About MaryAnn
I am a…
Artist, Brainstormer, Business adviser, Consultant, Designer, Marketer, Parent, Sales specialist, Writer/Editor
Bio
A media sales and marketing pro from the tech industry in San Francisco with a portfolio of stories and experiences to share and help both businesses and new friends here in North Carolina & the East Coast.
I'm passionate about
books, books and more books, amazing design in all forms, learning new things and new ways of thinking, color, the healing power of the outdoors and exercise, my golden retriever and family, and a really really great cookie recipe.
An idea worth spreading
Exercise, the outdoors and a beloved pet can cure most anything.
Areas of expertise
Adobe InDesign, Advertising, Apparel Design, Marketing, Media Sales, Production Design, Publishing
The TED story
Everyone has that one job, that one career moment, when you say "pinch me, is this real?". I had the life-changing ride of my life launching the magazine Business 2.0 with Chris Anderson, the now owner and Head of TED. It was the dream experience of my working career, and I cherish the team of friends I had the pleasure of working with who inspired me to move mountains to reach the pinnacle of magazine success. Watching TED go from a small sought-after Monterey, California ticket to what it is today, still makes me smile and say "I am not surprised, Chris!".
Things you might not know
Drawing, baking and french braids.