Director, Sponsorships
Jake Crocker
Reliable Payments
Jake has more than two decades of marketing, sales, and entrepreneurial experience working with well-known local and international companies as well as building his own brand-driven concepts. More recently Jake joined the sales team at local payment acceptance technology firm Reliable Payments.
A veteran of local agencies and marketing departments, including serving as a partner and brand marketing director for Martin Branding Worldwide, a stint on the brand management team at Swedish Match North America and more recently creative director and strategic advisor for Chicago-based digital agency Louder Than Digital. His contributions to the local marketing community include a prior stint on the AMA board and two terms as President of the Advertising Club of Richmond.
A native Richmonder, Jake was also a successful owner of several restaurants, including former RVA staples F.W. Sullivan’s and Lady N’awlins. A graduate of Radford University with an MBA from Virginia Tech, he was voted one of Richmond’s Best Local Entrepreneurs by Richmond Magazine and Top 40 Under 40 by Style Weekly.
