Endorsements
"This past year, I started a new business and enlisted the services of Betsey Merkel to help get me organized and ready. She created a structural framework for my business documents and information, helped me establish a business identity and presence online, and shepherded me through the process of building a website. She has been an invaluable resource for technical support and is always coaching me to take full advantage of the possibilities of social media. Her expertise in the ways of the internet and all things informational has allowed me to focus on my craft." - Bruce Buchanan, Owner, Bruce Buchanan Design, Inc.
"As a web design strategist, Betsey Merkel built my website (tomromito.com) and trained me in marketing myself as a consultant using social media. She also built the website for Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society (wcaudubon.org) and has introduced this organization to a wide audience. I recommend her to other organizations that want to grow, survive, and thrive." - Tom Romito, Interpreter - Facilitator - Healer
"I have worked with Betsey Merkel for close to fifteen years where she was a co-founder in an innovative economic development start-up. Betsey developed program and marketing for the organization as well as directing and compiling interviews with thought leaders worldwide. Betsey has taught, modeled, and mentored collaborative behavior in economic and community development as well as in public and private organizations. She has always behaved in ways that built trust and respect." - Dennis Coughlin, Director, Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)
"Betsey has a keen eye for engaging content in both video and imagery." - Dustin S. Klein, Publisher and VP of Operations, Smart Business Network, Inc.
"Betsey Merkel is a Cleveland-based practitioner of Social Intelligence. Betsey is an expert in the use of social media and helps entrepreneurs market themselves. Betsey launched a web site (tomromito.com) for me, which includes videos she took of explaining my practice as a facilitator, as well as white papers I wrote on my practice. I recommend Betsey to people who want to market themselves!" - Tom Romito, Owner, Tom Romito Facilitator
"Betsey is a leading advocate of profound organisational change and new economic thinking. She has developed an extremely strong and effective international network of leaders and changemakers, and will be able to contribute greatly to any projects requiring a new way of thinking and relating." - Simon Robinson, co-author, Holonomics: Business Where People and Planet Matter
"Betsey is creative and energetic and totally committed to building new approaches to building communities through open networks. She devotes herself without hesitation to exploring new connections and applying new tools to the task of creating more vibrant and sustainable communities." - Ed Morrison, Economic Policy Advisor, Purdue Center for Regional Development, West Lafayette, Indiana
"Betsey is one of the most generous network builders I know in addition to being a brilliant visual thinker." - Daniel F. Bassill, President & CEO, Tutor Mentor Institute, LLC
“Betsey Merkel is a one-woman literacy program in digital networking. I am not technology-fluent, but Betsey was willing to take considerable time out of her day to explain to me how online networks can be created, why they are valuable and how she could continue to help me become adept at using them. Her skill and generosity are spectacular, but what especially amazed me was the supportiveness she showed for me as an entrepreneur and the passion she demonstrates for creative economic development and the power of connectedness. Betsey is one of the people who will pull Northeast Ohio onto the cutting edge of the technology economy.” - Carolyn Jack, Writer/Communications Consultant
"Betsey Merkel is a master in Open systems and Mapping of societal processes!" - Bert-Ola Bergstrand, PHD candidate at School of Business, Economics and Law University of Gothenburg Sweden and Chairman & Co-Founder SOCAP | Social C
"You are one of the best users of social media I see. You share with purpose, and you add value to others. That is what keeps you on my radar!" - Suzette Sommer on LinkedIn
"Betsey Merkel is all about using new technologies to build communities." - Mark Zust, Professional Trainer & Coach, Zust & Co.
"Betsey has a keen eye for engaging content in both video and imagery. We hired her to shoot video and take photos from several Smart Business events, then turn them into overview pieces that encapsulated each program. Not only did she turn around the projects in a short period of time, our sponsors -- and guests -- were delighted with the results. I highly recommend her for projects that require an outside-the-box approach and a creative mind!" - Dustin Klein, Vice President of Operations at Smart Business Network Inc.
