Why it was selected for "CBNation Architects":
This episode of the IAMCEO Podcast features Marie Gettel-Gilmartin, the founder of Fertile Ground Communications. Marie is an experienced writer and marketing communications coach who enjoys connecting people and resources and solves seemingly impossible problems.
Her company offers a wide range of services, including guiding clients in discovering their unique qualities and helping them communicate these to the world, creating compelling websites that showcase company culture, implementing world-class sustainability and community engagement strategies, helping clients to position themselves as experts in their fields via ghostwriting, crafting communications aimed at boosting employee engagement, and coaching leaders and executives on strengthening their communications and leadership.
Marie also has two podcasts: "Finding Fertile Ground," which features resilience stories from historically excluded populations, and "Companies that Care," which highlights business leaders working to create a better world.
In her CEO story, Marie shares her journey of self-discovery and how, after 28 years in the corporate sector, she reinvented herself and started her company. She shares as her CEO hack, using Trello for making lists and Canva for creating social media images, brochures, and flyers. Her CEO nugget emphasizes the importance of valuing expertise and resisting hard selling in a B2B approach.
Finally, as per Marie, a CEO is someone who is able to start a company centered on their own values of compassion and respect and who inspires others to pursue their own dreams.