Tara Horstmeyer

Happy Words

I believe you were made to lead, not exhaustively create LinkedIn content.

ABOUT HAPPY WORDS ⬇️
Hi! I'm Tara. 

After a 20+ year career as an award-winning editor, writer + leader, my career evolved to building Happy Words: A writing, consulting + training team that supports executives around the country.

As The OG LinkedIn Ghostwriter, I've trained and influenced many of the best in the best in the business. I’ve also been featured in Business Insider, Vox and Morning Brew as a LinkedIn Ghostwriting industry expert and have spoken at events + workshops while appearing on dozens of podcasts.

This truly sets me apart as I can both appreciate + serve busy executives who desire to impact others through their LinkedIn presence.

Executives—like you.

WE GET IT—BECAUSE WE GET *YOU* ⬇️

We know firsthand the weight of leadership duties and professional ambition leaders carry daily.

In fact, my unique background in people leadership + professional writing has firmly cemented me and my Happy Words team's reputation as the obvious choice for world-class executives and their teams.

You can't afford to leave your professional reputation or company’s brand to chance with just any Ghostwriter or service.

You genuinely need trusted social strategists AND experienced media experts to guide you.

Experts—like us!

Bottom line:

You were made to lead, not exhaustively create a LinkedIn presence.

We're here to help you expand your influence, grow your presence and stand out as the authoritative thought leader you ARE.

LET'S CHAT. HERE TO SERVE YOU ⬇️
You could be (and, let's face it, *should be*) the talk of LinkedIn.

Serving individuals, founders, execs, teams + companies:

1. CONTENT: LinkedIn Post Strategy + Ghostwriting
2. WORKSHOPS: LinkedIn Mastery Workshop + Workbook

Founder

Gravy

Worked with the Channel Partnerships team to scale Gravy’s client relationships program by helping establish new relationships while optimizing existing one-to-many channel partnerships.

Director of Partner Success

Tested and proved Gravy’s inbound and outbound strategies through non-conventional SDR methods, including pioneering voice and video, resulting in new clients + MRR.

Built scalable Sales Development program from scratch, including proving prospecting methodology, testing messaging, strategies and approaches, resulting in new clients, referral partners and a new stream of predictable revenue.

Helped implement SalesLoft in Q1 2020, including writing and testing all cadences, snippets and more. 

Ultimately recruited, hired, trained, onboarded and led new SDRs to build out our SDR team, helping 3 out of 5 break previous quota records within their first 60 days of onboarding.

SDR / SDR Growth Manager

Provided Gravy's overall content direction by producing and repurposing original content, including client communications, lead magnets, blogs and webinar + email marketing campaigns. 

Built and launched "The Outsider" newsletter, which is quickly becoming a pillar piece of communication for clients and subscribers.

Awarded Gravy’s highest honor in August 2019: Gravy MVP.

Content Manager

Assisted the sales manager and project managed all sales-related activities, including prospecting, discovery, referrals, maintaining CRM updates, email campaigns and led sales enablement activities.

Inside Sales Specialist

RevGenius

www.revgenius.com/mag

- Laid foundational framework that helped establish scaleable systems and processes.
- Assessed all inbound authors before approving to submit for RevGenius Magazine. 
- Assigned deadlines and brainstorms article topics while maintaining pipeline of content and authors so magazine has articles well in advance of publish date. 
- Recruited new authors for RevGenius Magazine as needed, and strategized additional ways to expand magazine’s engagement and reach through promotion, video use, etc.

Founding Managing Editor: RevGenius Mag

North Point Community Church

Recruited, trained, developed and led more than 225 volunteers as a director in the United States' second-largest student ministry setting.

Directed leaders and coaches through regular one-on-ones, relationship building, pastoring and helping to navigate any situation that would affect the small group. Developed leaders through trainings, weekly communication and meetings run one-on-one and in large groups.

Supported ministry as a whole through assisting with events, camps, trainings, leader meetings, written communication and resourcing volunteer leaders to help students pursue and discover a faith of their own.

Developed, curated and wrote the Transit small group leadership training manual used across campuses and at partner churches across the globe.

Groups Director

Naylor Association Solutions (Naylor, LLC)

Worked with association clients to plan, vision cast and produce all materials for print, online and event publications, including monthly magazines, newsletters, directories and additional resources as needed. 

Liaison between clients and sales to produce content and annual editorial calendar both favorable for members and to promote advertising revenue. 

Collaborated with clients to create broad-scale vision for publications as well as fine-tune the details needed to execute established vision. 

