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Joey Combs
Marketing Leader · AI Builder
Available
East Bay, CA · 15+ Years Experience
Joey
Combs
Integrated Marketing · Paid Social · AI Builder
Stop scrolling — you've found your guy. 15+ years leading viral creative, influencer strategy, and paid programs for Fortune 500 brands. Helped Clorox earn "Best Brand to Follow on Twitter." Grew Chevron's LinkedIn from 1M to 5M followers and earned 300M+ TikTok views.

My superpower: taking big swings and rallying the right people to make them real. Currently building Sippr, an AI cocktail & party planning app, as a solo founder.
300M+
Views Earned
5M
Followers Built
15+
Years
$100K
Saved/Year
About
Status● Available
LocationEast Bay, CA
TargetDirector / VP
EducationChico State BA
Capabilities
Paid & Organic Social97%
Influencer Strategy95%
Integrated Campaigns93%
AI Content Systems88%
Video Production85%
Awards
🏆ANA Best In-House Video
Energy Everywhere · Chevron
🏆Best Brand to Follow on Twitter
Clorox
Ask Joey
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JC
Hey! I'm Joey — ask me anything. How I'd approach a strategy problem, what I think is broken in most social programs, why I built Sippr, what I'm like to work with. Whatever's useful 👋
Powered by Claude AI · Grounded in 15 years of real operator experience
Work Experience
2012 – Present
2025
Now
Sippr
Founder · Solo
2025 – Present
Built and launched an AI-powered cocktail and party planning app from concept to market as a solo non-technical founder using Lovable and Claude AI.
Designed full product experience solo — UX, AI prompt engineering, and go-to-market strategy
Running live Reddit paid ads in wedding subreddits, SEO on long-tail event keywords, shipping weekly
1,300+ cocktails generated and growing
AI ProductSolo FounderPaid SocialSEOLovableClaude AI
2018
2025
Chevron
Sr. Integrated Marketing Lead → Social Media Strategist
2018 – 2025 · San Ramon, CA
Led global social storytelling across one of the world's largest energy companies. Two roles over 7 years.
Scaled LinkedIn from 1M → 5M followers with platform-native B2B editorial strategy
Built TikTok from scratch — 0 to 75K followers year one, 300M+ views
Wrote most viral LinkedIn post in company history: 38K clicks, 1M+ organic impressions, $0 paid
Overhauled paid search — cut CPC 150%, saved ~$100K/year
Led 50+ video shoots, managed 20+ agency team members
SEMA Vegas integrated takeover: 400M impressions, 100% YoY booth traffic increase
Energy Everywhere video series — ANA Best In-House Video Award
Fortune 10Paid SocialTikTokLinkedInVideo ProductionAgency Mgmt
2016
2018
Hotaling & Co.
Social Media & Influencer Manager
2016 – 2018 · San Francisco, CA
Premium spirits importer and distiller. Managed social and influencer programs across a portfolio of craft brands.
Produced 9-episode "How To Drink" YouTube collab — 1.7M+ views
Managed $90K budget across four premium spirits brands
Doubled YoY website traffic through culture-rooted social campaigns
Viral Luxardo Reddit AMA — front page, 10–15M impressions, $0 spend
Craft SpiritsInfluencerYouTubeRedditBudget Mgmt
2012
2016
The Clorox Company
Social Media Manager
2012 – 2016 · Oakland, CA
Fortune 500 CPG — Clorox, Fresh Step, Kingsford, Burt's Bees. Multi-brand social strategy.
Helped earn "Best Brand to Follow on Twitter"
SpinCycle content hub — 50+ pieces, app downloads +150%
"What's Your Cat's Name?" — BuzzFeed and The View
Clorox GoT tweet featured in The New York Times
Fortune 500CPGViral ContentMulti-Brand
Featured Work
Select Campaigns
TIKTOK · BUILT FROM SCRATCH
Chevron · 2019
300M+ views
Platform Launch · Organic + Influencer
Chevron TikTok — 0 to 300M Views
Built Chevron's TikTok presence from scratch. Got stakeholders on board, built the content model, grew from 0 to 75K followers in year one with content made for how people actually use the platform.
1M 5M LINKEDIN · B2B GROWTH
Chevron · 2018–2020
1M → 5M
Organic Growth · B2B Editorial
LinkedIn: 1M to 5M Followers
Built a B2B editorial strategy rooted in employee stories and operational credibility. Also wrote the most viral post in company history: 38K clicks, 1M+ organic impressions, zero paid support.
Fresh Step 'Your New Cat Name' viral infographic
Clorox · 2014
BuzzFeed + The View
Viral Content · CPG Social
Clorox & Fresh Step Go Viral
Made Fresh Step go viral with "What's Your Cat's Name?" — BuzzFeed and The View. The Clorox GoT tweet "A canister always pays his debts" landed in The New York Times as a branded storytelling example.
Matteo Luxardo holding AMA sign at Reddit Ask Me Anything
Hotaling & Co. · 2017
10–15M impr.
Organic Activation · Reddit
Luxardo Reddit AMA — Front Page
Sparked a viral Luxardo Reddit AMA during Tales of the Cocktail. Hit the front page, pulled in 1,000+ comments, and delivered an estimated 10–15M impressions — all without spending a dollar.
Current Project
Sippr · sippr.ai · 2025–Present
Live · Active Build
Sippr
AI Cocktail & Party Planning
Built from scratch as a solo, non-technical founder using Lovable and Claude AI. Sippr answers every party drink question in one place — from "what should I serve?" to building the invite, managing RSVPs, and generating a shopping list.

