Justine sweeney
In The Community is powered by Justine Sweeney who founded Sweeney Media Group, a boutique marketing and public relations firm in 2002. A champion for her clients and community, her work style is a collaborative marketing environment connecting the right channels and people to achieve smart, relevant results. Her creativity, curiosity and enthusiasm are contagious - rather than CEO, she is Head Cheerleader. Like Elf, she likes to smile...
Sweeney applies her diverse experiential marketing background in luxury retail, tourism, hospitality, nonprofit organizations, municipal projects and special events to strengthen relationships between brands and their desired audiences.
For 20 years, Sweeney has been hands-on in the marketing and customer relationship management of luxury brands, retail, municipal projects, professional services, travel, hospitality, entertainment and philanthropy.
To best serve clients’ diverse needs, In The Community works with other specialists from developers, writers, creative designers, SEO gurus, event producers and more - In The Community will architect a custom solution.
Fun Facts:
In pre-school they called it "bossy...now its called leadership"
Graduate:
Texas A&M University, College Station
Walt Disney World Management Disney Style
Kennedy Center for the Arts Strategic Planning for the Arts
T. Boone Pickens Leadership Institute
Motivator: “If you are of value to your friends, family, clients and community, you truly are a success.” Albert Einstein
Filters: Kindness, Positivity, Relevance, Purposeful, Joy, Gratitude and contagious for good
Multitasking: Competitive tennis player, fearless snowboarder, advocate for girl power, Beach Girl, closet florist, loves all things entertaining, home, art & design, former college radio DJ...
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Top Ten Women of Collin County by Neiman Marcus Willow Bend, 2011
TAMIO Award, City of Plano, 2014
Finalist for Professional Collin County Woman of the Year, Texas Business Women of Frisco, 2010
Comerica Collin 60 Winner, 2009
Named “One to Watch” in Frisco STYLE Person of the Year issue, 2009
Winner “Best of Business” Community Partner of Year, Frisco Chamber of Commerce, 2008
Awarded “Best of Business Frisco” by Frisco STYLE Magazine, 2007
City of Frisco Public Art Selection Committee and Bond Election Commission
Named 21 for the 21st Century Leadership (Collin County) award, 2006
Certified member of the Women’s Business Council of Southwest, Business Enterprise National Council and Texas HUB (2004-2008)
Finalist in “Excellence in Communications” from the Center for Nonprofit Management, 2006