My partners and I launched The Bitter Southerner, a weekly web magazine, in 2013 to tell the stories of a new(er) South. We have built a tremendous community around the magazine, building audiences of tens of thousands around the world for our site and our brand in social media. Our new approach to media has garnered the praise of many, including widely known journalists such as NPR's Michelle Norris.

As we continue to build The Bitter Southerner's audience, I continue to accept freelance assignments as a writer and communications counsel. I've worked in communications from virtually every angle -- as a journalist, a political press secretary, a corporate media relations and internal communications expert and a creative director in the agency world.

I bring the honesty, credibility and plain speaking of the best journalism to business storytelling — and with a full understanding of how to make stories live in the digital world.