Helena Brantley
Moderator | Founder, Red Pencil Publicity + Marketing
SESSION 1C | The Big Idea: Does it Exist and Is it Worth Pursuing?
Helena Brantley (she/her), founder of Red Pencil Publicity + Marketing, is a communications professional who works with scholars, subject experts, and publishers to promote nonfiction books. Previously Helena worked at public relations, marketing, and advertising agencies and managed the communications office of a faith-based nonprofit advocating for the rights of people living in low-income communities. In 2005 Helena was recruited from Washington, DC, to work for HarperCollins in San Francisco, where she created and managed multiple best-selling publicity campaigns.