Dotted Line Collaborations | Marketing and Public Relations in Richmond, Virginia

Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves

Dotted Line Collaborations is a strategic marketing firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Our experience ranges from big, global companies to small, scrappy start-ups. Though we have every personality on our team from wild and crazy to graceful and tough, every single one of us loves plunging headfirst into creative opportunities to chart a better path for you. We are passionate about working with change agents, those striving to grow their businesses in new ways. We’re excited to meet you, and even more excited to meet your business.

Leadership Team

Lauren Sweeney
Founder & CEO

Lauren SweeneyFounder and CEO

If it’s creative, Lauren loves it. If it can be improved, Lauren finds a way. An accomplished business leader, she is always looking for new methods to help companies and brands grow. In her early career in marketing at a Fortune 200 company, Lauren honed her leadership and development skills. And she also saw an opportunity to change the way the advertising and marketing industry worked. So, being Lauren, she set out to do it.

In 2013, Lauren founded Dotted Line Collaborations — a modern agency built on partnership, creativity, and results. Rather than the traditional client-agency relationship, Lauren insists on open and frequent conversations, thoughtful insights, and cost-effective implementation. And just like the clients it guides on a daily basis, DLC continues to grow and thrive thanks to Lauren’s strategic direction.

Lauren is a native of Richmond, Virginia and a graduate of Randolph-Macon College. She’s active in the philanthropic communities and believes in the importance of leveraging your talents to give back to the community. She serves on the Junior Board for the Children’s Hospital of Richmond Foundation, is a member of the Junior League of Richmond, and is an active mentor for UnBoundRVA. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Richmond Chapter.

And in the slivers of time she makes for herself, Lauren is outdoors enjoying all Richmond has to offer or traveling to new and exciting destinations. She’s a proud wife of a fellow entrepreneur, a stepmother of a towering teenage boy, and the puppy mom of an energetic nine-pound cockapoo.

Paige Wolk
Operations Director

Paige WolkOperations Director

With a heart and a desire for servant leadership, Paige has served in a variety of roles, supporting the work and success of others. From management in financial services operations to creating and developing Human Resources to managing projects for international adoption and foster care ministries, Paige’s focus has always been to “do what she does well, to allow others to do what they do well”. She thrives most when supporting her teammates in their endeavors by swiftly working behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly.

As the Director of Operations for Dotted Line Collaborations, she manages the internal processes that provide the foundation for our firm. She understands the unique challenges of a growing business and is able to differentiate among the demands of multiple priorities. She is responsible for Human Resources, Finance and Reporting, 3^rd Party Vendor Management, and office systems. Her career experience with companies that range from Fortune 100 to small, family-owned businesses has enabled her to strategically place the building blocks for success.

Paige is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University (Go Rams!) and a proud mother of three. When she’s not taking care of all of us at Dotted Line, she enjoys time with her family and friends — watching Rams basketball, volunteering with her son’s basketball and lacrosse teams, sharing in the successes of her two grown children (one is a firefighter and the other serves in the United States Navy), and cultivating relationships with those in her community.

John Kemper
Obi-wan Kenobi

John KemperObi-wan Kenobi

Understand your end game and have a comprehensive plan to get there. That’s the key to success that John Kemper lives by, after over four decades of growing, buying, and selling business consulting companies.

For years, John was a business advisor who worked for other people. But in the ’90s, he made the conscious decision to become an independent business leader. That was his end game, and to get there he became a partner in a company and eventually an owner. He sold that business and bought it back again, selling it two more times. The last sale was to a Fortune 400 company.

Today, John strategically advises Dotted Line Collaborations on developing and improving the company. He is also passionate about Richmond’s vibrant entrepreneurial community, investing in growth organizations, serving on the board of numerous nonprofits, and strategically consulting with other high-potential start-ups like Dotted Line Collaborations.

Christie Hach
Account Director

Christie HachAccount Director

With an ad agency background, Christie comes to Dotted Line Collaborations with over 10 years of experience working with clients from a variety of industry backgrounds. Clients and colleagues have thought of Christie as a panoramic camera — always set on autofocus to instantly capture the full picture. No detail escapes her scrutiny; timelines, schedules, data flow and other loose ends that inevitably come untied. Calm, reasonable, and a great listener, you can count on Christie to make projects run smoothly.

As Account Director for Dotted Line Collaborations, Christie considers the relationship with clients crucial to both the success of the work and ultimately the success of their business. Through teamwork, collaboration and never being afraid to ask questions, true insights can be uncovered to help solve business challenges both big and small.

Christie is a graduate of Virginia Tech, and tries to get back to Blacksburg at least once a football season. When not at Dotted Line you can find Christie at local festivals, concerts or simply enjoying everything Richmond has to offer. Christie also serves on the board for HomeAgain, a nonprofit organization that helps families and individuals experiencing homelessness secure and maintain a home, again.