Author
1Marianne’s first book, Websites for Small Business, is packed full of good advice in plain English for the small business owner. Your website is your corporate image and the most important marketing tool you’ll ever buy. This book helps the non-geek get the most out of his online marketing budget. Her second book, Ten-Fold Marketing, is due out in the spring of 2012.
Speaker
2Marianne will delight your audience with her humor and her lively presentation style. Known internationally as Your Granny Geek, her no-nonsense approach replaces technical jargon and Geekspeak with plain, understandable English. Your audience will thank you for all the great information they get. And they’ll be able to put that information to use right away.
Expert
3Marianne graduated Summa cum Laude with a B.S. in Information Technology. She’s a certified Network Technician. She’s run servers and helpdesks, and she’s trained IT professionals. But she speaks the language of everyday people, bringing clear understanding to technical topics including Website Development, Hosting Services, Pay-Per-Click Advertising, Search Engine Optimization, and Social Media marketing.
Patriot
4Marianne worked for the U.S. Army as an IT Specialist in Iraq and later, as a web designer at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Her passion and respect for the U.S. military runs deep, and she says, “It’s been my honor and privilege to work along side these men and women for whom ‘Duty, Honor, and Country’ are not just words.” She enjoys speaking about the leadership lessons she learned in Iraq.
