Meet The TEam

  • Melissa Vanderfluit

    Melissa is a Calgary-based marketing professional with over a decade of experience helping businesses stand out through strategic marketing and digital campaigns. With a background in industries like healthcare, legal, and SaaS, she specializes in social media management, graphic design, and website development. As the owner of BuzzMate Marketing, Melissa is passionate about creating a buzz for her clients with impactful, results-driven marketing.

  • Kathy Walsh

    Kathy has over three decades of experience helping clients of all sizes build marketing programs that convert into revenue. She is especially adept at building effective lead gen and client success strategies but is happiest when writing fresh content and copyediting the work of others. Kathy is adept at creating messaging that builds trust, entices your target audience to want to learn more, and converts them to happy satisfied clients.

  • Karla Hamilton

    Karla has an MBA in Marketing from the University of Calgary, and has over five years of hands-on experience in marketing research, social media marketing, website auditing, and SEO. After moving abroad to Australia and raising her 2 sons, Karla returned to professional work in 2020. Though she initially stepped back into the workforce in accounting, she quickly found her way back to her true passion, marketing.  She loves the creative side of marketing and thrives on helping clients connect with their audience, strengthen their brand, and achieve their goals.

  • Emily Byrne

    Emily holds a Bachelor of Applied Communications Degree from MacEwan University and has built more than six years of experience working in digital and content marketing. Based in Vancouver, BC for several years, she worked across the travel and tech industries before expanding into freelance projects, where she continues to bring brands to life through thoughtful and creative content. 

    Since moving back to Alberta and calling Calgary home, Emily splits her time between her full-time role working in post-secondary education and freelancing. Whether it’s crafting content or finding fresh ways to engage an audience, she thrives on helping brands share their unique voice with impact and clarity.

    When she’s off the clock, Emily is happiest with a coffee in hand, her cat Finn nearby, live music in her ears, or sneaking into a dance class for fun.

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