Summary
Hoppy Sell is a senior marketing executive with nearly 25 years of specialized experience in senior living, now serving as Chief Marketing Officer at HutsonWood after leading Tandem Senior Living Advisors as President. He combines strategic marketing, sales leadership, and hands-on community launch experience—having overseen multiple startups, expansions, and occupancy turnarounds across the U.S.—to drive growth and engagement for 21 communities. Known for translating emotional, high-stakes family decisions into compassionate, data-informed marketing strategies, Hoppy blends operational rigor with community-centered storytelling. Based in Seattle, he brings a public health background from UNC Chapel Hill and a track record of improving pre-sales and occupancy metrics that often exceed client benchmarks.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Ashbrook High School
B.S. Public Health, Health Policy and Administration, B.S. Public Health, Health Policy and Administration at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill