Jacquie Chakirelis

Media Entrepreneur and Digital Marketing Strategist in the United States

Named one of the top 50 Influential Women in Content Marketing and 50 Top B2B Content Marketing Influencers To Follow in 2021.

Jacquie Chakirelis is an award-winning marketing and media executive, entrepreneur, and international speaker serving audiences from 30 to 3,000 with keynotes, workshops, and breakout sessions.

As a leading digital strategist, Chakirelis has worked for some of the largest media publishers in the country including Tegna, Gannett, Advance Publications, developing sales, marketing, and editorial teams to leverage digital platforms for audience and revenue growth.

One of her proudest achievements is the founding of a nationally-syndicated talk radio program and podcast, Family Matters Radio. The thirteen-year media company was a pioneer in women-issue programming that was honored by five Society of Professional Journalism awards.

She was a part of the producing team for the national social network MomsLikeMe.com that debuted in over 80 communities across the Gannett media network. As the on-air contributor for WKYC-Cleveland NBC-TV, she engaged with stories for a mom-focused audience.

As the Marketing Director for the Great Lakes Science Museum, she led the digital transformation for the institution, one of 11 NASA visitor centers in the country.

Currently, she serves as the Director of Digital Strategy for Quest Digital/Great Lakes Publishing, a regional publishing powerhouse of magazines and digital content including Cleveland Magazine and Ohio Magazine.

A sample of speaking engagements include:

2016, 2020 Ohio Travel Association Conference Speaker.

2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Content Marketing World speaker and workshop leader, Content Marketing Institute.

2016 Your Personal Brand Blueprint Masterclass, Start-Up/Scale-Up. Jumpstart Inc.

2016 Ten Things About Native Advertising. Interact Conference.

2017 Keynote: Three Ways Female Entrepreneurs are Succeeding with Social Media. Female Entrepreneur Summit.

2018 Content Marketing for NonProfits, National Association for Fundraisers.

2019 How to Market with Reviews/Ratings, Annual Conference: Association for Science and Technology, Toronto, Canada.

2020 Leadership Cleveland The Way Forward YouTube Series.

2020 Engage Cleveland Annual Meeting. Keynote: Building a Personal Brand.

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    • Great Lakes Publishing