Social Media Strategy and Training - specializing in restaurants and entrepreneurs
The last thing I imagined I would be doing on a football-packed Sunday in October was helping judge a lamb cooking contest. And yet there I was, at the 2nd annual Lamb Jam Seattle at Bell Harbor International Conference Center last Sunday, sitting with eight experienced judges in a secluded room about to be teeming [...]
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 [...]
Have you ever felt like you totally understand your tastes, and nothing a restaurant is going to dish out will change your mind? Well I have, and the recently opened Chao Bistro on Capital Hill (1200 E. Pike) took me by surprise on a number of delicious dishes. To set the stage, I was participating [...]
I’ve always wanted to be like those characters on the old TV show “Cheers”, or to be more specific, I wanted what the theme song promised “you want to go where everybody knows your name”. And so that is why I now want to be Angela Shen (right) when I grow up. Seriously. As the founder [...]
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!