About Whitney Keyes

For over 20 years, Whitney Keyes has helped organizations and individuals around the world uncover possibilities and maximize opportunities for success. Her recent work for the U.S. Department of State focused on empowering women through social entrepreneurship in Malaysia, Kenya and Namibia.

As a business advisor and marketing expert, Keyes has had the good fortune to work with clients and partner with organizations across a broad spectrum of industries, from hospitality to finance. Her work has taken her from Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, to struggling soap vendors in Kibera, Kenya, the world’s largest slum.

Today, she works as a professor of strategic communications for Seattle University, the University of Washington and other academic institutions. She regularly delivers keynote presentations, facilitates workshops and writes for business publications.

Some of her most noteworthy accomplishments were at Microsoft, where she worked her way up to an advisory role for Bill Gates and other executives during Wall Street Journal interviews and analyst meetings. She managed many of the company’s global campaigns, including the launch of Office 2000, an $8 billion dollar business and contributed to the strategic vision for Microsoft’s primary philanthropy program, Unlimited Potential, at that time operating in over 75 countries and investing over $100 million in grants and software for underserved communities.

She began her career as a manager for her family’s art business in Tacoma, Washington. Her passion for community building and entrepreneurship led her to a position in the City of Tacoma’s Economic Development Department where She worked with hundreds of small businesses and community groups to help revitalize and promote the city’s neighborhood business districts.

Whitney has worked as a Director of Marketing Communications for Seattle University and Nyhus Communications, an award-winning public affairs and public relations company.

She co-produced and hosted WhitneyandWyatt.com, a TV-style talk show for women on the web. She’s author of two books, Media Tips for Small Businesses and Media Tips for Authors. She also writes and produces content for The Biz Bite Blog on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s website. Whitney lives in Seattle, Washington, and is currently working on her third book. She can be reached through her website at whitneyKeyes.com.

For More Information

Whitney Keyes Productions LLC
P.O. Box 12241
Seattle, WA 98102
USA

whitney@whitneykeyes.com
425.941.0102
www.WhitneyKeyes.com