CEO and chief strategist Colleen Martell is an idea-generator who’s always thinking about ways to connect clients with the right audiences, and how to put content to work in multiple ways and on multiple platforms.

Colleen uses her superior management skills to lead PR programs, projects, and teams for technology, emerging tech, and consumer tech. A tech public relations veteran, Colleen started Martell Communications after she determined that there was a better way to bring clients together with editors and analysts. 

Colleen is the lead blogger for Martell and has been published in Business2Community, Marketing Profs, Muck Rack, PR Daily, Ragan, and Spin Sucks. She holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations from San Jose State University and has taught courses in Media Writing for SJSU. She currently serves as vice president of the Board of Directors for the Sebastopol Center for the Arts.