Business Profiles
This directory features company profiles of our entrepreneur members. It’s a resource for anyone looking for creative services, PR agencies, marketing consultants, event planners or other expertise.
CREATIVE SERVICES
Laura Oliveto, AIMCLEAR
AIMCLEAR melds client vision, paid and organic channels, a sophisticated data stack, brilliant in-house martech, human expertise, and performance marketing – so businesses can predictably earn and retain more customers.
Headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, with an office in St. Paul, AIMCLEAR has expanded to Detroit in 2024, bringing its multi-award-winning approach to clients who desire the measurable results and demonstrated return on investment that is best achieved through intelligent, expert digital marketing. For more information, visit www.aimclear.com.
Contact: Laura Oliveto, Detroit Community Ambassador at laurao@aimclear.com.
Clare Brees-Oswald, Communiclare LLC
Communiclare offers boutique marketing solutions with an educational approach for small businesses. Specializing in website design and integrated marketing campaigns, we pair the power of loyalty strategies and brand identities with high-grade tools. The Communiclare Difference is our transition of knowledge to you; from access to key data to self-manageable website, we empower businesses with the ability to take control of marketing solutions- and get things done. For more information, visit www.communiclare.com.
Popular Services Include: Website Development and Updates, Logo Design, Social Media Consulting, Print Projects, User-Experience Analysis, Search Engine Optimization and more.
Contact: Clare Brees-Oswald, CEO and Founder – communiclare@gmail.com
Sue Voyles, Word and Vision Consulting
At Word and Vision Consulting, our life coaching is designed to ignite your dreams and then take action to realize them.
Whether you want to experience improved health and well-being, complete projects you’ve been procrastinating on, navigate life or professional changes successfully, or find new ways of coping with burnout and experiencing more joy in life, coaching can help you.
If you’re committed to personal development and self-improvement, coaching is the perfect answer. If you are interested in life coaching, we invite you to contact us to schedule a complimentary coaching session.
Contact: Sue Voyles at (734) 635-3831 or svoyles1@comcast.net
EVENT PLANNING
RoseAnn Nicolai, Nicolai Events & Communications
Nicolai Events & Communications is an event planning and association management company. We handle logistics management and promotion for events, including gala dinners, anniversary celebrations, conferences, volunteer recognition programs, educational symposiums, special fund-raising parties, community art events and golf outings. Events vary in size with as small as 15 attendees to as large as 10,000. Our main focus is that the event gets results whatever those desired results are for the client. Our association management division provides administrative support to associations by handling membership functions, assisting with special events, maintaining social media and web sites, financial reports and membership records. This in turn allows the association’s volunteer leadership to focus on and implement its vision for its members.
Contact: RoseAnn Nicolai, CAE, President, at 248-239-0284 or roseann@nicolaievents.com.
PR & MARKETING
Karen Couf Cohen, Karen Couf Cohen Public Relations
Karen Couf Cohen has parlayed her gift of gab into telling her clients stories for over 25 years, with imagination, passion, flair and integrity. Karen helps companies that seek to make a difference by identifying their strategic goals and what differentiates them in the marketplace. By uncovering the “pearls” of a client’s story, Karen brings it to life through the written word, an event, a video, or social media. She has worked in the retail, real estate, entertainment and exhibit design industries, with special emphasis on non-profit organizations. Her work has been featured in the Detroit Jewish News, Oakland Press, and as a blogger for the Detroit News. She is a community leader, sharing her talents with the boards of organizations and local government. She founded a non-profit Concert in the Park program, now in its 17th year, attracting thousands of concertgoers and major corporate sponsors. For more information, visit: www.karencoufcohen.com.
Contact: (248) 396-3678 or Karen@karencoufcohen.com
Marilyn Trent, Trent Creative
At Trent Creative, we create unique growth and sales strategies using digital and traditional marketing, branding, website design, print design, social media and content marketing for B2B, B2C, manufacturing, nonprofit and government organizations. Our process begins with discovery to gather concepts of who you are, what you are trying to accomplish and what is the most effective means of delivering that message. We believe in the power of meaningful messages executed to a high standard with beautiful design and strategic brand development. Now in our 25th year, we are a certified Women Business Enterprise with digital, interactive and print designers on staff ready to meet your needs. For more information, visit www.trentcreative.com and www.facebook.com/trentcreative/.
Contact: Marilyn Trent, Founder and CEO. Rochester Office: 248.652.8307; Detroit Office: 313.799.0348. Email: marilyn@trentcreative.com.
WRITING
Michelle Odrobina, Freelance Contractor
Michelle Odrobina is a versatile professional known for creative excellence and attention to detail. With a background in journalism, public relations, and communications, she seamlessly transitions between roles, whether writing captivating features for publications like The Detroit News or crafting compelling narratives for organizations such as GTB, serving Ford Motor Company.
Her expertise extends to event coordination, having orchestrated fundraising events for notable figures like State Senator David Plawecki. As a Hamtramck resident and legacy member of AWC Detroit, she spearheads initiatives that foster community engagement, including programs hosted at venues like the Detroit Press Club and Café 1923.
Michelle’s national recognition includes an Award of Merit for her poignant feature “Forgiven”; published during her tenure as a staff reporter at the Dearborn Press & Guide
Newspapers. She has contributed columns to The Detroit News and the Polish American Journal, demonstrating her versatility in both print and digital media. Michelle excels in grant writing, press release production, and editorial content development, showcasing her commitment to excellence in every facet of her work.
Contact: Connect with Michelle via email at michelle.od@comcast.net.
Pat Anstett, Patricia Anstett Communications
There are few around better at translating complex medical and health topics into clear, concise, accurate accounts than award-winning medical writer and author Patricia Anstett. A talented editor and ghost writer, she also can turn unwieldly, boring prose into terse, readable copy.
A member of the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, Anstett brings lengthy experience as a medical writer for the Detroit Free Press. Beaumont Health turned to her to organize and write “Triumph: Inspirational Stories from Beaumont Health’’ (2014), and she conceived, reported and wrote the highly regarded “Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction: What’s Right for You.’’ (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016). The Henry Ford Cancer Institute turned to Anstett to write a comprehensive 9,000-word patient care handbook on pancreatic cancer and write engaging copy for its pancreatic cancer web site. Visit her book website for more information.
Contact: Pat Anstett at panstett47@gmail.com or (313) 980-1071.
Lisa Becker Campbell, Freelance Writer
As a life-long lover of language and grammar, I have extensive writing experience for agencies, businesses, non-profits, and as a freelancer. I’ve completely created newsletters, marketing pieces, feature articles, and press releases that have generated extensive publicity for such diverse products as a cake delivery service and golf carts. These two were clients at a PR firm in Atlanta, where I started my career. I immediately moved to the warmer locale upon completion of my journalism degree from UW-Madison in Wisconsin. My favorite project has been writing six regional columns each quarter since 2015 for “Michigan Home and Lifestyle Magazine.”
Contact: If you need someone to cover the Grand Rapids market, Lisa Becker Campbell, based in Grand Haven, is your West Michigan connection. Call her at (616) 780-1724 or email lisabeckercampbell@att.net.
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