As the founder of Simply Clear Marketing, Bret Colhouer has over 15 years of experience in the marketing and advertising industry and leads an experienced marketing team dedicated towards delivering tremendous value to San Luis Obispo County businesses. Through dedication to growing with evolving technologies, Bret remains passionate about building a successful, local community using client-centered relationships combined with innovative marketing strategies. He enjoys life on the Central Coast with his beautiful wife, Lani, and his 3 children, Cheyanne, Lily and Makena. In his free time, he plays pickleball, golf and soccer.

As a founder of Simply Clear Marketing, Inc., Lani Colhouer is passionate about marketing and events. She was raised in the San Luis Obispo County and loves the area. Her background includes event management, advertising, marketing and sales, and exhibiting at international trade shows. She has been in the marketing industry for 20 years and loves the stories behind each business that keeps them going! A true entrepreneur, she loves to build community by helping small businesses be more innovative in their marketing strategies and implementation. She loves bookstores, the central coast and spending time with her family. With three daughters – two of which are out of the home, she recognizes how fast time goes and at this time enjoys as much time as she can with her youngest.

David Diaz is a founding owner & partner of the digital division for Simply Clear Marketing. David is a longtime local having grown up in Atascadero since 1972 and now lives in Nipomo with his family. He is a consummate entrepreneur who has worn many hats over the years from owning a Coffee Shop to creating his own Farmers Markets. He likes to spend time with his wife and 5 children (all girls), golf, ride motorcycles, waterski and snow ski as much as possible.

Director of Marketing Operations – Kelley has been with Simply Clear Marketing since December of 2009 and started as the Administrative Event Manager and worked her way up over the years. She graduated from San Francisco State University in 2005 with a BA in Speech Communication with a minor in Advertising. Since then she has been working in advertising and marketing and enjoys working with clients and making sure all of their needs are met. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, camping, wine tasting, and taking her dogs to the beach.

Tina Mitchell is a true local to SLO, born and raised in San Luis Obispo County! She has spent the last 10 years refining her processes in Administrative Services at the City of Paso Robles. She recently changed careers to explore the private sector and is enjoying her position at Simply Clear Marketing as Controller and Sales Assistant. She is utilizing her Bachelors in Accounting and knowledge from the Administrative Services Department as well as her friendly personality to prosper in a position that assists the company in accounting and lead generation. She is passionate about the health industry especially but has found it incredibly fulfilling to help small businesses grow and prosper by educating the community about their specialties. Tina enjoys living on the central coast where we are close to the beach but not far from the mountains. She spends her weekends at music festivals, hiking and exploring, and taking her dogs to the beach.

Amy joined Simply Clear Marketing in December 2021 as Content Creator and Executive Editor of Living Lavishly on the Central Coast. She holds a B.S. in Journalism from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and has 15 years combined experience in writing, editing, marketing, and education. She started her career as a reporter for the Santa Maria Sun and worked her way up to Managing Editor. Wanting to share her love of writing, Amy then worked as Program Director at the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum. Eventually, she decided to combine all of those skills into one position at SCM. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, birdwatching, baking, and working on her series of children’s books about her cat, Tortilla.

Aidan joined the team at Simply Clear Marketing in October of 2020 as a Junior Software Engineer specializing in WordPress development. He graduated from Fullstack Academy’s Web Developer Bootcamp in August of 2020 and has experience with many emerging technologies including React, Next.js, and Sass development. Before transitioning into software development, Aidan fostered his passion for technology at Mindbody, Inc. where he worked in software and payments support. In his free time, Aidan enjoys playing guitar, rock climbing, cycling, and spending time with family and friends.

George joined Simply Clear Marketing in June 2022 as a Digital Marketing Specialist. Originally from Nottingham in the UK, George moved to San Luis Obispo in November 2021 after 6 years in Denver, Colorado. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from The University of Sheffield, before making the switch to Digital Marketing in 2016. George has over 4 years of experience managing Paid Search, Paid Social, and SEO campaigns for some of the world’s largest companies, in addition to 2 years of SaaS sales experience for a reputable Boulder startup. George loves bringing his client’s business objectives to life through creative digital marketing strategies that drive bottom-line growth. In his free time, George is an avid runner and golfer. He also loves keeping up with his favorite soccer teams and spending time with friends and family as much as possible, usually via FaceTime given geographical constraints!

Tiffani came to Simply Clear Marketing in April 2023 and has over 23 years experience as a senior graphic designer and art director.
Born and raised in California, her West Coast roots emerge in her designs and creations, including company branding, print/digital design and social media creations.
In her free time, she loves to collect sea glass, watch comedy movies, learn to play the ukulele, snuggle with her Pitbull, Penny and enjoy time with her 2 teenagers and friends.

Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Mae Gonzalez recently made the move to the West Coast. During her time in school, she studied advertising and business management. She has over six years of social media experience, as well as illustration, writing, and digital design.

In her free time she enjoys hiking, painting, and spending time with her cats.

Wendy Thies Sell joined Simply Clear Marketing in May 2023. The four-time Emmy Award and Mark Twain Award winning journalist is a trusted and familiar face to California’s Central Coast having anchored and reported the local news for 12 years at KSBY-TV and NewsChannel12. She is also a professional voiceover artist and freelance writer, contributing to various publications. She serves as a Trustee at Sansum Diabetes Research Institute in Santa Barbara and volunteers as an Event Chair for the Institute’s Taste of the Vine and other fundraising events. The continually curious former wine and food columnist, Wendy enjoys wandering wine country and discovering what’s new.