Produced original editorial content, served as copy editor, chose appropriate art, wrote design worksheets and detailed plans to ensure production and design team maintained integrity and clients’ expectations in their print, online and trade show presences. 

Managed all relationships via consistent email and phone communication. 

Developed, encouraged and enforced tight deadline schedules for clients and production throughout the planning and publication process. 

Worked closely with production, design and shipping to ensure clients’ expectation of excellence in both overall experience and product results was exceeded.

Maintained a workload of approximately 50 projects per year.

Awarded 2008 Editor of the Year, a highly coveted award spanning the U.S. and Canadian staff.

Editor

The Gainesville Sun

Reviewed articles for grammar, punctuation, flow, AP style and accuracy.

Wrote headlines and subheads. Produced breakout boxes as needed.

Selected appropriate stories and art to fill selected internal sections, capture readers’ interest and encourage advertising support.

Copy Editor

Sun Sentinel Media Group

Reviewed articles for grammar, punctuation, flow, AP style and accuracy. 

Wrote headlines, subhead and summary decks. 

Collaborated with reporters to clear up any ambiguities.

Copy Desk Summer Intern

Simplifying LinkedIn | Individual + team training you need to succeed on LinkedIn | Executive Ghostwriting | Content Coaching | Hands-on Workshops

"One person posts, and I now know them. Multiple people post, and I now know their company..." - MJ Peters. (Powerful, huh?)

Execs: I believe you were made to lead—NOT exhaustively create LinkedIn content.

Yet:
> Figuring out how to engage + leverage the power of LinkedIn.
> Finding a TRUSTED Executive LinkedIn Thought Leadership team that understand business.
> One that also offers content strategy, company LinkedIn training and high-level, strategic writing execution...

...can feel like another full-time job.

I'm here to remove this burden.

HI! I'M TARA ⬇️

The Original LinkedIn Ghostwriter + Founder of Happy Words. 

My 20+ year career as an award-winning editor, writer + leader gives me a unique understanding of not only what it takes to leverage content in a digital world...

But also what it takes to work with impactful leaders—in the REAL world.

After scaling to 30K+ followers + driving well more than 6-figures of revenue solely from my LinkedIn as THE Original AND highly sought-after LinkedIn Ghostwriter...

My career evolved to building Happy Words: A writing, consulting + training team that supports executives like you.

I’ve since been featured in Business Insider, Vox and Morning Brew as a LinkedIn Ghostwriting industry expert and have spoken at events + workshops while appearing on dozens of podcasts.

This truly sets me apart as I can both appreciate + serve busy executives who desire to impact others through their LinkedIn presence.

Executives—like you.

Bottom line:

You were made to lead, not exhaustively create a LinkedIn presence.

I'm here to help you expand your influence, grow your presence and stand out as the authoritative thought leader you ARE.

LET'S CHAT. HERE TO SERVE YOU ⬇️
Serving individuals, founders, execs, teams + companies:

1. CONTENT: LinkedIn Post Strategy + Ghostwriting
2. WORKSHOPS: LinkedIn Mastery Workshop + Workbook

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So, that's a little bit about who I am, what I built (for years) and how I've served countless leaders (like you!) on LinkedIn.

I am ALWAYS up for a chat in the DMs. So...

Drop me a note.
Say hi.

DMs always open.
Cheering for you!

- T

Executive LinkedIn + Leadership Trainer

I help executives, companies and teams build their LinkedIn reputation at scale.

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Leading is a full-time job.
Exhaustively figuring out LinkedIn shouldn't be.

No matter if you are looking to build your executive personal brand on LinkedIn, bring visibility and opportunity to you, your company or team or create an employee advocacy program, I can help you achieve it all.

You were created to lead — not spend your time writing for LinkedIn.

Let’s work together to bring YOU, your business, your team and your company to those who need it the most.

🔥 Expand your influence. Grow your reputation. Ignite your opportunities.🔥

3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU ⬇️

1. LinkedIn GHOSTWRITING:
Writing WITH you + AS you is what I'm known for.
DM or email for information, packages and availability.

2. LinkedIn 1:1 + Corporate TRAINING:
From corporate workshops to 1:1 consulting + employee coaching, I've worked with the best to leverage LinkedIn.

Shoot me a DM to design your session now.

3. LinkedIn Brand CONSULTING + COACHING:
Whether you are looking for an all-encompassing LinkedIn strategy that works or need a professional editor's eyes on your (or your team’s) posts, I'm your guide to help you along the way. 

