Left Coast Marketing is a full service Digital Marketing Agency specializing in Digital Media Production and Marketing Technology Solutions. Left Coast Marketing founder Dan Chapin launched Artisan Media in 2007, providing digital media production services (photography, video, media hosting) for the wine industry. Co-founder of Artisan Media and Left Coast Marketing, Dan has over 10 years experience in both wine and technology. In 2002 Dan was recruited by the second largest wine company in the world, Allied Domecq Wines, where he worked as a Business Analyst before moving on to Business Development for the Canadian and UK export markets.

In 2005, Dan decided to break into the software development side of the wine business as Director of Winery Business Development for Inertia (IBG) where he consulted with over 200 wineries to help build their Direct to Consumer business. Then in November of 2008 he launched Artisan Media working with marketers, sales distributors and online marketplaces across both consumer and trade channels. In 2010 Dan was once again recruited to help KLH Consulting launch Vintegrate, a fully integrated end-to-end software solution for the wine industry and remains there today as a technology consultant for food & beverage companies.

Dan and his wife, Stacey, currently reside in Healdsburg. Today Stacey oversees customer support and general business operations.