Our Team
The team at Sandpaper Creative has the ability to reach your goals and solve complex problems through evaluation, process and design. Combined, we have decades of marketing experience working for and with Fortune 500s, small businesses and nonprofits. You name it and we’ve done it — marketing strategy, branding, campaign development, process management, blogging, event marketing, app and web development, radio ads, presentations, instructional design, scriptwriting, video production, editorial management and more.
Colby Chilcote
Founder and Director of Operations
Sandpaper Creative founder, Colby Chilcote has almost 20 years of experience in marketing, advertising and communication. She spent a decade at Google developing award-winning marketing campaigns and five years as the Director of Marketing and Development in the nonprofit sector.
With experience working across big-tech, small business and nonprofit sectors, Colby has honed her ability to move seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on implementation. She has extensive experience with content creation, brand positioning and marketing strategy across national and local markets.
Tim Chilcote
Creative Director
Tim has over 20 years of advertising and marketing experience, storytelling for brands like Jeep, Shinola, SiriusXM, Oreo, and Albertsons. From scripts for national TV spots and award-winning social media campaigns, to blog posts, podcasts, and highway billboards, Tim has written his way around the block.
Tim takes his inspiration from poetry, fly-fishing, Lake Michigan, and 70s era pickup trucks. He’s arguably the world’s all-time greatest euchre partner.
tim@sandpapercreativeagency.com