Our Team

Greg Hannoosh

Greg has over 35 years experience in advertising and marketing. Prior to founding Next Step Communications Inc. in 1996, he served as Director of Marketing Communications for Dynisco, Inc. and KONA Corporation. As President of Next Step, Greg manages day-to-day operations and client relationships and guides marketing program strategy to ensure all deliverables exceed expectations. He is a member of the Plastics Pioneers Association (inducted 2016) and a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers. Greg is based out of his office in Kittery Point, Maine.

Mark Malloy

Mark joined Next Step as a Partner and equity stake holder in April 2021. In this role he pursues new client opportunities and assists in the management of all Next Step accounts. Mark has spent his entire career in the plastics industry, and most recently was Business Development Director and part of the original investor group for Plastics Machinery Magazine. Mark works for Next Step from his office in the northern suburbs of Chicago.

Geoff Giordano

Geoff is a lifelong journalist and content creator. He spent the majority of his news career as a supervising editor, front page editor and creative/design leader at Gannett’s The Journal News in White Plains, New York. He transitioned to trade journalism in 2005 and has served as an editor-in-chief or contributing editor for print and digital publications for multiple industries, including plastics, machining and metal processing and industrial lasers. He began creating digital content and strategy (YouTube, Facebook, Wordpress, Twitter) in 2011 to support a tabletop gaming event he created at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

About Next Step Communications, Inc.

Founded in 1996, Next Step Communications, Inc. is a B2B public relations and marketing communications firm with a focus on the plastics, tooling and converting industries. We take a hands-on, personalized approach that allows us to best tell your company’s story.