I am the CEO & Founder of Morris Hoeft Group. I am an instigator and innovator passionate about mission. I use an integrated and intentional approach to build brands across customers, community, government and key stakeholders. I challenge the status quo and build brands from the inside out while building relationships across all stakeholders.With a breadth and depth of experience in marketing, public relations and corporate communications, I started my career in consulting and spent most of my time in the finance and banking sectors. I led six startups across different industries. Speaking on nationwide platforms, I am known for leading award-winning teams. I received recognition from the Cannes Film Festival for Best Media Campaign. Special honors from Hermes, Ragan’s PR Daily, MSPBJ Women in Business, Top Women Communication Leader, and was honored on the Minnesota 500--a list of the state's most powerful business professionals.I am a dynamic leader who translates vision into action. I influence, inspire and motivate across all functions and levels of the organization to bring the brand promise to life and make it real for employees, customers and community partners. With a desire to make a positive impact, I have served on several boards, including NAMA, MN FFA Foundation Board Chair and am currently on the Community Development Bankers Development Association (CDBA), a Washington DC-based national trade association of the community development bank sector--the voice and champion of banks with a mission of serving low and moderate income communities. I volunteer with various programs that focus on youth leadership. I recently became one of the founders of Bethel University's The 25 Program, a four-year cohort designed to empower students of all majors and interests to use their strengths, passions, and skills to “go beyond.”When the day is done, you’ll find me behind a good travel book planning my next adventure, plunking a tune on the piano or laughing with my blended family.Specialty Areas:- Corporate Social Responsibility- Reputation Risk Analysis & Mitigation- Executive Communications Strategy- SEO Driven Content Strategy- Media Relations- Public Relations- Crisis Communications- Digital Marketing- Advertising- Internal Communications- Employer Brand- Omnichannel Branding + Advertising + Storytelling- Marketing Analytics- Martech stack development- Agile/Kanban for marketing teams- Data Driven PR + Marketing Campaigns- Performance Based CX Design