About Spectruss
Problem solvers. Since 2012.
Since 2012, more than 250 companies across the country have brought us the problem nobody else could fix, from funded startups to publicly traded names like First Horizon, CBL Properties and Astec Industries.
Who we are
Small on purpose. Sharp because of it.
Spectruss finds the real fix in marketing, advertising, and sales, then builds it. Strategy first, then as much of the execution as a client needs.
We stayed small on purpose. The people who look at your business are the people who have done the work, and they stay on it until it is fixed. No account managers relaying messages.
AI speeds up everything it should. People who know what good looks like check every piece before it ships.
What we do →The long version
Fourteen years. Same city.
The team
The people doing the work.
Meet the team →A core team works with every client, and trusted specialists join for each job as it needs them. Everyone on it has done the work for years.
Sam Silvey
Founder and CEO
Has run Spectruss since 2012. Leads the strategy on every engagement and hosts the Spectruss Speakeasy.
Vallery Nehvatal
Design and Content Manager
Leads design and content across every client engagement, so the creative stays sharp and the brand stays consistent.
Zach Etengoff
Photo & Video
Shoots and cuts the commercial work, product photography, and the short-form content that feeds every channel.
Karlo Butorac
Web Development
Builds and maintains the sites the strategy depends on: fast, stable, and engineered for conversion.
André Abdalla
Web Development
Custom builds, e-commerce, integrations, and the tracking that ties spend to results.
Distinguished achievements
We play to win.
Expertise.com's Best Web Designers in Chattanooga for 2026, two Silver ADDYs, Best Advertising Agency in Chattanooga for 2024, Three Best Rated in 2022 and 2025, and Expertise.com's Best Legal Marketing Companies in Atlanta. Nice to have. The results on the client side matter more.
“A year or two ago, when we started with Spectruss, I was seeing between, maybe 2 or 300 new service requests and customer inputs to the POS system every 30 days. Last month, there was 486.”
Blake TerryJeweler, Rick Terry Jewelry Designs
Rick Terry Jewelry Designs case study →
Clients
250+ companies. Every one taught us something.
Case studies →Some of the companies we have worked with since 2012.
More Spectruss
Outside the client work.
Spectruss Racing
Hard enduro and hare scramble racing. The same grit we bring to client problems, on two wheels.
Spectruss Racing →
Spectruss Speakeasy
Our podcast with founders, operators and people doing interesting things, about what is actually working.
Listen to the Speakeasy →
Spectruss AI Live
Live sessions on putting AI to work in your business. No hype, just what we use with clients.
Watch past AI Live sessions →
Where we are
Chattanooga and Tampa.
Locations →
Case studies
Problems we've solved.
All case studies →
Stuck around $1M with a team of 10.
Team grew from 10 to 40+.
Ranked #8 in a market led by a national player.
In under 12 months. 317% more conversions, 58% lower cost per lead. Sold to private equity at month 12 and merged with USS.
Two brands splitting one business.
An ADDY-winning rebrand that made two brands one.