The Gleam
Dream Team
For brands that care as much as we do.
At Gleam Connections, we partner with businesses that want more than visibility; they want meaning.
We work with purpose-driven founders, creative educators, and feel-good brands who care about connection, not just clicks.
When you partner with us, you don’t just get a marketing agency, you get a team who listens deeply, strategizes clearly, and walks beside you every step of the way.
Because growth shouldn’t feel like pressure. It should feel like partnership.
Meet the Women Behind Gleam
McKenna Schroter
Founder & CEO
McKenna built Gleam Connections around one simple truth: when people feel something, they remember you.
Her genius is seeing the big picture, weaving story, strategy, and structure into brands to make them shine. She holds her WSET Level 2 Award in Wine and Beer, both with distinction, pairing deep industry knowledge with an ever-evolving understanding of what actually works for brands.
An avid learner at heart, McKenna is constantly immersed in the best and latest marketing strategies, ensuring her clients stay not just relevant, but ahead.
McKenna believes in doing marketing differently: intentionally, intuitively, and always with care. She leads with empathy, strategy, and a healthy dose of cheekiness, because business should feel human, not heavy!
Ask her about...
Riding waves and raising glasses (click here to see for yourself 😉)
Antonia Franckenstein
Operations Director
Antonia is the backbone of Gleam, the one who turns chaos into clarity and ideas into smooth, scalable systems.
She’s obsessed (in the best way) with making things work better and has many years of experience doing so. Every workflow she touches becomes more intuitive, every process more effortless. Her brain blends strategy and structure in a way that makes creative visions come alive, sustainably.
If you’ve ever wished your business felt calmer, lighter, and more aligned behind the scenes… Antonia’s the reason it can.
Ask her about...
Automation, systems, and how to reclaim time while scaling with ease.
Erin Gray
Creative Content Coordinator
Erin is the storyteller who turns ideas into visuals that make people stop scrolling and feel something.
Her creative eye captures the soul of a brand, translating strategy into design, captions, and campaigns that shimmer with heart.
With a strong background in marketing and graphic design, she’s the bridge between concept and creation, and she brings warmth, artistry, and playfulness to everything she touches.
Ask her about...
Visual storytelling, authentic engagement, and what it really means to “show your glow” online.
How We Work
We don’t do cookie-cutter.
We don’t chase trends.
We don’t pretend to care, we actually do.
When you work with Gleam, you get strategy that fits your story, systems that support your growth, and people who genuinely want to see you win.
We believe the best partnerships feel like breathing room, spacious, inspiring, and built on trust.
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