Greater Lexington Area
Strategic leader, storyteller, and co-founder of Wise Bird Cider Co., a family-run craft cidery in Lexington, Kentucky. With 18+ years of experience across media, production, and brand development, I thrive at the intersection of creative vision and operational execution — whether that’s growing community-centric brands or building teams that deliver impactful, high-quality work. At Wise Bird, I help shape the company’s direction, from go-to-market strategy and brand growth to community partnerships and investor engagement. What started as a cider hobby on road trips and late-night Scrabble games with my husband has evolved into a thriving business that celebrates tradition, quality apples, and connection in the Bluegrass State. Before Wise Bird, I led strategic initiatives and content production across broadcast, digital, and feature films — guiding multi-million-dollar campaigns and scaling creative teams. I’m passionate about meaningful storytelling, thoughtful leadership, and building experiences that bring people together around shared values. Outside of work, you’ll find me exploring regional cider scenes, connecting with growers, or hosting friends and family in Lexington.
COOMER is a full-service advertising agency based in Lexington, KY with global teams and brand partners. We are dedicated to big ideas that permeate culture to create meaningful impact, brand growth and enduring loyalty and advocacy through shared-belief. Certified B Corp.
Wise Bird Cider is an award-winning, family-run business committed to crafting small-batch traditional-style ciders made with a focus on tradition and quality from the best apples we can get our hands on. We believe that great apples make great ciders and we source as many apples as we can from Kentucky but we also seek out harder to find, cider-specific apples from our neighbors in Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania when we need to. We are committed to our community, to Lexington, and to Kentucky. We believe in staying as local as possible for as much as possible. We believe in being good people, hiring good people and that giving back to our community makes our world a better place.
Results driven media executive with expertise in creative development, client management, budgeting, production, and team building. Experience in broadcast, digital, short- and long-format, and feature films.
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