Jyl Johnson Pattee

Current

• Founder & CEO at Mom It Forward

Past

• Senior Project Manager at FranklinCovey
• Instructional Designer and Senior Writer at FranklinCovey
• Business Manager at Safari Steam, LLC

• Copywriter at ZCMI

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Education

• Brigham Young University

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Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

Jyl Johnson Pattee’s Experience

• Founder & CEO

  Mom It Forward

  (Philanthropy industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  Build and manage this online and offline community of women through social media efforts and live events.
  —Host weekly twitter parties, involving lining up guests, advertising for events, securing sponsorships, and moderating during events.
  —Manage content for Mom It Forward blog posts, newsletters, surveys, messages, Facebook group/fan pages, LinkedIn account, and Flickr group.
  —Oversee brand identity, including developing social networking site (in development) and press and marketing materials.
  —Build and manage client and vendor relationships.
  —Develop Mom It Forward International organization.

• Senior Project Manager

  FranklinCovey

  (Public Company; FC; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  July 1998 — June 2007 (9 years )

  Managed the design, development, and production of multi-million dollar training-related projects for Fortune 500 clients.
  —Lead kickoff meetings to identify client's needs and expectations.
  —Consulted to identify training solutions to meet those needs and expectations.
  —Managed projects on time, on budget, to the expected margin, and to the client's quality expectations.
  —Managed project teams made up of internal resources and external vendors, including key stakeholders (clients), consultants, sales professionals, instructional designers, graphic artists, writers, editors, proofreaders, audio/video production teams, print and production vendors, buyers, etc.
  —Collaborated with product-line managers, marketing and operations departments, and pricing committees to forecast and roll out programs with sufficient collateral and structure to ensure a project's success.
  —Partnered with consultants, sales professionals, and general managers to coordinate alpha and beta tests.

• Instructional Designer and Senior Writer

  FranklinCovey

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; FC; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  July 1998 — June 2007 (9 years )

  Instructional Designer
  Lead the conceptualization of and set up the instructional format and approach for training products.
  —Performed needs analysis with key stakeholders and created an instructional format and approach that met those needs.
  —Conducted alpha and beta tests to assess a training's effectiveness. Included creating surveys and holding focus groups to gather feedback.
  —Created and helped implement training roll-out plans.
  
  Senior Writer
  Participated on project teams to prototype outlines, brainstorm activities, and write content.
  —As project leader, wrote kickoff meeting reports; proposals; project plans, including communications and risk-management plans and change request forms; status reports; dashboards, etc.
  —As instructional designer and senior writer, wrote content for participant and facilitator workbooks, audio cassette scripts, user's guides, slide presentations, job aides, evaluation forms, needs assessment documents, and marketing materials.

• Business Manager

  Safari Steam, LLC

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  October 2002 — January 2007 (4 years 4 months)

  —Managed financial aspects for the business, including bookkeeping, forecasting, and analysis.
  —Created and maintained an MS Access database to track buying trends, advertising effectiveness, customer information, etc.
  —Interviewed, hired, and trained administrative-level employees.
  —Created job aides to promote efficiency and to achieve corporate goals.

• Copywriter

  ZCMI

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year )

  —Conceptualized and wrote marketing materials—direct mail, catalogs, programs, speeches, and event handouts, including fashion shows, Christmas windows, community volunteer events, etc.
  —Wrote content for more than 75 direct-mail campaigns with distributions of 50,000 to 200,000.
  —Streamlined proofreading process by creating job aides and guidelines.

Jyl Johnson Pattee’s Education

• Brigham Young University

  Bachelor of Arts , English (Classical Civilizations Minor_ , 1998

Additional Information

Jyl Johnson Pattee’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog

Jyl Johnson Pattee’s Interests:

SKILLS —Conversant in Spanish —Knowledgeable in MS Word, Excel, Publisher, and Project; QuickBooks; Acrobat Professional and InDesign; and the Internet in Mac and PC environments. Familiar with QuarkXpress, Photoshop (CS3), and MS Access. —Experience in creating/designing promotional materials, postcards, newsletters, presentations, a 118-page yearbook, databases, spreadsheets, tables, and reports. —Skilled at leading teams to produce products on time, within budget, and to a client's exact specifications. —Versatile, award-winning writer. INTERESTS —Traveling—Lived in Europe, South America, and several places in the US. Traveled extensively, including trips to Asia, Europe, Central/South America, and nearly every state in the US. —Reading—Avid reader and member of two book clubs. —People—I look at strangers as friendships waiting to form. I appreciate the differences in everyone and love to find out what makes people tick.

Jyl Johnson Pattee’s Groups:

VOLUNTEER WORK
Board Member, Social Media Club of Salt Lake City, 2008-present
Co-Chair, Channing Hall Charter School Cultural Awareness Committee, 2006-2008
Co-Chair and Designer, Channing Hall Charter School Yearbook, 2007-08
Newsletter Editor and Designer, Channing Hall Charter School, 2006-08
President—Channing Hall Association of Parents, Staff, and Students, 2006-07
Member—Channing Hall Charter School Board of Directors, 2006-07
LDS Church Mission—Texas Dallas Mission, Spanish Speaking, 1992-93

•    Brigham Young University Alumni
•    LDS Professionals
•    BlogHer
•    Social Media Today
•    Tweeple
•    Social Media Club
•    Working Moms. Virtual. Flexible. Part-Time. Full-Time.
•    The Official Brigham Young University Alumni Network
•    Social Media Club of Salt Lake City
•    Mom It Forward
•    Created By Mom
•    Spirit Jump
•    LDS Social Media
•    Sweet Living

Jyl Johnson Pattee’s Honors:

Summit Award for Excellent Service—FranklinCovey, 2003 (for project managing the Microsoft Sales Readiness Project)
Education for Life Award—Direct Selling Association, 2000 (for writing on Avon's Success by Design kit)
First Place Award—Retail Advertising and Marketing Association, 1998 (for writing on ZCMI's 1996 Christmas campaign)
Overall Winner—Father's Day/Mother's Day Advertising Council, Inc., 1997 (for writing on ZCMI's 1997 Father's Day and Mother's Day campaign)

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