Kelly Lenihan

Current

Owner at KSL Designs

Past

Writing & Editorial at Freelance Opportunities
Marketing Project Manager at Columbia Hospitality

Education

Highline Community College
University of Washington
Forest Ridge

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

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Kelly Lenihan’s Summary

Do you need a website that reflects your vision but need help focusing your intentions?

Is your website languishing from lack of attention and could use a little sprucing up?

Are you ready to work smarter not harder and have your website bring your customers to you?

My goal is to help small business owners translate their business vision into eloquent, elegant, easy-to-navigate websites. When you collaborate with me, I take the time to understand your business operations and needs so that together we can develop a successful online presence that's graphically pleasing, serves a purpose, and accomplishes your goals. I even provide ongoing website maintenance to continue giving your website the extra special attention it deserves.

I do all of this because you have more important things to do - like run your business.

Kelly Lenihan’s Experience

Owner

KSL Designs

(Internet industry)

2008 — Present (1 year)

KSL Designs helps creative, entrepreneurial-minded people have eye-catching, easy-to-navigate websites to promote, entertain, or inform. We also provide e-marketing and editorial services for busy people.

If you are someone that prefers to color outside the box, are frequently misunderstood because of your multiple interests and passions - we can help you focus your intent and turn them into a successful online presence.
Writing & Editorial

Freelance Opportunities

(Writing and Editing industry)

1993 — 2009 (16 years)

§ Seattle Food Writer: Examiner.com
§ Foodie blog: Savory Seattle
§ Provided editorial for Snohomish County Living and Skagit County Living
§ Provided editorial for Craftopia, an online craft magazine
§ Provided editorial for PlantSource Journal, a national horticultural trade magazine
§ Wrote Kid’s Corner, a bi-weekly newspaper column focusing on global arts and crafts and exploring nature through science and art, including hands-on projects
Marketing Project Manager

Columbia Hospitality

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospitality industry)

2005 — 2008 (3 years)

Web Communications
§ Maintained 18 hospitality websites including content and photography.
§ Served as project manager for new website build-outs, overseeing all aspects of the process.

Editorial
§ Edited marketing collateral, ensuring that materials met style guide and branding standards. Oversaw corporate public relations.

Consulting Division
§ Worked directly with CEO, COO, CFO and other executive leaders on consulting projects from creating proposals for hospitality development projects to project managing including conducting researching, and writing and/or editing and formatting substantive reports.

Kelly Lenihan’s Education

Highline Community College

Associate of Arts , Business
University of Washington

Bachelor of Arts , General Arts: Fabric and Costume Design
Forest Ridge

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Kelly Lenihan’s Interests:

Web design, writing, learning, creating art, Japanese shibori, gourmet cooking, fine dining, container gardening... Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/savoryseattle http://twitter.com/kellylenihan