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Laine White

Head of Client Strategy

Growing up, Laine was (and still is) fascinated by how the brain works, so she envisioned her future revolving around psychology, and she got a Bachelor of Arts degree in it at Birmingham-Southern College (BSC). This psychology background gives Laine a unique perspective on how others perceive and process information, shaping how she helps clients build effective marketing strategies and messaging.

After college, Laine worked for different organizations in the Greater Birmingham Area as a Marketing Director and Operations Consultant, sharpening both her strategic and operational expertise. Toward the end of 2023, Uptick struck gold when she joined our team as an Account Manager; since then, she quickly advanced into leadership and consulting roles, and now she’s our Head of Client Strategy!

As Head of Client Strategy, Laine works alongside our clients—the owners and leadership teams of businesses, both local and across the nation—to understand their needs, identify obstacles, and build strategies that provide specific guidance and a clear path forward—not just a list of tactics. Often, this involves shaping new marketing strategies, solving complex challenges, improving client experience, and identifying growth opportunities. In her day-to-day, she partners closely with our sales, account management, operations, and production teams, as well as our sister companies, Infomedia and Tempo.

One of Laine’s favorite parts of her role here at Uptick is helping clients think differently about what's possible for their businesses to tackle complex challenges and grow.

Outside the office, Laine loves making crafts, “chaos gardening,” cooking, and spending quality time with her high school sweetheart-turned-husband, Tucker, their daughter, Rowan, their three kitties—Mila, Sassafras, and Mouse—and their two rescue dogs, Chessie and Massey.


A “JACK OF ALL TRADES”
Psychology wasn’t Laine’s only early passion—she’s also always loved music and performance. She even fronted a rock band in high school (with no shortage of epic emo hairstyles, that she’ll gladly admit and tease herself about with you). Although her music career was short-lived, Laine never lost her creative spirit. She developed a passion for photography and social media, which she leveraged to build a personal brand and a small business. That hands-on experience with branding and digital tools became a springboard into a broader passion for innovation, technology, and marketing strategy.
HER FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR
Fall (or any time of year if there’s cold weather). No matter what time of year it is, you can find Laine counting down the days to the next Halloween, or, for her, “Halloweek”—that’s what she calls the week before or the week of Halloween in which she annually cashes in her accrued PTO to celebrate (she takes spooky season very, very seriously, okay?!).
LAINE’S GO-TO LOCAL TREAT
An iced latte from Cala, the Birmingham coffee shop where she’s almost guaranteed to be when she’s not at the office or at home. Gen Zers and Millennials would refer to Cala as Laine’s “third space.”
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