Who We Are

Brook Schaaf

Brook Schaaf has over eight years' experience in Internet Marketing Strategy. He has been the Affiliate Program Manager for multi-million dollar programs at Zappos.com, Shoes.com, and Edmunds.com, growing one from $25,000 to over $1,000,000 in monthly sales in less than two years. He has also directed Internet strategy for a gubernatorial political campaign.

Brook has strong working knowledge of affiliate marketing, paid keyword advertising, and search engine optimization. He has worked across multiple departments and vendors helping his companies achieve higher volume. Brook has spoken at Commission Junction University, Affiliate Summit, and eComXpo. In 2003 he was recognized with the Commission Junction Horizon Award for Communications. He and his brother Forrest also co-founded AffiliateDinner.com.

Brook Schaaf holds a B.A. in German Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. He is actively involved with the California Alumni Association.

Stephanie Harris

Stephanie has an extensive background in affiliate marketing strategy, online media buying and selling, paid search campaigns, natural search optimization, and display advertising campaigns. She helped launch the Scholastic Store Online and Scholastic Teacher Store Online affiliate programs. In addition to affiliate management, Stephanie managed the online advertising needs of over 30 Scholastic business units, promoting their product lines on Scholastic.com and in media buys on other sites, driving one million dollars in sales for Scholastic.com. In 2005, she was the recipient of the Scholastic Exceptional Marketers Award.

Stephanie Harris holds a B.A. in English with a concentration in English Rhetoric, as well as an adjunct in Business Administration from the State University of New York, Binghamton University.

Bryan Rhodes

Bryan was the second marketing employee at Backcountry.com where he took charge of Affiliate Marketing, Search Marketing, and overall Online Marketing. As the Affiliate Manager, he increased affiliate sales a hundredfold to over $1M within two years. He is a recognized innovator in the industry, having received the 2004 Commission Junction Horizon Award for Innovation for his work with datafeeds.

In 2008, one of Bryan's programs with Schaaf Consulting, Moosejaw Mountaineering, won the 2008 ad:tech Limelight award for Best Affiliate Marketing Campaign.

Bryan majored in Oceanography and Meteorology at the United States Naval Academy where he was distinguished in Offshore Sailing.

Kevin Paine

Kevin Paine got his start in ecommerce directing the online storefront for ValSurf.com, a successful Los Angels merchant of snow and sun sporting goods. Schaaf Consulting has been fortunate to be the beneficiary of his exceptional organizational and management skills in his roles as Project Coordinator, account manager, and analyst.

As the holder of a BFA degree from the ArtCenter College of Design and an exhibiting photographer, Kevin is by far the most culturally advanced member of the team.

Maria Murphy

Maria joined Schaaf consulting after a successful five year stint at Commission Junction that included recruitment, sales, management and business development. Inside of CJ, Maria worked as both a Network Performance Consultant and in the Advertiser Development Department. Maria oversees recruitment strategy and execution on the team. Prior to Commission Junction, Maria worked for the Volt Services Group.

Maria is a graduate of Trinity College in Washington DC with a major in English and a minor in biology.

Damian Juarez-Mrazek

Damian Juarez-Mrazek has spent the last five years developing online marketing strategies as both an affiliate manager and a publisher. As the Affiliate Marketing Manager for LowerMyBills.com, Damian managed customer acquisition for LMB’s affiliate and email channels, maintaining several multi-million dollar partnerships. Prior to working for LMB, Damian was a marketing manager at 77Blue, where he managed day to operations and paid search for its network of coupon and loyalty sites.

Damian holds a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles. In his spare time he enjoys running, traveling and collecting vintage LPs.

Forrest Schaaf

Forrest Schaaf has a decade of experience designing and programming web technologies - everything from back-end databases at Oracle, to custom middle-ware, to applications and web pages for desktops and smartphones. This gives him the expertise to analyze new affiliate-related technologies and networks, as well as implement relationship and data management tools, tools for affiliates includng datafeeds and websites, and offer technical support to non-technical affiliates (and affiliate managers). Generally, his hands are full simply keeping his brother Brook in line, a challenge for which he has thus far received no awards.

He holds an honor Bachelor's degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering from Harvard University.