We’re All About Win-Win Relationships

The Founder of BakeMorePies, Cordes brings his broad base of experience and proven track record of success to a select group of growing organizations who are looking for cutting-edge and innovative strategies to outpace their competition.

A native of Augusta, GA., Cordes began his career working within the Internet industry in the mid-1990’s while attending Georgia Tech in Atlanta. During this time he worked for a large solution provider as well as a consultant to small and medium-sized businesses. His internet acumen was observed by his professors who hired him to work on their research projects studying this exciting emerging marketplace. Before graduating, Cordes’ projects had earned awards from nationally recognized media outlets including placement in the Forbes “Best of the Web” issue and #3 spot in PC Week’s fast track 500.

After moving to Tampa in 2001 Cordes continued his work across several industries including medical, retail, sporting, travel, hospitality, construction, manufacturing, and education. During this time he worked to grow these businesses by developing web solutions coupled with results-driven online advertising campaigns. In 2006 he joined one of the nation’s largest agencies specializing in local advertising and co-op marketing as their Director of E-commerce and Internet Marketing. While working with the agency Cordes worked to develop and deploy innovative solutions that worked within each tier of the manufacturer, distributor, and dealer distribution model.

Prior to starting Bake More Pies, Cordes served in executive roles at two of the largest Tampa based agencies where he lead teams delivering custom digital and marketing solutions to a diverse set of clients that ranged from startups to fortune 100 companies and governments.

Mike is a strategic digital leader with nearly a decade of experience bringing digital marketing, e-commerce, and business applications to life. Mike has helped hundreds of organizations build their digital presence and increase revenue by identifying customer needs, creating strategic recommendations, and implementing digital solutions that enhance and grow businesses.

Mike is a proud West Virginia University alumnus, holding a bachelor’s and master’s degree in marketing from WVU. In his spare time, you can find Mike traveling and enjoying the outdoors playing tennis, fishing, and hiking.

Fun Fact: Mike is a gummy bear aficionado.

Favorite Pie: Cheese Pizza

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Favorite Pie: Key Lime

Upon graduating with a B.S. degree in Marketing & Business Administration from Northern Kentucky University, where she was an NCAA All-Academic soccer player, Heather chose to delay a career and instead traveled the world before moving to Los Angeles to try her luck in Hollywood. After many years and many memories, Heather moved to Florida, received her BFA in Studio Art (Painting and Photography) and decided to settle down. Her life experiences and education make her a well-rounded Account Manager capable of working with many types of clients and personalities to always achieve the best possible solutions.

Outside of work, Heather is a fitness fanatic, triathlete and animal lover. An Ironman All World Athlete, you can find her swimming, biking and running an absurd number of miles all over town

Fun Facts: You can find Heather in a 2005 episode of The King of Queens, but she won’t tell you which one. Now Heather enjoys her days working out more than normal people, reading books, watching old movies and spending time with her life partner and their rescue cats.

Favorite Pie: Cheesecake

Hailey’s 10 years of agency experience crosses over a variety of industries. No matter what market you are in, she is focused on creating win-win solutions. Her education and skills are tailored to Digital Media and Marketing, and Account/Project Management. She is a proud alumnus of the University of South Florida and Duke University.

Hailey has a love for dogs, specifically Boston Terriers, and she volunteers with the Boston Terrier Rescue of Florida in her spare time. She also enjoys a good book, cooking up a homemade meal, watching sports and being on the water.

Fun Facts: Hailey played volleyball in college, she can’t walk by a microwave with time remaining without clearing it, and anytime Freeform airs a Harry Potter weekend she will forget what she was doing and watch it.

Favorite Pie: Key Lime

Alex brings a decade worth of experience in the Advertising and Marketing world to the Bake More Pie team. Having graduated from West Virginia University in 2011 he swapped out the snowy mountains for sandy beaches and now calls Tampa home. With previous experience managing global, national and local brands across various verticals his team first mentality helps bring the best out in each team member ultimately providing top notch deliverables to our clients.

Alex is a BIG sports fan (as can be seen on any video chat) with his allegiance specifically aligned with the New York Yankees, San Francisco 49ers, Brooklyn Nets and of course our very own back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions Tampa Bay Lightning.

Fun Fact: Alex lived in Germany for nearly 5 years growing up and his favorite/first word was “Hubschrauber” (Helicopter)

Favorite Pie: NY Pizza Pie

Pauline comes to Bake More Pies with over 20 years’ experience in Integrated Marketing. Born and raised in New York, Pauline started her career in production and content development within the Film industry after graduating Penn State University. She then went on to work for UbiSoft, NBC Universal, Maxim, MTV and consulted for many other entertainment and media companies with many digital and integrated marketing opportunities.

Fun Fact: Pauline was one of the top 25 female fps gamers in the US in the early 2000’s. She studied classically on the upright bass. Currently an avid scuba diver. She also volunteers with the 501st Star Wars Group and dresses up as different characters to help cheer up the public.

Favorite Pie: Coconut Cream Pie and Chocolate Mousse Pie

Nadiah Sanchez has lived in the Tampa Bay community for more than 20 years and has extensive experience in non-profit development, working with the American Heart Association as well as the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Nadiah is married with three children that go to Westchase Elementary School. She is excited to have joined the ART International team and is eager to help strengthen our donor relations and development programs.

Fun Facts: Nadiah was named after Nadia Comaneci (Gymnast) and she did gymnastics myself growing up… She also has Fraternal boy/girl twins!

Favorite Pie: Apple Crisp

Allyson, who goes by Ally, is originally from Long Island, New York and moved to Florida with her family when she was a teen. She graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators!) with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising. Since graduating, Ally has been working at digital and traditional advertising and marketing companies in Sarasota and Tampa in both account management and media planning/buying, leading to her joining the squad at Bake More Pies as a Digital Account Manager, and now proudly serves as the Director of Automotive Account Services.

In her free time, Ally enjoys spending time with her friends, family, and husband (and their three adorable adopted cats: Boots, Fred and Chester). She also enjoys watching her favorite sports teams, working out, scuba diving, seeing concerts and the occasional (tandem) skydive.

Fun Fact: Ally spent 20 years dancing competitively and recreationally and has performed at Disney's Magic Kingdom and in the Hollywood Christmas Parade in California

Favorite Pie: Oreo Pudding Pie

Brooke is a native Floridian who was raised in South Florida and moved to the Tampa area to begin her career in advertising at a local agency. She has spent the last eighteen years in a full-service agency environment, encompassing both traditional and digital media. Her philosophy of account service, imparted to her by the owner of the first agency she worked for, is simple: Get to know your clients. Get them to like you. Get them to trust you. Never let them down. This philosophy has served her well, and prior to joining the BMP team, she had worked with some of her clients for her entire career. She is looking forward to developing those same types of long-lasting relationships with her clients at BMP.

In her spare time, she is an avid reader and fierce armchair Jeopardy contestant who enjoys spending time with her family and friends, watching cooking shows (although seldom actually cooking), and taking walks along Bayshore Boulevard with her two rescue dogs, Phoebe and Willie.

Fun Fact: Her favorite vacation was a two-week trip to Alaska where she got to go dogsledding, see the Northern Lights, and walk on a glacier.

Favorite Pie: Pumpkin

Kyle graduated from the University of South Florida and received his bachelor’s degree in Advertising. While in school, he had an internship as the Director of Account Management at a student-run PR firm servicing real clients in the community. Since graduating, he has worked in various advertising positions specializing in automotive dealerships.

His first job was for a small email marketing firm, where he learned about HTML coding and email marketing. From there, he moved to a full-service Automotive advertising agency working in radio, tv, print, direct mail, and digital as an Account Executive. All of this has led to his current position as an Automotive Account Manager at Bake More Pies!

While in college at USF, Kyle had the opportunity to work on an entire advertising campaign for the local Busch Gardens and present the campaign to the VP of the Park and all other VPs of Busch Gardens. They liked the campaign so much that they have actually started using it.

Favorite Pie:Key Lime Pie

Mike was born in Staten Island, NY where he graduated from Tottenville High School. He went on to attend and play baseball at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, NY, and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing. From then on, he dedicated his career to automotive advertising, working for both the agency and dealership side.

The COVID-19 pandemic lead to Mike making his move to Florida where he looks to apply his years of automotive experience and team-first mentality to Bake More Pies and grow our Automotive Department even more!

Fun Facts:
- Mike was a professional Halo player from 2007-2009
- Mike streams on Twitch in his free time.

Favorite Pie: Apple

Madelyn, who goes by Maddie, is from Melbourne, FL where she graduated from Melbourne High School. She went on to attend the University of South Florida here in Tampa and graduated with a double Bachelors' Degree in Mass Communication and Public Relations. After graduation, she was hired at Bake More Pies, and discovered her passion for automotive.

In her free time, Madelyn enjoys hiking with her adopted dog Ruby, riding horses, traveling to new places, and getting to spend time with her family.

Fun Fact: Maddie has been to 8 different countries and plans to add more to that list ASAP!

