Named one of the top 50 Influential Women in Content Marketing and Linked In’s Top Ten Rising Stars in Marketing Jacquie Chakirelis is an award-winning marketing, media professional and an international speaker. She serves as Chief of Digital Strategy for Cleveland Studios, a regional publishing powerhouse of magazines and digital content including Cleveland Magazine and Ohio Magazine.
One of her proudest achievements is the founding of a nationally-syndicated talk radio program and podcast, Family Matters Radio. The thirteen-year media company was a pioneer in women-issue programming that was honored by five Society of Professional Journalism awards.
Along with media producers across the country, she launched the national social network MomsLikeMe.com that debuted in over 80 communities across the Gannett media network and served as an on-air contributor for NBC-TV in Cleveland.
Serving as the Senior Strategy Director for Advance Local, she led a team of digital strategists working with partners such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and national destination tourism organizations. As the Marketing Director for the Great Lakes Science Museum, she led the digital transformation for the institution, one of 11 NASA visitor centers in the country.