Sherrilynne Starkie

Current

Owner at Strive Public Relations
Director at ComSym Limited

Past

Career Break at World Travel
Consultant at Ignition Strategic Communications
Editor at The Reputation Managers

Account Director at AIMM Limited

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Education

Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology

Recommended

12 people have recommended Sherrilynne

Connections

292 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

@sherrilynne

Sherrilynne Starkie’s Summary

Effective communications with diverse groups is complicated. Whoever you are trying to reach, stakeholders or investors, employees or customers or legislators, everyone has unique informational needs. Getting it right could mean the difference between profit and loss, growth and decline, success or failure.

For almost 17 years, Sherrilynne has been advising blue-chip organisations on both sides of the pond...covering Britain, Canada and the United States. She's helped start-ups secure venture capital, conglomerates smooth ruffled employee feathers and newcomers build community bridges. She's warmed up markets, increased footfall, sold products and services and cemented brands. Her experience ranges from technology & telecommunications to retail, financial services to human resources & training. It covers postal services, travel/tourism, associations and more.

Clients trust Sherrilynne to understand their business and their goals. They know she gets the job done.

Sherrilynne Starkie’s Specialties:

Public relations, strategic counsel, media relations, social media engagement, internal communications, message development, materials development.

Sherrilynne Starkie’s Experience

Owner

Strive Public Relations

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

Strive Public Relations is an international virtual communications consultancy with operations in seven cities, in four countries and two continents. We provide stategic communications counsel and services to corporate clients.
Director

ComSym Limited

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

June 1998 — Present (11 years 6 months)

Provided strategic communications counsel and public relations and editorial services to agencies and clients in public, technology and HR sectors.
Career Break

World Travel

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

June 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 7 months)
Consultant

Ignition Strategic Communications

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

August 2000 — December 2003 (3 years 5 months)

As a private contractor to Ignition, I provided strategic communications counsel and services to blue-chip technology clients. I also played a role in team recruitment and development as well business development for Ignition.
Editor

The Reputation Managers

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

February 1994 — November 1998 (4 years 10 months)

Writer and publications manager for key clients from the manufacturing, services, public and technology sectors. Provided editorial support for public relations programs and managed marketing communications projects for blue chip clients of this UK Top Ten agency
Account Director

AIMM Limited

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

October 1996 — May 1998 (1 year 8 months)

I was responsible for the strategy and delivery of publications and PR activity on behalf of major technology, marketing and consulting clients. This included planning and programming, managing teams, developing client and media relationships, managing publications production, training and coaching staff and business development.

Sherrilynne Starkie’s Education

Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology

Diploma , Public Relations , 1989 — 1991

Activities and Societies:

IABC Capitale (Student Board Member)
CRPS Ottawa
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Additional Information

Sherrilynne Starkie’s Websites:

@sherrilynne

Sherrilynne Starkie’s Groups:

British Computer Society, Affiliate Member and committee member for Isle of Man section., MCIPR, Columnist for Isle of Man Newspapers, Marketing committee for Junior Achievement,