Scrabble is a blood sport in my family. I love the mastery of a well-crafted sentence, the frisson of the perfectly-chosen word, the suspense of a tale well-told. In short, I love the art and craft of storytelling.Not everyone shares my passion–or has the time and energy to invest in writing. I launched Deans + Company to help my clients tell their stories. Whether you’re a marketer, a digital designer or someone who just needs a little help, let's talk."MB" or "Mary Beth"? Sit down for this one. I’m “MB-dextrous”: I use both names. I went to a convent school where all the girls were named Mary-something. If you said “Mary,” thirty little faces would turn like sunflowers in your direction. I got tired of being part of the herd.

Developed marketing and content strategy; supported product roll-out; created website and additional marketing collateral; created and managed marketing campaigns.

• Program and project management• Budgeting, resource planning and performance management• Communications planning and execution• Business process improvement• Change management• eLearning/training

Built, led and oversaw a global career transition firm with clients across three continents.- Resume writing- Coaching, training- Job hunt strategies and tactics- Public speaking

Provide operational guidance and oversight for software/hardware product development firm.

Stewardship of global community of 300+ senior OD consultants in 26 countries across 5 continents. Strategic planning and operations, executive leadership, member acquisition and retention, partner relationships, community oversight, volunteer management.

Leading stealth software start-up in online reputation management; selling to customers, seeking investors, overseeing product development & marketing, developing company and product strategy.

- Led team responsible for designing processes and procedures to support transition of regional HR functions to centralized shared services organization. - Facilitated creation of first-ever operating level agreements for national HR, payroll, tech support, and benefits functions.- Oversaw team of architects, contractors, IT support and internal groups for $3M call center build out; delivered on time, within budget, with five 9s reliability.

- Created strategic plan, budget and position descriptions; hired and trained international staff of 9; managed design and build-out of training facilities; defined and priced educational offerings; created sales and marketing materials.- Oversaw design, creation and roll out of 2+ week technical training curriculum for employees, customers and partners; designed and managed technical certification program.- Established new employee orientation, train-the-trainer workshops, professional development programs and continuous learning programs for using classroom delivery, self-paced content, and distance learning technologies.