I’m a digital pioneer and entrepreneur who regularly speaks, is frequently quoted by industry media and writes for publications including Portland Business Journal Leadership Trust, Inc and SmartBrief. I’m Founder of pdxMindShare, Portland’s premier professional networking group and online career community. Previously Chief Marketing Officer at Deksia, I was responsible for the overall strategic direction of marketing and lead generation. As President of Anvil Media, Inc., I was responsible for managing operations, marketing and sales. Under my leadership, Anvil received the following honors: Inc. 5000: Fastest growing private companies, Oregon Business Magazine 100 Best Places to Work and Portland Business Journal’s Corporate Philanthropy Award and Oregon’s Most Admired Companies.
I left a Portland-area public relations agency in 1996 to start my digital marketing career. In 1997, I built and managed my first search engine marketing (SEM) team at a full-service marketing agency. I departed in 1999 to co-found the first of two agencies, Wave Rock, and emailROI in 2002. In 2006, I co-founded SEMpdx, a trade organization for SEM professionals. In 2008. I created Formic Media, an SMB-focused agency which later merged with Anvil. Although I’ve worked at 10 agencies, I did take on roles as Director of Marketing at goodguys.com, and CMO for ToneCommand. Since 2000, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Portland State University and a volunteer for SMART Reading. In 2007, I joined Entrepreneurs’ Organization. I regularly advise startups and sit on advisory boards for companies like Maury’s Hive Tea, CareSpace.AI and PacificWRO.