Social Media Strategy and Training - specializing in restaurants and entrepreneurs
I have a soft spot for a very special food event called Foodportunity. It’s produced quarterly by the fabulous Keren Brown (@franticfoodie on Twitter), and brings together a variety of restaurants, food companies and Seattle-area “foodies”. It’s an opportunity to meet and greet, try samples of fabulous food and just generally indulge. It’s the venue I found [...]
I’m doing some research for a client for their St. Patrick’s Day menu, and I’m a bit stumped. It seems there are a few dishes that are a “given” for that holiday, but I’m looking for something a little more inspiring. Can you help? Obviously, corned beef and cabbage would make the list, along with some [...]
Today I stumbled across a reminder about a great organization/event for restaurants looking for a way to give back to the community – and really, shouldn’t we all be doing that? The event is called Dining Out For Life, and it’s produced by the Lifelong Aids Alliance, which provides a variety of care services to [...]
Yes, it’s my birthday today and as much as I wanted to skip writing a post today, I didn’t. And why not, you ask? Because I’m committed to honoring my “31 posts in 31 days” project, and today is only the second day – I can’t break the streak so soon! So today I will write [...]
It’s that time to review highlights of the past year, and it’s very easy for me to identify the overarching bright shiny object for me – Twitter! I reluctantly and skeptically entered the Twitterverse March 18, 2009 (I checked!), largely due to the advice from one of my highly respected advisor/friends, Betsy Talbot. The thought of expanding my [...]
Welcome! I am a social media strategist and trainer, and have helped hundreds of restaurants, food companies, and entrepreneurs increase their customer base and gain visibility through Twitter, Facebook, blogging and other social media tools.
As an entrepreneur who operated my own successful personal chef business (The Incredible Chef) for 6 years and also enjoyed 15 years in corporate and sports marketing/PR, I create powerful strategies to blend online and offline marketing activities for businesses. I have a particular passion and expertise in working with restaurants and food-related businesses, and have married my two primary loves – food and marketing – into one very smart business!