Business Growth Consultant
Marketing Strategist
HuffPost Contributor

Described as “charismatic, offering sage advice to even seasoned entrepreneurs”,

Brette provides organizations and business owners the opportunity to tie their marketing efforts to true business results through her tailored approach and goal-specific strategies. Over the last decade, she has worked with best-selling authors, global retail brands, leading advertising agencies, start-up firms, and hundreds of other entrepreneurs who all had one thing in common – the desire for exponential business growth.

Known for providing “value beyond expectations”, Brette developed deep expertise in ROI-driven marketing strategies that allow business owners to grow their businesses sustainably while focusing their energies on what they do best. Contrary to traditional advertising strategies (which organizations spend tens of millions of dollars every year with little measurable impact), Brette’s approach is to develop a customer-centric plan that is focused more on CONNECTING with customers than SELLING to them.

Always drawn to entrepreneurship, Brette created her first business plan in elementary school. Since, she’s been obsessed with building businesses and brands. She holds a Marketing degree from Clemson University and is currently running her own consulting firm where she works with clients to help them navigate their business growth whether it’s how to launch a new business, market a new product, or overcome the challenges of an established organization.

MORE ABOUT BRETTE

I got into marketing because…

I’ve always loved business, I mean, I wrote my first business plan in elementary school. But I chose Marketing for the creative aspects and the fact that it applies to EVERYTHING. It’s not industry specific and is constantly changing.

My absolute favorite meal is…

Pasta and wine. On. Repeat. Seriously, I could eat it for every meal.

My favorite thing to talk about is…

Business and sports. I love when I meet someone who has a business idea but aren’t sure where to start. I can talk about that allllll day. That and Clemson football.

My guilty pleasures are…

Ice cream. Binge watching Netflix. Napping. Preferably all at the same time.

The thing that I’m most proud of is…

Being able to help entrepreneurs take their very first step into business with the Side Hustle Starter Kit. It was a total labor of love, but I’m proud to be able to help those who otherwise might not be confident enough to take the plunge.

My #1 business tip is…

Listen to your audience, because you don’t have a business without customers. It doesn’t matter how great your brand or product is, if it’s not connecting with your target market, you’re back at square one.

On my days off, I spend my time…

We travel a lot on weekends, but if we’re at home, we lay low. Maybe go out to dinner or take Mellie for a walk.

Someday I want to…

Own a horse farm (by the ocean, if Jamie has any say in it).

My travel bucket list includes…

Norway is #1 by far. Hawaii. Scotland. Brazil. Africa. You name it, I’ll go.

Clients inspire me when…

They are excited about their business. That’s the fun part – hearing their doubt at the beginning and slowly putting the pieces together where they feel they can achieve (and exceed!) their goals.

“Over the past 12 months Brette has coached me through a “rebranding and repositioning” strategy, resulting in 65% business growth.”
Michelle Pascoe Keynote Speaker + CEO, OOPS
“Brette gets it! She was instrumental in her contribution to make Gratitude Marketing a best-seller. I appreciated her enthusiastic guidance as we moved forward to spread the message.”
Mike Sciortino Author, Gratitude Marketing
“Brette is an incredibly talented and knowledgeable professional with expertise in business growth for individuals in business or starting a business. She provides value beyond expectations–I have loved working with her!”
Karen Powell CEO + Author, The Styleprint Design System
“It was my pleasure to work with Brette when she provided marketing support while I was publishing my book. In my many years of corporate experience, I’ve encountered many levels of marketing and still found her marketing knowledge to be refreshing and extensive. She was thoroughly delightful and helpful and a complete joy to work with.”
Jan Bowen Leadership Coach + Author
“Brette was so easy to work with and extremely knowledgeable in the world of marketing. She taught me a lot about how to grow your business through content marketing. She pushed me outside of my comfort zone frequently and to be honest, I am glad she did! That is where the magic happens. I highly recommend Brette to help any business owner who wants to grow their business.”
Peter Margaritis Author + Speaker, Improv is No Joke
“Brette was everything I hoped she would be: competent, reliable, a good communicator, and most importantly, a good listener and flexible thinker. She readily and creatively adapted her marketing plan to my specialized needs.”
Henci Goer Owner, Childbirth U
"Brette is a true professional with a key sense of detail. From our initial start-up interview she took all my diverse thoughts and ideas and filtered down into a focused and clear brand strategy. It is one of the best investments I have made in my company to date, and I look forward to continue working with Brette to see our plans come to life."
Kimmy Nordqvist Digital Strategy Expert
"Brette was such a pleasure to work with. She was professional, knowledgeable, and met deadlines. She was always willing to give and receive feedback and was able to tailor her approach to meet our specific goals. She was exactly what we were looking for!"
Patrick Anderson CribCulture
"Brette did an awesome job helping us out. I wish we had a larger budget so we could offload more work on her! She really took the time to listen to us and understand what we wanted and delivered exactly that."
Colin McKinna Owner, Memozines
"Truly 5 star performance. Brette was available to answer all questions and go through initial requirements and proposals over phone call which was extremely helpful to make her understand our requirement and thereafter understand her proposal as well. I'll highly recommend her!"
Ruchir Shastri Owner, Softsys Hosting