WHAT WE DO: We support national and international authors who create books that have the power to inspire, inform and influence the narrative of society.EDITOR:"Let's Get Practical" by Bjørn Arild Thon, an Amazon Bestseller, publication date: February 26, 2024."Journeys with a Tin Can Pilgrim: from corporate lawyer to Airstream nomad: finding joy in everyday life" by Lynda Rozell, an Amazon Bestseller, Publicaion date Apr 21, 2022"Nostalgic Feast" by Laurel Lather, publication date: March 1, 2022."The Parable of the Dog and the Peacock: How Top Organizations Create Unity and Inclusion in a Culture of Diversity" by Loveleen Rihel Brenna, an Amazon Bestseller, publication date: March 29, 2021.

WHAT WE DO: The Nexus Council works to discover common ground in a divided society in order to support a more sustainable, free, and abundant world.NORWEGIAN DELEGATION (FEB. 26 - MARCH 5, 2024)Hosted a delegation of leaders for dialogues on the Circular Economy, engaging with representatives from the U.S. Congress, the Norwegian Consulate, and Harvard University.RESEARCH PROJECTS:"The Language Factor and the Climate Backlash" (2023) – National U.S. survey exploring public attitudes toward the Circular Economy."A Journey Towards a Circular Economy" (Nov 2022) – Survey in partnership with ONS and RENAS to assess the perspectives of oil and gas participants on the Circular Economy."The Language of a Cleaner, Safer, Healthier Environment" (Aug 2020) – National survey conducted with Dr. Frank Luntz.

WHAT WE DO: Public Affairs, Knowledge Broker, and Thought Leadership agency.Our mission: EXPAND YOUR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE TO EXPAND YOUR WEALTH AND IMPACTPROJECTS:Project Director for the "Let's Get Practical" campaign for RENAS. Launched at the ONS 2022 conference in Stavanger, Norway. Nominated for the best stand, top ten among 1,000.Fractional CMO to WindSim Power (April 2021 - June 2024) Provided strategic leadership for a power utility software provider, driving marketing strategies, analyzing trends, managing investor relations, and guiding brand positioning for their Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) solution, WindSim Power Line (WPL), which enhances transmission capacity through real-time environmental data.

WHAT WE DID: Bryhn Forsnkning (Now names Diotima Strategies) is a research firm with its mission to find the rights words to ignite action for climate. PUBLIC SPEAKING & PUBLICATIONS ⇀ PRESENT RESEARCH: “A Review: CCS & Branding.” Joint research with Amy Brunsvold, NCCS. TCCS – 11 Conference, Trondheim, Norway. Hosted by SINTEF, June 14, 2021. “Power of the Public.” Joint research with Amy Brunsvold, NCCS. TCCS – 11 Conference, Trondheim, Norway. Hosted by SINTEF. June 14, 2021. “Millennials & CCS.” Joint research with Chloe Combi and Professor Peggy Brønn, BI Norwegian School Business Management. TCCS-9 Conference, Hosted by SINTEF and TCCS - 10 Conference, June 18 – 19, 2019. “CCS and the Power of Words,” EnerWe Communications Conference, Lysaker, Norway. Hosted by EnerWe and DNV GL. May 14, 2019. ⇀ CONFERENCE DIRECTOR: “ART FRAMING Sustainability,” BI Centre for Green Growth and BI Norwegian School of Business, Oslo, Norway. October 23, 2019. Beyond Acronyms, October 26, 2018 Melbourne, Australia. Hosted by International Energy Association Green House Gas Technology - 14 Conference . ⇀ SPEECH“Create Engagement for CCS,” EnergyChange 2019 conference, Kimen, Stjørdal. October 24, 2019.“The need to rebrand CCS,” Capturing the Value of CCS: Expert Workshop, October 18 – 19, 2019, University of Paris, France. Hosted by: TOTALEnergies and Oil & Gas Climate Initiative. October 18, 2019. “Engaging Generation Z and Millennials for CCS,” TOTALEnergies -- CCUS Days 2019: Advancing CCUS globally, together, La Defense, France. October 2, 2019. ⇀ MODERATOR: TEKNA’s Yearly CO2 Conference, Lysaker, Norway. Hosted by TEKNA (The Norwegian Society of Graduate Technical and Scientific Professional). January 13 - 14, 2020. ”CCS Communications Expert Workshop with Frank Luntz,” Oslo, Norway. Hosted by Nordic Alliance for Communications and Management and BI Norwegian School of Business. October 23, 2019

WHAT WE DO: Working for Advanced Transmission Technologies⇀ Decarbonizing energy is the challenge of the 2020s.⇀ The transmission grid will make or break that effort.⇀ The grid has untapped potential to deliver more affordable, reliable, and clean electricity.

