“Zaniac takes the natural curiosity of children and turns it into a world of discovery, play, and confidence-building. I love that Zaniac Learning Center will shape the future of our youth. It’s exciting to know our own girls will grow-up with Zaniac and STEM education as an integral part of their lives.”I am co-owner and Social Media Director at Zaniac Asheville. I direct our digital marketing efforts and create content for our website and social media platforms.

I am a contributing editor to Live Happy magazine where I have interviewed well-known happiness expert and best-selling author, Gretchen Rubin and Parenthood actress and celebrity Monica Potter, as well as numerous positive psychology experts. I manage Live Happy’s Pinterest page and grew the followers from 400 to more than 4,000 in one year. I also write book summaries in each issue of Live Happy magazine, and write regular digital content for Live Happy.com.

I am a nationally-published writer, a social media content expert and the owner of The Media Concierge, a company dedicated to creating professional content for authors, speakers, business and thought leaders. My work has been published in Huffington Post, Forbes, Live Happy, SUCCESS, and Executive Travel. I also am widely published across the Web under my maiden name, Sandra Bienkowski. What I Can Do For You – Authors, Speakers, Business Leaders, Thought LeadersI am passionate… Show more I am a nationally-published writer, a social media content expert and the owner of The Media Concierge, a company dedicated to creating professional content for authors, speakers, business and thought leaders. My work has been published in Huffington Post, Forbes, Live Happy, SUCCESS, and Executive Travel. I also am widely published across the Web under my maiden name, Sandra Bienkowski. What I Can Do For You – Authors, Speakers, Business Leaders, Thought LeadersI am passionate about helping you build your brand by generating compelling content that engages and grows your community. I am skilled at capturing your voice and writing content that resonates with your unique audience. I am often called “the idea queen” because I have a natural ability to generate content ideas your audience will love and share. As your content partner, I can write original content, repurpose your existing content and generate new content by interviewing you. I also can tap into my national network of professional resources you may need for design, marketing and sales.My Services • Articles• Blogs• Books• Brochures• Content for Social Media Campaigns• Digital Courses• Editorial Calendar• Ghost-writing• Infographics• Media Pitches• Newsletters• Product Descriptions• Radio and Audio Scripts• Social Media Strategyo Facebooko Twittero Pinterest• Speeches• Tip Sheets• Website Copy• Workbooks Show less

I worked as the editorial and social media director for national fitness trainer Chris Freytag, growing her community and generating content for her website Get Health U, her social media platforms, her weekly newsletter and for her content partners including Prevention magazine, ACE, Life Fitness, Mercola and About.com. I created numerous content ideas and wrote blogs, ebooks, tip lists, website copy and articles. Leading Chris Freytag’s social media strategy for her Facebook business page, I… Show more I worked as the editorial and social media director for national fitness trainer Chris Freytag, growing her community and generating content for her website Get Health U, her social media platforms, her weekly newsletter and for her content partners including Prevention magazine, ACE, Life Fitness, Mercola and About.com. I created numerous content ideas and wrote blogs, ebooks, tip lists, website copy and articles. Leading Chris Freytag’s social media strategy for her Facebook business page, I wrote social media posts that went viral, ran themed monthly campaigns and giveaways. Her Facebook followers grew from 13,000 in 2012 to 230,000 in 2015. Her subscriber list also grew more than 400 percent in that same time period. Show less

I work closely with the digital marketing and publicity firm, FSB Associates, helping authors to create blogs and repurpose existing content to gain publicity for their brands and books. I worked with FSB owner, Fauzia Burke on creating her book, Online Marketing for Busy Authors which will be published by Berrett-Koehler next year. Working with Fauzia, I also created digital marketing course materials for authors, as well as numerous blogs for national media outlets.

Part of core team that relaunched SUCCESS magazine. Key role in planning, reporting, writing and generating ideas for inaugural issue.Researched and established relationships with best-selling authors and industry experts in the categories of wealth, relationships, business, giving back and well being. Managed relationships with columnists and conducted interviews monthly for two-page Q&A and other sections.Edited and proofread entire issue before uploaded for print.Wrote opening… Show more Part of core team that relaunched SUCCESS magazine. Key role in planning, reporting, writing and generating ideas for inaugural issue.Researched and established relationships with best-selling authors and industry experts in the categories of wealth, relationships, business, giving back and well being. Managed relationships with columnists and conducted interviews monthly for two-page Q&A and other sections.Edited and proofread entire issue before uploaded for print.Wrote opening five pages of SUCCESS editorial on a monthly basis including short stories, a poll, a celebrity profile and self-improvement tips. Generated all ideas, conducted research and interviews.Interviewed and wrote stories featuring prominent people including, Gary Sinise, Robin Roberts, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Tony Romo, Ken Fisher, Denis Waitley, Ken Blanchard, Andy Andrews and Jean Chatzky.Generated ideas for editorial content planning including issue themes, features, special sections, web and blog content.Prepared scripts and edited interviews for magazine audio CD.Wrote editor’s blog on a rotating basis. Tweeted personal development tips regularly to readership.Traveled to and reported on industry events for SUCCESS, including personal development symposiums, Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards.Wrote content for weekly e-letter distributed to more than 100,000 people.Established and managed relationships with book publishers and publicists to coordinate new book reviews and excerpt permissions.Directed and answered all readership-generated emails. Compiled Letters to the Editor page using Facebook and Twitter.Researched for sidebars and special assignments as needed. Show less

Supervised managing editor and associate editors.Established relationships with industry experts, recruited editorial advisors, and represented both publications at national industry trade shows six times per year.Wrote features, news and product sections.Consulted with art director on editorial design.Edited all copy for style, formatting, grammar, and reader relevance.Maintained issue run sheet and led editorial mapping.Hired and edited freelance writers and columnists… Show more Supervised managing editor and associate editors.Established relationships with industry experts, recruited editorial advisors, and represented both publications at national industry trade shows six times per year.Wrote features, news and product sections.Consulted with art director on editorial design.Edited all copy for style, formatting, grammar, and reader relevance.Maintained issue run sheet and led editorial mapping.Hired and edited freelance writers and columnists for feature and department editorial.Led idea generation and presentation at annual offsite editorial planning meeting.Won Western Regional Gold Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, for Facing Multiple Sclerosis: A Couple’s Perspective.Won the Dallas Mayor’s Award for Advocating Employment of People with Disabilities. Show less