My marketing career began in direct marketing at R.R. Donnelley in the Midwest where I handled direct mail layouts and printing. After making the move to the North Bay Area in California, I found a home in the booming social media marketing trade at a boutique agency with a robust client roster, including Mollie Stone’s, Clover Stornetta, SLIME, Sausalito Art Festival and more. After only a few months on the job, I’d learned to use Sprout and Hootsuite to manage upward of a dozen simultaneous client accounts.

From there, I moved into additional content and online marketing roles and eventually landed at a local firm specializing in search engine optimization. Within two years I’d moved into a managerial role as the Senior Copywriter and Content Director with a roster of six to eight reports. Agency clients included La Tortilla Factory, Hans Fahden Winery, Guy Fieri, Friedman’s Home Improvement and dozens more.

I continued my agency work with more flexibility as an agency partner and increased my knowledge of ecommerce and SEO. By partnering with other firms I was able to access clients I found rewarding to work with, including Hallmark Baby, Rosy.com and PUNCH Clothing.

That work continues today, along with a side gig writing romance under a pseudonym. Gotta keep those creative juices flowing, always.