Listen to the First Episode of Main Street Business Insights Season 2
Matt Wagner, Ph.D., shares his predictions for the trends impacting small businesses in 2024.
As Senior Manager of Marketing and Outreach, Liz leads the marketing and communication efforts of our corporate, foundation, non-profit, and other member partner programs. She is also responsible for other engagement and outreach activities including leading our small business marketing initiatives, coordinating the communications of our Allied Network, serving as the point person for our advertising program, and cultivating new and emerging audiences.
Liz brings over a decade of experience working in marketing and communications for non-profit and community-based organizations. This includes serving as the Program Director for the Elkhart Arts Alliance in Elkhart, Indiana, and the Director of Communications at the Center for Healing & Hope.
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Prior to this, Liz served as a Writer and Media Coordinator, then later Creative Coordinator, at Eyedart Creative Studio, a marketing firm specializing in serving local businesses and community events in Goshen, Indiana. She also worked as an Editorial Assistant at Grist, a climate change and sustainability news outlet.
Liz is an active member in the community, having served as a volunteer with Goshen First Fridays, The Goshen Theater, Arts on the Millrace, and River Bend Film Festival, and a board member and Vice President of the Goshen Farmers Market. Liz holds a BA in Communication & Peace Studies and recently earned a Marketing Strategy Certificate from Cornell University.
Contact
Email: lshenk@mainstreet.org
Phone: 312-610-5610
Location: Indiana
Articles & Publications
Main Street Business Insights Bonus Episode: Advice for Other Business Owners
A podcast featuring some of the best advice we heard from entrepreneurs and community leaders across the country.
Main Street Business Insights Bonus Episode: Working with Your Main Street
Learn how local entrepreneurs have leveraged the power of a Main Street community to establish, maintain, and grow their ventures.
Main Street Business Insights Podcast: Season 1 Wrap
Check out some highlights from the first season of the Main Street Business Insights podcast featuring small business owners from across the country.
New on Main Street Business Insights: Trendy Teachers
Matt sits down with Jamie and Jerry Baker, co-owners and founders of Trendy Teachers, a teaching boutique and educational toy store located in downtown Rome, Georgia.
5 Ways to Make This Your Best Small Business Saturday Yet
Small Business Saturday is Nov. 25! Check out these five strategies to celebrate shopping small.
New on Main Street Business Insights: Casa Azul Coffee
Matt sat down with Anette Soto Landeros, co-owner of Casa Azul Coffee and President and CEO of the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Fort Worth, Texas.
