Gelfand Design

On July 16, 2009, the Austin chapter of the American Marketing Association hosted speaker Shawna Coronado, who shared the story of her dramatic recovery from chronic illness and discussed the value of promoting health, green living, and community through our business practices and marketing. Check out my writeup of her amazing presentation on the AMA blog.

I also highly recommend that you view the presentation for yourself:

I have to admit that I showed up for her presentation feeling skeptical—what could she possibly have to say about greening that I haven’t heard before, and what does it have to do with marketing anyway? (Sorry, Shawna!) But Shawna quickly made me a believer, and by the end of her speech I was as jazzed as the rest of the audience. I walked away with loads of ideas—for my business and for my personal life.

Shawna Lee Coronado is an author, locally syndicated newspaper columnist, energetic speaker, and environmental and health correspondent. She is the author of Gardening Nude, a common sense guide as well as a motivational self-help book teaching individuals and corporations alike how to achieve greener and healthier living. Shawna’s goal is to inspire the world, with her dynamic personality and infectious enthusiasm, to get off the couch and get out into the natural environment to improve physical and emotional health!

Shawna, you g(r)o(w), girl!