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WHAT WE DO: Gassnova is the Norwegian State Enterprise with the mission to realize a carbon, capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure by 2024. WHAT I DID: Responsible for the development and coordination of the Gassnova's Public Affairs strategy, including all Public Affairs, trade body relations and public policy activities at International, EU and National level.PUBLIC SPEAKING & PUBLICATIONS ⇀ PRESENT RESEARCH: Beyond Acronyms , October 26, 2018 Melbourne, Australia. Hosted by International Energy Association Green House Gas Technology - 14 Conference . ⇀ "INTERVIEW: Trust, TTIP and transatlantic trade." Interviewed Susan Danger, CEOAmerican Chamber of Commerce. June 13, 2018. Hosted by the EU Corporate Communication Summit 2018. ⇀ SPEECH: "CCS: Beyond Acronyms" Speech at the IEAGHG Executive Committee Meeting, Langesund Norway. May 7, 2018. ⇀ SPEECH: "CCS: Beyond Acronyms" Speech at the Bilateral Meeting between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) on Carbon, Capture and Storage, Oslo Norway. May 2, 2018.

WHAT WE DO: Gassnova is the Norwegian State Enterprise with the mission to realize a carbon, capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure by 2022. WHAT I DID: Head of communications department with overall responsibility for internal and external communications including strategy, branding, marketing, media, crisis communication and governmental relations. Responsible for directing the hiring, training, and performance evaluations of communications staff and overseeing their activities.PUBLIC SPEAKING & PUBLICATIONS ⇀ "CCS: Beyond Acronyms." Speaker. Corporate Communication Summit 2017, October 27, 2017. Hosted by Centre for Corporate Communications, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo. ⇀BLOG & DINNER TOAST "Toast to the Fighters of CCS." Dinner speaker. Trondheim Conference on CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage, June 12-14, 2017. Hosted by NCCS – International CCS Research Centre under auspices of Norwegian University of Science and Technology and SINTEF, Trondheim. https://bit.ly/2C73Xea⇀ "How Digitization Changes Corporate Communication" Article. Magazine: Communication for Leaders, Summer Issue 2017 p. 6-7 Link: http://bit.ly/2DLrpOx

WHAT WE DID: Korero is an award winning PR company based in Aberdeen, Scotland with European reach. WHAT I DID: Consult CEOs, small business owners, writers and organizations on image & reputation management, crisis communications, personal branding & promotions, stakeholder & issues management, cross-promotional strategy, change management, digital strategy, web production, integrated marketing, and multi-channel execution. ◉ Project leader for a software development project. Responsible for conceptual design and working with universities to implement best practices within communications and process development.

WHAT WE DID: IntraPoint delivers cloud solutions (Saas + Paas) and services for risk, governance, and compliance for 50,000+ users in more than 50 countries. We deliver continuous performance in business operations, crisis management and business continuity. IntraPoint is recognized as a global leader in cloud software solutions for crisis management by Gartner. WHAT I DID: Responsible for all activities within marketing, internal and external communications (crisis communications, industry relations, brand & reputation management), solution selling and consulting on best practices within crisis communications and management. ◉ Change Management & Solution Selling: IntraPoint had a record low year in 2014, resulting in layoffs. Worked with the CEO on a turnaround strategy and secured new clients and upsells. As a result, 2015 was a record year -- Sales grew by 24% and had a solid profit over 20% of turnover.◉ Process, UX and Functional Designer: worked with clients to design concepts to increase workflow efficiency, founded on best practices within process and crisis management. Project leader for the software design of Skills Manager and the Media Module.◉ Positioned IntraPoint as the leader in Crisis Management through event marketing. Major sponsor at ONS 2014, Petro Media Emergency Response conference 2013 - 2014, and Clean Gulf 2013. And co-founded the Crisis Network (Krisenettverket), a yearly conference held in Oslo. PUBLIC SPEAKING ⇀ "A Safe Society." Panelist. Big Data 2015, March 3, 2015, Oslo. Hosted by Abelia, Norwegian business association.⇀ "Prevent Accidents during Arctic Exploration." Joint presentation. 3rd Arctic Region Oil & Gas Conference, March 4 - 5, 2014, Stavanger. Other presenter: Olav Knutsen, HSEQ Manager, Lukeoil Overseas.

