Meet the Team

Get to know a bit about the people behind Sprout Studio!

CEO
Jake McCarthy
Jacob McCarthy
About Jake

Fun Fact: Was once scouted by a California college football program while shopping at a Walmart

Enneagram: Fluent in 7

Unpopular Opinion: Believes Lululemon should be Sprout/Freedom’s compulsory uniform

COO
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Ryan Welch
About Ryan

Fun Fact: He tried out for X-Factor in high school and actually made it through the first two rounds!

Director of Marketing
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Nicole Brown
About Nicole

Fun Fact: Has a special voice used to talk to her dogs, Brookie & Pennie (and is literally unable to speak to them in a normal voice)

Unpopular Opinion: Coke Zero is nasty. So is Diet Pepsi. Diet Coke for life.

Director of Product Innovation
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Amy Watkins
About Amy

Fun Fact: Makes excellent balloon animals

Unpopular Opinion: Starbursts taste better with the wrapper on

Creative Director
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Liam Griffiths
About Jake

Fun Fact: His first job was teaching guitar to children who couldn’t afford lessons

Unpopular Opinion: Cold beans from the can taste good

Bucket List: To build a ranch in Alberta with a micro petting zoo, shop and dog rescue village

Manager of People, Culture and Operations
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Emily Gibson
About Emily

Work Nickname: Queen of Sprout

Fun Fact: She owns a signed copy of JK Rowling’s Order of the Phoenix

Enneagram: Fluent in 2/9/6

Unpopular Opinion: Beer and Wine are gross

Bucket List: Dining at Club 33

Director of Product and Co-Founder
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Chris Bowman
About Chris

Work Nickname: Elder Chris / Professor Bowman

Fun Fact: Chris puts Sriracha in his peanut butter sandwiches

Enneagram: Fluent in 7/2

Unpopular Opinion: Pineapple belongs on pizza

Bucket List: Travel to Japan

Director of Technology
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Rob Thaggard
About Rob

Work Nickname: Just Rob

Fun Fact: He has perfected drawing a hand turkey

Enneagram: Fluent in 1/8

Unpopular Opinion: Thinks everything thicker than a t-shirt is a coat

Bucket List: More of a spur-of-the-moment kind of guy

Director of Customer Success
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Justin Morabito
About Justin

Work Nickname: Big J

Fun Fact: Justin has been a wedding photographer for 7 years

Enneagram: Fluent in 9/6/4

Unpopular Opinion: Ben Affleck was a good Batman

Bucket List: To visit Japan

Product Support Jedi
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Andrew Fisher
About Andrew

Work Nickname: A-dawg

Fun Fact: He once met Mike Myers at an acting studio

Enneagram: Fluent in 2/8/6

Unpopular Opinion: He doesn’t like the Big Bang Theory

Bucket List: Ride in a fighter jet

Product Support Jedi
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Sarah Morabito
About Sarah

Fun Fact: Proud Swiftie and Greys Anatomy fan

Enneagram: Fluent in 9/2/6

Bucket List: Travel – a big 10-14 day trip to England and Ireland

Product Support Jedi
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Megan Honsberger
About Megan

Enneagram: Fluent in 6/9/2

Unpopular Opinion: Mandatory limits on social media use

Bucket List: 日本へ行く

Graphic Design and Digital Media Coordinator
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Tanya Khatcherian
About Tanya

Work Nickname: T

Fun Fact: She can type at 145 WPM with 98% accuracy

Enneagram: Fluent in 6/5/9

Unpopular Opinion: Crocs are fantastic

Bucket List: To visit Japan

Product and Support QA Tester
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Chris Mayo
About Chris

Work Nickname: Dr. Mayo

Fun Fact: Chris has a Shiba Inu dog named Mika

Enneagram: Fluent in 6/5/9

Unpopular Opinion: PCs are better than Macs

Bucket List: Travel the world

QA Testing and Tech Support Investigator
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Dylan Kanyo
About Dylan

Work Nickname: Kanyo West

Fun Fact: He doesn’t like hot drinks and he’s never had a cup of coffee in his life

Enneagram: Fluent in 1/6/8

Unpopular Opinion: He’s for banning TikTok

Bucket List: Get the top of his head tattooed

Senior Developer
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Alex Zukowski
About Alex

Work Nickname: Big Al

Fun Fact: Alex likes making video games for fun, and he would like to one day be able to release a full game

Enneagram: Fluent in 4/6/5

Unpopular Opinion: Thinks coffee is gross

Bucket List: Kick open a locked door

Back End Developer
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Jinu Vinith
About Jinu

Fun Fact: As a child, was scared that ghosts would come at night to catch him if he didn’t finish his food

Enneagram: Fluent in 6/9/1

Unpopular Opinion: Human connection, kindness and collective effort can make a meaningful impact on the world

Bucket List: Explore the world!

Front End Designer
Courtney Thaggard
Courtney Thaggard
About Courtney

Work Nickname: Court

Fun Fact: “Time Team” superfan

Enneagram: Fluent in 1/5

Unpopular Opinion: Sushi is the worst

Bucket List: European river cruise

Freedom Video Editing Account Handler
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Andrew Fisher
About Andrew

Work Nickname: A-dawg

Fun Fact: He once met Mike Myers at an acting studio

Enneagram: Fluent in 2/8/6

Unpopular Opinion: He doesn’t like the Big Bang Theory

Bucket List: Ride in a fighter jet

Senior Developer
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Alex Zukowski
About Alex

Work Nickname: Big Al

Fun Fact: Alex likes making video games for fun, and he would like to one day be able to release a full game

Enneagram: Fluent in 4/6/5

Unpopular Opinion: Thinks coffee is gross

Bucket List: Kick open a locked door

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