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.

Jessica has been with Simply Clear Marketing & Media since 2009 as a Sales and Marketing Director. She graduated from Cal Poly in 2008 with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing Management. Jessica has a passion for community outreach and has volunteered with the Food Bank Coalition of SLO County, Georgia Brown Elementary School, Habitat for Humanity, various local homeless shelters, and is always looking for more opportunities to help the local community. In her free time, she enjoys the active lifestyle. Some of her favorite activities are skiing, running, and hiking.

Operations & Event Manager – Kelley has been with Simply Clear Marketing since December of 2009 as the Administrative Event Manager. 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 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.

Emilia joined Simply Clear Marketing in early 2019. She graduated from Buenos Aires University (Argentina) in 2018, with a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design, but she has been working as a graphic designer for almost 5 years now. In her free time she enjoys hiking, riding her bike, and surfing. She also loves animals and traveling.

Bryan joined Simply Clear Marketing in early 2020 after receiving his MBA from Cal Lutheran University in late 2019. Before his Master’s, he received a Bachelor’s in 2017 from the same university, majoring in Business Administration while emphasizing in Marketing and Sports Management. While at Cal Lutheran, Bryan participated on the baseball and soccer teams, played trumpet in the wind ensemble, and studied abroad twice. Growing up in Atascadero, he loves that he can help contribute to the success of the local businesses in San Luis Obispo County. During his free time, he enjoys sports, going to breweries, and his hobby of photography/videography.

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.