Shoot me a DM to discuss a Coaching or Consulting plan or visit me here:

tara@happywordssell.com
www.happywordssell.com

Self-Employed Contractor

Offering the following Free Services for job seekers: 
•	Meet with individuals one-on-one to review resumes background and goals
•	Provide referrals to employers based on background
•	Review current job leads from employers
•	Match candidate profiles with job descriptions
•	Assist in building your network of contacts
•	Skill set review to align with your career path and goals
•	Recommend Job Opportunities from major job listing websites

Job Support Specialist

St. Hubert's Job & Network Ministry

Co-Founder and Co- Coordinator of the St. Hubert's Job and Networking Ministry, which has worked with approximately 50,000 unemployed individuals since 2003. The ministry now shares its program with 35 churches and receives 3,000+ visitors to its website on a daily basis.
Coach Job seekers to examine themselves and create job search strategies.

Co-Founder & Co Coordinator

Premier-Apex 3 Security Systems-SOS Security Systems

. Wynstone Property Gate Entry 
. Direct all service people  into property.
. All entries are listed on a Apple Computer I Pad.
. Reorganized Service Gate Area.

Security Guard

TITAN SECURITY & SECURITAS SECURITY SYSTEM

•	Monitored Lobby areas, maintained professional demeanor and worked with Simplex and CCTV systems.
•	Greeted and screened visitors, vendors and guests for appropriate authorizations.
•	Took notes on special daily changes and activities impacting entry and egress.
•	Completed daily security reports and maintained investigation and incident sheets.
•	Acted as concierge in high-end, high-rise residential building.
•	Directed construction traffic at a major commercial structure renovation and build-out.
•	Received complements from building clients on my professional demeanor and greeting techniques.

Illinois workNet

. Assisted  job seekers by providing effective individual coaching.
.Volunteer team leader at Illinois Work Net  presenting workshops on employment strategies for job seekers in transition.

Volunteer

Owens & Minor

• Founding member of the team establishing the company’s presence in the Chicago area.
•	Assured quality control of shipments to major hospitals and new accounts.
•	Picked, packed, and arranged shipment of emergency, rush-status hospital orders.
•	Received, stored, and handled yearly inventory of high-priced surgical products.

Senior Warehouseman

Burrows Supply

•	Accepted a temporary position to assist acquaintance with warehouse revisions and initiatives.
•	Trained personnel and worked on teams to assure accuracy of hospital shipments

Bisco Inc

.	Supervised seven warehouse personnel in all areas of shipping, receiving, warehousing, and inventory control.
.	Reorganized flow rack system in order to improve order pick processes.
.	Improved accuracy of checking process for outgoing orders.
.	Approved and recorded returned products, disposing of obsolete items.
.	Filed documentation for domestic and international shipments.

Warehouse and Shipping Operations Supervisor

American Pharmaceutical Partners

.	Supervised customer order fulfillment with 20 pickers/packers and two group leaders at a time when orders increased dramatically.  In the 2nd quarter of 2002, we shipped as much product as in all of 2001 with no increase in full-time personnel.
.	Brought warehouse up to OSHA standards by improving building security, upgrading maintenance, and promoting safe working conditions.
.	Checked product codes, lot numbers and quantities to ensure order accuracy.
.	Performed inventories including forms generation, counting, and discrepancy reconciliation.
.	Prioritized order processing to minimize overtime.
.	Handled vendor contracts for warehouse supplies and conveyor repairs.

Warehouse Manager

St.Hubert Church

•Ten year leadership role for 15 parish Mass Coordinators responsible for ensuring that all ministers perform assigned tasks at specified Masses.
•Responsible for the recruitment, training, and coaching of all Mass Coordinators.
•Demonstrated ability to be well organized, assign tasks to others, and ability to solve problems in a concise manner.
•Coordinated Mass Coordinator’s quarterly mass schedule.
•Created a welcoming environment for all parishioners and visitors to the parish for 6 weekend Masses, as well as holiday worship events throughout the year.

Mass Coordinator Leader

bhuchro426@gmail.com | I am the co-founder and team leader of the St. Hubert's Job and Networking Ministry, which has worked with approximately 50,000 unemployed individuals since 2003. The ministry now shares its program with 35 churches and receives 2,000+ visitors to its website on a daily basis.

Specialties:

Recruitment 
Sourcing 
Networking 
Talent Search
Talent Acquisition 
Supply Chain
Job Coaching 
 Interviewing
 Cold Calling
 Meeting with Directors
 Job Fairs
 Coordinate
 Resources
 Organization

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