating, she spent time in Australia, New York and California, before deciding to move back to her native Colorado.

    She has worked for media outlets, including the Associated Press, marketing and public relations agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Maya enjoys spending time with her husband and three young boys and practicing yoga as often as possible.

Erin Chmelik,
Director of Web Design

  • Erin's passion and expertise is in Website Design and Development, empowering her clients to create an online presence that is truly an extension of their business. Her approach is goal-driven focusing on how a new website can truly help her clients reach their business goals.

Nicole Manda,
Account Coordinator

  • Nicole is currently a senior in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is studying Business Marketing with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. Some of her strengths include communication and problem-solving. Nicole’s background in sales and customer service has equipped her with the skills to understand consumer needs and build relationships. Nicole’s business interests include trends in digital marketing, social media marketing, and business analytics. After graduation, she plans to work in the digital marketing field.

Michelle Harwood,
Designer

  •  24 years of experience, Animator for Comedy Central’s South Park, MFA Animation, Southern California and BFA, Fine Arts

Michael Murphy, Videographer/Photographer

  • EMMY award-winning producer and editor. Creative director, DP, Production Manager. Mike moved into shooting news working for CBS in Birmingham, and then BACK to the FOX station as a news photog. Sure, there was tons of action and it was exciting. Over the years, Mike spent countless hours editing stories all night long in the back of a live truck. However, there came the point where Mike had "seen it all". Too many dead bodies, too many natural disasters, and the inside of too many city council meetings. So, he moved into “Creative Services.” From Birmingham to Detroit to Philadelphia, he had been honored to work with some of the field's most talented and creative people. After eight years as a Promotion Manager in the City of Brotherly love, something said: “hey, why don’t we kick this city life to the curb and move to a tiny little town that sits at 9,000 feet above sea level?” (that “something” was his wife). Now Mike is crushing it as a video freelancer and ShuBu Creative is lucky to have him on board.

Katie Freckleton,
Director of Digital Media

  • Katie started her career in broadcast television and worked in digital sales for eight years before coming to Brkthru Digital, a national media buying company. Brkthru Digital is ShuBu Creative’s paid media distributor and strategic partner. Katie works with ShuBu’s clients to buy and distribute all digital media that ShuBu Creative produces for its clients.

Our Culture

We are committed to creating an environment where every voice is heard, valued, and respected. By embracing a wide range of backgrounds, we foster a culture of creativity and collaboration that drives exceptional results for our clients. We ensure a diverse team contributes to the success of our clients' branding and marketing, resulting in representing the communities our clients serve.

At ShuBu Creative Group, being women-owned is more than a business model; it’s a commitment to fostering diversity, equality, and innovation. Our commitment to empowering women not only fuels our passion for creativity and excellence, but also inspires us to break barriers and create meaningful impact on the industry.

Our team of subcontractors and strategic partnerships are diverse, inclusive and committed to prioritizing DE&I in their businesses too.