Stephen Kalish

Chief Financial Officer

Erika Yavor

Chief Operating Officer

Erika is COO for King & Partners, overseeing agency operations. She excels in managing large-scale projects with multiple, complex delivery pipelines. Before joining King & Partners, Erika worked in London where she oversaw the content creation and subsequent delivery of campaigns for luxury Fashion & Beauty clients including Gucci, Coty and Zara. Her previous experience working in-house ensures she understands client needs and works to facilitate a smooth project flow with client teams.

Erika holds a B.A. in Anthropology from McGill University, a Project Management Certificate from Cornell and speaks French fluently.

Rob Greenspan

Director of Business Development

Rob has been guiding brands through conception, launch, and growth for over 10 years. Starting in entertainment at CAA, Rob worked with celebrity and talent brands to create and expand their brands across CPG, lifestyle, beauty, entertainment, sports, tech and more.To then gain true understanding of how to be an operator and marketer, Rob then spent 2 years at MedMen, the nation’s biggest Cannabis retail brand to lead Marketing, Partnerships, and Loyalty. Now back on the agency side leading Business Development at K&P, Rob continues to help brands realize their goals and drive growth with a keen understanding of to turn complex brand issues into a clear scope of work.

Joe Granato

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Joe Granato is a creative director with a career focused on branding in New York City. From globally recognized brands, to launching new brands to market, he works closely with clients and colleagues to uncover ownable stories, craft unique identities, and build thoughtful design systems positioned for success. Joe has led teams at both branding and advertising agencies, and was a Senior Lecturer at The University of the Arts. In 2013, he was the recipient of the Armin Hofmann Award for Excellence in Graphic Design. He holds a BFA with honors in graphic design, with a minor in creative writing.

Justin Grubbs

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Justin excels at guiding and leading cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment. Justin has worked with us since 2011 and has launched the eCommerce sites and digital flagships of many prestige brands.  Justin works with clients to identify needs and architect technical solutions that will be delivered on-time and within budget, while enforcing the highest possible coding standards.

Caroline Sabeti

Director of Technical Operations

Caroline is solution-driven and relishes technical challenges. With success managing website development from discovery to launch, Caroline ensures the efficiency of our development process and is skilled in structuring the integration landscape for domestic and international brands.  Having refined operations at various companies, Caroline’s professional experience ranges from brand social media management to digital and print advertising sales. She holds a dual-degree in Broadcast Journalism and Rhetoric & Writing from the University of Texas at Austin.

Michelle Hernandez

Chief People Officer

Michelle Hernandez is an HR Practitioner with about 15 years of people experience. She initially launched her HR career in creative and tech recruitment, and from there gradually transitioned into more HR Business Partner and Lead roles over time. In addition, Michelle has primarily spent her career working for renowned agencies such as HUGE, Rokkan, Designit, BYTE / DEPT®, etc. 

Michelle is passionate about creating positive employee experiences, building human-centered, strong and engaged teams along with changing the stigma around human resources.  She has her bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature with a concentration in creative writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University.