About Us — Nick Weynand

Education: B.A. in Biology, University of Texas at Austin

I love helping clients solve complex problems. The Internet has so much potential to help businesses run more efficiently and effectively.

Nick Weynand is the founder, president and strategy director for TradeMark Media, an award-winning interactive agency. Nick started the company in 1999 while earning his degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Since 1999, Nick has dedicated his time at TradeMark Media to building a company that supports the highest Web standards in the industry. Through Nick’s leadership, TradeMark Media is committed to building professional, cutting-edge interactive media that helps clients achieve and exceed their business goals.

Nick now provides strategy consulting for clients and manages the business activities of TradeMark Media. He's a firm believer in accessible, usable Web design and feels he has an obligation to make the Internet a better place. Nick speaks regularly on topics from interactive design to small business administration.

Nick spends his free time volunteering for various organizations and is currently a board member and the operations committee chair for EmanciPET, an Austin-based animal welfare organization. Nick lives in southwest Austin with his wife, Courtney, his daughter, Eisley and his dog, Heidi. He enjoys cooking, reading and anything outdoors.

Nick's favorite things:

Barton Creek (when the water is flowing)
traveling
bar-b-que
learning

Nick's pet peeves:

the post office
coat hangers (the wire kind)
bad Web sites
people who don't recycle

Nick's favorite online resources:

Nick's organizations:

EmanciPET (Board member and chair of the Operations Committee)
Westcreek Neighborhood Association (Board member and Webmaster)
Texas Exes

Nick's trivia:

In college, Nick sold encyclopedias door-to-door in Paducah, Kentucky. Worst job ever!
Nick loves old, old blues music - the lo-fi, scratchy kind. There’s just something soothing about it.
As much as he hates to admit it, Nick loves American football and has maintained a fantasy football team as long as he can remember.