05/18/2026
If there’s one thing my career has taught me, it’s this: great marketing isn’t just about campaigns, channels, or KPIs — it’s about understanding people, building trust, and creating experiences that move them to act.
And that truth feels even more relevant today.
We’re watching AI reshape the industry in real time — hyper‑personalization, predictive analytics, automated content, and smarter customer journeys. But in a world where everyone has access to the same tools, the brands that win will be the ones that stay deeply, unmistakably human.
Looking back at my journey — from building PR departments from scratch, to leading multi‑location healthcare marketing, to running my own full‑service agency — the common thread has always been the same: help brands grow by telling the right story to the right audience at the right moment.
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege to:
-Build and lead two marketing agencies (Da‑Ve Communications and KaeSum Communications), delivering PR, digital, SEO, and brand strategy across beauty, lifestyle, healthcare, and consumer brands.
-Drive measurable growth in healthcare, including increasing patient volume by 25% at Sher Fertility and delivering 20–25%+ growth across multiple channels at IntegraMed.
-Strengthen brands from the inside out, elevating messaging, executive visibility, and cross‑functional alignment.
-Lead PR that put brands on the map — from The Oprah Winfrey Show to Time Magazine.
-Support human‑centered work in a Memory Care unit, deepening my belief that empathy is a strategic advantage.
My resume says I’m a “strategic marketing and communications executive with a strong record of driving growth…” and “known for executive-level leadership, data-driven decision-making…” — but what it doesn’t say is how much I genuinely love this work.
Marketing has taken me across industries, through evolving technologies, and into boardrooms, studios, clinics, and communities. Each role sharpened a different part of my craft — strategy, storytelling, analytics, leadership, and the ability to pivot quickly in a changing landscape.
And now, as AI accelerates everything around us, those fundamentals matter more than ever.
Today, I bring all of it with me:
-The agency agility
-The corporate discipline
-The healthcare precision
-The consumer products knowledge
-The PR instinct
-The human‑first mindset
I’m excited for what’s next — new partnerships, new challenges, and new opportunities to help brands grow with clarity, creativity, and purpose in a marketing world that’s evolving by the minute.