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Content Strategist, Trainer, & Speaker

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What AI Is Missing

AI can write the draft. You build the strategy behind it.

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25+ Years Experience 150K+ Books Sold 12+ Industries Served
Angie Pedersen - Content Strategist, Trainer, and Speaker
Angie Pedersen
The Content Friction Point

The Break Happens
Earlier Than You Think

You’re responsible for content that drives real business outcomes. Your team is working hard. AI is in the mix. And something keeps breaking down anyway.

The AI Acceleration Trap

AI is producing the same content that wasn’t working before — just faster. Quantity increases while strategic differentiation collapses.

Painful Review Cycles

You suffer through long review cycles. Stakeholders disagree during revision, not before content creation, wasting dozens of hours.

Siloed Messaging

Sales and marketing are telling different stories to the same buyer. Without a unified narrative, customer trust dissolves during the buyer journey.

Moving Target Syndrome

Messaging shifts every time a new stakeholder weighs in. Teams lose confidence because the strategic brief was never anchored.

“The break almost always happens
before anyone opens a doc.”

The Proven Methodology

How It Comes Together

Story, Strategy, and AI work in sequence. Teams that start with AI usually end up back at Story anyway.

👆 Hover or click the red circles below to explore each layer of the framework

Story

Story: The Human Layer

Makes content worth reading & remembering.

Core Pillars:

Audience Insight Messaging Narrative
Strategy

Strategy: The Decision Layer

Makes content purposeful, prioritized & tied to business goals.

Core Pillars:

Goals Audience Journey Discoverability Conversion Measurement
AI Workflow

AI: The Workflow Layer

Helps teams create, repurpose & refine without losing voice or judgement.

Core Pillars:

Brand Safety Smart Prompting Human Judgement Review Repurposing
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"Better AI output starts with better human input."

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Angie Pedersen - Senior Content Strategist
Angie Pedersen

A strategist who writes.
A writer who teaches.

Most content strategists come from one direction — marketing, or writing, or technology. I have worked at the senior level in all three, across 12+ industries. That combination is what makes my framework practical instead of theoretical.

✓ Writer + Marketer
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Track Record 150,000+ books sold
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Core Philosophy Capability > dependency
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Let's Find The Gap

A Strategic Fit Call is 15–30 minutes. You'll leave with a clearer read on where your content process is breaking down — and whether working together makes sense.

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No agenda to prepare. Just bring the challenge that’s been hardest to name.

The Origin Story

Before "Content Marketing" Was A Thing

I didn’t start as a strategist — I started by telling stories that helped people feel seen.

What began as a personal writing project became a grassroots marketing campaign, then a book deal, then a career. I taught myself internet marketing from scratch and grew a loyal audience of 3,000+ readers.

That scrappy, self-starting spirit took me from freelance consulting into senior roles at a $100M pharmaceutical agency, a $2.5B global safety science corporation, and a $1B consulting engineering firm.

Along the way, I discovered that content marketing for B2B is the perfect intersection of my passion for clarity, empathy, and meaningful connection.

Across every role, there was one constant: high-performing content started with a clear story, a clear strategy, and a clear brief. That's still true today. It's just harder to see when AI is making everything faster.

25 Years. A Few Highlights:

3 bestselling books. 150,000+ copies sold worldwide.

Keynote speaker for 1,500+ attendees — sold out 400 books in 45 minutes.

25+ years writing web content. 15 years in senior content marketing roles.

Senior roles across pharmaceutical, cybersecurity, sustainability, SaaS, and consulting engineering.

Turned 6 white papers into 14 content assets and 4 months of social content for a single initiative.

Managed a blog with 110K unique visitors/month and a team of 15 contributing authors.

Grew an email list 2,078% in three years.

Content audit covering 9 campaign managers, 37 campaigns, and 241 assets — completed in 3 weeks.

What Leadership Says About Working With Angie

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"Angie is a powerhouse, expert in both marketing and content strategy, and adept at creating sophisticated thought leadership that attracts, converts and delights. While supporting my team with content and campaign development she always asks the right questions and understands the nuanced needs of our audiences… With each project I look forward to working with her and am confident in her ability to deliver outstanding results."

Tanya Barry

Marketing Manager

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"Angie was one of the first contributors in the role of content strategist within the team. This is notable as Angie developed the role and established herself as a go-to resource for the team. Her client focus, creativity and collaboration expertise would make her an asset to any organization."

Linda O'Neill

Director, Social Media, Eversana Intouch

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How We Work Together

Strategic Clarity for Content That Actually Performs

Whether your team needs a comprehensive system overhaul, tailored training, or strategic executive consulting, every engagement is powered by the Action Plan Framework™.

Strategic Content Consulting & Gap Analysis

Diagnose exactly where your content workflow breaks down. We align sales and marketing messaging, build high-converting content briefs, and eliminate review friction before drafting begins.

  • ✔ Audience & Messaging Alignment
  • ✔ Comprehensive Asset Audits
  • ✔ Actionable Editorial Frameworks
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Team Enablement & Strategy Training

Empower your internal marketers, writers, and subject matter experts. We transition teams from order-takers to strategic leaders who execute with confidence and independence.

  • ✔ Custom Workshop & Keynotes
  • ✔ Brief-Writing Masterclasses
  • ✔ Capability Over Dependency
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Brand-Safe AI Workflow Integration

Integrate AI tools without sacrificing your brand’s voice or human judgment. We establish clear guardrails, smart prompting protocols, and repurposing workflows that scale safely.

  • ✔ Smart Prompting Systems
  • ✔ AI Guardrails & Brand Safety
  • ✔ High-Yield Repurposing Pipelines
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Keynotes & Workshops

Inspire Your Audience With Actionable Strategy

As a keynote speaker for over 1,500+ attendees and a veteran author of 3 bestselling books, Angie delivers high-energy, no-fluff presentations that leave marketing leaders ready to execute immediately.

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Keynote Topic

Give Your Team What AI Is Missing

Why automated content tools fail without a human strategic brief. Attendees learn how to implement the Action Plan Framework™ to ensure AI enhances human creativity rather than replacing strategic differentiation.

Keynote Topic

From Chaos to Clarity: Fixing B2B Content Bottlenecks

Explore why stakeholder disagreements happen late in review cycles and how to fix the broken messaging loop between sales and marketing before anyone opens a blank document.

Workshop Topic

Capability > Dependency: Building Self-Reliant Content Teams

How marketing leaders can upskill their internal teams to produce thought leadership that attracts, converts, and delights without endless reliance on outside agency retainers.

Community & Connection

Kansas City Networking Event Calendar

Curated marketing, content strategy, and professional networking events across the Kansas City metro area. Connect, learn, and grow with peers.

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AUG 14
KC Marketing Meetup

Strategic Content in the Age of AI Roundtable

📍 Overland Park Convention Center / 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CDT

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SEP 08
B2B Leadership

Kansas City B2B Marketing Leaders Breakfast

📍 The Nelson-Atkins Museum Event Space / 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

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OCT 19
Workshop & Training

The Action Plan Framework™ Live Masterclass

📍 Downtown Kansas City / 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Let’s See What’s Getting In Your Way

In a focused 15–30 minute Strategic Fit Call, we’ll discuss your current content challenges, where you feel friction, and confirm whether we’re a great fit to work together.

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"No agenda to prepare. Just bring the challenge that’s been hardest to name."

— Angie Pedersen

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