Veronika (Ronnie) Noize, known professionally as the Marketing Coach, is a successful coach and marketing strategist, as well as the author of How to Create a Killer Elevator Speech, and The Real Magic Bullet of Marketing. As a senior marketing executive for over 10 years, Ronnie launched more than 200 consumer products, including books, CDs, toys, and games. She created sales and licensing programs that generated more than $650 million dollars internationally for properties such as The X-Files, Magic the Gathering, and Star Wars. In 2001 Ronnie appeared as Your Marketing Coach on a regional business television program in the Pacific NW. The show aired on the local Fox affiliate, and is now in syndication in Israel and Taiwan. A regular columnist for the NW Women’s Journal and the Vancouver Business Journal, she has also written more than 100 articles that were published in The Home Business Journal, The CEO Refresher, and The Home Business Report, among other business and trade publications. In 2004, she founded the Northwest Women’s Virtual Business Network, a virtual space where local businesswomen can network and connect with others. Currently a marketing coach in private practice in Vancouver, WA, Ronnie was recently honored as the 2007 Coach of the Year by her ICF chapter. As a small business marketing expert and trainer for International Coach Academy, an accredited coach training facility in Australia, Ronnie is a sought-after speaker with an international clientele. A tireless small business advocate, Ronnie helps business owners and marketing professionals attract more clients and double their revenues. She supplies plenty of free marketing tools and information on her web site at www.VeronikaNoize.com, where you’ll also find her workshops, seminars, and teleclasses.