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.

Jayda joined the Simply Clear Marketing team in September 2021 as the Administrative Marketing Assistant. She graduated from University of California Santa Barbara in 2017 and has been working in the Events and Marketing industry since. She began her career coordinating weddings and eventually worked for a local non-profit organization where she curated events and developed marketing & social media initiatives to support a district of over 600 downtown businesses. As the newest member of our team, Jayda is excited to work with our clients, continue to use her skills to help small businesses, and make the role her own. In her free time, she loves taking adventures with her husband, daughter, and doodle, crafting, practicing photography, and binge watching her favorite shows.

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.