Gretchen is a top communications executive with 20 years of experience in defining and positioning brands and individuals through integrated communications and marketing strategies. She is best known for her success in proactive communications strategies that advance causes and diffuse crises. Gretchen advises top business, non-profit, and government leaders; engaging diverse stakeholders; building and supervising dynamic teams; and managing multiple strategies with multimillion-dollar budgets.Gretchen excels at: Fixing problems – She handles crises with ease and is skilled at preparing for unforeseen obstacles.Driving projects to completion – Gretchen is an empowering leader who brings the right resources and management to get projects over the finish line.Building and Motivating teams – She has enjoyed considerable success in growing internal marketing and communications teams through intentional hiring, training, and continued mentoring.Marie Claire magazine’s US edition recognized Gretchen as one of America’s 50 most well-connected women, and she has established relationships with many leading press representatives and opinion leaders across the country. Drawing on her experiences growing up on farms and ranches in Oklahoma and Texas, Gretchen brings grit, direct and plainspoken approach to strategy. She holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Communication and Mass Communication. She lives with her husband and three daughters on their Texas farm.
Listed skills include Public Policy, Political Campaigns, Press Releases, Public Affairs, and 23 others.