Meet Our Team

These are the people who make the magic happen

Jennifer Beidle

President

A native St. Louisan, Jennifer Beidle first became interested in public relations while studying media communications at Webster University, accepting a public relations internship at the St. Louis Science Center. Following graduation, Jennifer went on to become a community newspaper reporter in Jefferson County, MO where she gained invaluable experience identifying news, writing articles, cultivating sources and participating in community projects.

After leaving the newspaper business, Jennifer held a web content writing position, then was hired as a public relations account executive at two St. Louis-based advertising agencies. Influenced by a desire to become an entrepreneur, Jennifer decided in 2003 to start her own public relations consulting business, Jennifer Beidle Communications, and cultivate her own clients.

Jennifer has continued to make a name for herself working with small businesses, start-ups, associations and corporations of all sizes on a variety of public relations projects, each custom-tailored for maximum media exposure. She believes in personalized attention for all of her clients and has built a reputation for honesty, hard work and dedication.

Zachary Raineri

SEO Specialist Website Developer

Zachary Raineri is an experienced full-stack website developer and SEO specialist. At 21 he left his job automating database systems for Charter Communications to take on his first web client, a nationwide roofing company. Six years later and still as driven as he was day 1, Zach has logged over 20,000 hours helping companies of all sizes and industries grow and optimize their business through development and digital marketing services.

Zach enjoys merging his often separated professions of developer and SEO specialist to create and implement duel strategies which showcase optimal growth. Instead of having a separate developer and SEO specialist who need to then cooperate and understand each others industries to implement strategies, Zach's diverse skill-set proves invaluable to our complete marketing and communications service offering.

Joe Arcipowski

Graphic Designer

Joe Arcipowski is an art director/graphic designer with over 30 years of experience. Born and raised in St. Louis, his first job out of college was an ad layout artist for a local newspaper. Joe gained an appreciation for design and typography and applied those skills in future jobs creating everything from business cards to corporate identity overhauls.

Joe loves the challenge of collaborating with a creative team to develop concepts for any client's needs utilizing any form of communication. Joe has the ability to use both left and right brain thinking when it comes to creative solutions - a true artist with a mechanical aptitude.

Brittany Forrest

PR & Digital Media Account Manager

Brittany Forrest is an ambitious media professional with a diverse skill set in mass communications, public relations, marketing and journalism. Brittany has over five years of experience in the multimedia industry.

The Chicago native obtained a dual bachelor's degree in Journalism and Telecommunications with a News concentration from Ball State University in Indiana and a Master of Public Relations with academic honors from Webster University in St. Louis. She has been a resident of St. Louis since 2016 where she started her communications career in the nonprofit sector.

When not busy with her career, she loves spending time with her family, friends and her sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. She has an adventurous spirit and enjoys the outdoors, trying new restaurants, traveling, dancing like Beyonce and experiencing new things. She is also passionate about encouraging and inspiring others to become the best version of themselves.

John Beidle

Chief Financial Officer

Also a native St. Louisan, John returned to the Show Me State in 1997 to pursue a career in the mortgage industry after making markets at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for eight years. He worked as a loan originator and branch manager until 2005 when he decided to leave the mortgage industry. John moved into the financial planning sector where he worked until 2008 when he saw a greater need to help the small business community with their taxes. John earned the designation of Enrolled Agent from the Internal Revenue Service and began saving small business owners money on their taxes through his business 1040 Wealth Designs, LLC.

During the Great Recession, John began the St. Louis Small Business Meetup Group to encourage local business networking and growth. The meetup is the second largest in the St. Louis region with over 3,000 members and has held monthly seminars on every facet of marketing and running a small business. John also volunteered with two non-profit organizations in the St. Louis startup community and helped advise a number of startups on investor pitching, which saw one company obtain funding on the West Texas Investors Club cable television show.

Besides handling the financial aspects of JBC, John is also responsible for new business development and website production.