About

I'm a freelance copywriter and MARCOM specialist based in Wilmington, NC, and a sales rep for a digital marketing powerhouse helping businesses get their messaging right.
Hi, I'm Barbara.
I write things and connect people to ideas, resources, and each other.
My Personal Services
Copywriting
Digital Media Coordination
My Agency's Services
Large scale audio/video production
Website design, maintenance & on-site SEO services
PR, branding and social media management
Content services
Explore.

Past Experience
INDUSTRIES
Journalism
Security & Loss Prevention
Cybersecurity
Publishing
Rare Book Sales
Mortgages
Real Estate
Digital Marketing
Arts & Entertainment
EDUCATION
Multimedia Journalism
Intelligence Studies
CERTIFICATIONS
Current:
Hubspot Sales Software
Foundation-level Threat Intelligence Analysis
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
Previous:
NMLS Mortgage Loan Originator
Digital Marketing
Inbound Marketing

Skills
Problem-solving
Crisis management
Communication
Marketing
Technology
Linguistics
Breaking news, investigations
Writing & editing
Sales, coaching
Psychology
Analysis
Resilience
Asset protection
Interviewing

Interests
Peer advocacy
Sourcing stories
Charlotte Mason educational theory
Geopolitics: Mediterranean Region, Americas
Arts and technology
Krav Maga, combat arts
International cooking
Travel
Community building
Wellness & trauma recovery
Board sports (skate/surf/snow)
Nature study, hiking
Business coaching
Investing
My Culture Statement
Honor God. Playing for a purpose greater than yourself produces greatness. Get to know Him.
Love and Value Others. Help others improve and value their experience.
Impact. Leave everything better than when you got there.
See it First. Leaders Lead! I notice, I see, and then I act.
Fast to the Fight. Face everything head-on- and be the first (and last!) on the scene.
Explore your world. ATD: Attention to detail! Leave no stone unturned. Inventory your resources and tools.
Be BOLD. Ask for what you need and want. Everything is negotiable, and everyone can win.
Work harder than everyone else. Hard work develops talent and character.
Be indispensable. No one else can do what you do... so make your absence felt.
Delegate Responsibly. Give as much attention to your subordinates as you do to yourself.
Always Training. The more we learn, practice, and perfectly execute, the better we get.
Quiet Professional. Be humble. Be professional. Go where others won't and do what others don't. Get it done. Get home safe.
Fear Nothing- Just Get some! Innovation and breakthrough are built in adversity.
Have fun. If you don't love what you do, what's the point?
My Values
LOVE GOD
LOVE OTHERS
BE SAFE
LEARN
ADAPT
WORK HARD
PLAY HARD
My Why
I am a survivor of long-term violent crime.
To this day, I have never seen justice served.
As a minority, a disabled person, and a veteran who had to fight for basic human rights with little to no access to resources, in so many settings I should never have been denied them, I want to see a better world for ALL women, beginning with those around me, and for all children, beginning with my own.
My goal is to help people get safe, stay safe, secure their world, find their spark again, be creative, build a village, and access resources. This is how we experience freedom. I also want to see reform in the systems that enabled violence against me and countless other women and children in our collective countries to occur and continue.
I teach people how to be trauma-informed, resilient, kind to themselves and others, mindful, present in the moment, aware of their surroundings, and at peace... because it took me a long time to learn these skills, and there were not as many helpers along the way as there should have been.
“On n'est pas le produit d'un terroir. On est le produit de l'action qu'on y mene.”
Marcel Pagnol