Meet the team

Scott Bell came from an entrepreneurial family.  When he first experienced the Entrepreneurship Program at Auburn University his junior year, he realized starting a company was in his future.  Scott started Bell Media immediately after graduating college, as it was the basis of his business planning project during his senior year in school.  

Bell Media got its start as an outdoor billboard company, both digital and traditional signs.  Over a 5 year period, the company grew to multiple markets and offered hundreds of billboard faces across its footprint. Bell Media sold the billboard division of the business in 2015 to Link Media, a publicly traded company.  After the sale, the company immediately turned its attention to building an online advertising business, as many of its billboard clients were showing an interest in marketing their businesses online.

Having limited knowledge at the time of the digital advertising space, Scott went to work hiring experts in the field, including several team members with many years of experience at major digital media outlets.  Scott approaches each day as an opportunity to make progress towards doing something meaningful in the digital marketing space and driving consistent improvement throughout the company. 

Scott and his wife Tiffany have twin children, Ruby and Clark, and spend the free time they have chasing toddlers and watching lots of cartoons.  He sits on the Advisory board for the Entrepreneurship Program at Auburn University and also sits on the Marketing Board for the Greater Montgomery of YMCA, one of the largest in the country.  In addition, having been touched personally with a cystic fibrosis diagnosis, his proudest moment is to have personally raised $42,000 in 2016 for the Cystic Fibrosis foundation by running 1,000 miles in one year and getting people to pledge money against his miles.

Nathan Yates joined Bell Media in 2009 and has served in various roles including Sales and Management. Nathan currently leads the Production Team and focuses on Process Improvement.

Nathan is originally from Montgomery, AL and received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Vanderbilt University in 2006. Prior to joining Bell Media, he worked as a financial planner for Strategic Financial Partners and as an Equity Research Analyst for Avondale Partners, both in Nashville, TN.  Nathan brings many years of organizational development and financial acumen to the Bell Media team. Coming to Bell Media from the financial industry, Nathan quickly translated his experiences with such industries as Healthcare Services, Medical Transport, and Private Corrections to digital marketing, continually making Process Improvement a core initiative at the company.     

Nathan currently lives in Houston, TX with his wife, Ashley and two children, Pierce and Teddy. When he’s not traveling for work, he enjoys spending time with his family, making home movies, playing with his two West Highland Terriers (Stella and John), and watching sports.

Michelle began her career at Bell Media in 2015 as a Lead Account Manager, moved to Client Services Manager, and now is the VP of Customer Success due to her relentless desire to satisfy clients and her incredible attention to detail. She leads our team of Customer Success Managers, ensuring that Bell Media has among the most satisfied clients in our entire industry.

Michelle has over 10 years of digital marketing experience, beginning her career path right out of college. Prior to Bell Media, she worked in Account Management and Marketing where she honed her organizational skills and learned the ins and outs of the digital marketing world to bring success to her previous companies, all to Bell’s benefit.

She has a passion for building client relationships and really enjoys training and mentoring her team to ensure our solutions are delivering the outcomes our customers need to succeed.  When not mentoring an employee or building a complicated project plan, Michelle spends her spare time with her husband Chris and their dog Izzabelle. She enjoys spending time at the beach, reading a good book, and having a glass (or 2) of wine.

Chuck Adams has 30 years’ experience as an entrepreneur and has been in many sales leadership roles, from Fortune 50 companies, dot com startups and hyper-growth SMBs.  His passion is working with clients to develop robust, outcome driven solutions that help businesses grow. Chuck serves as Bell Media’s Vice President of Business Development and has been with the company since 2015.  

In his spare time, Chuck and his wife Karen enjoy an active life of getting bossed around by their 2 dogs, following the Alabama football and basketball teams all over the country (his wife Karen won’t have it any other way), and getting to the gulf coast as much as physically possible.

Nathan Yates joined Bell Media in 2009 and has served in various roles including Sales and Management. Nathan currently leads the Production Team and focuses on Process Improvement.

