| Nationwide | Columbus, Ohio 2002-Present |
- “Hey, over here!” (helped Nationwide find its brand voice)
- Gave reason to the rhyme: Nationwide Is On Your Side (articulated corporate strategy to the company’s 6000+ IT professionals)
- Delivered investment solutions to the Haves and Have-Yachts (created collateral for Nationwide Financial advisors and their high net worth investors)
| Freelance | Columbus, Ohio 2001-2002 |
- “Uh, Houston, we have a prospect.” (wrote series of success stories for air courier service to help launch awareness and land clients)
| Sterling Commerce | Dublin, Ohio 1997-1999, 2000-2001 |
- Dabbled in irony (wrote white papers touting the virtues of paperless commerce)
- “The tribe has spoken…” (created Survivor-inspired concept for corporate trade show booth which earned Central Ohio’s AMA Best of Show Award 2001)
| Freelance | Karlshamn, Sweden 1999-2000 |
- “Vad gjorde jag?” (“What did I do?” provided Sweden’s leading B2B ad agency with English copywriting expertise)
| But wait! There’s more… |
- Serve as a Brand Voice expert for Nationwide Creative Services
- Recognized for bringing life to boring topics and clarity to complex subjects
- Won Nationwide’s Writers & Designers Challenge “People’s Choice” award (2006)
- Earned a Series 6 NASD license while working for Nationwide Financial (2003)
- Worked as copywriter for various tech-related companies in the Columbus area
| Education |
- B.A., Journalism (with emphasis in Advertising), The Ohio State University
- Marketing courses, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University