Tina has been leading her own design firm since 1976 and is the community face of Uptown Studios. She brings a wealth of experience to every project, offering a big picture perspective to each campaign. Tina’s work with non-profits has made her a pillar within the Sacramento community, regularly attending events, workshops and performing in-person outreach. It was her vision that created Uptown Studios, and made it what it is today. On the day to day, Tina is living her best life out in the world, capitalizing on her charisma and extroverted personality to bring in clients, enhance visions, and add her own unique spark to Uptown’s name and brand.

Jade’s journey has come full circle – and they couldn’t be more excited about it.

After three successful business exits (most recently in March 2025) and years building companies in software and services, Jade is back where some of their earliest professional roots took hold: Uptown Studios. Now serving as Interim Director of Operations, they’re bringing everything they’ve learned about sustainable scaling, operational excellence, and ethical business methodologies to help Uptown Studios scale.

It’s a homecoming that makes perfect sense. The same strategic frameworks that helped them scale multiple ventures to successful exits are now being applied to a company they deeply believe in. Their approach combines hard-won operational expertise with the people-first philosophy they teach through the High Performance Rebel program – proving that business growth and team sustainability aren’t mutually exclusive.

Beyond Uptown Studios, Jade continues coaching business owners through sustainable scaling, serves on the Queer Business Alliance board, and stays deeply involved in the local business community. They’re a Certified Pickleball Coach who’s just as likely to take a business call on a hike as from a desk, and they believe the best way ahead is all boats rising together.

After coming onto the Uptown team in 2020, April had been a full stack web developer for over 20 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Web Development as well as an Associate degree in Computer Information Science. Her endless technical skills include (but are not limited to): PHP, JavaScript, React, HTML5, CSS, SASS, Apache, MySQL, Bootstrap, Responsive Web Design, Search Engine Optimization, Cross-Browser Compatibility and more. She’s well versed on both the WordPress and Drupal content management systems. In addition to being an incredibly fast and efficient developer, she’s also a talented graphic and UI designer. With strong skills in Illustrator, PhotoShop, InDesign and XD. April is a unicorn of a developer in that she can create design prototypes and then develop them – making the transition from design to development incredibly smooth.

On the day to day, April is our go-to team member for new website builds, complicated software integrations, databases as well as creative design, prototyping and wireframing. She’s a self proclaimed workaholic, completing projects at an unreal pace. On the rare occasion she is not coding, April can be found hanging with her three tiny pups, enjoying a nice glass of wine, or spending mornings at the gym.

In 2021 Hope joined the Uptown team after five years of marketing experience in various industries. While spending time honing a bucket of versatile marketing skills, Hope received her Certification in Google Ads and Meta Ads in 2022, all while continuously refining her expertise in copywriting and email marketing. On the day-to-day, Hope is the go-to expert for crafting and editing captivating copy, managing organic social media strategies, creating and analyzing Google Ads, and generally adding value to any project she touches. She’s a whiz at developing digital ad strategies that make a brand stand out. When she’s not locked into Google Ad Manager, Hope bakes amazing, elaborate cakes (even running her own online business for it), hangs out with her pup, Bogey, and is currently planning her wedding!