Hi, I’m Robyn…

…and my goal in life is to be the person my cat thinks I am.

I’m only kind of kidding. To Izzy (pictured to the left), I’m the cat’s meow. I aspire to be as cool as she thinks I am.

By day, I’m a strategist, a planner, a writer, a creator of things, a continuous learner and more. By night, you can find me nose-deep in a book or working up a new crochet project with some mind-numbing TV.

I’m a creator and a communicator who enjoys connecting brands and organizations with their audiences by pairing authentic content, stories and messages with solid strategies and consistent branding. I build brands, share stories, craft content, research and write – a lot.

11 Fun Facts About Me

  1. I grew up on a working vegetable farm.
  2. I once competed in a local-level Miss America competition.
  3. Despite a lifelong love of reading, I didn’t read the Harry Potter series until I was 21.
  4. If I were a candy bar, I’d be a Twix. (This is still my favorite interview question I’ve ever been asked.)
  5. I’m a first-generation college graduate.
  6. I try to visit an independent bookstore in each city I travel to and have started a collection of Roald Dahl books in other languages that I add to with every international trip.
  7. I have an entire cabinet full of tea in my kitchen…because I don’t drink coffee.
  8. My hometown’s claim to fame is that Mike Trout is from the next town over.
  9. I taught myself HTML coding because I wanted my MySpace and LiveJournal pages to look cool…and somehow built a career around it.
  10. I think scoring baseball games is fun.
  11. My favorite artist is Mac Miller, but I have an eclectic taste in music.

When I’m not writing or creating, I’m reading or consuming. I spend more time than I’d like to admit on Instagram and TikTok (for *~*inspiration*~*, I tell myself). No desk is complete without a copy of the AP Stylebook, a good notebook and at least three drinks. People who use “because that’s the way we’ve always done it” to get out of trying new things are the bane of my existence and Oxford commas make my eye twitch.

“Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.”

– Julia Child

My deeply ingrained need to create bleeds into my spare time, too. I’ve always felt at home in a kitchen and often manifest my feelings in food – love is a meal that takes all afternoon to prepare and stress is best sorted out with chocolate chip cookies. A few years ago, I taught myself to crochet in an attempt to spend less time staring at screens and have instead picked up the habit of watching shows and movies I’ve seen a million times while I work up a new project. To save me and my loved ones from suffocation by blankets and scarves, I opened an Etsy shop last year to sell items I make (and am giving myself a crash course in small business marketing along the way).

Instagram is the best way to get to know me, but my inbox is always open, too!