Her Story
About Kelsey
Kelsey Herbers is a freelance content writer and photographer who specializes in health care and mental health topics. Her career history includes full-time public relations and writing roles at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Medical University of South Carolina. As a freelancer, she has written content for seven additional hospitals, a state health department, global health nonprofits, international health pioneers, health insurers, and health tech. She specializes in blog writing, website copy, AI content editing, and SEO- and AEO-driven content. She also provides branding and event photography services in Boise.
Kelsey has volunteered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), and served as the youngest member on the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Statewide Planning and Policy Council for two years to bring a young adult perspective to statewide issues. She also works alongside her rough collie, Cookie, as a pet therapy team to bring smiles to nursing homes.
Kelsey attributes her success to people believing in her and teaching her to believe in herself. She values continuous learning and curiosity as the best career advice, which motivated her to start her own business.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Kelsey
01What do you attribute your success to?
I think people believing in me and teaching me how to believe in myself played a big part. A lot of the jobs I had full-time, I was the youngest person they had ever hired. They believed in my work ethic and writing abilities, which gave me the confidence to believe in myself and know my worth, ultimately allowing me to charge my worth when I went out on my own.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
It's a little cliche, but if you're the smartest one in the room, you're in the wrong room. There's always people to learn from, and career is always a place of growth. You should never be at the top, there's always places to go still and things to learn, and you should always be learning. That's a big reason why I went freelance or out on my own to run my own business.
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