While studying journalism and public relations at Iowa State University as a National Merit Scholar, my love of travel was kindled by a trip to Europe and study abroad adventures. in Australia, Paris/London and China. That pursuit of new experiences continued with a move to Phoenix after graduation. There my love of travel led me to join the team at STA Travel. I polished my sales and problem solving skills as a team lead and a group travel coordinator in a new and growing line of business, group travel.
I left STA Travel to travel through the UK and Africa for several months before returning home to Iowa. I was able to take time off to assist my grandmother as she recovered from surgery before moving to the vibrant city of Des Moines to join the OutcomesMTM team.
In my time with OutcomesMTM, which was later acquired by Cardinal Health, I have had the pleasure and privilege of touching a wide variety of marketing disciplines and activities from email and web to product development to brand architecture to employee engagement--and nearly everything in between. In addition, I've led change management efforts as our company was acquired, as we acquired and integrated another company and launching a new brand that integrated three different healthcare technology and service companies.
My career has been a study in rolling up the sleeves, figuring things out and getting it done, luckily in collaboration with incredibly talented, intelligent and passionate team members. I've been a people leader -unofficially and officially - and have done my best to inspire, mentor and teach along the way.
My superpowers are rooted in communication, attention to detail and connecting people and information. I continuously seek to understand where my audience is coming from and how a message will be best received. You can always find me asking questions or seeking perspective from clients, team members, subject matter experts or reading up on the latest industry news or marketing trends. Even the best ideas won't succeed with thoughtful consideration of downstream impacts and how each audience or stakeholder will perceive it. With each major project I take on, I push the team to think through the details from start to finish, so we can anticipate the impacts and mitigate unintended consequences. Tying out every detail helps ensure no one gets left behind, and our clients, partners and employees have a positive experience. to me, marketing at its core is connection. Getting the right people in the room, bringing ideas together, providing the information someone needs to act. In every aspect of my job, I ask myself, "Who needs to be involved? What do they need to know? How can I help them get where they want to go?"
I look forward to getting to know you, too!
