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Cathy Hale is a nationally recognized writer and blogger who has been actively involved in marketing and public relations for over 12 years. She has worked with clients in the financial, technology, retail and real estate industries. She has spent the majority of her career working for small companies that embrace the entrepreneurial spirit.
Over the years she has pitched her clients into the pages of BusinessWeek, Marie Claire, USA Today and Wall Street Journal, as well as many industry publications and daily newspapers. Cathy is a versatile writer who can capture the attention of any audience. She has written speeches that have been presented at international anti-fraud conferences, ghost-written articles that have been published nationally and collaborated with other professionals on a book published in 2007.
In addition to her formal marketing and public relations training, Cathy has a keen understanding of social media and how to use it to maximize all marketing efforts. Cathy gained this knowledge first hand as the voice of MommyQ, a parenting blog dedicated to helping moms navigate the wild world of motherhood. Today MommyQ is a top-ranked parenting blog, and Cathy has been quoted on iparenting and MSN as well as in Parents Magazine, Pregnancy & Newborn and the Austin American-Statesman. Her success in the blogosphere also landed her a job as a freelance writer for Babble.com, the online community for parents. Cathy has strong connections in the parenting community, which is extremely beneficial for clients who offer products and services to this thriving industry.
Cathy received her Bachelor of Arts in English and a German minor from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She also studied German at Klagenfurt University in Austria. Cathy currently lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and two young children.