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, Catalyst Media Factory

Based in Midtown Detroit and female-owned, Catalyst Media Factory is laser-focused on helping small and growing businesses in multiple sectors to be seen and heard. We primarily work to build brand reputation and top-of-mind awareness through the use of mass media (print, broadcast and digital), as well as increasing clients’ visibility online, and audience engagement and awareness on their social media channels. Account teams are composed of individuals with experience in relevant sectors that allow Catalyst Media Factory to work most efficiently and maximize results. Our collective experience places us in a position to minimize any learning curve while helping to take your organization to the next level.

Contact Laura Oliveto at loliveto27@gmail.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 your key data to a 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 – clare@communiclare.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.

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.