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The Work

Seeing At A Glance

Inquiry by Design Everyday Epic reader and teacher guide, grade and unit front and center on covers

Redesigning covers so teachers stop walking past: Inquiry by Design

Rebrand to Reposition

Franklin Skills website pages showing the rebranded design and messaging for employers

Expanding the category: 

Franklin Skills

Acquisition Integration

Acquisition Integration

Logos of acquired companies Acendre, Inquisiq, and Vacancy Filler with an arrow pointing to the unif

Unifying four acquired companies under one brand: HireRoad

Brand Refresh

Brand Transformation

Acquisition Integration

Apex Learning sales slide showing a student and a teacher with a 61% improvement statistic

Pivoting to strengthen market position: 

Apex Learning

Brand Transformation

Brand Transformation

Brand Transformation

Career Cruising brochure beside the new Xello flyer reading Every Student Future Ready

Finding what the market actually values:

 Xello

Culture Building

Brand Transformation

Brand Transformation

Gray Apex Learning mug reading Fortune Favors the Bold, from the Be Bold culture campaign

Shifting internal perceptions:

Apex Learning 

New Feature Launch

Influencer Campaign

Influencer Campaign

HireRoad ad reading Bring candidate resumes to life, showing a phone with a video resume

Promoting new functionality:

HireRoad

Influencer Campaign

Influencer Campaign

Influencer Campaign

Rosetta Stone Global Voices direct mailer for teachers, with a classroom photo and the activity kit

Targeting influencers at new accounts:

Rosetta Stone

Built From Scratch

Influencer Campaign

Built From Scratch

Rosetta Stone institutional brochure cover with the yellow logo band and a row of smiling learners

From first hire to IPO:

Rosetta Stone

The Work, Out Loud (Podcasts & Presentations)

inSightOut Podcast

Growing in Content Presentation

Growing in Content Presentation

Cover art for inSight Out, a podcast hosted by a blind therapist about living well with vision loss

This episode of inSight Out is a conversation with host Matthew Reeves about navigating vision loss. But if you listen, you'll also hear how I think about pattern recognition, adaptation, and staying strategic when the ground shifts. Which, not coincidentally, is exactly what I do for clients.

Growing in Content Presentation

Growing in Content Presentation

Growing in Content Presentation

Quote about audio content effectiveness by Dawn McAvoy with audio-related graphics.

This presentation, (free registration required) delivered at Growing in Content 2026, makes the case that audio is a quality diagnostic, not an accessibility feature. If your content falls apart when read aloud, the problem was already there. Walk Me Through It is the four-step framework I created to find and fix it.

The Words

Press Releases

Earned Media & Contributed Content

Earned Media & Contributed Content

  • Canby School District Elevates Middle School ELA
  • Franklin Apprenticeships is now Franklin Skills: Proven Expertise, Expanded Solutions
  • HireRoad Named 2023 Tech Award Winner in Talent Analytics
  • HireRoad Unveils End-to-End Talent and Insights Platform to Build Smarter and More Resilient Organizations, Faster
  • Introducing HireRoad: A New Name for a Leading Talent Acquisition and Development Software Provider
  • Apex Learning Introduces New Project-Based Technology Courses
  • Xello and CASCAID Join Forces to Strengthen Impact on Future Readiness
  • Career Cruising Rebrands as Xello and Launches Brand New Future Readiness Program

Earned Media & Contributed Content

Earned Media & Contributed Content

Earned Media & Contributed Content

  • How HR Can Help Employees Fight Fatigue (SHRM)
  • Proximity Bias in Hybrid Work Environments (Recruiting Daily)
  • The Great Resignation is the Great Catalyst (Forbes)
  • How Technology Could Boost Your Pay Equity and Transparency Practices (SHRM)
  • The Great Resignation & The Future Of Work (Medium via Authority)
  • Apex Learning: Where Opportunity Thrives (The Silicon Review)
  • Xbox co-founder sets sights on HR tech (HRD)
  • Finding the perfect career match (Maclean's)

Blog Posts

Brochures, White Papers, Case Studies, Research

Brochures, White Papers, Case Studies, Research

  • Successfully awful
  • If Your Content Doesn't Work as Audio, Your Content Doesn't Work
  • What If Best Practices Make You Blind to What Actually Matters?
  • When more isn't better: strategic ELA curriculum design for equity and excellence
  • A new era of talent acquisition & development: leveraging apprenticeships and skills-based hiring
  • The power of HR Analytics during uncertain economic times
  • The smartest compliance training system may well be an LMS
  • Keeping your best people: the magic of analytics and onboarding
  • These high growth HR roles are key to recession-proofing your business
  • Making Sense of 21st Century Learning

Brochures, White Papers, Case Studies, Research

Brochures, White Papers, Case Studies, Research

Brochures, White Papers, Case Studies, Research

  • IBD Middle School ELA One Sheet
  • IBD Secondary SLA One Sheet
  • HireRoad HR Learn Brochure
  • Apex Learning Tutorials Efficacy Study
  • Apex Learning Struggling Student Special Report
  • Apex Learning Albany Case Study
  • Apex Learning Middle School Brochure
  • Xello Coeur d’Alene Public Schools Case Study
  • Xello Why Educators Love Xello One Sheet
  • Xello Say Hello Launch Brochure
  • Career Cruising Engaging Potential Brochure
  • Forbes Insight Reducing Language Barriers Rosetta Stone Report
  • Rosetta Stone Higher Education Brochure
  • Rosetta Stone Business English Brochure
  • Rosetta Stone K-12 Education Brochure

The Work on Camera

Language learning impact

We wanted to showcase students using language skills acquired using Rosetta Stone’s TOTALe in their school’s program. I took a group of 5th graders, parents, and teacher to Costa Rica with a film crew. This is a close-to-final cut of the end product video. We also went to China. 

Learning anywhere

Apex Learning sought to expand beyond credit recovery programs and put students at the center of the online learning experience. This product ‘explainer’ video showcased how districts could drive success no matter where students were learning.

Improving student outcomes

Education leaders have hectic schedules and arranging on-camera testimonials can be challenging. We converted a room at a state-wide conference into a mini studio. The sales and success teams scheduled Apex advocates for conversations and we captured ten voice-of-customer impact videos in one day. 


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