Kimberly Flaherty Email & Phone Number

• Head of internal and external communications overseeing brand for $4.5 billion retail real estate investment trust with a portfolio of +100 assets welcoming over 300 million annual shoppers across the United States.• Drives positive business impact through reputation management and stakeholder engagement.• Company spokesperson for media relations, crisis communications, issues management and legal depositions.• Leads WPG Cares philanthropic brand raising nearly $1M for cancer research.• Navigated global pandemic plan and 2021 corporate restructuring maintaining low attrition rates and 94% colleague employee engagement.• Launched comprehensive rebrand including the new wpgus.com website.• Launched company-wide social intranet in 2023 achieving 98% adoption within the first month.• Leads change management adoption and company transformation comms.

Columbus, Ohio

• Marketing team leader including operations, creative, sponsorship, field marketing, PR, digital and agency partnerships.• Developed crisis communication protocols and managed crisis response teams.• Built and maintained consumer and trade media relationships, resulting in increased brand awareness.• Launched internal WPG Podcast and Innovation Microsite.

Columbus, Ohio & Denver, Colorado

• Co-founded Post House Creative (PHC), a $6 million full-service marketing agency and multidisciplinary team of creative problem solvers and brand storytellers.• Award winning team of 35+ employees offers advertising, design, digital, video and public relations services.• Clients include Columbus Blue Jackets, Nationwide Insurance, Jobs Ohio, Arhaus, Inspirato and many more.• Acquisition partner including expansion to Steamboat Springs, Colorado in 2022 and Austin, Texas in 2023 combining Strategic Design + Advertising, lookthinkmake and Compass to form one agency under PHC.

Columbus, Ohio

• Head of brand and marketing for national chain of 108 Bravo and Brio restaurants.• Developed and executed strategic marketing campaigns to launch new products, drive restaurant traffic and achieve sales and guest growth targets.• Redefined the Bravo and Brio brands under private ownership to increase consumer awareness, consideration and brand loyalty.

Columbus

• Led internal marketing team and managed external agency partners.• Directed execution of menu management, digital strategy, social media and PR.• Created and implemented local grassroots marketing strategies to build community relations and boost sales.

• Created and ran all aspects of the internal advertising agency for a $1 billion automotive dealership group including Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Toyota, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Chevrolet and Nissan.• Managed $15 million advertising budget including regional dealership group marketing budgets.• Created marketing and advertising plans, conducted media buying, led digital strategy, content creation and all media production.

Bachelor Of Arts And Sciences, Mass And Interactive Communication, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta, PRSSA, Cum Laude Graduate, Dean's List Award, All-American Collegiate Scholar.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication And Media Studies, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: PRSSA, Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Eta Sigma