Nick Miller
Youngstown, Ohio
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, and don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”
~ Steve Jobs
DIGITAL MARKETING DIRECTOR.
PRODUCER. FRONTMAN.
ADVENTURER. HUSBAND. FATHER.
NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER.
I’ve been building on the internet since my teens: turning curiosity into a 25+ year career spanning design, development, marketing, and digital strategy.
I got my start at 16 as a Graphic Designer/Web Assistant at Bike Nashbar, where I helped produce an 85-page quarterly catalog and manage website updates. Within a year, I became Webmaster, working alongside an exceptional development team to help build a custom eCommerce platform that, at the time, carried more products than Amazon had books. At its peak, Bike Nashbar was a powerhouse in the cycling vertical and an early e-commerce pioneer that helped define how cycling products were sold online at scale. That experience shaped how I approach technology as a driver of marketing and growth.
I then spent over four years at Marcus Thomas (voted one of the top 99 agencies in the country) creating interactive and digital solutions for brands like Goodyear, Dunlop, Alltel, the Cleveland Browns, Pfaltzgraff, Johnsonite, and Glidden. During that time, I expanded my expertise in digital advertising and copywriting, strengthening my ability to connect strategy, creativity, and execution.
For the next 11 years, I served as Interactive Director at PALO, leading development teams, selling and scoping enterprise solutions, and planning and executing large-scale marketing initiatives for clients including Parker Hannifin, Heritage Plastics, Talmer Bank, Pittsburgh International Airport, Gateway Health, and InVolta.
From 2017–2023, I was VP of Technology at iSynergy, working with national and international clients such as TecEx, Mickey Thompson, Baird Brothers, Meridian Healthcare, Youngstown Live, and YSN Live. My team there focused on research, SEO, SEM, mobile optimization, and performance-driven digital experiences that delivered measurable business results.
After more than two decades on the agency side, I transitioned client-side to focus on building and scaling a national brand.
Today, I’m the Digital Marketing Director at Window Depot USA, where I lead national digital strategy and execution while building scalable systems that support 100+ locations nationwide. I also run Emerson Ai, our in-house marketing agency, delivering end-to-end digital solutions across SEO, PPC, content, and emerging AI-driven tools.
Window Depot USA is ranked #3 in its space nationally, which is a testament to the scalability of our marketing systems and the strength of our dealer network.
My mission there is simple: to build sustainable, future-ready marketing engines that deliver consistent, predictable growth.
Personal Life
Let me start off by saying that I am the luckiest man alive. I have the most loving, supportive, intelligent, talented, and beautiful wife that I could ever hope for – and three amazing girls that I have the pleasure of getting to raise… and it’s all because of music.
I’ve played many special shows over my musical career. I had the pleasure of touring for almost a decade with some of this areas greatest musicians, shared the stage with dozens of national acts, and even had the pleasure of showcasing multiple times for major labels. Those were some amazing shows – yet none of them turned out to be as important as the ones I played in 2017 with Ctrl + Alt Rewind.
We performed our Chris Cornell Tribute at Party on the Plaza in September of 2017, where I happened to lock eyes with a girl in the front row who was smiling and singing along (and pounding Coors Light Tall Boys, I might add). It turned out that she had been friends with most of my friends for over a decade – yet somehow we had never met. We spoke for a few minutes after the show and I instantly felt that we had a connection, so I did what any man would do and got into my car and drove home. I was nervous and figured there was no way she would ever be interested in a divorced musician with a teenage daughter (even though she is incredibly awesome!).
The next day I found her on social media and sent her a message. We started chatting and It turned out that we had a lot in common.
A month and a half of lunch dates and text messages followed, and then we played a Halloween show at Cedars. I’ll never forget that night as long as I live. I was nervous when she walked into the room. I was even more nervous when she followed me outside to the patio. I looked into her eyes, closed mine, and we had our first kiss.
I left the show that night with blue lipstick on my face, and a new sense of hope for the future.
The days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months, and before we knew it – we were living together and had fallen madly in love with one another. We got married during the Pandemic on Halloween in 2020. 🙂 #MillerHallowedding2020