I serve as a strategic advisor and nimble practitioner to help emerging brands grow their audience via earned media. With over 20 years of expertise, my services span communications strategy, media relations, messaging, influencer marketing, reputation management, and thought leadership. I bring knowledge in the B2B and B2C sectors within the food and beverage, hospitality, lifestyle, travel, wellness, and creative services spaces.Additionally, I am a networking coach who works with new college graduates, the socially shy, and career switchers to learn and implement a lifelong networking habit. With 30 years of experience as a referral-only PR consultant, I have based my career on forging and maintaining great relationships with journalists, executives, co-workers, and clients. Leveraging my network has allowed me to pivot or restart my career numerous times, whether it's due to changing industries, parenthood, health sabbaticals, or recessions, I know exactly what it is like to start anew. I work one-on-one with my mentees to assess and customize their program to suit their particular issues, such as role-playing networking scenarios, and proofing networking pitch emails. My work focuses on building both soft skills and a framework for staying organized, so that you can use networking to find your next job and build a successful career.