Brightwork was born as a syndicate of award-winning marketers, creatives and analysts who would bring their particular brand of excellence to anyone with a cause and a budget – mercenary-style.

Over time though, we’ve focused our offerings – and our team – in order to bring performance-driven solutions to a few specialized areas. See a partial list of our clients here.

Mike Giambattista, Managing Director

Brightwork was founded by Mike Giambattista. He is the Managing Director and chief strategist for our clients. Mike is a veteran of the Consumer Goods, Commercial Real Estate and Advertising worlds having spent his early post-college years handling national wine brands from California’s Central Coast, and later as Vice President of Marketing for a large property management company.

Several years later, Mike had transitioned into direct marketing & advertising leading teams of creative talent into award-winning campaigns for two regional media companies.

Today he is a husband and father and, with the help of Nick Dykert as Director of Operations, is focused on building brands and asset values through the entire spectrum of marketing & media channels.

Nick Dykert, Director of Operations

Nick Dykert grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan in Holland, Michigan. He graduated in 2003 from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with a bachelor’s degree in Business-Communications.

Nick worked for IBM as a software trainer directly out of college, traveling extensively to assist in the setup, customization & integration of Point-of-Sale systems for several large national clients. He also has an extensive and successful track record in prospecting, lead generation programs and direct sales.

Nick is recently married, an avid sailor, and loves music of all kinds. With Brightwork, Nick is focused on day-to-day operations and bringing new levels of excellence to client relationships, processes and service.

Cono Onorato, Web Development & Programming

Cono is one of those people you read about in Wired who, through personal tenacity, intellect and moxy has figured out how to wire, un-wire & re-wire the internet using two paper clips and a bit of dental floss.  His expertise drives Brightworks’ various web-based solutions and, unlike most of the rest of the web people out there, he’s also a very nice guy.

He’s a graduate of Southeastern University in Florida and, in addition to his web talents, has traveled extensively doing outreach and relief work around the world.

Justin VanGenderen, Graphic Design

Justin V’s portfolio is locked up in a vault deep underneath the Black Hills of South Dakota for safekeeping.  Or at that’s what we’re telling everyone who wants to get their hands on his talent.  To that we have two words:  He’s ours.  His work has made jaws drop for Fox Television, REM Studios, Koenig & Strey and a bunch of other national media.

Justin graduated with a BFA from Calvin College and also works seasonally as a scarf model.