About Us

We fuel growth to help businesses stand out and thrive online.

Successful businesses in today’s noisy digital world understand the need to be different. But to us, different doesn’t cut it. In order to stand out and thrive it takes being REMARKABLE. It takes having that special spark, that unique edge, that je ne sais quoi! that turns heads.

At digitalrush we help you get there. As native marketers, strategists, analysts and creatives we “get” the power of branding and data-driven digital marketing to fuel businesses forward. Our experts have worked with Fortune 500 brands from a wide range of industries including culture-leading categories like food, fashion, beauty, media, health and wellness as well as education, technology, real estate, legal and finance.

Consider us partners. We take the time to understand your business. Together we leverage a unique 360° strategy to help you make your mark online. We don’t settle for templates precisely because we stay ahead of the game. Are you ready to fuel up? We’ve got your back.

Our Leadership

Kei Matsuyama | Founder

Kei is a seasoned digital growth strategist. She brings over a decade of experience in business strategy, research-based branding, data-driven marketing and social selling in the US and abroad. She is adept at building impactful brands, delivering social and SEO/SEM digital marketing campaigns and developing creative growth solutions to new business challenges.

Prior to launching DigitalRush, Kei worked as Senior Digital Lead at Stephan Partners where she served blue chip corporate brands like Time Inc., Sports Illustrated, WSJ and Clinique to optimize their digital marketing initiatives. Before that she was Marketing & Sales Strategist at I&OC Japan where she handled consumer product brands including Dial, Purex and Renuzit.

Kei graduated with a BA in Marketing and Economics from Waseda University in Tokyo as a Dean’s Honor Scholar and Valedictorian. Outside of work Kei volunteers as a cultural diversity dance instructor at Dance To Unite and loves woodworking, practicing judo and blogging to millennials.

Lucas Bako | Partner

Lucas is a uniquely skilled forward thinker with fifteen years of experience merging new technologies with marketing principles. As Founder of Ender Consulting LLC he is an engaging and passionate communicator and a proficient problem solver. In partnership with DigitalRush, Lucas brings technical development and on and offline advertising experience and legal expertise.

Previously, Lucas was Chief Marketing Officer at Avacor Products where he developed and executed marketing strategies for online and offline media including PPC campaigns, national radio and television placements, direct mail and email campaigns.

He graduated with a BS in Computer Engineering and a JD, both from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Lucas is also a licensed attorney in good standing in New York. In his spare time, he keeps busy learning new technologies and working towards his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.