Marilyn Smit

Marilyn brings over 20 years of communications and business experience to M45 Marketing Services. Her creativity and leadership abilities have been recognized both officially and informally throughout organizations in which she's been involved. She also brings wide-ranging eBusiness experience cultivated through orchestrating and leading extensive intra- and inter-business Internet efforts. Marilyn has excelled in providing counsel and training to company presidents and other business leaders in all areas of communications—employee and management communications, public relations, marketing communications, public affairs. She has a proven track record as a high-energy team builder who embraces change, gets things done while meeting or exceeding business expectations, and creates an empowered, fun, high-performance working environment.

But, while her professional bio might read like Madison Avenue, Marilyn is definitely not a stuffed shirt! She's Midwest through and through, and proud of it. Marilyn is a Libra (you know, the kind of person who can see three sides to a two-sided question), loves old movies and new experiences, and is as proud of being a "farmer's daughter" and mom to her son, a master's degree graduate from the University of Illinois, as she is of her many business accomplishments.

EDUCATION
BA in Public Relations (minor in Political Science) from Brigham Young University, graduated cum laude.

Internship at Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C.

Extensive Honeywell executive training in nomination-only programs.

FAVORITE QUOTES
"I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once." — Ashleigh Brilliant

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." — Herm Albright

"Work hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. And never forget a friend." — Harry S. Truman

"People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." — Abraham Lincoln

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." — Albert Einstein

"This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy." — George Bernard Shaw