"Betsey is beyond amazing with how to use technology to further the reach of content. She also gets that face to face interaction is where the beginning of innovation starts. She gets the WHOLE picture." - Gloria Ferris, Blogger, Community Organization Consultant and Contractor
"Betsy is an expert and first-adopter in establishing and maintaining online collaborations and cross-platform projects." - James Harris, Partner, H/L Communications
"Betsey is as smart as they come and a big vision holder capable of translating great ideas into actionable plans. What I so appreciate about Betsey is the quality of her being, brilliance of mind, generous nature of heart and commitment to using tools and technology in service of a world awakening." - Ken Homer, Founder and Principal, Collaborative Conversations, San Francisco, California
"Very talented and skilled at helping people." - Alex Michaels, Chief of Operations, Prelude2Cinema LLC
"Betsey is highly professional and a visionary who develops new performing arts programming ideas infused with service to Lake Erie College, local grade schools, and the community-at-large." - Paul Gothard III, Professor of Music, Director of Fine Arts, Lake Erie College
"Betsey understands the importance of the incredibly simple 'plan your work, work your plan' route to success." - Peter Toomey, Persuasion Engineer at Toomey & Friends Advertising
"Betsey is one of the best community engagement thinkers of her generation. Her foresight talent combined with knowledge of networks and technological communication makes her a jewel in the internet world. Betsey is one of my top twitter feeds to watch and she is a genuine and caring person to boot." - Norma Owen, President and Futurist, Avadon Group
"#ff @betseymerkel for her incredible ability as a knowledge curator, for her deep compassion, her perseverance, and her courage." - Bruce Waltuck, President, Freethinc, LLC & on Twitter at @complexified
"Betsey is one of the most generous network builders I know in addition to being a brilliant visual thinker. Her maps have power, especially if they are part of a story and a strategy." - Daniel F. Bassill, President/CEO, Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC in Chicago, Ill
"Betsey, your spirit is so vast I can feel it sometimes. Thrilled to have your awareness and kindness in my sphere." - Jennifer Sertl, President Agility3R, Speaker, Author: Strategy, Leadership & the Soul
"As a web design strategist, Betsey Merkel built my website (tomromito.com) and trained me in marketing myself as a consultant using social media. She also built the website for Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society (wcaudubon.org) and has introduced this organization to a wide audience. I recommend her to other organizations that want to grow, survive, and thrive." - Tom Romito, Interpreter - Facilitator - Healer
"I have worked with Betsey Merkel for close to fifteen years where she was a co-founder in an innovative economic development start-up. Betsey developed program and marketing for the organization as well as directing and compiling interviews with thought leaders worldwide. Betsey has taught, modeled, and mentored collaborative behavior in economic and community development as well as in public and private organizations. She has always behaved in ways that built trust and respect." - Dennis Coughlin, Director, Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)
"Betsey has a keen eye for engaging content in both video and imagery." - Dustin S. Klein, Publisher and VP of Operations, Smart Business Network, Inc.
