My story
Our shopping habits and choices affect many critical aspects of our lives: our finances, our health and safety, and our happiness, too! My expertise—and my passion—is helping to protect those important things by empowering people with smart shopping strategies.
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It all started when I was a kid. I loved shopping with my mom—she's the blood-thirstiest deal hunter I know! I once saw her chase down a store clerk with a price gun, and she convinced that woman to mark down almost everything in her cart. Amazing!
I have been a frequent shopping expert on the Today show, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, and other national TV shows. I was also an investigative reporter for The Dr. Oz Show, and a regular contributor to The List, the nationally syndicated Scripps TV show. In addition, I was co-host of the Hot Shopping Tips podcast. Currently, I am a writer for AARP. My monthly column, Live Well for Less, covers shopping and saving strategies and consumer news.
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My background includes more than a decade as a consumer journalist at Consumer Reports, where I launched the women's shopping magazine and website, ShopSmart, and served as its editor in chief for nine years. As the brand's spokesperson, I appeared regularly in syndicated TV segments and on national TV news and talk shows. Previously, I was a women's magazine editor and a financial journalist.
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What I do
TV, Radio, Print, and Web
Need an expert to comment on or cover consumer news, or give your audience timely shopping and money-saving advice? I'm available for TV appearances and other media interviews and assignments, including videos and writing projects.
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Brand Partnerships
If you're looking for an authoritative, engaging, and relatable spokesperson, I'm available for brand partnerships. I've been a national brand spokesperson for the Flipp shopping app, eBay, and companies in the health-care field, including Invisalign and Ormco. Brand services I provide include national TV appearances, satellite and ground media tours, hosting and speaking at press events, media interviews, blogging, social-media postings, and other activities to help brands reach millions of consumers.
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Content Strategy & Development
I launched a national magazine and I'm an expert at creating content for brands and media outlets, including TV and video scripts.
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Public Speaking
I have experience hosting awards luncheons and speaking at conferences and press events.