Shelly Marr Harvey, founder of ShellMarConsulting, offers more than 14 years of public relations, marketing and business development experience handling corporate clients, private companies, start-ups and non-profits. A former senior account executive with a top 65 public relations firm, Jacobs & Prosek, Harvey handled clients ranging from shopping centers to telephone companies, banks, arts venues, and municipalities.

Marr Harvey was a field reporter for Time, Inc. magazines, Money, Fortune, and Time. She located, selected and interviewed individuals and businesses for feature stories, and developed story angles to pitch executive editors for inclusion in the national business and personal finance publications. Her experience on the reporting side of the media gives her the unique ability to pique the interest of today's busy journalists.

In addition, Shelly worked in the broadcast media business with a major multi-national broadcast media company. While there, Marr Harvey earned a Certified Radio Marketing Professional (CRMP) designation that provided her additional professional training in strategic marketing and business development. Her knowledge of electronic marketing strategies was gained with a Connecticut company specializing in e-mail marketing, website development, search engine optimization and electronic public relations.

ShellMar Consulting specializes in health and wellness, skin care, architecture, construction, and real estate. Educated at Harvard University's Extension School, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Pace University in New York City, Harvey lives in Monroe, Connecticut.