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Lisa M. B.

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  • Joined March 2016

Writer, editor, social media strategist and community manager, general business development

  • Pontiac, IL, United States
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Lisa M. B.
Pontiac, IL, United States
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Worked with

Services

Categories

Content Copywriting Social Media Strategy SEO

Experience

Summary

Experienced social marketing and business development consultant and service provider. Former executive secretary, public relations. Academic education in biomedical sciences, psychology, and business. Professional education in marketing and non-profit.

CloudPeep clients

Fibre Poet
Rewrite Bio for media outreach
Mar 2016 to Jul 2016

Work history

Connection Victory (formerly BCSMS)
Principal; Biz Dev Agent
Integrated marketing strategy development and implementation; social media management; content/article marketing; ghost writing; website hosting, installation, maintenance; live event planning and hosting.
Friends from the Underground
Founder & Host
Coordination and marketing of educational and networking events for dynamic entrepreneurs with an emphasis on utilizing social media marketing for business success. Responsible for securing sponsors, speakers, venue contracts...
Chicago Underground Social Media Society
Director of Marketing
Coordination and marketing of educational and networking events for dynamic entrepreneurs with an emphasis on utilizing social media marketing for business success. Responsible for securing sponsors, speakers, venue contracts...
Caterpillar (employed by Manpower)
Public Affairs Assistant
Responsible for internal communications aligned with Company Mission and voice. Writer & editor of weekly company newsletter; contributing editor for monthly newsletter;
PageWrite Publishing Co.
Founder; Editor
Provided desktop publishing services to large corporations and small companies. Services included pagination and graphics, but the emphasis was on content.

Reviews and references

Summary

Overall
Communication
Work
Knowledge

Recent reviews

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 Charlott McClelland

Great research and writing for my product niche. A pleasure to work with. Although I got few initial backers for my kickstarter campaign, my social media reach was significantly improved.

Education

Accreditations

Benedictine University
coursework towards an MBA
National University of Health Sciences
30+ credits of medical school basic sciences (withdrew to pursue business)
National University of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences
Columbia College (of Missouri)
coursework towards a second undergraduate degree, a B.A. in Psychology
Heartland Community College
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences; Honors: Phi Theta Kappa and Sigma Kappa Delta

Skills

Skills

affiliate marketing blogger outreach blogging ebooks content content creation content marketing lean startups social media management SEO

Tools

Bitly Eventbrite Facebook CoSchedule Google Analytics Google AdWords Facebook Advertising Constant Contact Mailchimp Tweetdeck Twitter Hootsuite Kickstarter LinkedIn Scrivener

Availability

Not seeking work

Available

  • Available during business hours, evenings, and weekends

Commitment

  • Can work 25hrs per week
  • Can commit to <1 month

Interests

What I read

Online magazines: Entrepreneur, The Good Men Project, Business Insider, Huffington Post.

Ideal team

My ideal client team communicates to me through one individual liaison who is well-informed as to the team's goals & purpose. The liaison is an effective communicator of integrity, who treats team members with dignity & respect, who asks clarifying questi