About the Vital Media Team

Chris Beatty, Marketing Solutions Manager
Chris Beatty has a passion for technology and how it impacts shopper behavior. As Marketing Solutions Manager, Chris carries the Vital Media message to the industry. Through experience and expertise, he delivers the solutions and innovations an evolving retail space demands.

Kevin Keziah, Account Team Lead
Kevin is a family man through and through.  In Kevin’s free time he enjoys coaching his children’s teams, playing sports and enjoying time with his family and his animals.  He cares about the Brands and Independent Retailers that partner with us and he works to achieve high customer satisfaction.  Kevin began his ten-year stint in sales after receiving a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology; he loves his work and couldn’t imagine doing anything else.  We appreciate Kevin’s contributions and his knack for sales!

Aron Gelineau, Creative Team Lead
Aron is quite the balancing act. She has a knack for honing in on what customers want and provides creative content that makes heads turn. All this and prompt delivery makes Aron reliable and trust worthy.

Alisa Grasso, Director of Marketing
Alisa joined Vital Media after five years at Lowe’s corporate headquarters. She has over 15 years of marketing experience in various industries. Her core strengths include strategic planning, brand marketing communications, and executive comprehensive strategic marketing plans. Her forward thinking has allowed her to bring diversification strategies to other organizations and provide out-of-the box solutions to business problems. Alisa’s strengths assist Vital Media in bringing marketing solutions that enhance the customer experience within the retail space.

Ben Stagg, Director of Research & Development
A digital signage Certified Expert, Ben Stagg is responsible for the technology solutions and deployment infrastructure that keep Vital Media solutions ahead of the curve. With a history of fierce curiosity coupled with a keen intellect, at 14 Ben was the youngest freshmen ever at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Joining the Air Force upon graduation, Ben continued to immerse himself in challenging technology, ranging from the nuclear Cruise missile program to top secret classified projects. After leaving the Air Force, Ben focused on network design before starting his own digital signage company in 2004. Selling the company in 2007, Ben joined the Vital Media team, where continues to work his magic, ensuring that the industry can look to Ben and Vital Media for the latest in platforms, applications, and media that will keep digital signage technology an essential element of today’s and tomorrow’s retail POS environment.

Ben Thornburg, Director of Operations
Ben believes the marriage of the right people with the right tools is the key to long term success.  An operations man all the way, Ben has been focused on people, technology and environments for the past 17 years. His background in retail sales and operations, automotive, landscape design, restaurant, construction, IT management, and web development, along with his six year tenure with Vital Media gives him a very unique perspective to combining people and tools. Ben has a deep understanding of all departments within Vital Media and is able to identify and address all challenges. Ben is known to all employees as the Answer Man who guides others to the best decision utilizing his knowledge and experience.

Wil Putt, President
Wil’s passion lies within Vital Media’s purpose, which is to create meaningful growth opportunities for its employees, customers and partners.  He loves to see others succeed.  It’s just his small way of trying to make the world a better place.