Nicole Ramirez — Co-Founder
Hi, I’m Nikki! 👋 I’m a journalist turned marketer and now personal brand strategist. The through-line? Storytelling that drives revenue, visibility, and real impact. My background spans growth marketing and leadership roles across CPG, Financial Services, B2B SaaS, Media, and Healthcare, where I’ve worked on everything from positioning and go-to-market strategy to performance growth and brand storytelling. That experience taught me how to translate complexity into clarity and how to build strategies that drive measurable, sustainable growth. Over time, my passion for storytelling led me to build my own personal brand. What started as sharing marketing insights on LinkedIn grew into a platform of 35,000+ followers, opening doors to partnerships, speaking opportunities, and long-term client work. More importantly, it gave me a front-row seat to what actually works when visibility, strategy, and narrative are aligned. Today, my work is focused on helping people grow, not just companies. As a LinkedIn Personal Brand Strategist, I work with executives, founders, coaches, and professionals as both a strategic coach and mentor. Through my Authentic Story Framework™, I help clients clarify their positioning, differentiate their voice, and translate their experience into content and thought leadership that compounds over time. I’m also the Co-Founder of Brand ME, where we work with companies to develop their executive teams and employees as strategic brand assets. Brand ME focuses on helping organizations empower leaders to build credible, aligned personal brands that strengthen company visibility, trust, and culture through workshops, training, and enterprise programs. Alongside this, I continue to partner with a limited number of startups and established organizations through consulting and Fractional CMO engagements, focusing on strengthening marketing foundations and strategic growth initiatives. Whether I’m guiding a leader through a career pivot or helping a brand navigate its next stage of growth, my mission is the same: help brands, and the people behind them, grow with clarity and purpose. Let’s connect! https://nrdigitalconsulting.com/ nicole@nrdigitalconsulting.com Quick Facts About Me ⤵ 👩🍼 Mom advocate for Parental Leave Policies and Affordable Childcare 👩🏻🎓 Master’s in Journalism (Point Park University) 🎙️ Host of Talk Digital To Me podcast 🏆 2x ADWEEK CMO Mentee 2024 & 2025 🎤 Featured speaker at TEDx, SXSW, Brandweek, and Digital Summit 📖 Published in Forbes and Entrepreneur, with articles 400K+ reads
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Personal Brand Strategist with expertise in Marketing and Digital Strategy.
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Experience: 13 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Linkedin Coaching
- Strategic Consulting
- Modern Marketing Strategy
- Thought Leadership
- Executive Visibility Programs
- Employee Advocacy Initiatives
- Demand Generation
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing Plan
- Data Visualization
- Digital Platforms Management
- Omnichannel Digital Journeys
- Ai And Big Data Marketing
- Digital Personalization Strategy
- Cross-functional Collaboration
Career Highlights
- Built a personal brand with 35,000+ followers
- 2x ADWEEK CMO Mentee 2024 & 2025
- Featured speaker at TEDx and SXSW
Work Experience
Inc. Magazine
Columnist (1 mo)
BrandME
Co-Founder | Personal Branding, Executive Influence & Employee Advocacy Programs (1 yr 2 mos)
MagicPost
Strategic Advisor (1 yr 2 mos)
Forbes
Marketing Director, Growth, Emerging Products (2 yrs 2 mos)
NR Digital Consulting
LinkedIn Coaching & Executive Ghostwriting | Fractional Marketing Consulting (5 yrs 2 mos)
Sedera
Director of Performance Marketing (8 mos)
Sonic Healthcare USA
Digital Marketing Manager (1 yr 4 mos)
Forbes
Contributing Writer: AI & Big Data (1 yr 2 mos)
UPMC
Manager, Digital Personalization (1 yr 9 mos)
F.N.B. Corporation
Digital Marketing Manager (1 yr 1 mo)
ABM Industries
Marketing Content Manager (1 yr 4 mos)
STEM Jobs
Managing Editor (6 mos)
Digital Content Editor (8 mos)
Penn State University
Adjunct Professor (1 yr)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Junior Copywriter (7 mos)
FabFitFun
Editorial Assistant (10 mos)
Intern (1 yr)
L7 Women's Magazine
Founder & Editor in Chief (2 yrs)
College Magazine
Intern (1 yr 5 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Penn State University
Master of Arts (MA) at Point Park University