Debbie Elicksen is a digital and media publicist, writer, and marketing and transmedia strategist. She helps companies and entrepreneurs learn how to reinvent, promote, and grow their business using the free tools readily available.

Debbie Elicksen has over 20 years of direct media experience, including working in television, print, radio, and Internet media. She has written and published 11 books, including three with Self-Counsel Press. Besides her own books, she has edited, ghosted, and project managed over 100 books; edited and project managed over 100 annual reports; edited and project managed the creation and revamp of numerous websites; and she has been published internationally in traditional and digital articles, newspapers, newsletters, and blogs.

Debbie has been a professional sportswriter and covered the National Hockey League for over 20 years for several publications, including NBCSports.com,Sportsticker, and Fischler Sports Service. Having worked in both amateur and professional sports administration, she is the first woman to ever headman a football conference in Canada and was also the Public Relations Director for a California Angels Triple A team. She has worked directly with a number of high profile athletes.

Along with Cynthia K. Seymour, Debbie created Virtual Newsmakers, an Internet web show that interviewed thought leaders bridging traditional and digital communications. Guests have included R2D2 Creator Tony Dyson, U.S. Olympic bobsleigh gold medalist Steve Mesler, author and co-host of the Fat Doctors Braxton Cosby.

Debbie has worked both in front and behind the traditional and digital microphone strategizing, producing, and managing media, public relations, and marketing campaigns. She has also been a member of the Canadian Association of Professional speakers and has delivered keynotes, facilitation, and training to schools, universities, teachers’ conferences, speaking associations, and career development organizations.