WHAT WE DO: AGR Group ASA is the largest independent services and technology provider to the oil and gas industry. Headquarters is in Oslo, Norway with about 900 professionals working in offices worldwide with annual turnover in 2011 of $143M. WHAT I DID: Promoted to lead AGR and manage communications activities before, during and after the merger of AGR Petroleum Services and Enhanced Drilling Services. Expanded the strategic communications department as was developed under AGR Petroleum Services. Responsible for all activities within marketing, internal and external communications (crisis communications and reputation management), including strategy, budgets, policy, tactics, deployment of programs and campaigns, as well as tracking the return on investment (ROI) of all activities, adjusting programs based on effectiveness and providing reports and status updates to the leadership. Instituted feedback loops to inform corporate and regional leaders to ensure effectiveness of messaging and programs. ◉ Oversaw the development of tactics for major events and industry conferences, digital and social media campaigns, intranet & website optimization, advertising, media relations, and industry relations.◉ Led the branding campaign of AGR, "Pioneering Achievements" via extensive employee engagement, marketing and social media campaigns. Launched the new branding at one of the worlds largest oil and gas conferences, ONS 2012 conference, Stavanger, Norway. ◉ Led and managed the Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) campaign with the purpose of highlighting AGR's accomplishments and expertise within the field. Campaign included sponsorship of Clean Energy Park at ONS, secured speaking slot at ONS, social media campaign, and media profiles. Positioned AGR to be a thought leader within CCS, and contributed to winning a 4.5 year technical consultancy contract (NOK 50M / $6M) with Gassnova, the Norwegian state enterprise for CCS.

WHAT WE DO: AGR Petroleum Services is a global provider of reservoir, well and field management and consulting services to the oil and gas industry. Headquarters is in Oslo, Norway with more than 800 professionals working in offices worldwide. It operates as a subsidiary of AGR Group ASA with 1,637 professionals and in 2010 with annual turnover of $300M+. WHAT I DID: Worked closely with corporate and regional leaders on business strategy, budgets and KPIs to develop brand voice and profile, create brand and product awareness, increase market penetration, drive revenues, and maximize client and staff engagement. Established the first global strategic communications department. Responsible for the budget, policy, strategy, tactics, crisis communications, metrics, and programs -- used PR, product marketing, website & intranet, employee engagement, advertising, strategic relationships, events, channels, digital strategy, content marketing and online marketing. Provided creative direction for all brand material and assets, reviewed and approved all communications before execution. Eliminated silos and increased effectiveness by having regional communications and marketing managers work closely with the regional offices to help ensure accuracy and consistency with the brand across all market channels and client touchpoints. ◉ Led the 400 Well campaign, an integrated campaign to increase staff and client engagement, drive revenues and expand brand recognition. Finalist for the Norwegian Communication Association: “Gullkorn 2010”: Brand of the year.◉ 400 Well resulted in 50% cut in insurance premiums for rig management, and contributed to new drilling contracts: RWE DEA, Hurricane Exploration, VNG, Falklands drilling campaign, and a multi-well, multi-client campaign with seven international operators.PUBLIC SPEAKING ⇀ "Hunt for the black gold," speaker. Kommunikasjonsdagen 2011 (Communications Day) hosted by Norwegian Communications Assoc., April 13, 2011.

