About Us
Mission Statement
Building the hospitality brands that will accelerate the evolution of the industry's best practices.
The Ocean Drive Communications Team
Justin Ferland
From the iconic Gotham Hall Nightclub on the Westside of Los Angeles to New England's famed Barking Crab restaurants, Justin has managed operations from coast to coast, and everything in between. Justin takes his expertise of hospitality management, including new restaurant openings, brand development, and leadership training and combines it with a ''boutique'' mindset, being on-site to ensure the business owner's vision is truly realized.
Sean Dunn
From being named the general manager of Asterisk & Obelisk at age 23 to building and running the outside bar of America's oldest restaurant, the White Horse Tavern, to working six and a half years at the picturesque Castle Hill Inn, Sean Dunn has amassed a wealth of knowledge and experience in Newport's premiere fine dining establishments. Sean looks forward to bringing his hospitality know-how to bear for your business.
Tristan Pinnock
From blogging and social media to e-commerce and SEO, Tristan Pinnock has a decade's experience as a web marketer and online personality. Tristan has taken businesses with no online presence whatsoever and turned them into the dominant online entity in their industry, leading search and social, locally and worldwide.
As a wordsmith, Tristan has written articles that have gotten hundreds of thousands of pageviews for his clients and his own personal website, The Newport Blast. He knows how to combine the right titles, keywords and entertaining content to create the marketing content that will actually go viral in its own right.
Tristan is also a prolific photographer and videographer, creating promotional videos for local businesses, events and bands.
