Jennifer Fortney

Consistently named one of the top 25 PR agencies in Chicago, Jennifer Fortney is President of Cascade Communications, a boutique, virtual Story Agency, and author of “Pitched: A Simple DIY Guide to Public Relations for Small Businesses”. In her 20+ year career in PR and marketing communications, she has worked with top Fortune 1000 and a variety of small businesses and startups across the country and globally, generating millions of media impressions. A Journalism major from The University of Kansas, she worked in broadcast and sports and corporate PR agencies. She is a speaker, guest lecturer and was the PR Instructor at SCORE Chicago for 5 years. Jennifer was a regular contributor to NBCChicago.com “Inc. Well” blog, the Chicago Tribune and is an expert and contributor to several small business and startup media outlets. www.CascadeComms.com