Hey, I'm Amanda
Being passionate about helping rural small businesses succeed with their marketing, I know that when they succeed, our rural communities and small towns across the country can thrive. My passion did not develop overnight; I couldn’t wait to get to college, and out of my small rural agriculture-based community. After graduating, I landed a position at an ad agency out west and soon learned my work ethic gained on the farm and the small-town way of doing things really gave me a distinct advantage.
The harder I worked, the more I was rewarded with promotions and financial success. The work provided great opportunities to travel while developing my marketing, professional and leadership skills and in time I reached the executive ranks and was responsible for media sales across the US & Canada.
My Story
This fast pace eventually took its toll and one day I found that I had lost the things that really mattered. My marriage ended, catching me off guard; realizing I had not taken time to cultivate friendships; and then losing my father (and I was over 1000 miles away from home when he passed) all shook my foundation. After some serious reflection, prayer and soul searching I knew changes were needed. So I made plans to move back to my small rural community to begin a more intentional life.
Coming back home, from the get-go, I tried to apply my ‘big city’ wisdom to the entities I began to serve. Just because something is a best practice in urban markets doesn’t mean it will work here…things are just plain different in rural areas.
After some serious trial and error with my knowledge base and skill set, I found my true sweet spot in the marketing niche specific for rural businesses. Now I not only assist those in my local area but also assist establishments in the neighboring ‘larger' small town markets that range from populations of 5,000 to 50,000.
I love serving the region's small rural businesses with marketing strategies (both on and off-line), mentoring/coaching, media planning (and not only social media) and more. Helping small businesses truly THRIVE with profits and purpose is the best way I have found to spend my life now...along with hanging out with my bestie, Grace (the Bouvier des Flanders you see above on the website).
Now It's Your Turn
If you are struggling with your rural business marketing, join in to build your profits and purpose all the while helping our communities thrive.
