{"id":6042,"date":"2023-12-30T20:44:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T01:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/llb.cun.mybluehost.me\/.website_ef101ba0\/?page_id=6042"},"modified":"2024-01-01T14:41:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T19:41:09","slug":"our-founder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marketingdirection.com\/.website_ef101ba0\/about-us\/our-founder\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6042\" class=\"elementor elementor-6042\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcbca2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bcbca2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e1e43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5e1e43\" 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Purpose<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0bb5e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c0bb5e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b3aafb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68b3aafb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b43a1fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b43a1fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"863\" 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She&#8217;s leaves her mark in the industry by providing her clients with expert marketing talent and results-driven programs to help them reach their true potential. With more than 25 years of marketing experience, Christy understands how vital marketing leadership can be to the success of any corporation.<\/p><p>During her marketing career, Christy has served in executive leadership roles for both agencies and corporations at a variety of companies. She\u2019s worked with hundreds of business owners throughout the US and some of her most exciting projects involved working with companies including:<\/p><ul><li>Amazon<\/li><li>Chewy<\/li><li>Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices<\/li><li>Walt Disney Pictures<\/li><li>NASCAR<\/li><li>UFC<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452d071b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"452d071b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff2f7c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ff2f7c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e82a73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e82a73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Her success stems from her firm belief that people come first. 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Her firm, Marketing Direction is a proud top 5 member of USF Fast 56 which honors the world&#8217;s top 56 fastest growing businesses led by University of South Florida alum, has been on Tampa Bay Business Journal&#8217;s top women-owned businesses list since 2015, Tampa Bay Business Journal&#8217;s 15 Largest Marketing Firms list and certified as a women-owned business by WEBENC International.<\/p><p>Her latest endeavor is creating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soundingjoy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sounding Joy<\/a>, a non profit to ignite joy in helping children avoid a life of addiction by providing them with hearing aids their families can\u2019t afford. 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