Brad Stave, Founder & Principal
20+ years of senior marketing leadership, brought to organizations ready to build stronger brands, communicate with clarity, and grow with intention.
Brad Stave
Founder & Principal, Tacoma, WA
Who is Brad Stave?
Brad Stave is the Founder & Principal of Ascend Consulting, a strategic marketing and growth consultancy based in Tacoma, WA. With 20+ years of senior marketing leadership across global technology, private corporations, and nonprofits, Brad brings an outside perspective, creative depth, and strategic discipline to every engagement.
Most organizations are too close to their own work to see what's unclear from the outside. Brad's role is to step outside that vantage point — clarifying messaging, defining the right audience, and building the acquisition systems that turn instinct-driven growth into a repeatable, measurable engine.
Beyond Ascend, Brad is a partner at Ninestone Partners and hosts The Wide Lens Podcast, a long-form interview show he engineers, hosts, and produces end to end — the same hands-on approach he brings to every client engagement.
- 20+ years of senior marketing leadership across global technology, private corporations, and nonprofits
- Founder & Principal of Ascend Consulting, based in Tacoma, WA
- Partner at Ninestone Partners, bringing B2B and Account-Based Marketing training to organizations nationwide
- Host and producer of The Wide Lens Podcast, a long-form interview show engineered, hosted, and produced end to end
- Led marketing for organizations including Water Mission, VisionFund International, and Zones, LLC
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