Author Journalist Content Marketing Writer
Specialty Subjects : Cybersecurity; artificial intelligence and machine learning; SaaS; IT; cloud; productivity; business leadership; thought leadership; ghostwriting; technology
Book Credits : ''The Freelancer's Compass: A Step-by-Step Guide for Launching and Upleveling Your Freelance Business'' (August 2024) ''Creative Genius: The Inspirational Wisdom of Pen Women'' (contributing author), published by the National League of American Pen Women (2018)
Enter your professional bio here : Rodika Tollefson is an award-winning writer, creative, and marketing professional who launched her freelance business more than 25 years ago after a short stint as a newspaper reporter. She has worked with global brands such as Dell Technologies, Cisco, Lenovo, Proofpoint, Okta, and Dashlane. Her freelance stories have been published in numerous local, regional, national, and international publications, including The Washington Post, Associated Press, High Country News, Alaska Coast, Kitsap Sun, Kitsap Business Journal, Dell Technologies Realize Magazine, and American Express OPEN Forum/Business Class.Rodika has been named one of ''10 cybersecurity ghostwriters to watch'' by the global trade publication Cybercrime Magazine and has received several awards for her journalism, multimedia, design, creative writing, and leadership work. She is also the author of the award-winning book ''The Freelancer's Compass: Navigate Your Way from Corporate Cog to a Solopreneur Star'' and the editor-in-chief of ''The Pen Woman,'' the membership magazine of the National League of American Pen Women. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in digital media communications.
Writing Credits : Dell Technologies Perspectives; Dell Technologies Realize Magazine; American Express OPEN Forum/Business Class; Kaspersky Secure Futures magazine; Washington Post; Christian Science Monitor; Remodel Magazine; Classical Singer; SoftwareSecured; InfoSec Institute; branded blogs (ghostwritten) including Dashlane, Okta, Cisco, Lenovo, Plume, Proofpoint, STANLEY, Grainger, CVS, and numerous others
Awards and Recognition : Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 2025 finalist in Careers category (for ''The Freelancer's Compass'') The BookFest Fall 2024 second-place award in Business – Entrepreneurship category (for ''The Freelancer's Compass'') Named one of 10 cybersecurity ghostwriters to watch by Cybercrime Magazine Healthy Aging Partnership Film Shorts Festival 2nd place for short documentary MarCom Gold Award for ''EnviroStars: Good for You, Good for Your Business'' video 40 Under Forty: Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal (Class of 2007) Media Awareness award: Kitsap Pierce County DUI and Traffic Safety Awards (2005) Journalism writing awards: first, second, third places, miscellaneous categories from Western Washington Society of Professional Journalists and Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
Skills (Select all that apply) : Advertorials, Annual reports, Articles, Blog posts, Books, Brochures, Case studies, Coaching, Content marketing, Copywriting, E-books, Editing, Feature writing, Ghostwriting, Ideation, Infographics, News releases, Profiles, Project management, Publication management, Web copy, White papers, Op-Ed, Technical writing, Conference/meeting coverage, Communications strategy, Essays, Graphic design, Marketing personas, News, Scripts
List any memberships you have with other organizations : National League of American Pen Women
Professional Membership