Tell the story everyone loves to read

Helping leaders connect, influence, and collaborate through smart messaging

It’s hard to capture the hearts and minds of others if you don’t use your heart and mind.

Humans are wired for meaning, and unless you’re connecting with hearts and minds through strategic messaging and great storytelling, it’s tough to capture someone’s attention. Too often, tactical demands like deadlines and checking off lists put us on autopilot, when building rapport with our readers calls for downshifting and relating emotionally.

Be the leader everyone loves to follow.

If you’re reading this, you’re in the people business. How do you connect with everyone around you? I can help you be the leader everyone loves to follow with relatable writing, human-centered messaging, and marketing strategy. Let me help you reinvigorate your ability to relate with your audience.

  • Writing, content coaching, and editing
  • Strategic messaging and calendar planning
  • Author advocacy and services
  • Team coordination
  • Platform development
  • Research and insights

Appreciated by leaders and authors alike

Denise is always so thoughtful in her approach. Rather than suggest she’s a glass-half-full person, I would say she is a glass-overflowing type of person. It’s a pleasure to work with her. She brings great vibes to every conversation.

— James Mueller, president of James Mueller & Associates and author of Onboarding Champions and Lyrics of a Broken Heart

I have incredible trust in Denise. She was the first person I called when I launched my nonprofit, wrote my new keynote, and started my latest book. Denise is not only a smart, professional, and dependable colleague, but she’s also a caring and genuine friend.

— Tommy Spaulding, bestselling author of It’s Not Just Who You Know, Heart-Led Leader, and The Power of Influence

Messaging rooted in experience

I have an obsession with developing great ideas and an even greater passion for writing about them. Since 2006 as CausePlanet’s founder, I kept community leaders apprised of unique methods and proven practices with leadership training and my Page to Practice™ book summary library. 

Vetting and synthesizing hundreds of business books for my CausePlanet community naturally developed my understanding of what makes a business concept or framework not only applicable but compelling. My focus on arming leaders with exceptional resources inspires me to write for authors and innovators as they develop ideas and bring them to market. 

Today, the spirit of CausePlanet lives on in many ways. The most obvious is how I serve my clients. The content and promotions I once provided for an entire community of authors are now the foundation of the writing and strategy I currently provide my clients. …keep reading »

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