Leadership

Each Snackbox team is customized based on your needs and is led by an agency principal. We do more than just manage your brand... we become a part of it.

Jenna Gruhala Oltersdorf, Publicity Principal

Jenna has managed and executed programs for sole proprietorships up to major international corporations and her agency experience ranges from a small firm in St. Louis to working at the Chicago headquarters of the largest independently owned PR firm in the world. And, before the age of 30, she launched Snackbox with her husband and business partner, Eric Oltersdorf.

Recognized for excellence in public relations, Jenna has received a number of industry awards including Communicators, Summits, Bronze Anvils, Silver Anvils, Platinum PR Awards, Tellys, U.S. International Film Festival Award and a nomination for an Emmy … but it’s not all about a fancy piece of stone and glass, is it?

Jenna's client experience includes Chinet, Batter Blaster, NASCAR, Kraft, Hardee’s, North Carolina Division of Tourism, Georgia-Pacific, and Heatcraft Refrigeration Products, to name a few. She's a member of the Public Relations Society of America, sits on the board for HeartGift and is a volunteer for The Long Center's Catalyst 8, Arts & Business Council of Chicago, Leadership Austin's Emerge program as well as the Austin chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. Jenna is a 2010 Texas Social Media Awards nominee and guest lectures on public relations and social media for the Arts & Business Council, American Advertising Federation, Society for Design Administration and the University of Texas.

When she’s not making PR magic for her clients, Jenna drag races Corvettes, bakes cupcakes and plays video games. You can find her on Twitter under @JennaSnacks.

Eric Oltersdorf, Design Principal/Creative Director

With years and years of design and advertising experience, Eric has seen a lot and created even more. He has executed programs from large to small working with a wide range of budgets. His agency experience ranges from a small firm in Portland, Oregon, to one of the largest advertising agencies in the world with nearly 9,000 of his favorite colleagues.

Eric's client experience includes Voicestream Wireless, Chicago Park District, Seattle Seahawks, Taco Bell, The Governor Hotel, Crosland, Thomason Auto, WA Heritage Festival, NW Classifieds, Snokist Growers, Burgerville, Prison Blues, Bayliner Boats and Eagle Hardware to name a few.

Eric’s work has been recognized for excellence in design through The One Show, Archive Magazine and Print Regional Design.

When he’s not making pretty pictures, Eric plays bagpipes (he once played at famed CBGB) and enjoys playing handball and reading science fiction books.