WHAT WE DO: AGR Petroleum Services is a global provider of reservoir, well and field management and consulting services to the oil and gas industry. Headquarters is in Oslo, Norway with more than 800 professionals operating on four continents. It operates as a subsidiary of AGR Group ASA with 1,553 professionals and in 2009 with annual turnover of $290M+.WHAT I DID: Led the AGR Sales Project for the CEO. After the 2008 financial crisis, AGR Petroleum Services was hit hard and needed to rejuvenate its sales efforts. The purpose of the Sales Project was to institutionalize an effective sales process built for scale and globalization, train all key employees on sales, eliminate silos and increase effectiveness in support of regional sales teams, and develop sales packages to present capabilities and value proposition to three types of clients. Deep immersion in the business: This included an audit of the company achievements, market research, focus groups, and in-depth interviews. Worked closely with regional leads to understand marketplace conditions and provide solutions that aligned with the region and the company business strategy. Built a stakeholder team in order to ensure buy-in, support and accountability. Directed a two-day sales workshop for sales and business development team. ◉ Provided sales and business development teams with right positioning, messaging, and a succinct “at a glance” capabilities messaging to tell the AGR story to customers, including presentations, 30+ case studies, website copy and brochures. ◉ Discovered during the brand audit, the regional offices had different methods for counting wells drilled. As a result, worked with the regions and instituted one drilling standard. This revealed by the end of 2009, AGR would drill well 400. Designed the "400 wells in 10 years" concept, and led the creation of a logo to commemorate the occasion, and used it as the foundation to communicate AGR's experience.

WHAT WE DO: EYC is a full-service strategic communications and governmental relations firm helping companies and leaders maximize their potential by expanding their influence through strategy, planning, relations & process development, and execution. ⇀ Industries: Foundations, humanitarian organizations, international development, educational institutions, publishing, political organizations, cosmetology, health care, government, entertainment, artist development, and IT. WHAT I DID: Consulted CEOs, philanthropists, authors, artists and organizations on image & reputation management, crisis communications, personal branding & promotions, legacy branding, stakeholder & issues management, cross-promotional strategy, investor relations, change management, digital strategy, web production, integrated marketing, and multi-channel execution. ⇀ Developed and coordinated forums and conferences, seminars for corporate clients, including an informational trip to China and Hong Kong to meet leaders in media, government and universities.

WHAT WE DO: World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization serving 70 million people each year, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender to end poverty, hunger and injustice. WHAT I DID: Participated and contributed in the development of strategic plans, annual budget and growth initiative projections of special events planning and communications. Implemented cultivation and acquisition strategies through special events and communications, including the execution of the awareness and fundraising campaign, World AIDS Day 2006. ◉ Worked with sponsors and organizing committees to plan scope and format of events, to establish and monitor budgets and to review administrative procedures and event progress. Managed when necessary the creative process with internal and external agencies of special events and campaigns. Evaluated events and program results, analyzed effectiveness, and modified strategies based upon results and developed event-related protocols and processes. ◉ Ensured that the World Vision brand was communicated according to the company brand profile in all communication & marketing materials. Developed and implemented communications & marketing strategies and new initiatives to build brand awareness and to reach a diverse donor base in the Greater New York region. VISIONFUND: Responsible for the design and iteration of web content delivery system of VisionFund International, the micro-finance division of World Vision. Led the design of the website under aggressive time and budgetary constraints.

WHAT WE DO: Manage $250M+ business across distribution channels with key national accounts including iTunes, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Amazon, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and others. Responsible for the development of new configurations and set digital/physical release schedules. Explore nontraditional sales outlets to increase distribution reach. WHAT I DID: Analyzed data from Nielsen SoundScan and SONY BMG Label Information System to maximize sales. Project included track album, digital sales, airplay, and video plays of artists. ◉ Updated and edited the SONY Music Label Group Electronic Music Distribution release schedule; Wrote artist profiles, including Beyoncé and Jessica Simpson, for Internet vendors.◉ Secured Columbia artist Susan Cagle to headline the Golden Wagon Fire Island Film Festival (July 15, 2006).

