About Our Team

Kyle Gustin

Kyle Gustin has grown a sole proprietor local Winnipeg business into a team of dedicated search and marketing experts. Kyle has a background in business, marketing & corporate finance as well as mentoring from the top search engine and marketing experts on the planet. Kyle has been featured on Global TV, Digital Journal and Entrepreneur.com.

David Quon

David is Vice President of Sales and oversees the account management team. As a visionary in the social media and digital age, he understands service and customer satisfaction and always strives to provide a paramount experience. Although he enjoys managing the department, his real passion is interacting with customers on a personal basis. David makes sure that Gustin Quon is consistently delivering to the client's bottom line and helping achieve their desired business and financial goals.

Chris Laubenstein

Chris ???? Laubenstein joined Gustin Quon at the ground level and has since helped develop many of the core internal procedure and policies. Chris is usually the first person you'll meet when working with our team. Chris attended the University of Manitoba and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with a Psychology Major. Currently, Chris is working towards a business degree with a focus in Leadership & Organization.

Chris uses his competitive nature to ensure all GQ clients receive the best results to grow a client's bottom line and deliver personalized reporting.

When Chris is not at work, you will find him (trying) to play Golf, in the gym, or reading up on the latest digital marketing strategies.

Luke Sousa

Luke oversees the search department, managing all client campaigns and executing on our proprietary ranking systems. With a tenacious attention to detail and perfectionist drive, Luke ensures all SEO campaigns are yielding the highest ROI possible, in an agile, adaptive approach.

Corey Jansen

Corey manages our paid advertising and digital marketing campaigns. He's also a data analyst, with expertise in many programming languages as well as Google Analytics/Tag Manager. If there's a technical challenge - he can solve it. Usually with unbelievable speed and efficient automation.

Shannon Vanderlinde

Shannon has been blending creativity and business since 2009. She has grown small, even startup brands into multi-million dollar, award-winning corporations through creativity, and is constantly redefining objectives and goals. Shannon will retrieve information and data, analyze it through a brand and marketing lens, and categorize it into unique and compelling solutions that put your brand, and your vision to work in ways it’s never done before.

Ben Obirek

Ben is a master at identifying the best linking prospects. He also possesses the negotiation and interpersonal skills to foster mutually beneficial blogger/publisher relationships across the web.

Matthew Hansey

Matthew specializes in executing both on-site and off-site SEO using the most up-to-date tools and software. With a background in marketing and design, he ensures each client's website maximizes its exposure on search engines.

Jorel Minuk

Jorel is a pivotal member of the account management / sales team. He is a Graduate of the Asper School of Business (University of Manitoba) with a major in Marketing. In his spare time, Jorel produces electronic music under the alias PRZM and is internationally recognized for his production and DJ skills. When Jorel's not crafting successful digital campaigns or making music, you can usually find him on the golf course.

Paul Kleen

Paul has a strong advertising agency background with a specialty in PPC search engine marketing. His skills were later put to the test in Silicon Valley, USA, as the Head of Growth at three Google and Microsoft venture-backed startups that graduated from the infamous Y-Combinator and 500 Startups incubators with combined valuations of over US $30M.

Michelle Virog

What makes Michelle different is that she is a creative analyst. She bridges the gap between creative design and analytical data. Michelle has had a unique career background that has allowed her to specialize in design and analytics, which is the reason why she is so passionate about marketing. By following the analytical trends, she understands how to adjust creative elements to best engage your target market and identify new audience demographics. Michelle thrives on staying current with marketing techniques and enjoys researching new and innovative methods.

Suzanne Oepkes

Suzanne’s multi-faceted role includes managing day-to-day operations and communicating with all departments.

Dustin Refvik

Dustin is well-known in the startup community and has been in the tech space for many years. With vast experience project managing and launching several successful SAAS, mobile app and web apps, he brings to the team fresh insights and capabilities.