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Meet Jeanne, NAIWE’s Branding and Marketing Expert
I’m a veteran writer and marketing expert with over 30 years of experience. I began my writing career as a freelancer while still in high school, selling articles to hobby and equestrian magazines. By my freshman year in college, I had sold a few short stories and embarked on a part-time job as an advertising copywriter. After college, I continued working full-time as an advertising writer and decided to focus on my fiction. To make ends meet, I took a job as an Executive Assistant. While working at this company, I was promoted to marketing manager. The marketing manager quit, and the CEO asked me to handle their marketing. In this new role, I found the perfect way to blend my communication skills and business acumen into one package. I continued writing while working in the marketing profession. I published eight books and a blog called Home Garden Joy (now in its 18th year, believe it or not!). I also founded my own marketing agency, Seven Oaks Consulting, which provides marketing writing and consulting services to tech and manufacturing companies worldwide.
When I’m not writing, I love gardening, cooking and baking, nature study, hiking, and playing with my cats and dog. I devote my time to animal-related causes and have rescued 13 cats. My German shepherd dogs help. They find the cats and bring them to us, or vice versa. It seems to be how I contribute to the world: rescuing feline ingrates and nursing them back to health.
About Jeanne Grunert – Professional Biography
Writer and Marketing Expert
Jeanne Grunert is the president and founder of Seven Oaks Consulting, a business-to-business content marketing agency. She is an award-winning writer and direct marketing expert with over 30 years of writing, marketing, and business experience.
Known worldwide for her exceptional leadership and communication skills, Jeanne works seamlessly across cultural and corporate barriers to achieve outstanding results.
She holds an M.A. in Writing and an M.S. in Direct and Digital Marketing (awarded with distinction) from New York University and certifications in Personal Branding, Content Marketing, and Adult Education.
Her Books: The Majek Family Mysteries
Jeanne’s most popular books are her mystery novels set among Long Island’s Gold Coast mansions. The Majek Family Mysteries – I Believe You (2016), and I See You (2019), which follow the exploits of an unusual family: wealthy, widowed corporate CEO David Majek, his outlandish immigrant father, Tibor, and his sons, one of whom is deaf. Her fiction has won high praise for its realistic characters, especially families with special needs children.
Education
- M.A. Writing, CUNY Queens College
- M.S. Direct and Interactive Marketing, New York University (with distinction)
- B.A. English (summa cum laude)
Experience
30+ years of writing sales, marketing, and narrative copy for clients worldwide
Founder, Seven Oaks Consulting, content marketing agency
Awards
Lester Wunderman Award
New York University Award of Excellence in Marketing
Brockport Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers Contest, Best Short Story (First Place)
Belles Lettres, Creative Essay (Honorable Mention)
Professional Affiliations
NAIWE, Expert Panel
Nonfiction Author Association