Many people can tell you what they do. Where they need help is communicating why they do it and sharing their story consistently. I create compelling and consistent brand stories by connecting a company’s deeper purpose with the needs, challenges, and desires of its customers. Making this connection creates meaningful connection with your audience.
But a great story alone isn’t enough. I also develop strategic plans to ensure these stories are consistently reaching the right people. This means creating a clear roadmap for sharing the brand’s message across various channels—whether that’s through social media, email, blogs, or advertising—so the audience hears the same powerful story wherever they interact with the brand. Additionally, I create content that keeps the story alive. This can be anything from engaging articles and videos to social media posts and website updates. The content serves two purposes: it builds and strengthens the relationship between the brand and its audience, and supports business goals.
My passion for brand storytelling is driven by my insatiable curiosity and honed by my deep experience as a publicist and communications strategist. I've worked with various businesses—from scrappy start-ups to established brands, nurturing my versatility and adaptability to different business contexts. Whether you're launching a new business or established brand, my approach to brand storytelling will amplify your voice and elevate your brand.
With over 20 years of experience in brand consulting and public relations, I bring a strategic, big-picture approach to your marketing communications. I take the time to dive deep into what drives you and your business, uncovering the core of your brand’s unique value. From there, I develop messaging that resonates with your target audience and ensures consistency across all channels. I’ll provide actionable recommendations for integrating your updated messaging seamlessly into your website, marketing materials, sales processes, and customer service touchpoints, setting your brand up for meaningful connections and ensuring long-term, sustainable success.
I create strategic plans that outline the approach, goals, and key activities for your brand’s annual communication efforts. The Communications Roadmap guides your messaging, campaigns, and content across marketing channels to ensure alignment with your business objectives and audience needs. This guide is essential for businesses looking to maintain cohesive and impactful messaging while navigating the complexities of multi-channel communication.
I develop strategic editorial calendars that streamline and guide your ongoing content creation across all marketing channels. By aligning your content with your brand’s goals and audience needs, I ensure your messaging remains consistent, relevant, and impactful. Whether it’s social media, email marketing, blog posts, or other platforms, I’ll create a tailored plan that integrates your key themes, campaigns, and milestones. This approach keeps your brand voice cohesive, maximizes engagement, boosts visibility, and helps you stay ahead with timely, well-coordinated content that drives results.
I advise executives and thought leaders to shape their public personas to convey expertise and authenticity in a way that builds meaningful connections. By emphasizing your unique skills, leadership style, and personal values, I work with you to create a reputation that resonates with key audiences, including customers, partners, investors, and journalists. My process involves crafting clear, compelling messaging, refining your online profiles, and identifying opportunities to showcase your expertise through media interviews, speaking engagements, or thought leadership content. The goal is to establish a strong, credible public presence that fosters trust, expands your influence, and positions you as a respected leader in your industry.
I create engaging, brand-consistent content to capture your audience’s attention and deepen their connection with your business. I develop posts that align with your brand voice and strategy for social media channels, utilizing eye-catching visuals, compelling copy, and tailored messaging to spark engagement. For email newsletters, I craft content that keeps your audience informed and inspired, blending storytelling with clear, compelling calls to action that guide and empower your audience, driving engagement and conversions. Whether building community on social platforms or nurturing relationships through email, my content creation services will help you build trust, deepen your connection with your audience, and achieve your marketing goals.
People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it. - Simon Sinek
People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou
The Board of the Senior Citizens’ Foundation of South Pasadena came to me shortly after creating Instagram and Facebook accounts. They thought they needed a social media manager. What they got someone who sees the big picture and is committed to client success.
I quickly recognized the Foundation needed to educate the community about the existence of the Senior Center and the value it provides for the community. In addition to creating and implementing a social media strategy, I created a content strategy and aligned the Foundation’s messaging and branding across its marketing channels to connect the Foundation to the senior center's audience and potential Foundation donors. The social media strategy resulted in a 130% increase in website traffic in six months and a 531% increase in social media reach.
I also recommended creating an annual event that gives community members a reason to go to the Senior Center and the Foundation the opportunity to honor seniors in the community. The first Senior Champion Awards was held in August 2022 drawing 75 community members to the Senior Center, securing coverage for the Foundation in local papers, and growing the Foundation’s prospect list in advance of its annual appeal for donations.
When I hired Karie to help me revamp my very outdated website, I had no idea that I would walk away with an overall new communication strategy for my business. Karie started by doing a high-level assessment of my communications across platforms and gave me succinct feedback on ways I could better reach my ideal clients.
Karie helped me hone my messaging by first supporting me to clarify my niche and precisely who my ideal client is. From there, she created a map to succinctly tell my story and share my offerings. Her strategic advice has not only improved my client interactions but also saved me time and money.
I loved working with Karie. She is knowledgeable and super easy to work with. And…I love my new website.
Seila Storrer, PCC / Sheila Storrer Coaching
Karie was able to meet us where we were (many initiatives started for messaging, however none of them were done) and helped us get clear on how the world sees us, what our primary selling points are, who our ideal clients are, and all with a calm and supportive way of working. She's a delightful person, as professional as it gets, and her work was amazing. I highly recommend Karie for anyone looking to improve their company's messaging and increase sales.
Jeff Lo, CEO, TGS Elevate