Julia writes.
I’ll curate your newsletter or craft your snappy tweets; I’ll edit your proposals and sharpen your strategic plan.​
  • Move and Groove, the 35-week newsletter I wrote from 2018-2019, averaged 60% open rates and 30% click-throughs ⁠-- engagement that's sky-high above industry benchmarks.
  • Dandelions, the newsletter about parenting and social justice that I co-founded and co-author, has an average 67% open rate and 24% CTR. 
  • For three years I edited the home page blog at Idealist.org, a site that boasted 100k daily views at the time. 
  • I've been the human behind several organizations' social media channels, and I create social media toolkits for major events in a matter of minutes. 
JULIA LEADS.
I’ll facilitate your retreat, host your workshop, train your trainers, and hold you accountable to the intentions you set.

Online trainings:
I used to produce 15-20 webinars each year for a national organization.

  • In 2017-2018, on average, 92% of attendees who completed our follow-up surveys said they would recommend our programs to a friend or colleague.
  • One attendee wrote: That was possibly the BEST webinar I think I've ever attended. Very clear information and explanation up front with incredibly helpful practical tools I feel like I can immediately implement. Please send my compliments!

In-person trainings:
  • I'm available in Chicago and also happy to travel, and can work from your training templates or deliver workshop curricula from scratch.   
  • I particularly light up when I have the chance to support strategic planning and capacity building; create brave spaces where groups can delve into concerns related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (spoiler: I'm most interested in the "E" in "DEI"); and facilitate participant-driven open spaces or unconferences. 
  • Not sure what all that means exactly? Get in touch.
JULIA CONNECTS.
I love my community.
I have a far-flung network of folks I trust, from SEO experts to storytellers, from project managers to political strategists. If I'm not the right person for your job, I'll recommend someone who is. 
Julia DELIGHTS.
Read what just a few clients, collaborators, and consumers have had to say: ​ 
  • "Fabulous and comprehensive! Keep up the great work!" - Reader, Dandelions Issue #5 (Families together, families apart)
  • "I appreciate the push I got from this issue!" - Reader, Dandelions Issue #7 (Bodies and selves)
  • "The event is going so smoothly and I feel so calm and a huge part of that is having you here." - Social entrepreneur after I "stage managed" her startup's summit in San Francisco 
  • "You were one of our best hires." - HR Director at my exit interview from a decade-old organization
  • "Did I mention how much I loved meeting @juliacsmith at #13ntc? Smart, focused energy in a kind, unassuming package. Superstar community builder." - Conference attendee (via Twitter)
  • "I don't know if I ever really got the 'storytelling' power of social media until your Instagram." - Non-techie friend