Allie Jacobs

I've definitely had a more unconventional career path. I started out as a clinical social worker, and while I was involved with social work, I was freelance reporting in my free time. I fell in love with that and was fortunate enough to be granted an opportunity to turn that into a full-time job. From there, I moved from reporting to marketing, and currently I consider myself a freelance marketing consultant. My key area of expertise is building relationships and being able to develop trusting relationships within my professional network. There's not usually a typical day for me — I'm usually juggling several projects at a time. I also just started a Substack where I write about my parenting journey as a new mom. I'm most proud of being able to set my own pathway in the marketing and journalism field and having the courage to move on from a previous position that I had grown out of. I'm considering shifting back to the field of social work, where my values closely align.