About
My name is Anne McCarten-Gibbs. In the last ten years, I’ve started two companies in very different fields. One was a nonprofit working with teens. The other was a gourmet cooking class company. Both are still going strong. In fact, my cooking company, Hands On Gourmet, was recently named the fifth fastest growing company in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times.
I realized that the key element I brought to both of these ventures was a skill at marketing communications fundamentals. By that I mean figuring out the basics -- What is the most effective message about a product or service? Who are the most important audiences? Where and how can we best reach them?
So I am expanding my marketing consulting practice. That was always the fun part for me anyway.
I really enjoy working with clients to discover the effective points that will motivate their critical audiences. I bring 15 years of experience producing content that successfully engaged readers on a wide range of topics, from international philanthropy, to early childhood education, to gourmet food, to health care. Grant proposals and fundraising letters I have written for clients have raised millions of dollars, and my work has won industry awards.
I’m looking for new clients, especially solo professionals or small businesses. I’d love to talk with you about what you need. No obligation, of course.
Anne’s work has won several awards:
Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for Excellence in Communications, awarded by the Council on Foundations, 1999.
Gold Award, Global Fund for Women 1997-98 Annual Report
Silver Award, Global Fund for Women Newsletter
Fast 100, Hands On Gourmet was named 5th Fastest Growing Company in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times, 2008
Make Mine a $Million Business Award, to Hands On Gourmet, May 2006.
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