Tragic Media was founded in 2009 by Rich Rudzinski after leaving his job at a large national agency in San Diego. Rich saw the backwards infrastructure, high cost, and sub-par client services of traditional agencies. He knew costs were bloated because of high salaries for upper management, fueled only by the sales cycle, and supported by low level employees or offshore resources. These agencies were built as soulless sales machines aimed to make the most profits for their C-level members, with little regard for employees or clients.

Instead, Rich wanted to create a new kind of digital company: small, agile, and stacked with passionate, and experienced team members. He wanted his company to be focused on technology to support and grow his clients digital infrastructures. He wanted his company to build "large agency" quality products with "boutique agency" client services, and he wanted Tragic's rates to be reasonable, and scalable to help companies of all sizes transform their digital presence and grow online.

Over the last 8 years, Rich has built a team of expert developers, designers, and product/project managers- all of whom are excited about building beautiful and functional websites for any industry, any size, and any budget. We take pride in producing quality work, and treating our clients like family.