Emily LePan

Managing Partner & Founder, Leadership Coach

For the past 13 years, Emily has been the Founder and Managing Partner of Flipp. She is passionate about working with our team and our clients, helping them grow in self-awareness to become impactful leaders in their work and life. Emily is a Leadership Coach, trained through the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI) and certified in the Enneagram Self-Awareness Assessment. She uses these tools to help teams create a healthier culture, see higher engagement, and increase productivity. Her previous experience includes agency Account Direction and Corporate Sponsorship at the Calgary Stampede. She was a mentor for the Haskayne School of Business and a frequent guest speaker in the Women’s Venture Accelerator Program at Momentum. She has been the Chair for JDRF Gala’s in both Calgary and Vancouver, fundraising for diabetes research. Emily was inducted into the International Business Honour Society of Beta Gamma Sigma in 2002, following earning her BComm in Marketing.

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Craig LePan

Managing Partner

Craig has been working closely with clients across various industries providing marketing insights for over 20 years. As Managing Partner at Flipp, Craig brings strategic thinking to our clients, with a passion for solving business and communication challenges. He oversees client relationships, the development of Flipp’s service offering and operations of the company. Craig is a graduate of the Emily Carr University of Art + Design with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design.

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Leah Zukowski

Creative Director

Leah’s infectious enthusiasm informs her unique approach to every project. With almost 25 years of agency experience, she tackles creative challenges as a hands-on leader in concepting and strategy development. Leah has an extensive understanding of marketing and brand objectives, consumer needs, and the value of effective communications. Her portfolio reflects this, and has been recognized and awarded around the world, including Cannes. You can find her perfecting her jab in boxing, watching the Seahawks on Sundays, or baking up something delicious in her kitchen.

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Danielle Couturier

Marketing Director

Danielle was born and raised in the East Coast but she has called Calgary home for the last decade. As Marketing Director, Danielle is focused on the performance, success and overall client satisfaction of Flipp clients. Well-versed in both B2B and B2C marketing environments, Danielle's expertise has allowed her to work with a wide range of clients across different industries. She is a firm believer in collaboration and the power of a great brainstorm. When she’s not ensuring a seamless workflow at Flipp, you can find her petting dogs, drinking fancy juices, laughing really loudly, expanding her Spotify library, and eating nachos (in no particular order).

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David Frid

Director of Real Estate Strategy

Strategic, logical and enthusiastic in his approach, David addresses his clients' needs with integrity and respect. With 16 years of sales and real estate development knowledge across Western Canada, David offers proven solutions and tangible advice for any company's numerous financial, marketing and sales challenges. David has been a part, in various capacities, with over two dozen new home, multifamily and lease-up launches. David hails originally from Halifax and brings a down-home East Coast mentality to his clients: honesty, integrity and approachability. In Halifax, where David grew up, these were the tenets of doing business. David has called Calgary home for the past 16 years. In his spare time, you will find him on the ski hill, at a hockey game or in his living room listening to vinyl with a nice glass of scotch. He currently serves on the Board of Directors with the Calgary Folk Music Festival.

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Jessica Voskoboinikov

Senior Account Manager

Jessica is a graduate of the Haskayne School of Business in Calgary Alberta. She is a native Calgarian with a worldly twist that includes 8 years of living and studies in Russia, and internships in both NYC and London, UK. As Senior Account Manager, Jessica is responsible for the performance of her clients’ marketing initiatives and sets everyone up for success through clear communication. If you have any questions, she is happy to answer (in Russian or English).

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Rebecca Braun

Account Manager

Rebecca joined the Flipp team fresh out of university as our Summer Intern back in 2017. Since then, she’s progressed from Intern, to Studio Coordinator, to Media & Project Coordinator, and is now using her skills and experience to pull everything together for our clients as an Account Manager. With a well-rounded view of marketing and advertising (and a Sociology degree to boot!), Rebecca brings a keen interest in consumer behaviour and an ability to see the big picture to each project she manages. Rebecca left Winnipeg years ago out of desperation to escape the mosquitos and the “colder than Mars” winters. Her hobbies include painting, drawing, cooking, searching for the best happy hour deals, and talking to her cat as if she’s human.

