Growing companies through strategic marketing is my business. It’s also my passion that's taken me through a 27-year career managing international and national marketing departments as an in-house leader, outside consultant, and business owner, all working directly with senior-level management. As the Chief Marketing Officer of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan-based marketing firm, CCS Innovations®, I spend each day solving business puzzles and my clients’ challenges, sourcing skills earned throughout my experience-rich marketing career. My strategic, common sense approach mixed with a willingness to roll up my sleeves and get to work, no matter the obstacle, that has earned me a reputation as a business ‘miracle worker’. My marketing skills have benefited businesses at all stages, from start-ups to firmly established corporations, in a wide range of industries. My diverse background has included marketing some of the world’s biggest brands as well as countless smaller businesses. I have guided two consulting firms from a single office without a marketing program to worldwide expansion in just a couple of years, earning Inc. 500 and Business Journal ‘Fastest Growing Company’ awards along the way. In 2014, I was named one of the Top 40 Digital Marketers, Globally, by the Online Marketing Institute.Helping others achieve business growth is what led me to write, I Think I Need Marketing: the Knowledge You Need to Build and Manage a Successful Marketing Program. My specialties include: • Designing and managing local, regional, national and international marketing and advertising campaigns and strategies, online and through traditional channels• Developing brands and brand strategies that generate long-term buyer impact and engagement • Creating and managing corporate marketing, both online and via traditional efforts• Working with C-level clients in Fortune 100 & 500 corporations and managing diverse marketing, creative and sales teams