WHO WE ARE
&
WHAT WE DO
We take the complexity out of social media, blogging, and email marketing and make it profitable, efficient, and effective.
KELLY SMITH, FOUNDER
At their best great entrepreneurs embody healthy ambition, generous innovation, and the commitment to improve humanity. By expanding their reach and finding the people who need them, these entrepreneurs have the power to exponentially improve lives. Great marketing begins, expands, then deepens these connections by inviting and informing.
Founder, Owner, and Chief Content Creator of Willow & Oak Business Solutions, Kelly Smith, creates and executes marketing strategies through this lens so that these super-hero business owners become visible and necessary for their ideal clients. The result: Thriving, fulfilling, successful businesses run by generous, integrity-filled leaders who serve clients that leave five-star reviews and tell their friends.
Kelly’s mission is to improve people’s lives by connecting great entrepreneurs with the people who need them because as she puts it, “there’s an eager audience of clients waiting for you to find them so they can experience the peace of mind that come as a result of working with you.” Needle-moving, profitable marketing strategy has the power to change lives and make the world a better place.
Or as her clients like to say “Kelly makes the phone ring.”
Sought out for her motivational presentations and "done-for-you" marketing services, Kelly inspires and motivates her clients while equipping them to grow their business with ease, generosity, excitement and renewed inspiration.
Kelly has over 20 years of experience in Operations, Communications, and Marketing, and has degrees from Seattle University and Bellevue College.
She served a full term on the Board of Directors for Women Business Owners, won the Woman Business Owner of the Year Award in the Solo Business Owner category in 2020, and has been featured on the cover of 425 Business Magazine.
Kelly is a Seattle area native and when she’s not creating content, she’s at the baseball field with her two boys, on a mountain bike or a pair of skis, or training for a half marathon.
"Kelly is more than a great Marketer. She's a business partner who sees the potential and the value in your business and in you, the entrepreneur...Kelly's content marketing services generate revenue, and alot of it! I've had the most successful year of my entire career, largely in part to the work that Kelly and I have done together..."
- Client Testimonial
OUR CLIENTS HIRE US TO MAKE THE PHONE RING.
We identify your target audience with granular detail so you know exactly who your ideal client is.
We create a marketing plan which will achieve your revenue and growth goals.
We create thoughtful & impactful copy and graphics for your marketing platforms and post them for you. (social media, blogs, newsletter, etc)
We optimize your social media platforms to appeal to your desired audience.
We measure your social media and content analytics and recommend ways to improve visibility.
Create custom marketing strategies and deliver on objectives (product launch plans, ad campaigns, print marketing, etc)
Help you implement sustainable standard processes to make doing business easier and less tedious
Teach you honest networking methods that broaden your referral partnerships with integrity
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We value authenticity, integrity and relentlessly seek improvement.
We believe that success means meeting a need and improving the lives of others.
We believe in leading by example and in the betterment of the greater good.
We are flexible and think that simple is better.
We value innovation and use technology to work smarter, not harder.
We believe in work-life balance.
We think that work should be fun, creative, and leave you feeling renewed and excited.
We treat our client's businesses like they are our own businesses and relentlessly pursue solutions to achieve their measurement of success.
We appreciate the opportunity to meet new people and collaborate.
We believe in partnership and teamwork.
We think it's better to bend like the Willow than to break like the Oak, while keeping our roots firmly planted.
And most importantly, gratitude in everything.
WILLOW & OAK GIVES BACK
We donate a percentage of our monthly revenue to Charity:Water because we feel that clean, safe drinking water should be a basic human right.
Currently, 663 Million people do not have access to clean water, and at Willow & Oak, we feel this is not acceptable. Did you know that for only $30 per month one person gets access to clean water? It's true!
To find out more about the ways that Charity:Water is bringing clean, safe water to people who need it, read more here.