Stand for Something.
We started BrowneMusser in 2008 to make an impact. We strive to make the world a better, more authentic, and empathetic place through the work we do for our clients.
But don’t get us wrong. It’s not all rainbows and kumbaya.
We take all the rigor that we learned from years working for some of the top agencies in the country and apply that rigor to solving real marketing challenges.
Leadership
Patrick Browne
President & Partner
Patrick is a seasoned marketing pro with a career that began in New York City, then moved on to San Francisco. With an eye towards cutting-edge media, blended with tried and true communication skills, Patrick founded BrowneMusser.
In August 2008, BrowneMusser launched just as the marketing world was rapidly changing. The economy collapsed in October, a new President was elected, and Apple introduced the iPhone. Clients were scrambling for new ways to get their message out to an increasingly fragmented audience. From the beginning, BrowneMusser embraced the new. The agency combined Madison Avenue experience, digital prowess, and entrepreneurial scrappiness to get results.
Jeff Musser
Creative Director & Partner
After graduating from the Art Center College of Design, Jeff gained his initial experience working with the top agencies in NY, and then San Francisco. Jeff brings a rich diversity of experience to every project he touches—so solutions are multifaceted and media agnostic. Having self-published a national magazine, founded a web design firm in 1995, and even been featured in Rolling Stone for his band from the mid-’90s, he is always looking for new and unique ways to reach and connect people to brands and causes. BrowneMusser has allowed him to continue to grow by blending his desire to leave the world better than he found it with creating work that matters for causes he believes in.
Jason Wertheimer
Director of Marketing Operations & Customer Experience
For over 20 years, Jason has led teams from the world’s top agencies in developing breakthrough results-oriented digital marketing work for some of the world’s most recognizable brands. With roots in program management and digital strategy, Jason thrives on bringing together strategy, creative, technology, UX, data, and production teams to develop results-oriented digital marketing, 360 creative, and experiential work. Jason holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of Pennsylvania in Biology, where he also studied marketing and communications.
Allie Jones, MPH
Account Director
Allie Jones has over 15 years of experience leading strategic partnerships, communication campaigns, and high-profile projects that promote health equity. She previously directed advocacy and communications for all levels of government at UC San Francisco to advance research, education, health care, and coalition building. She led communication initiatives for San Mateo County Health, such as creating and managing public awareness campaigns for reducing mental health stigma, elder abuse prevention, and health policy solutions to reduce health disparities. At BrowneMusser, she led the rebrand and website redesign process for Alameda County Health, and San Mateo County recruitment and retention rebrand initiative. As a former BrowneMusser client, she has a 360-degree understanding of the rebranding process. She excels in project management, public relations, public health promotion, coalition building, and advocacy. She earned her Master's in Public Health with honors from the University of San Francisco and worked with the African Mothers Health Initiative in Malawi on her capstone project.
James Gassel
Director
James is an enthusiastic business leader with 30-plus years of experience in the oversight of operations, agency management, and finance. James spent the last 12 years leading the San Francisco-based advertising agency EVB as its President, Partner, and COO with clients that include Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Samsung. James is adept at building brands that scale quickly and drive traffic. As senior vice president and group director at Hal Riney & Partners, his 10-year tenure included driving the launch and consolidation of business for wireless carrier Sprint during a period of meteoric growth. Before that, he also helped to launch powerhouse brands MSN, Microsoft, and luxury automaker Infiniti. Lastly, James is most proud of his work for the California Surgeon General’s office on the ACEs Aware campaign.
Our Beliefs
The Golden Rule is golden.
Yep, treat others like you want to be treated. It’s the heart of every major philosophy in the world, so that makes it good enough to be at the heart of ours.
Let’s take our work more seriously than we take ourselves.
We strive to create work that we hope elicits a bit of awe. Let’s keep that awe about our work, and not so much about ourselves.
Curiosity and wonder make life worth living.
Deeply pursue your interests. Embrace your inner nerd.
There is no bad music.
Step outside your comfort zone or what you know. Music comes from the soul, so while you might prefer one type of music over another, if a song touches someone else, don’t judge.
Pick up the phone.
Okay, it’s an allegory. Be direct. Seek the most efficient way to solve a problem. Don’t let anything fester.
Color outside the lines.
Sometimes the lines are our self-imposed limitations. Sometimes they are the silos created by job descriptions. Sometimes they are the rules we imagine are there based on seniority. Meh. Follow your gut instead.
Check your biases.
The world is bigger than your own lived experiences. You are just one point of reference and there is world filled with other rich, valuable, and different views that have to be considered and welcomed.