At the risk of sounding techni-corny, Desiree has been known to blurt at strangers: "Wow, the Internet rocks!"

She loves the reach of the Web and the googol* of information available to anyone with Internet access. (*Read how Google's creators were inspired by this mathematical term.) "It is fantastic how the Web is making everyone on the planet smarter. The Internet inspires projects like One Laptop Per Child and Computers With Causes, which help bring knowledge to every corner of our world. The Web truly rocks!"

As a small business owner, Desiree's knows that advertising funds have to be stretched like taffy, especially for start-ups and non-profits. So Desiree's focus and mission is "to help all small businesses, emerging entrepreneurs and non-profits get on the Web" by offering affordable, professional web sites that help them harness the power of the Web using proven design and development practices. And now blogs are becoming one of the most affordable options as full websites for businesses.

"A Web site for all!" became her battle cry.

Back in the day (1993) no institution of higher learning was offering degrees or certifications in Web design. Fortunately for Desiree, she did find one guy, a former IBM-er, teaching HTML (the programming language used to create sites) and other Internet classes as part of the Continuing Education program and the University of Colorado in Boulder. A proponent of uncluttered, simple site design, Art Smoot has remained one of Desiree's mentors all these years.

Desiree then studied the web design practices of gurus, authors and trainers Lynda Weinman and Eric Meyer (among others). Lynda continues to be one of Desiree's mentors and she still uses Lynda.com's online training Web site to keep her skills current. After spending two years in school working towards her Computer Science degree in Colorado, Desiree left school to jump into Web design because it was new and fresh and interesting. And few were doing it.

In 1996, Site Sensations was officially born. In 2009 it became an LLC.

Desiree's technical background includes training corporate Web teams at companies in Denver's tech center area and working as an applications expert and trainer for the State of Colorado and City of Denver. She was also a co-founder and president of the Rocky Mountain Webmasters Guild back in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Desiree spends the lion's share of her time managing projects at Site Sensations, offering years of experience to her clients.

When she isn't on her computer Desiree is enjoying live baseball games (especially the Colorado Rockies), karaoke with her friends, 70s rock, and is recovering from her Adam Lambert addiction.

You can reach Desiree directly at desiree.renaud@sitesensations[dot]com.

Josh joined Site Sensations as a partner in 2009 and is the company's eclectic creative guru, who has finally settled down to put his full attention on what he loves: designing Web sites.

And did we mention that he "loves making web sites, man?"

As a teenager, Josh worked for Site Sensations for a short time while attending high school in Boulder, Colorado, where he graduated with an Associate Degree in Multi-Media Studies concurrently with his high school diploma.

Not entirely sure what to do with his life (like so many teenagers), he decided to join the United States Air Force. As is often the case, Josh's timing was extraordinary: he reported to Lackland AFB for boot camp the very week of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center.

After finishing his tour of duty in the USAF, Josh was happy to be free to return to civilian life. Josh moved to Atlanta in 2005 and had an epiphany that led him back to a career in Web Design: "I finally realized what I wanted to be when I grow up," he says, only half joshing.

Whenever Josh isn't working on a Web site, you'll find him helping people with computer problems. His pet project is A Helpful Nerd, a computer servicing and education blog he started after becoming the go-to tech guy for friends and family.

Josh's unique Web design talents include a keen eye for cartooning and the ability to lay down a new twist on an old design concept. Web design challenges him to find a way to deliver a unique Web presence for each client he serves at Site Sensations. "I like the idea that every business is different and every site needs to be unique, just like its owner."

It is this "creating something new each time" that gets Josh out of bed in the morning and keeps him happily tethered to his mouse.

Josh is enjoying the growing wave of blog customization work and is becoming a Blogger rock star.

When Josh is not blogging or designing blogs for clients he is tinkering with computer parts, pushing the boundaries of Windows 7 beta, watching the Science Channel or the latest summer "man against the machines" blockbuster film.

You can reach Josh directly at josh.craig@sitesensations[dot]com.