Adam Vazquez came to Chattanooga five years ago as a digital strategist for Area 203 – just 10 days before the marketing company curtailed operations when the company’s owner Carey Brown was charged with violating criminal usury laws at his payday lending business.
Vazquez, a Philadelphia native and graduate of Bob Jones University, decided to stay in Chattanooga after his unexpected job loss. He worked at a couple of other digital marketing firms in Chattanooga before landing what he calls his dream job at VaynerMedia, a New York-based agency on the cutting edge of social media headed by a celebrity CEO, Gary Vaynerchuk. Vaynerchuk even had an office in Chattanooga to allow Vasquez to stay in his new hometown.
Adam Vazquez at a glance
Age: 28Career: A native of Philadelphia and graduate of Bob Jones University, Vazquez worked in social media promotions at Engenius Web Development, Area 203, Flypaper, Wipro Digital and VaynerMedia before joining Stratfire Media as a co-owner in July 2017Personal: Vazquez and his wife live in Chattanooga and are members of Calvary Chapel
But last July, Vazquez decided to leave Vaynerchuk and join a fellow Bob Jones University graduate and long-time friend, Derek Rogers, as a partner and co-owner of Stratfire Media.
“I left my dream job to chase my dream,” Vazquez says.