- Marketing, speechwriter and communications professional with a solid technical background, experience working for senior executives in Fortune 500 companies.- Publisher of the premier source of independent news on the fast-changing kombucha industry.- Social Media Networking business adviser and trainer: LinkedIn, Facebook, podcasting, blogging, YouTube.- Active blogger and podcaster on all aspects of Professional Speaking, Speechwriting, and Kombucha. - Previous roles include Executive Communications Manager, Speechwriter, Ghostwriter, Systems Engineer, Sales Liaison for Australia and New Zealand, Corporate Spokesperson, and Database Engineer; large company experience at Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Sun Microsystems; startup experience with Step Into College and mentor for ANZA Technet.- A native of England, I earned a BA in Sociology from Leicester University and conducted graduate sociology studies at Tufts University, Medford, MA.Specialties: Executive Communications, Annual Reports, Speechwriting.