Who the heck am I?
My name is Wendi McGowan-Ellis and I’ve spent almost three decades working in marketing, media, and digital consulting for startups to Fortune 10 companies. I’ve done a lot of great stuff, and I’ve learned the importance of a clear messaging premise, the power of story, and how an on-brand story works to move your audience to action.
Through the last 8 years as an Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of a local media company, I’ve come to realize that my real happiness comes from posing engaging questions and learning things about others.
But today, I have one goal… A world where women’s gifts and voices are fully harnessed for the benefit of us all.
I’m a Digital Strategy Expert
Yes, I’ve spent years working both in front of and behind the cameras and mics, but I believe the magic comes when you build a foundational comprehensive digital strategy.
I believe in mapping your path forward to help you build competitive advantage, create value, manage risk, and drive sustainable growth through your podcast business:
- Digital business and brand strategy
- Channel evaluation and planning
- Digital marketing strategy
- Website strategy
- Content and commerce strategy
- Social media strategy
- User and market research
- Measurement and analysis
I believe in serving the podcast world by telling stories that connect facts to feelings and education to engagement.
I believe in the power of digital. I know that digital is the great equalizer where everyone can have a voice and the answers you seek are always at your fingertips.
I love the infinite time and space that digital allows for information, inspiration, and interaction.
But, most of all, I love making you the “INTELLIGENT INFLUENCER” through your podcast.
Our first challenge? To say something that matters.
The premise of your show that provides the motivation for listeners to SUBSCRIBE and go on the journey with YOU.
I’m a Media Professional
Over my 8+ years leading a digital media company, our team created written, audio, and video content that drove new business activity for our clients through twice weekly emails, website, and social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
After developing a customized strategy for our clients, we engaged, informed, and entertained our audiences about the benefits of working with the businesses we served. As the outsourced digital marketing revenue driver, our company influenced and steered hundreds of thousands of dollars from our audience to our clients’ businesses. Our client roster included small, unique companies to middle market enterprises with $50MM+ in revenue.
I spent over 3 years in that company hosting a weekly video interview series where I honed my skills on camera as an astute interviewer… conducting the background research on guests to ask informative and entertaining questions that draw out key stories and messages. (See me in action!)
So today, I ask those questions and pose that commentary to engage your audience. I assist you by providing:
- a comprehensive digital content strategy for your show,
- researching and planning the topics under discussion,
- designing the questions you’ll answer,
- guiding the conversations we’ll have, and
- leading you to secure national advertisers and sponsors.
Through my media work with everything from startups to large brands, combined with my 20+ years of public speaking and creative projects, I’ve learned what it takes to create audio and video that resonates and makes an impact.
I’m not the “face” of the podcast… you are. But I am your turnkey Executive Producer and Co-Host for Hire.
Want to be the intelligent influencer who motivates their audience to action?
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