After exhausting the limits of oh-so-practical degrees in French literature, philosophy, and linguistics, teaching undergrads and grads, and launching an art gallery, Eve Connell spends most billable hours writing, editing, and training for and...
About Us
Wordsmithie was founded in 2010 by Laura Bergheim, a marketing writer and digital content creator with more than 20 years of experience working with global brands in technology, retail, travel and other verticals.
Our hand-picked group of talented wordsmiths supports a wide range of clients and content needs. We're a diverse team, with bench strength in all areas of communications and numerous verticals. We also work with key partners in design and usability to help us develop powerful experiences for our clients and their customers.
MEET THE 'SMITHS
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Branding and Training Specialist
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Online Writer, Editor and Bon Vivant
Ryan 'Fritz' Holznagel is an Emmy-winning writer who now specializes in clear and witty text for online projects. He won an Emmy in 1992 for the CBS TV special "A Claymation Easter Celebration," and went on to become editor-in-... |
Technical Writer and eLearning Specialist
Senior Information Engineer and Content Strategist at Google until 2009, Harriett has experience in writing technical material of all kinds: books, articles, wiki content, landing pages, and manuals, covering engineering, business and... |
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Online Writer and Marketing Specialist
Heather worked as a senior editor for Google for seven years, specializing in developing content for the launch of new products including Gmail, Google Talk, Google Checkout, and Google Wave. After leaving Google in 2010, Heather went on to... |
Editorial Director
Along with his role as Wordsmithie's Editorial Director, Jim is the co-founder and creative director of Taillight Communications. Widely experienced in journalism, marketing communications and... |
Technical Writer and Policy Specialist
Jonathan has worked on a broad range of technical writing projects, including user's guides, tutorial guides, help systems and mass-market computer books. He is particularly experienced at documenting software tools for developers. He is also... |
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Founder and CEO
Most recently a senior program manager for content strategy at Google (2005 - 2010) where she created and managed site and customer support content for AdWords and other monetized products, Laura has experience in writing, editing, content... |
Managing Director, Wordsmithie Europe
For over 12 years, Michael (the guy next to Betty White) was responsible for “every screen but the television” for MTV Networks’ cable brands Nick at Nite and TV Land where he served as Vice President, Digital and a member of... |
Google Studio Director
Miriam worked at Google and YouTube for ten years, serving as a senior communications and program manager, where she specialized in content development for new products like YouTube’s AdWords for video, Google Shopping, Google Plus, and... |
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Branding and Localization Specialist
Wordsmithie's vivacious branding and localization specialist, Sussu Laaksonen, launched her dramatic writing and cross-cultural facilitation career at age five in her native Finland by giving speeches to her grandfather's chickens in... |
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PARTNERS
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Founder, Usable Research & Consulting
Bob is a recognized usability and UX design expert with 20 years of experience in developing insightful research and strategies that fuel the creation of compelling, relevant and effective customer experiences for a portfolio of Fortune 500... |
Interaction Director
"Helping companies and organizations leverage the power of ever-changing online technologies to enliven their brand in fresh and innovative ways is most inspiring and gratifying to me." Neelu Bhuman is an artistic technologist. She has... |
Digital Design Agency
Riser Media is a full service graphic design agency. They offer services for branding, online game development, interactive, print, programming, and specialty design work. Riser has successfully completed over 1,000 projects for: Disney,... |