Angie loves to write anytime, anywhere. In a perfect world, she would fill her days writing dreamy, far-fetched stories and novels, but for now she settles for things like creating website copy and constantly editing her to-do list. As a writer, advertising executive and strategic marketing consultant with more than 20 years of experience, Angie helps clients promote and grow their businesses with clear messaging and targeted actions. She believes that succinct, straightforward communication and well defined goals are the keys to success.

A native and seventh-generation Houstonian, Angie broke the family mold and left the state to attend Vanderbilt University. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, she moved to Atlanta to begin her career at an advertising agency where she quickly learned the industry wasn’t nearly as glamorous as it seemed on television. As an advertising account executive, she developed creative and media strategies for clients in a variety of industries including travel and tourism, financial services, packaged goods, retail and casual dining.

After several years with advertising agencies in both Nashville and Atlanta, Angie re-directed and went back to school to earn a Master of Health Administration degree from Georgia State University. She joined Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, where she served as marketing manager for the nationally renowned children’s hospital. Angie oversaw the hospital’s consumer and advocacy marketing programs, with an emphasis on pediatric injury prevention. In addition to traditional advertising, she focused on community relations to develop grassroots partnerships and secure grant funding to implement the hospital’s advocacy programs.

Just when she thought she had the greatest job in the world, life intervened and Angie and her husband and children relocated to her hometown of Houston, where she established a freelance writing and marketing practice. In addition to writing copy for HL Creative clients, Angie writes a monthly column for The Buzz Magazine, a local lifestyle publication. She is also a contributing writer for several national publications, including The Washington Post and Huffington Post.

Angie and her husband, Bryan, live with their three children, two dogs and a fluctuating number of other assorted pets. She spends most of her “free time” shuttling her overscheduled children to far too many after-school activities, and cheering from the sideline at their numerous sporting events. When she is not working or mothering, Angie enjoys playing tennis (poorly), running (slowly) and dreaming of uninterrupted quiet time to write the stories that constantly swirl in her head.

Karen grew up in the small town of Willis, Texas with her parents and sister. Their home was on Lake Conroe, and she spent the weekends and weeknights during the summer skiing, tubing, and jet skiing with family and friends. A big part of her life was Texas A&M Football and every Saturday in the fall was spent in College Station cheering on the Aggies with her family. So naturally when she graduated from high school, Texas A&M was the obvious choice!

After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Texas A&M in 2002, she began her career in the healthcare sector, focusing on the administration side of managed care. She worked alongside physicians in the greater Houston area and was responsible for oversight of the operations of multiple physician groups. She assisted those physicians in applying cost control measures and implemented strategic actions to grow their income. Karen helped the company with the expansion and development of provider networks in the Northeast counties of Texas. She led monthly Board of Directors meetings in addition to weekly, monthly, and quarterly physician utilization review, finance, and operations meeting. It was here where she met Adam and they married in 2006.

In 2008, with her experience and knowledge of the healthcare industry, she gained the confidence to start her own company. Karen opened an Intravenous (IV) Infusion Therapy company with clinics in the Conroe and Gulf Coast areas. The clinics administered routine IV antibiotics as well as chronic therapy drugs for conditions such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis. Karen managed a staff of Registered Nurses, battled the healthcare companies for payments, and kept the monthly financial books. After six years, she found a successful exit by selling her business to a large Dallas-based conglomerate. She worked as Vice President of Operations with the new company for one year, transitioning all the pieces, then stepped out of working life to focus on her family.

Since then, Karen’s life has maintained a very active pace. Keeping up with her husband, 2 children, and 2 dogs takes some creative juggling. She is very active in her church, currently teaching 10^th grade girls on Sunday mornings and takes part in a weekly Bible study. Outside of her home, she teaches Preschool 3 mornings a week and is a Project Manager for a Construction/Interior Design Company and Director of Finances for HL Creative.  She thrives on organization, prefers mountains over beaches, and always has a jigsaw puzzle on her table.