"Betsey Merkel is a Cleveland-based practitioner of Social Intelligence. Betsey is an expert in the use of social media and helps entrepreneurs market themselves. Betsey launched a web site (tomromito.com) for me, which includes videos she took of explaining my practice as a facilitator, as well as white papers I wrote on my practice. I recommend Betsey to people who want to market themselves!" - Tom Romito, Owner, Tom Romito Facilitator
"Betsey is a leading advocate of profound organisational change and new economic thinking. She has developed an extremely strong and effective international network of leaders and changemakers, and will be able to contribute greatly to any projects requiring a new way of thinking and relating." - Simon Robinson, co-author, Holonomics: Business Where People and Planet Matter
"Betsey is creative and energetic and totally committed to building new approaches to building communities through open networks. She devotes herself without hesitation to exploring new connections and applying new tools to the task of creating more vibrant and sustainable communities." - Ed Morrison, Economic Policy Advisor, Purdue Center for Regional Development, West Lafayette, Indiana
"Betsey is one of the most generous network builders I know in addition to being a brilliant visual thinker." - Daniel F. Bassill, President & CEO, Tutor Mentor Institute, LLC
“Betsey Merkel is a one-woman literacy program in digital networking. I am not technology-fluent, but Betsey was willing to take considerable time out of her day to explain to me how online networks can be created, why they are valuable and how she could continue to help me become adept at using them. Her skill and generosity are spectacular, but what especially amazed me was the supportiveness she showed for me as an entrepreneur and the passion she demonstrates for creative economic development and the power of connectedness. Betsey is one of the people who will pull Northeast Ohio onto the cutting edge of the technology economy.” - Carolyn Jack, Writer/Communications Consultant
"Betsey Merkel is a master in Open systems and Mapping of societal processes!" - Bert-Ola Bergstrand, PHD candidate at School of Business, Economics and Law University of Gothenburg Sweden and Chairman & Co-Founder SOCAP | Social C
"You are one of the best users of social media I see. You share with purpose, and you add value to others. That is what keeps you on my radar!" - Suzette Sommer on LinkedIn
"Betsey Merkel is all about using new technologies to build communities." - Mark Zust, Professional Trainer & Coach, Zust & Co.
"Betsey has a keen eye for engaging content in both video and imagery. We hired her to shoot video and take photos from several Smart Business events, then turn them into overview pieces that encapsulated each program. Not only did she turn around the projects in a short period of time, our sponsors -- and guests -- were delighted with the results. I highly recommend her for projects that require an outside-the-box approach and a creative mind!" - Dustin Klein, Vice President of Operations at Smart Business Network Inc.
"Betsey is beyond amazing with how to use technology to further the reach of content. She also gets that face to face interaction is where the beginning of innovation starts. She gets the WHOLE picture." - Gloria Ferris, Blogger, Community Organization Consultant and Contractor
"Betsy is an expert and first-adopter in establishing and maintaining online collaborations and cross-platform projects." - James Harris, Partner, H/L Communications
"Betsey is as smart as they come and a big vision holder capable of translating great ideas into actionable plans. What I so appreciate about Betsey is the quality of her being, brilliance of mind, generous nature of heart and commitment to using tools and technology in service of a world awakening." - Ken Homer, Founder and Principal, Collaborative Conversations, San Francisco, California
"Very talented and skilled at helping people." - Alex Michaels, Chief of Operations, Prelude2Cinema LLC
"Betsey is highly professional and a visionary who develops new performing arts programming ideas infused with service to Lake Erie College, local grade schools, and the community-at-large." - Paul Gothard III, Professor of Music, Director of Fine Arts, Lake Erie College
"Betsey understands the importance of the incredibly simple 'plan your work, work your plan' route to success." - Peter Toomey, Persuasion Engineer at Toomey & Friends Advertising
"Betsey is one of the best community engagement thinkers of her generation. Her foresight talent combined with knowledge of networks and technological communication makes her a jewel in the internet world. Betsey is one of my top twitter feeds to watch and she is a genuine and caring person to boot." - Norma Owen, President and Futurist, Avadon Group
"#ff @betseymerkel for her incredible ability as a knowledge curator, for her deep compassion, her perseverance, and her courage." - Bruce Waltuck, President, Freethinc, LLC & on Twitter at @complexified
"Betsey is one of the most generous network builders I know in addition to being a brilliant visual thinker. Her maps have power, especially if they are part of a story and a strategy." - Daniel F. Bassill, President/CEO, Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC in Chicago, Ill
"Betsey, your spirit is so vast I can feel it sometimes. Thrilled to have your awareness and kindness in my sphere." - Jennifer Sertl, President Agility3R, Speaker, Author: Strategy, Leadership & the Soul
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