Whitney M. Keyes

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About Whitney M. Keyes

Strategic advisor for marketing communications. Revenue generator through carefully cultivated partnerships. Compelling brand ambassador and media spokesperson. Coach of high-performing team. Responsible budget and operations manager. These are a few of the responsibilities I’ve had as an executive leader across public, private and nonprofit sectors. Over the course of my career—from advising the C-suite on crisis situations to leading global campaigns to overseeing a portfolio of over 200 accounts valued at close to $40 million—I’ve built a reputation as a leader who can navigate through ambiguity and complexity to create solutions that deliver positive impact and measurable results. Fortune 100 organizations like American Express, Comcast and Microsoft have valued my insights and ability to lead with purpose, positivity and a future-focused mindset. I thrive in an organization that wants to advance quickly and needs my unique strengths in strategy, storytelling and stakeholder engagement on a leadership team. Notable awards and accomplishments: Appointed for one term as one of 15 leaders to serve on the National Women’s Business Council advising the U.S. President, Congress and Small Business Administration Received grants from the U.S. State Department to serve as a business advisor to leaders in Asia and Africa Received the Small Business Administration’s Women in Business Champion of the Year Award for Washington State Author of Propel: Five Ways to Amp Up Your Marketing and Accelerate Business Taught marketing communication courses at UW and other colleges Earned an MBA in Enterprise Leadership