Brand evangelist who is passionate about the connection between brands and culture and a believer that business can be a force for good. Adept at activating customer insights to identify opportunities, improve engagement and build a world class customer experience across multiple touchpoints. An innate trust-builder who knows how to balance team leadership and collaboration to accelerate revenue and market awareness.I’ve worked across industries and am adept at immersing myself and getting quickly to the heart of a challenge. I know how to achieve strategic marketing objectives across channels and platforms. From digital to offline, I believe marketing is both an art and a science, and that the best ideas and innovations often come from outside an industry and show up in unexpected places. I am a consummate communicator and collaborator. I know how to lead and inspire teams, and how to get at the authentic core of a brand. I've co-authored two books and taught at both NYU and American University. I love the written and spoken word, and am often intoxicated by the voices of NPR as a I travel the byways of New England. I am that person who sometimes has to pull the car over when I am overtaken by a song, an audio book or a podcast...and have had innumerable NPR “driveway moments.”I believe in joy and the power of seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary.Specialties: Brand management & marketing strategy,Business transformation for the greater good,We instead of Me,Sustainability and regenerative business,Values-based leadership,Innovation and culture, Storytelling & creativity as a force to be reckoned with,Executive communication that actually says something,Market positioning development, Speaker: marketing, branding, B Corp movement, "LeadHership"Course development and teaching: American University & NYUAnd of course...relationships, always relationships!