OUR FAMILY

Our Story (As Told By Wally, Chief Dog Officer)

People often ask us, “What does ‘Tizgee’ mean?” Tizgee is a stylized version of “exit” spelled backwards. Why “exit”? The company was founded on the premise that we wanted to help our clients exit the world of deceptive technology practices—the delivery of expensive and often unnecessary services.

Tizgee’s owner and founder (and my Mama), Joey Gupta, brings over 25 years of IT experience to the company. Joey believes that to be a good leader, one must be a good learner so she gives free reign to the talented folks who work at Tizgee. Tizgee’s staff are always willing to help, answer questions and go the extra mile to ensure that the client is happy.

Tizgee’s location in northern Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C., provides us access to a variety of clients–government contractors and agencies, nonprofits and commercial enterprises–through the DC metropolitan area.

Learn about what my human friends at Tizgee do. Once you talk to us, I know you will want to join our Tizgee pack!

–Wally Dog, CDO

Joey GuptaChief Executive Officer

Tizgee’s benign but brilliant big boss lady, effortlessly captures the attention and commands the respect of her coworkers and clients alike. When she speaks, folks listen. Not just because she’s sharp, articulate, and offers sage advice, but also because she’s charming, personable and persuasive.

Having established her competence and credentials as a corporate IT consultant over a career spanning nearly two decades, Joey was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug. She co-founded Tizgee in June 2013, offering clients technology-driven marketing solutions, that leveraged her proven expertise in technology, but combined that with her passion for graphic design and marketing communications.

When her co-founders jumped ship in search of bluer oceans, Joey stayed the course. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing, but she has weathered every storm and steered USS Tizgee towards new horizons. Today, she runs a tight ship, assisted by a motley crew of individuals she trusts. Together, they focus unwaveringly on the destination, but never forget to savor the voyage!

Joey resides with Suvajit, her loving husband of 30 years, in Herndon – VA. After five years, she is still coming to terms with being an empty nester, even as she continues to shower her love on her grown-up kids, Rishi and Rini. She is a caring daughter to her mother Dia, who lives nearby. But as things stand today, Wally – her beloved (canine) baby and Tizgee’s official mascot – occupies that spot at center of her existence.

SONU DESWALSenior Developer

Tizgee’s resident whiz kid, Sonu takes a great deal of pride in his work. Despite his expertise across a wide array of back-end coding software and front-end development platforms, he remains hungry to diversify his experience and broaden his horizons.

Sonu is a tech. trouble-shooter par excellence, ensuring that the various digital platforms and assets under his care are up and running 24×7, with built-in redundancies to deal with all sorts of contingencies. He is also an incredible team player, who works closely with external service providers as well as internal design and project teams, to deliver high quality work that delights Tizgee’s clients.

As one of the longest-serving, most loyal and dedicated members of Team Tizgee, Sonu has been a pillar of strength for Joey over the better part of the last five years. He remains one of Tizgee’s most valued resources.

When he’s not busy coding, Sonu enjoys taking long drives with his loving wife – Anjali, or playing Cricket with his toddler son – Hridayan. A bit of a foodie, he drools at the mere thought of hot, buttery Alu ke Paraanthe. But he truly treasures those special moments of magic during the vacations he takes with his young family.

RAJAT RAYContent & Project Manager

The quintessential jack-of-all-trades, Rajat helps Joey build and strengthen client relationships – attends meetings, liaises with clients, coordinates with the design and development teams, and is (along with Joey) responsible for quality control on all client projects.

A career (m)adman, Rajat’s true calling lies in content writing. He enjoys churning out the occasional blog and creates, manages and monitors digital and social media marketing campaigns on behalf of Tizgee’s clients.

During his leisure hours, Rajat is a voracious reader, an MMA enthusiast, and obsessively tunes-in to the news. He enjoys nights out drinking with buddies just as much as he savors movie-dinner nights with wife, Sanjukta and t(w)een-aged kids, Roshni and Rishaan.

WALLYChief Dog Officer

Joey Gupta

Chief Executive Officer

SONU DESWAL

Senior Developer

RAJAT RAY

Content & Project Manager

WALLY

Chief Dog Officer

WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING

“Working with Tizgee will provide you with the much-needed support system you crave as a small business owner. They offer unmatched service, listen to your story, and patiently teach you critical pieces to grow your brand and business. With weekly check-ins, the team at Tizgee helps you discuss pressing issues and anything worth pivoting towards or away. They are a team whose conversations are characterized by teamwork, without arrogance or dogmatic speech. Tizgee understands your goals and is committed to helping you achieve them. If you want a team that will listen to you and help you succeed, then Tizgee is the solution you have been looking for.”

- Stephanie Taylor, Owner and CEO, Remnant Farm Kombucha

“Tizgee has been our go-to web team since the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved's STAR² Center project started almost 6 years ago. We focus on training, resources, and technical assistance to recruit and retain clinicians in underserved areas. Tizgee helped us to build and maintain a clean and inviting website that functions as a resource center. We have since designed a discussion board function, built out a learning management system, developed web-based assessment tools, and added integrations to additional databases to really make our site a one-stop-shop for training and resources for our audience. ”

- Mariah Blake, Program Manager, STAR² Center

“An absolute pleasure to work with. The level of quality and professionalism is unmatched, and in the six years we have worked with Tizgee they have become an invaluable asset to our company’s success.”

- Michael Thornton Jr., Director of Programs & Operations, Visionary Consulting Partners

“Our independent record label wanted to polish and upgrade our branding to match our increasing profile but found we needed to bring on someone who understood our values and design preferences. We chose Tizgee. We felt both our quirkiness and our need for authenticity was well understood and reflected in our design. We were very happy with how our many, including occasionally contradictory, requirements were met by Tizgee’s excellent design team.”

- Rishi Gupta, Artist and A&R Representative

“Tizgee is an integral part of our communications team and they are very responsive to our needs. They helped us launch and refresh three websites and are very knowledgeable about web design trends and user-experience best-practices. They helped us think outside of the box when redesigning our website. We wanted the time and effort spent on the redesign to result in a new look and a better information flow, and they delivered.”

- Susan Wade, VP of Marketing and Communications, The Vinyl Institute

“Thanks, Tizgee for doing an amazing job of supporting our Department of Defense Mentor Protégé Program! Your expertise in digital management and rebranding positioned the Protégé firms with a website to better support their customer mission and attract potential new hires.”

- Deborah Jackson-Hamilton, Perspecta, Small Business Partnership Programs

“The team at Tizgee designed a website that authentically represents my company and I still love it every time I look at it. They later helped me with a redesign when I wanted to make changes. They maintain my site and resolve any issues–often before I even notice the problem. They are always responsive to my requests. I love working with them!”

- Heather Suri, Practice Owner, Pathways in Aging