What I’m Up To
Make Magic: Stingray Writing Holiday Party
Come celebrate the Christmas season with Brittany & Dylan Wren.
Guitar music by Daniel Martinez. Appetizers provided. Cash bar.
The Gemini Content Lab: A Live Marketing Asset-Building Workshop
Ditch the theory. This is a 45-minute, hands-on "live-build" workshop where we turn real ideas into polished marketing assets.
The AI Content Command Center: Systemize Your Marketing in Google Workspace
In a world full of AI tips, what you really need is a system. This hands-on, 45-minute session is for the entrepreneur who has moved beyond asking "What is AI?" and is now asking, "How do I build an efficient process with it?"
We'll transform your familiar Google Workspace into a powerful, semi-automated Content Command Center. You will learn how to architect a seamless workflow connecting Google Sheets, Docs, and Gemini's AI.
We'll move from a chaotic mess of one-off prompts to a repeatable system that handles everything from AI-powered topic planning to drafting and repurposing content. You will leave with a tangible framework that allows you to create higher-quality content in half the time, letting you focus on strategy instead of the daily content grind.
Key Takeaways:
Build a dynamic Content Calendar in Google Sheets that uses Gemini to research keywords, generate ideas, and plan a month of content in one sitting.
Design a "Brand Voice OS" in a single Google Doc to train the AI on your unique tone and style, ensuring all generated content is consistently on-brand.
Execute the "Content Atomization" workflow to efficiently turn one core idea into a blog post, multiple social media captions, and a newsletter blurb.
Walk away with a ready-to-use prompt library you can immediately implement to streamline your daily marketing tasks.
Feed Yourself First: How to Make Money as a Content Marketer
Can't quit your day job to write full-time just yet? Join us for a free class that could change how you think about earning money with your writing skills!
AMA Small Business Content Round Table
This roundtable explores how to stretch your content further by repurposing smartly, working less while marketing more effectively.
Cure Content Burnout: The Playbook for Small Business Marketing
As a small business owner or marketer, your to-do list is probably a mile long. If you feel like you’re on a 24/7 treadmill, this roundtable is for you.
Let’s chat about working smarter, not harder. We’ll explore how to breathe new life into the content you’ve already created, turning one great idea into a full pipeline of marketing that works for you.
Note: This is a casual discussion so bring your thoughts, advice and questions! This event has limited spots so register early!
Purpose Palooza!
I’ll be leading two round table discussions at this year’s Purpose Palooza! event:
Storytelling Techniques
Maximizing Social Media
Have you registered? Purpose Palooza! is happening March 28, 8:30am-4:30pm. Learn more & save your spot at penandpug.com.
This event is brought to you by the purposeful partnership of Cause Collective and Pen&Pug.
Photo by Charles Haacker 📸
Truth, Taste, & Tenterhooks
Truth, Taste, and Tenterhooks: Crafting Content That Matters
We’ve all been there: ChatGPT drafts, rushed agency briefs, frantic Upwork searches — or typing away on your phone between meetings. It’s not ideal, but when time, budgets, and deadlines are tight, you do what you can.
Hi, I’m Brittany. I’ve worn all the hats: marketer, writer, and strategist. In-house, agency, and freelance. I’ve partnered with nonprofits that make a real impact, scrappy small businesses, and fast-paced startups. I’m known for quality content that cuts through the noise — and yes, I use AI.
In 2025, creating content is easier than ever. But creating great content — the kind that earns trust, engages supporters, and moves your mission forward — takes more than a quick fix.
Join me for a discussion about crafting meaningful, compelling content while making the most of the tools you have. We’ll break it down:
Truth: Keep your story honest and impactful — no clickbait, no fluff.
Taste: Align your message with your audience’s values and expectations.
Tenterhooks: Pay attention to performance. Track engagement, monitor social conversations, partner with others to expand reach, and keep an eye out for future opportunities.
Let’s talk about how nonprofits can tell stories that matter, create content they’re proud of, and love it ‘til death do you part — or at least until the next campaign.
Photo by Rebecca Marie 📸
Feed Yourself First: How to Make Money as a Content Marketer
We all need money to live. If you can't quit your day job (yet) to write poetry full time, you can still earn a living as a writer. This presentation at the 2024 annual Nebraska Writers Guild conference will uncover job opportunities for writers in businesses and nonprofits — and how to get them. From the first $40 gigs to full-time freelancing, learn from my experience as a freelance ghostwriter, social media manager, in-house and agency content writer, editor, and copywriter.
Digital Storytelling: Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle Your Content
I'll facilitate a round-table discussion on stories that work to convert donors at the nonprofit conference Purpose Palooza. We’ll talk about social media vs. long-form content, how to easily repurpose long-form content, and where to look for stories.
Nebraska Storytelling Festival 2023
Watch this 5-minute story I told to a sold-out crowd as part of the Nebraska Storytelling Festival.