
BRENDAN McDERMOTT
President
A seasoned entrepreneur with 25 years of experience, Brendan founded Freehold Group in 2010 to be a leader of experiential design, brand development, and innovative marketing solutions. With a background in venture capital and managing over $80M in real estate assets, Brendan is guided by principles of exceptional service, team excellence, and integrity.

ASHTON TRUJILLO
Production Director
Ashton is an award winning Executive Producer with 20 years of industry experience, spanning event production, retail design/build, fabrication management, and TV production. He supervises our team of producers, staffs projects, and quality controls project budgets, schedules, and deliverables.

MIKE MANKIN
Creative Director
Over the past 15 years, Mike has blended his background in art, architecture, furniture, manufacturing, and marketing to develop creative designs, strategies, and epic experiences with innovative concepts that create lifelong brand connections.

BLAIR ZINGALE
Account Director
Blair is a retail expert with over 15 years of experience at brands like Nike and Levi’s. She is skilled in brick & mortar concept ideation, e-commerce, and consumer-related operations. Blair is responsible for providing an ultimate agency experience to our clients through expert communication, clear direction, and out-of-the-box branding solutions for all marketing requests.