Pinpoint, polish and strategically tell your story to advance your business or mission.
If your business or organization needs help telling your story,
or developing your communications strategy, we should talk soon!
Polished Oak offers:
• strategic communications planning
• communications services: digital to print newsletters, web content, social media content
• webinars on using storytelling in your marketing
• workshops and coaching on storytelling
• workshops and coaching on how to write press releases for your organization or group.
“I give high praise to Lisa Duchene for her storytelling and communications skills!
It is a pleasure working with and learning from her. ❤️“
~ Jennifer Shuey, Artist, Treasurer & former President,
Centre County Farmland Trust, Centre County, Pennsylvania
My background is in journalism — writing and teaching news and feature writing & journalism.
I’ve covered marine science, conservation science, the food industry, supermarkets, travel, global seafood supply trends, and family businesses from L.L. Bean to mom & pops. (Browse my magazine feature stories.)
I now use my journalism training and experience for Polished Oak clients, providing communications and marketing on behalf of companies and organizations that align with my conservation and community values.
Clients include:
• Centre County Farmland Trust
CCFT Newsletter
CCFT Website
CCFT Farm Routes project (a 2020-COVID re-invention of the annual Farm Tour)
• Hello Social Co. (Webinar for the Focus on Local Network)
• Penn State Small Business Development Center (webinar on Storytelling for Farmers)
• I worked on marketing and communications for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences from 2013 – 2021.
Does your organization need help telling its story?
Get in touch! I’d love to hear about your vision and how I can help.
Lisa Duchene
Owner, Polished Oak Communications
Belleville, Pa.
