Expertise

Entrepreneurial Best Practices	Customer Relations
Business Planning & Marketing Strategy	Referral Relations
Ideal Target Market Profiling	Internet Marketing
Organic Growth & Profit-sizing	Strategic Involvements
Small Business Advocacy	Public Relations
Branding / Positioning	Awards & Recognitions
Competitive Analysis	CRISP Principle®
Corporate Image & Identity	Work / Life Synergy

Achievements

2012	January cover story in Women With Know How Magazine
2011	50 Marketing Secrets receives rave review from ForeWord Reviews
	Mover & Shaker's issue cover story in Business Leader Magazine
2010	50 Marketing Secrets named 5-Star Read by Armchair Interviews
	50 Marketing Secrets Top Business Shelf Pick by Midwest Book Review
	Mover & Shaker, Business Leader Magazine
2009	Me, Myself & Inc. named must-read by Midwest Book Review
	Women Extraordinaire, Business Leader Magazine
	50 Most Influential Women in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Times
2008	Mecklenburg Times, Power Player
	Pro Ad Awards, Identity/Branding
2007	Golden Crescent Top Women Business Leader, Business Today
	Top 50 Enterprising Women, North America, Enterprising Women Magazine
	IABC Charlotte Silver Crown Award, BMA Pro-Ad Awards
2006	SBA SE Women in Business Champion
	Top 25 Women in Business, Charlotte Business Journal
	Finalist, Entrepreneur of the Year, Charlotte Chamber
	IABC Charlotte Silver Crown Award, BMA Pro-Ad Awards
2005	IABC Charlotte Gold Crown Award, BMA Pro-Ad Awards
2004	National Leadership Award, NRCC
2001	National Telly Award, BMA Pro-Ad Awards
2000	40 Under 40, Charlotte Business Journal
	Finalist, Entrepreneur of the Year, Charlotte Chamber
1997	Woman Business Owner of the Year, NAWBO-Charlotte

Current Professional & Civic Affiliations
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
Past President, Awards Committee
BIG Council, Member
Women Impacting Public Policy, Member
Women Executives, Charlotte. Mentor
Numerous NC Small Business Centers, Advisor / Instructor
Lincoln Economic Development Association, Member
Metrolina Theatre Association, Member, Nominator

Author / Columnist / Contributing Writer
Author, 50 Marketing $ecrets of Growth Companies in Down Economic Times
Author, Me, Myself & Inc. - A Synergized World, An Energized Business, Living Your Ultimate Life
Contributing Writer, Enterprising Women Magazine, Women With Know How, Entrepreneur.com, Business Insider, FoxBusiness.com
Columnist, BizGrowth 5.0, Northeast Business Today
Columnist, Me, Myself & Inc., Sophie Woman's Magazine
Co-author, White Paper on Federal Procurement Practices, 2006

Education
Columbus College of Art & Design, Undergraduate / Advertising
Brescia University, Undergraduate / Business Marketing

Sherré DeMao is founder and Chief Marketeer of SLD Unlimited Marketing /PR, Inc., an award-winning strategic consulting, marketing branding and public relations firm. She is passionate about helping entrepreneurs prosper in life and in business, and has dedicated her 27-year career to this purpose.

Her firm has earned more than 50 awards locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Her business acumen, small business advocacy and innovative approach to working with entrepreneurial businesses has resulted in national recognition including being honored with a National Leadership Award(2004), a Small Business Woman Champion Award (2006) by the Small Business Administration, and being named among North America’s 50 Most Enterprising Women (2007).

Sherré inspires millions through her weekly Monday Motivation & Insight eZine, monthly Savvy Business Owner column and Me, Myself & Inc. columns, and her national contributing articles to Enterprising Women Magazine, Business Insider, Entrepreneur.com, and FoxBusiness.com. She also appears as a regular small business expert on the Carolina Business Review.

Her book entitled, Me, Myself & Inc. A Synergized World, An Energized Business, Living Your Ultimate Life, was named a Top Business Shelf Pick by Midwest Book Review. Her latest book, 50 Marketing Secrets of Growth Companies in Down Economic Times, has received national acclaim as a Top Business Shelf Pick, a 5-Star Read by Armchair Interviews and a book "business marketers will refer to time and time again" by ForeWord Reviews.

Inspire new thinking.
Empower positive change.