About Courtney

Using my depth of experience, creativity, and organization, I’m focused on creating great experiences.

Having worked in the tech scene, dot-com world and “Silicon Alley”​ since its nascence in New York, my career has been as diverse as the growing World Wide Web. Starting in mid-90s as a web designer, I quickly got involved in the Silicon Alley scene as a reporter for the popular @NY website. Heading out each night to 4-5 networking events I quickly built a network of New York’s most influential key players in the tech scene. Branching out from @NY I started my own newsletter (“The Cyber Scene”​) solely devoted to the people and events in this exploding industry.

Building on the momentum of my growing network and the networking energy I created a popular networking party series of my own, “Cocktails with Courtney.”​ These events, held every month in NYC, grew and I branched out to 16 cities nationwide. It was not long before I had requests for my “Cocktails”​ overseas and I produced two in London, one in Cannes and had plans in Stockholm, Paris and other cities.

My business, Courtney Pulitzer Creations, grew to a staff of five and I managed a team of national and international freelance reporters. We expanded our offerings to the Morning Circle and Stardust Circle seminars and Cyberscene TV.

Starting in 2002 I began taking some time off for personal growth and regaining balance in my over-extended life, I moved to Paris, France. After getting married and having a son, I restarted my event series in Paris and worked for a French-American association, giving me an opportunity to deepen my French and understand cultural differences.

Having moved to Tucson, AZ I am excited by the development of this incredibly creative and diverse city and about bringing my experience in fostering relationships, creating memorable and successful marketing projects and events, and writing, to collaborative endeavors.

CV

Seasoned producer for events via marketing, PR, seminars, conferences. Strong and engaging writing style. Twenty years experience in web, Internet, emerging technologies, social media and related cultural aspects in a variety of capacities. Equal depth of experience in fund-raising, team management, events for non-profits across artistic, cultural, community service and tech industries. Online/TV Reporting/Production. Highly efficient and organized worker. Office/Team management. Created and developed writing and events practice into an internationally renowned business. Impeccable track record for engaging and meaningful events. Significant respect among major Internet influencers. Massive network internationally among leading thinkers and influencers

ENTREPRENEUR/BUSINESS OWNER: EVENTS, WRITING

Courtney Pulitzer Creations, LLC

• 19+ speaking engagements and consistent freelance writing * (*Specific lists available upon request)
• Formed company to capitalize on the growing web design, writing, marketing, event production & television reporting business and developed an internationally known personal brand
• Managed staff of 5 and team of national and international reporters
• Created, wrote and published The Cyber Scene ^TM – weekly e-mailed newsletter/website
• Generated revenue through advertising
• Attracted partnerships with software companies seeking to feature their technology on website
• Was one of a handful of leading initial industry newsletters
• Had readership of 75K+ with huge pass-along rate
• Created Cocktails with Courtney – internationally-renowned personally-branded, high-level networking events
• Held monthly in NYC, multiple times in 16 US cities, and 3 in Europe (London/Cannes)
• Produced the first (and subsequent annual) Silicon Alley Black-Tie Benefit; Proceeds went to help High Schools get wired or ease the “digital divide”
• Generated prominence internationally due to excellent execution and matchmaking talents 
• Established national online donation system (with City Cares) for proceeds from all Cocktails with Courtney-related events
• Clients included: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Morgan Stanley, Business Week, UBS Warburg, CondeNet, Warner Brothers, Korn Ferry and many start-ups
• Created and produced Cyber Scene TV – web-based show about tech companies, people and events 
• Contributed to numerous national traditional TV shows *
• Press – Achieved major national and international press in print, Internet and TV *