Erin Vargo Email & Phone Number

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

❋ Currently ghostwriting a book about hydrogen energy on behalf of the world's leading hydrogen engineer, capturing the client's voice and story with 100% satisfaction.❋ Ghostwrote a 50K-word book based on co-authors’ experience developing a line of personal care products worth $100M and an emerging product line, researching the history, science, and politics of ingredients in beauty and personal care items, interviewing co-authors over 30 hours.❋ Ghostwrote a retrospective, 80K-word account of a client's $3.5B company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, writing, line editing, and fact-checking the final manuscript in less than 7 weeks. Recognized by supervisor for delivering the fastest and highest-quality turnaround in years, and by author’s peer who described the book as an "outlier" among thousands of business books he’d read.❋ Contributed 1K+ hours of interviews, book reviews, and academic research on behalf of a hospitality expert based on life experiences and success in building an events app worth $100M, collaborating closely with the author to consult on the title, subtitle, and graphics; drafted 30K+ words and refined the book’s abstract concept into a compelling narrative using a metaphor of climbing a mountain, which the client adopted for the final product.❋ Contributed strategic brand consulting for 50K-word book ghostwritten on behalf of an award-winning realtor, edited in collaboration with cross-functional team, coordinated graphics and offline worksheets. Rebranded the concept, shifting from a focus on "systems" to a Renaissance theme; new direction led to a complete transformation of her professional brand.❋ Contributed strategic brand consulting and drafted 30K words on behalf of financial acquisitions expert.

Austin, Texas, United States

❋ Ghostwrote 2 versions of a 40K-word trade book on behalf of popular social media influencer couple in 3 months with less than 22 hours of interviews.

New York City Metropolitan Area

❋ Offering high-level ghostwriting services to various literary agencies and Gotham Ghostwriters' elite network, and engaging in ongoing education, networking, and community efforts to organize the ghostwriting industry.

Austin, Texas

❋ Self-funded solopreneur and founder of GOGGULL, an innovative fashion and lifestlye brand, manufacturing high-drama safety goggles with blue blocking and sun lenses for the fashion-forward; currently managing all design, manufacturing, branding, marketing, accounting, and staffing.❋ Great for healthcare, computers, gaming, driving, safety, and sports, we are the ultimate self-expression accessory.❋ Consulting with potential customers and experts to identify appropriate materials and features to make a universal product in terms of fit, function, and style.❋ Currently relocating manufacturing operations to U.S. facilities; stay posted for TBD launch date.

Austin, Texas Area And Los Angeles, California Area

❋ Currently writing an historical account of Vargo’s Restaurant, a treasured establishment in Houston from 1965 to 2012, researching historical articles, books, and other records. ❋ Authored an original, 30K-word book on language lessons in Hollywood speeches (from the Oscars and Golden Globes), privately circulated among Oscar contenders.❋ Collaborated with a public company CEO to communicate his story scaling a company 50X in revenue over five years; strategic marketing campaign resulting from the collaboration created one of 2023’s most talked-about viral moments.❋ Ghostwrote #1 Amazon bestseller for a healthy coparenting advocate, maintaining his spot for three consecutive years; helped grow author’s Instagram engagement from zero to 250K.❋ Ghostwrote a privately circulated, 35K-word memoir about a restaurateur’s upbringing in Ohio, move to Los Angeles, marriage to Playboy Playmate of the Year, and creation of one of the most popular restaurants on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles.❋ Wrote speeches and various communications for multiple political campaigns and candidates at the county, state, and national level, including: fundraising letters, one-pagers, mailers, talking points, push cards, stump speeches, keynote speeches, letterhead graphics, candidate bios, email newsletters, press releases, and campaign plans. Managed press engagement, opposition research, staff recruitment, and social media strategy for various candidates.❋ Managed brand development for internationally renowned voice coach, including website rebrand, press and client inquiries, app development, e-book, press releases, treatments and reality show pitches, and development of other revenue streams.❋ Wrote original content and managed 20+ columnists in creating and editing dozens of pop culture articles published in LifeZette online magazine weekly. Published opinion articles in the New York Post on various pop culture topics.

Los Angeles, California, United States

❋ Crafted creative messaging strategies on behalf of Dr. Frank Luntz for Fortune 500 executives, brands, celebrities, political organizations, and non-profits. ❋ Oversaw focus groups and developed comprehensive, detailed analyses of various communications strategies using data collected from participants in order to resolve clients’ messaging issues. ❋ Delivered exceptional support to high-profile clients such as Bob Iger (CEO of Disney), James Turley (CEO of Ernst & Young), Roger Goodell (Commissioner of the National Football League), Tom Fanning (CEO of Southern Company), Singer Keith Urban, Senator Jon Kyl, The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, RNC, DNC, ABC Entertainment Group, Merrill Lynch, and more.

Los Angeles, California, United States

❋ Conducted extensive daily marketing research directly for the CEO and a distributed staff of 400+. ❋ Culled industry insights, market trends, and news updates affecting the 600+ represented athletes and multiple media, marketing, naming rights, and entertainment divisions within the company.❋ Researched, compiled, and analyzed information on products and market conditions to identify potential new markets, sales opportunities, and the most effective methods of marketing specified products.

New York, New York, United States

❋ Managed 20+ United Nations Volunteers worldwide for the company’s multi-million-dollar investment into the Least Developed Countries Initiative to bridge the digital divide between developed and least-developed countries. ❋ Drafted engaging speeches for and personally assisted Chairman John Morgridge during the Africa Forum in Dakar, Senegal. ❋ Organized a welcome rally for dozens of dignitaries arriving on Goree Island for the Africa Forum, including representatives of the United Nations Development Program, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Telecommunication Union, etc.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

❋ Researched 500+ speeches for the President and other White House principals, including commencement addresses by Dr. Condoleezza Rice and President Bush, weekly radio, political, and policy addresses, public crises, international speeches, and addresses made to Congress and the public. ❋ Wrote multiple speeches for midterm fundraisers, including jokes used by President George W. Bush.❋ Created the first-ever training manual for speechwriting interns, reviewing the entire speechwriting process from forefront research and gathering notes cross-functionally from various departments to editing, fact-checking, and collecting comments from senior advisors to the President before printing speech cards.❋ Recognized by POTUS for outstanding contributions to the State of the Union.

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Aerobics Instructor, Kappa Alpha ThetaAttended Stanford on a full.

Economics, Political Science