Nathan is originally from Montgomery, AL and received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Vanderbilt University in 2006. Prior to joining Bell Media, he worked as a financial planner for Strategic Financial Partners and as an Equity Research Analyst for Avondale Partners, both in Nashville, TN.  Nathan brings many years of organizational development and financial acumen to the Bell Media team. Coming to Bell Media from the financial industry, Nathan quickly translated his experiences with such industries as Healthcare Services, Medical Transport, and Private Corrections to digital marketing, continually making Process Improvement a core initiative at the company.     

Nathan currently lives in Houston, TX with his wife, Ashley and two children, Pierce and Teddy. When he’s not traveling for work, he enjoys spending time with his family, making home movies, playing with his two West Highland Terriers (Stella and John), and watching sports.

A 20+ year veteran in marketing and management, Phyllis Rush owned and operated her own content marketing and social media company for six years, selling the company to The Intermark Group in 2013, then moving on to head up the Content Marketing division for Alabama Media Group, owners of AL.com, The Birmingham News, Birmingham Magazine, The Huntsville Times, and the Mobile Press-Register.  Neill-Rush also spent the majority of her career working for Arbitron and Nielsen, where she quickly became an expert in software development and with traditional advertising mediums such as radio and television advertising. When not overseeing the writing of winning content strategies for her many clients, she can often be found doing yard work with her wife Pam, playing the piano, or reading any of three different books at a time.  

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? SEO/PPC Manager

  When did you start at Bell Media? March 2016

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I’ve helped pilot a plane before. I have never broken any bones.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Anything and everything in digital media, Playing beer league hockey, Red Wings Hockey. Recent adoption of Nash Predators as second favorite NHL team.

  What are you passionate about? Finding the perfect corned beef sandwich in Nashville (still on the hunt, suggestions welcome). Joey’s Pizza. Music.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Lead Web Developer

  When did you start at Bell Media? May 2016

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? If I shared this I would no longer be scarcely known.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Politics, Economics, Capital Markets, True Crime, Basketball & Soccer

  What are you passionate about? The Markets.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Senior SEO Specialist

  When did you start at Bell Media? September 2017

  What’s something that most don’t know about you?  I have a twin brother.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Music festivals, international travel, camping and hiking.

  What are you passionate about? Digital marketing, conservation and I was a domestic violence advocate for the State of Florida.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? The SEO Specialist

  When did you start at Bell Media? April 2018

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I did taekwondo for like a month, but I hated it.

  What are your interests and hobbies? I like to try new things. Recently, I’ve taken a liking to hiking and soccer, but I watch a lot of basketball too. I’m always trying to learn something new or trying a new thing.

  What are you passionate about? I think it’s really important to always strive for your dreams. Never let anybody box you in or pigeonhole you. Also, always be willing to teach to help out the next person. Mentoring people who may not know as much as you goes a long way.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? PPC Specialist

  When did you start at Bell Media? September 2017

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I grew up in Niigata, Japan.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Playing sports, exploring new places and trying new things.

  What are you passionate about? Learning, meeting people, Chelsea Football Club, the Philadelphia Eagles and Mexican food.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? PPC Specialist

  When did you start at Bell Media? November 2017

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I’ve been an English, Social Studies & Performing Arts guy most of my life; Analytics driven digital marketing is surprisingly counter to my background & interests.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Cooking, Films and Video Gaming.

  What are you passionate about? Human rights, cats and red meat.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Videographer

  When did you start at Bell Media? January 2018

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I’ve lived in Montana and Colorado (and I would do it again).

  What are your interests and hobbies? College Sports, Mississippi State (Go Dogs!) My Kayak, going to concerts in Nashville, outdoors, and I love being social and keeping up with the news!

  What are you passionate about? For sure Tacos! I’m obsessed with Orange Theory.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Quality Assurance Manager (Indoor & On Premise)

  When did you start at Bell Media? June 2012

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? We Have White Golden Retrievers.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Golf, Alabama Football, sports in general, and grilling with friends.

