Creative. Responsive. Flexible. Empowering.

Marketing expertise creates an invaluable return on investment but many companies do not have the in-house resources or time to dedicate to such efforts.  Evolution Marketing provides the talent and value of a full-time expert, yet caters to businesses according to their specific needs: part-time, project-by-project or retainer services.  By partnering with Evolution, clients are able to remain focused on their core business practices and specialties while proactively attending to the overall growth of the organization, brand, or network.

Whether a business is entering the marketplace for the first time or needs to re-focus its current image or strategy, Evolution Marketing has the proven record of successfully building brands and delivering value-based results. Our promise is to provide powerful market research results and smart, strategic planning that will meet, if not surpass, your business goals. From customer profiling and competitive research to brand development and marketing strategy, Evolution Marketing can become your partner at any stage of your business’s development. Understanding marketing dollars need to work as hard as possible, we remain responsive and flexible to your changing needs and budget.

Heather Schueppert is the founder of Evolution Marketing and is a classically-trained specialist in market research, strategic planning and business development. Her career started at Leo Burnett in Chicago where she made a proven track record of success in brand strategy and client service.  Hand-selected for the Business Development team, she helped win eight multi-million dollar accounts in a one-year period of time.  She later became a product launch specialist and successfully introduced five national brands into the marketplace including products for Hallmark, Philip Morris, Pfizer, Searle and Eli Lilly and Company.  Her unique and powerful set of marketing skills led her to open her own company and provide the essential services necessary to help other companies create a powerful brand in the marketplace. She has experience in over twenty business industries and can adapt her skills and expertise to any business category. Heather also has a tremendous amount of experience with non-profit organizations and has fine-tuned her skills in donor research and strategy, and operational structuring.

Stenning Schueppert is a partner at Evolution Marketing and has over eleven years of experience in business consulting and private equity. He started his career with Bain and Company in Chicago and became an expert in marketing and operational strategies. Ranked in the top tier of his tenure group, he successfully worked with a variety of clients in the fields of telecommunications, automotive, food and chemicals. Desiring to build stronger financial skills, Stenning moved to GTCR, a private equity firm that is a blend of venture capital and leveraged buy-out environments. Specializing in the marketing industry, he managed portfolio companies, executed thirteen acquisitions and completed a $900M going-private transaction. To round out his professional experiences, Stenning completed his M.B.A. at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. He is an invaluable asset to the Evolution Marketing team as he provides business structuring, financial analysis and business plan recommendations.