Favorite Pie: Key Lime

My name is Kyley. I have a long history with building brand awareness from the ground up. My time spent in the startup world has taught me how to hit the market hard with half of the normal budget and on little to no sleep. I'm a firm believer in the power of people and embarrassing myself in the hopes of seeking growth. I have a golden-doodle named Mozzarella, and in my free time, I am currently writing a book. I love to travel, and happen to be a Tampa transplant but envision myself here for the foreseeable future.

Favorite Pie: Apple Pie

Fun Facts: I'm an ordained minister, an author, and I'm only missing 7/50 states!

Nev has maneuvered through the photo and video world from a young age. He spent years being his own teacher and learning through failure. Throughout high school and college, he worked as a freelancer doing everything photo and video. He graduated from Ball State University, where he studied Video Production and Digital Media. Shortly after graduation, he moved to Florida where he began helping social media influencers and multi-million dollar businesses, grow their brands.

Nev is a huge mental health advocate. He also works with a local non-profit that helps people with anxiety, ADD, depression, etc. On a typical Saturday, you’ll find him driving Zoey (his car) to the causeway and setting up a hammock between some palm trees to enjoy the Florida sun.

Fun Facts: Nev's spent an unnecessary amount of money to make his apartment a “smart home.” Next up is a smart trash can.

Favorite Pie: Chicken, Bacon, Ranch Pizza

Rachel attended Florida State University where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Advertising. Wanting to explore beyond her small-town home, she relocated to Tampa after graduation. It’s here that Rachel joined the Bake More Pies team as an Account Coordinator and now assists with managing the agency’s accounts. She uses her passion for people to further drive BMP’s history of strong client relationships, ensuring that goals and standards on both ends are exceeded.

Favorite Pie: Her mom’s homemade Pumpkin Pie

Fun Fact: In her free time, you’ll find Rachel checking out local taco and hot dog joints, cheering on her favorite sports teams (War Eagle!), and watching TV shows from the 60s and 70s, most likely westerns!

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Rachel is an experienced designer with an extensive background in leading creative vision, ideation, strategy and execution. Her portfolio ranges from tech start-ups to established corporate brands. She loves pushing limits of design and always aims to provide clients with engaging, effective brand identities and campaigns that stand the test of time.

Rachel studied in Rhode Island, at the Roger Williams University, where she double majored in graphic design and media communications. Upon graduating, she continued her studies in design and brand strategy at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Fun Fact: Rachel was a professional glass blower and has shown her artwork and film photography in galleries in NYC.

Favorite Pie: Peach

Born in Lakeland, Florida, Kipp is a software engineer with more than a decade in the industry. Oftentimes wearing many hats, he has been a key player in building small and large applications for companies of various sizes. Kipp’s core focus is innovation, but more importantly creating things that solve problems. There is nothing more rewarding to him than bringing an idea from conception to market.

In his free time, Kipp enjoys spending time with his family, teaching his two kids new things, playing guitar, and golfing. He likes reading and staying up on top trends in the industry.

Favorite Pie: Pizza

Tim was born and raised in Iowa, and moved to Tampa in 2001. He worked in the foodservice industry as a bartender and manager before returning to school at USF to complete his bachelor’s degree in marketing. The fast-paced, dynamic world of digital marketing was a natural fit for Tim, since these were the same characteristics that he loved about the restaurant business. Tim was the first employee at Bake More Pies, and joined the team in 2015.

Tim has a passion for fishing, cooking, and growing his own ingredients. His idea of a perfect day consists of fishing the flats, catching a nice fish, and then turning his catch into an elaborate dinner to share with his wife, Francesca, and dogs, Stella and Sadie.

Favorite Pie: Key Lime

Ruby is a 5-year-old rescue from the Pinellas County Shelter. Coming to work may make her nervous, but the idea of her Mom being gone all day is worse. All that hiding under her Mom’s desk doesn’t prevent her from making friends, with everyone that walks in. She enjoys hunting squirrels, tennis balls, and her passion is napping.

Fun Fact:: Don’t let Ruby’s sugar-dusted snoot fool you! She can jump a six-foot fence.

Favorite Pie: Pumpkin Pie

You would never know Pepper only has one year of experience as a pro snuggler because she’s just that good. She enjoys her full-time post at Bake More Pies bringing stress relief to all through snuggles and kisses.

Fun Fact: Pepper suffers from separation anxiety disorder when away from her mom, she will jump into your lap and offer kisses at any moment, and she will chew anything whether you want her to or not.

Favorite Pie: Egg (Quiche)