Meet your dedicated team
of design professionals.
We've assembled a team of design professionals with years of experience working on the marketing needs of small businesses. Meet some of the crew!
Mark Olsen
I wear all of the hats! Some days it feels like a juggling act with someone always trying to add balls but, I love it! The people, challenges, and places I meet everyday make everyday worth it! From the interaction with my clients developing visual marketing campaigns to sweeping and mopping the floors, I am fully immersed in my business. I am proud of what I do and I am proud of what I have created in Brushmarks.
How I got here...
I graduated the Sign Lettering and Design program at MSCTC Detroit Lakes in 1988. After working for a few large companies in Fargo ND, I was ready to start on my own! I set up shop in the basement of Ma and Pa's house and started from there. By 1993 I had my own building and have been steadily been moving forward. As the industry has changed, so have I. From a pencil and a brush, to the modern day computers, printers, equipment, and technology, my business has taken me into places I never thought it would be. Even though the way I process products is different, my belief in integrity, honesty and professionalism when dealing with my clients still holds true. I still believe I am creating friends with every new client.
Best part of job...
I enjoy the challenges of finding ways to help our clients with their visual marketing needs. I love the creativity and with the use of technology, equipment, and materials, see that creativity become successful in each of the individual business I work with!
Free time fun...
- Spending time with family
- Hunting
- Ice Fishing
- Summer Fishing
- Camping
- Travel
- Golf
- Anything on the water or outdoors!
Favorite stuff...
- My Mom's weekly homemade baked goods
- Our Pontoon
- My Fish house
- My patio
- My fire pit and grill
Dave Keena
Run equipment, run production, install, design I work with customers from the beginning to end of their project. I have done it all from digging holes for posts, install vehicle wraps, to installing signs atop a 15' ladder (I hate ladders and VERY MUCH prefer the bucket truck!)
How he got here...
Back in my high school days, I was really into cars. I brought a car into Brushmarks for some awesome graphics and had to wait while they were installed. I got to go into shop and watched as they were applied and found it fascinating. There were also other unique projects in process at the shop that interested me. The next year as a Senior in High School, we had an option for a class called "School to Work", Brushmarks was on the lists as options so I was set up to go to Brushmarks for a couple of hours each school day. From the first decal I produced, I was hooked! Upon graduating from High School I enrolled and graduated from MSCTC in Detroit Lakes in Graphic Sign Design I have taken a specialized 3-M wrap training course and I now have 8 years of experience under my belt!
Best part of job...
I love researching methods of installation and new products. With an industry that is always challenging, I feel staying one step ahead of the competition is a great way to offer our clients a quality sign!
Free time fun...
- Spend time with my Wife and our pets
- Playing Texas hold-em poker
- Shooting Pool League
- Golfing
- Camping/Hunting
- Anything outside...
Favorite Stuff...
- Coffee
- Big snow falls
- Matte Black
- Riding crotch rocket
- Red Bull
Angie Harvala-Asleson
What I do...
I am currently working on a few projects for Brushmarks, mainly marketing strategies, restructuring and organizing for operations in our new facility, which is also one of my research projects.
How I got here...
Waaaayyyyy back in 1998, I met Mark and Brushmarks, I always had the dream to "someday" be a sign painter! The thought of hanging out all day creating and painting these awesome signs was really a dream, as I was in a totally different industry. As things change, dreams sometimes do come true yet in a different package, I was hired on and fast became immersed in all aspects of the business, what I am finally evolving into is more in the line of a business manager and marketing specialist than that girl hanging out with a paintbrush. The sign industry has changed so much in the last 10-15 years, you really don't find many "painters" anymore, it's more techie... BUT I find that I am a much more savvy businessperson and really love the challenges that come with running business. I still long for hanging out with my paintbrush, but I satisfy those desires at home in my studio, just me, my paints, and my brushes, we create! I have 20 plus years experience in business ownership and management attended MCTCS Sign and Design in 2001 and I am currently getting my degree in business at MCTCS (a bucket list project)
Best part of job...
I love the interaction with customers and my fellow employees. I love the research and planning of business and goals and realizing the success of each one implemented. We work as a team at Brushmarks, everyone has a voice, and everyone works together to achieve our goal of delivering the best service for our clients.
Free Time fun...
What the heck is "free time"? Making old furniture pieces "fun" Hanging with my boyfriend of 10 years, our kids and one grandbaby (soon to be two grandbabies) Remodel projects on our house Hanging out at the beach and anything to do with outside and summer!
Favorite stuff...
- My paintbrushes
- My truck
- My plants
- Nascar
- Books
- Diet Coke by the gallons
- Sunshine
- My home office and studio