  What are you passionate about? Family (Wife Alyson), and 3 Year old Son Luke)

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Senior Graphic Designer

  When did you start at Bell Media? February 2010

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I enjoy driving anything that moves: golf carts, dirt bikes, four wheelers, cars etc. Growing up, I would beat the neighborhood boys in any race we had (as you can tell, I’m still a little proud of this). My dad has many trophies from dirt bike races he won as a teenager. I’m sure this is where I got this interest from.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Painting, vacationing, home decorating, shopping at flea markets, watching HGTV

  What are you passionate about? My husband (Zach) and son (Jace), Starbucks Iced White Chocolate Mocha’s, Impractical Jokers on TruTV

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Director of Support / Developer

  When did you start at Bell Media? February 2016

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I have over 13 years of Production Management Experience.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Meditation, yoga, cooking, tennis, hiking, and camping.

  What are you passionate about? Open-mindedness, problem solving, learning, and green curry.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Art Director – Website Division

  When did you start at Bell Media? July 2015

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I can scream louder than any other human on the planet.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Design, Physics, Technology, Science and Overwatch.

  What are you passionate about? My 2 beautiful daughters of course!

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Web Developer

  When did you start at Bell Media? June 2018

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I played piano in the jazz band in high school. My brother works for the Department of Justice. I burst my eardrum playing alien with q tips in my ears as a kid. My best friend is from Hawaii.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Kombucha, gardening, video games, my dog, cooking, traveling, and podcasts.

  What are you passionate about? My wife, Javascript, Ben folds music, and the environment.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Content Marketing Specialist

  When did you start at Bell Media? June 2018

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I have a great green thumb and own over 20 houseplants.

  What are your interests and hobbies? I love to read in my spare time (and have a working library card). I also love hiking, meditation and drinking unhealthy amounts of chai tea.

  What are you passionate about? The Three Cs: Carbs, Cats and CrossFit.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Support/Developer

  When did you start at Bell Media? September 2017

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I have a cat that makes a constant bird sound.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Becoming Batman

  What are you passionate about? Animal rights

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Social Media Specialist

  When did you start at Bell Media? August 2017

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I swam competitively for 10 years.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Anything outdoors and water related. I would spend all of my time at the lake if I could.

  What are you passionate about? Cheese dip.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Graphic Designer

  When did you start at Bell Media? February 2017

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I have an awesome nephew with Coffin-Siris Syndrome, which is extremely rare.

  What are your interests and hobbies? I enjoy reading suspenseful novels, arguing with my husband (and winning said arguments), and calligraphy.

  What are you passionate about? I’m passionate about my family, Pastry Art Baby Bites, wine, and my work (of course!).

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Graphic Design Associate

  When did you start at Bell Media? August 2018

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I am a triplet with two brothers!

  What are your interests and hobbies? If I’m not drinking a large Coke Zero with vanilla from Sonic and listening to country music. I am painting or enjoying the outdoors (either the lake or the beach!), and lastly spending time with my friends and family.

  What are you passionate about? Fried chicken fingers and Coke zero.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Digital Art Director

  When did you start at Bell Media? May 2018

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? I yelled Penny Lane at Kate Hudson in NYC and she smiled back at me.

  What are your interests and hobbies? I am passionate about my family, friends and dog, trying every restaurant in Birmingham, and dodging the effects of trying every restaurant in Birmingham (which I have yet to be successful at).

  What are you passionate about? Design, Photography, Drawing, Soccer,  Food.

  What’s your Position at Bell Media? Indoor Digital Consultant

  When did you start at Bell Media? April 2015

  What’s something that most don’t know about you? Was a Certified Frisbee Expert and once threw Frisbee for 24 straight hours.

  What are your interests and hobbies? Sports (Alabama football is at the top of that list) including football, basketball baseball, tennis and even some other stuff..

  What are you passionate about? Weather nut (have a Facebook page with over 20,000 followers dealing with Alabama weather).