WHAT WE DO: Gegrapha is an ecumenical global fellowship of journalists that challenges and equips mainstream journalists, editors, journalism educators and media analysts in all facets of media to cover religion as an essential part of public life. WHAT I DID: Transformed the organization into a working nonprofit by developing an effective mission statement, communication plan and business strategy, which resulted in developing and founding a sister nonprofit, The Media Project. ◉ Responsible for fundraising, finance and setting the annual budget of the organization, as well as providing growth initiative projections. Tripled the revenue by expanding and designing new projects that added to the organization’s profile and attracted new donors and funding sources. ◉ Developed and directed the Faith and Journalism Project, a program that facilitated international dialogues around the world with leading media leaders, academics and clergy. This project became a new non-profit, The Media Project. Participating countries included Peru, Chile, Nigeria, Indonesia and Malaysia. NOTABLE CONFERENCE & FORUMS⇀ Oversaw the first Asia conference in Subic Bay, Philippines, titled, “Bringing Stories into the Light”, November 25-28, 2004. The conference gathered prominent speakers, including Secretary of State Domingo Albert and Oscar Orbos, the Tim Russert of the Philippines, and Dr. Phillip Jenkins, leading scholar on world religions. Twenty different countries were represented. ⇀ Led and managed the first faith-based forum on the incumbent president and opposition, “Kerry – Bush and the Faith Factor,” on May 3, 2004, in cooperation with The Faith & Politics Institute. This discussion was the catalyst for several feature articles in major news magazine publications (including Time: “Faith, God & the Oval Office”).

WHAT I DID: Cultivated strong working relationships with media gatekeepers to win Mr. Issa regular television interviews on the BBC, CNN, MSNBC and ABC; this effort tripled his media exposure. Positioned Mr. Issa to be the first freshman house of representative to appear on three Sunday shows (CNN with Wolf Blitzer, ABC THIS WEEK, Fox News Sunday); Mr. Issa was listed three months in a row in the top five of “Most Media Appearances on Capitol Hill” by Roll Call, a bi-weekly political newspaper. ◉ Managed a media campaign with key political and media stakeholders that transformed Mr. Issa’s reputation to that of a respected Middle East expert (Profiled in Los Angeles Time 01.09.2002 by Faye Fiore, “The rock and the hard place and the man in the middle”).◉ Delegate for first the Congressional Staff Delegation to Kuwait in May 25-30, 2002.

WHAT I DID: Developed a comprehensive multiyear online strategy that enabled the Senator's website to become an early adopter, and the Senator gained recognition as an innovative leader.◉ Supported daily media relations; booked the Senator for TV appearances on CNN, FOX News and ABC Nightline News, researched and wrote talking points. ◉ Redesigned and programmed the Senator's website. Developed a 2-phase plan with Pixel Head Inc. that helped implement a multimedia, interactive, database driven website with a customized content management system (CMS) and customer relationship management (CRM) system. This consolidated and synchronized information from various data sources to provide a single, complete picture of key constituents and all documents. It enabled real-time office operations between the Washington DC and Utah offices. The system was replicated by 30-some senate offices.

WHAT WE DO: The Ethics and Public Policy Center is a think tank applying the moral tradition to critical issues of public policy.WHAT I DID: Copy-edited, researched and fact-checked for various books and articles, as wells as directed and managed conferences & forums for Senior Fellows. Topics included: The Constitution & Courts, Health Care, Neuroscience & Bioethics, Religious Persecution, Media & Ethics, country research & monitoring of Russia, Middle East and China. NOTABLE CONFERENCES ⇀ Directed and managed the "The Call to Truth," August 19-22, 1999, Chichester, England. The first international conference for journalists in Chichester, England, attended by 140 journalists from 33 countries.⇀ Directed and managed an international forum "Religious Minorities under Islam," May 17-19, 1999, Florence, Italy. Participants considered the most notable scholars on Islam. ⇀ Assisted Dr. Frederick Goodwin, former NIH Director, with the national conference, “Neuroscience and the Human Spirit,” September 24-25, 1998. ETHICS AND MEDIA PROJECT (GEGRAPHA): Assistant to Senior Fellow David Aikman, former TIME MAGAZINE foreign correspondent. ◉ Helped lay the groundwork for a journalist fellowship organization that became known as Gegrapha. Increased membership to 400 journalists in 8 months. Oversaw the creation and management of Gegrapha's website. Project director for image and logo design, as well as the creation of promotional materials. Applied research, communications and financial skills to generate interest and scholarship funding. ◉ Served as Associate Producer for a documentary titled "Vanishing Peace: the Aftermath of the Oslo Accords.” Aired by BBC World Service in 1999. Directed a 4-person research team to prepare historical analyses. Traveled to Oslo, Norway and obtained rare footage and interviews from the Oslo Accords' secret negotiations.