With over 22 years of marketing experience and a proven track record in creating and managing brands, creative direction, media planning/buying and public relations, she returned to her hometown of York to create an agency that was unique to the market and composed of the best of what boutique and big business approaches to marketing have to offer (the boutique side is connected, creative, cutting-edge and agile while the sophisticated business side is capable of building multifaceted national branding strategies and complex media buys). Her approach has earned her the following recognitions:• Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Keystone Award (2013)• Central Penn Business Journal’s “Women of Influence” winner (2010)• Multiple Sclerosis Leadership Class (2012, 2011, 2010) • Named by Governor Rendell as a “Best 50 Women in Business in Pennsylvania” (2009)• Winner of the prestigious International Communicator Award (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010)• Winner of the prestigious Davey Award for outstanding creative work (2013, 2011, 2009, 2008)• Winner of the International Summit Award for outstanding creative work (2012, 2009)• Central Penn Business Journal’s “Forty under 40”winner (2009)• Central Penn Business Journal’s “Emerging Business of the Year” finalist (2008)• Downtown Inc’s “Outstanding New Business” in 2008Julie was also honored as a Finalist in the 2006 Up & Comers Awards by the South Florida Business Journal. She was two-time winner of Retail Marketer of the Year (2002, 2003) by Town & Country Magazine and Couture Jewelry Collection & Conference.Specialties: Branding & Corporate Identity; Creative Concepting; Event Planning & Coordination; Graphic Design;Interactive Marketing including Social & New Media;Media Planning, Placement & Production;Public Relations;Strategic Planning; andWebsite Strategy & Development