This isn't a detour from marketing leadership. It's proof that the next generation of marketing leaders don't just run campaigns — they ship products.
Launch Sippr →
Sippr homepage — Plan your entire party in one place
Latest Feature
AI-Generated Party Invites
Sippr now generates beautiful, themed digital invites — complete with RSVP tracking built in. Guests can respond directly from the invite. No Evite, no Paperless Post, no group chat chaos. One link does everything.

Replaces tools people were paying $8–$50 per event for. Built and shipped in weeks.
See it live →
Sippr invite card — Pirates of the Caribbean Party Sippr RSVP screen
Solo
Entire Build
Weekly
Ship Cadence
Live
Paid Ads Running
1,300+
Cocktails Generated
Why It Matters
A Marketer Who Ships
Solo founder who built the product, designed the UX, wrote the AI prompts, ran the paid social, and is driving SEO. That's not a hobby project — that's a marketer with real skin in the game.
Tech Stack
Built With AI From Scratch
Lovable · Claude AI · Supabase · Cloudflare · Reddit Ads · SEO targeting long-tail wedding and event keywords. Non-technical founder who learned enough to ship — and keeps shipping.
What People Say
Manager Recommendation · Chevron
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Joey has a keen ability to take something undefined and make it real. For example, he launched TikTok for Chevron, navigating the uncertainty of others as to how it would perform and proved that it could be one of the most engaging channels for us. In that vein, he saw an opportunity to capitalize on UGC content that someone was posting about our service stations and tacos. He masterfully managed to build a relationship with that person, as well as find the right internal stakeholders in retail marketing with whom to partner. He brought the content to life across multiple channels to increase visibility and engagement for Chevron.

A standout example of Joey navigating cross-functional complexity really well was when he led the launch of our Energy Everywhere video series. He worked with representatives across comms, creative, legal, and an external production company to successfully develop a compelling first-person perspective on bringing energy to life at Chevron. The original video Joey led remains one of my favorite pieces of content that the team produced.

He led an overhaul of our paid search program, drastically reducing our cost-per-click and freeing up significant budget to be allocated elsewhere, to make more great content.

Above all else, I truly valued my time working with Joey and hold him in the highest regard. Over the years, I had the privilege of watching him grow not just as a professional, but as a leader and trusted partner. He became someone I relied on often, and someone who consistently elevated both the work and the people around him. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Joey, both professionally and personally, and I know he will continue to make a lasting impact wherever he goes.

Senior Marketing Leader
Chevron Corporation · 6 Years Working Together
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Relationship
Direct Manager · 6 Years
Company
Chevron Corporation · Fortune 10
Highlights
TikTok launch · Energy Everywhere · Paid Search overhaul
Full recommendation
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Looking for Director or VP-level roles in paid social, integrated marketing, or social leadership. Moving fast is a feature, not a bug.
Portfolio
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Location
East Bay, California