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Ben Coles

Senior Designer

A former student in the highly regarded Design Program at George Brown, Ben was quickly snapped up by a Toronto ad agency upon graduation and went right to work applying his skills to various programs for a diverse client base. Ben’s advertising and design work has featured prominently in campaigns for Volvo, Metrolinx, The Canadian Cancer Society, Canon, TFO, Fido, BMO, The Design Exchange, and many others. A former employee at Vice Media and High Park Cannabis Co., Ben is an integral part of any creative department. He is known not only for a unique design aesthetic, but also for his technical acumen.

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Jennifer Li

Senior Designer

Jen has been helping clients reach their goals through creative problem solving and exceptional design since 2006. After graduating from ACAD (now Alberta University of the Arts) with a Bachelor of Design, Jen found her passion in creating award-winning brand identities and packaging design. Over the years, Jen has had the opportunity to use her design skills to create many campaigns launching new communities and residential projects in the real estate world and a variety of other sectors. Outside of office hours, Jen is a self-proclaimed cardio junkie - which she fuels through long distance running, road biking, and chasing after her daughter. If you want a good sweat, just try one of her pilates classes. 

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Yimeng Shi

UI/UX Designer

Born in Yantai, China, Yimeng relocated to Toronto where he graduated from the Interactive Media Design program at the Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology in 2016. Yimeng brings a passion for international design trends and user experience to the interactive team at Flipp. When he’s not designing, Yimeng is a huge soccer fan and can be found cheering for FC Bayern München. Mia san Mia!

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Nathan de Graaf

Lead Developer

Coming from a family of IT professionals, Nathan has always had a love of all things TECH. At a young age, self-taught front-end coding sparked a passion for website development that led to graduating with honours from SAIT where he studied Full Stack Website Development. At Flipp, Nathan leads the development team with a passion for optimization and accessibility and a love for caffeine.

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Katelyn Hynes

Front End Developer

Katelyn was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She graduated from CBU with a Bachelor of Science in biology and started a career as a plant ecologist. (We had to look it up: Plant Ecologists examine plants and their relationship with the environment and with other plants). Mapping the history of a forest grew into wanting more adventure. She caught the travel bug and left to see the world for two years. Katelyn landed in Calgary and fell in love with being able to go see live music every week. She enrolled in the SAIT web development program and graduated in 2017. Katelyn loves coding because it’s constantly changing so she never gets bored.

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David Ha

Junior Developer

David joined the Flipp team as a practicum student while studying at SAIT in the Web Developer Program. After completion of his practicum and graduation from SAIT, he earned himself a full-time position at Flipp. David has a passion for interactive design and development, and his problem solving skills extend to his love of escape rooms! When he isn’t programming, you’ll find David creating his own music. If you stay up past midnight, you might even catch him DJing around town. 

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Lexie Olstad

Social Media & Content Strategist

Lexie graduated from the BA program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology with a major in Marketing in 2019. Lexie is passionate about elevating businesses through social storytelling. With 6 years of Social Media Management under her belt, she continues to crave clever content creation. When she’s not busy creating a social strategy plan or looking out for new social media trends, you can find her chasing the sun, drinking too much coffee, playing with new recipes in the kitchen, or buying another unnecessary plant!

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Brian Offredi

Senior Digital Media Strategist

Brian has been a Calgarian since he was 1, but the back of his hockey card says ‘born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba’. After graduating in 2015 from SAIT’s Graphic & Web design program he made digital advertising his focus and has never looked back. As a digital strategist at Flipp, Brian brings a comprehensive understanding of communications and digital marketing. He has a movie review podcast ( but who doesn’t?) and will trade Simpsons quotes with anyone who will listen.

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Celine Derrien

Jr. Digital Media Manager

Celine brings a world of knowledge and experience to the digital marketing team at Flipp. Prior to relocating to Canada in 2021, she spent time as a Customer Success Manager, Jr. Website Project Manager and Customer Service Administrator with agencies in Paris, France. Celine’s passion for combining marketing strategy with website and brand communication has made her a key player on the Flipp digital team. That, and of course her love of music from the 90’s.

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Ashley Lutz

Bookkeeper / Administrator

Ashley looks after bookkeeping and administration at Flipp and she is as versatile as a Swiss army knife. She is armed with a Professional Bookkeeping Certificate from Red Deer College and a Diploma in Interior Design Technology from Lethbridge College. She was the Valedictorian of her 2012 graduation class and received the Governor General award. An animal lover with 2 cats and a Red Heeler Dog, Ashley grew up on an acreage just outside of Eckville Alberta. When she isn’t organizing our lives at Flipp you’ll find her with her nose in an an audio book on personal development.

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