Executive Resume

Kristine Turner

Strategic Marketing Executive
Destination Branding • Hospitality • Tourism • Community Growth

Marketing executive and agency founder with more than three decades of experience building brands, growing organizations, leading integrated campaigns, producing memorable experiences, and connecting businesses more deeply to the people they serve. Brings a rare combination of strategic leadership, hands-on execution, broadcasting expertise, community relationships, digital innovation, brand storytelling, and measurable growth.

Executive Highlights

Strategic leadership with the versatility to execute.

A career built around growing brands, improving customer experiences, modernizing marketing systems, and creating meaningful connections between organizations and the people they serve.

30+ Years Marketing Leadership
Destination Marketing
Hospitality
Revenue Growth
Digital Transformation
AI Marketing
Technology & Platforms

Modern marketing fluency from strategy through execution.

Hands-on experience across the productivity, creative, digital, automation, advertising, analytics, and artificial-intelligence tools required to lead marketing effectively today.

Microsoft 365

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Creative & Web

Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, SEO, SEM, landing pages

CRM & Automation

GoHighLevel, multiple email marketing platforms, SMS workflows, funnels, database segmentation

Advertising & Analytics

Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads, Google Analytics, campaign reporting

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Sintra, AI-assisted research, content development, workflow development, and process optimization

Marketing Operations

Lead generation, email and SMS nurture, customer journeys, appointment systems, campaign tracking, and performance optimization

Professional Experience

Leadership & Growth

Founder & Strategic Marketing Consultant

Current
Digital Marketing Made Eazy | Temecula, California
  • Founded and lead a full-service marketing agency serving healthcare, nonprofit, tourism, hospitality, retail, and professional-service organizations.
  • Develop integrated growth systems combining paid advertising, websites, landing pages, CRM automation, email, text messaging, SEO, analytics, and AI-assisted workflows.
  • Advise owners and executives on positioning, lead generation, customer journeys, brand messaging, campaign strategy, and revenue growth.
  • Manage creative direction, copywriting, digital advertising, reporting, vendor relationships, and client communications from strategy through execution.

Fractional Marketing Director & Growth Strategist

2023–2026
VivaLife Healing Centers & Empower Men’s Health | Rancho Cucamonga, California
  • Developed and executed integrated healthcare marketing strategies across patient acquisition, digital advertising, content, webinars, funnels, email, CRM automation, analytics, and physician branding.
  • Contributed to business growth of approximately 30% in 2025, as attributed by the organization.
  • Translated complex medical, regenerative, hormone, wellness, and functional-medicine topics into accessible campaigns that built trust and generated patient interest.
  • Supported service-line growth through targeted campaigns, educational content, landing pages, follow-up systems, event promotion, and performance reporting.

Founder & Chief Experience Curator

Current
Experience Temecula ↗ | Temecula, California
  • Created a curated tourism and hospitality brand centered on memorable Temecula getaways, local discovery, and elevated guest experiences.
  • Developed destination positioning, brand identity, website architecture, curated travel packages, affiliate strategy, partnerships, and visitor journeys.
  • Built experiences around wine, dining, golf, wellness, romance, entertainment, corporate retreats, and group travel.
  • Combine local expertise with digital marketing, storytelling, concierge planning, and partnership development.

Marketing & Communications Partner

2012–Present
Canine Support Teams, Oak Grove Center, JDS Creative Academy and Project TOUCH | Southwest Riverside County, California
  • Lead donor communications, campaign messaging, sponsor recognition, community outreach, social content, email marketing, and event promotion.
  • Create mission-driven storytelling that connects community members, donors, partners, and volunteers to each organization’s impact.
  • Support major fundraising initiatives, community partnerships, donor re-engagement, and urgent-needs campaigns.

On-Air Talent, Producer & Community Marketer

2008–Present
102.5 The Vine FM & Regional Radio Stations | Southwest Riverside County
  • Host and produce radio programming, commercials, promotional campaigns, community features, public-service initiatives, and live events.
  • Serve as emcee, interviewer, voice talent, fundraiser, and community representative for local organizations and events.
  • Develop audience-engagement campaigns, sponsor messaging, volunteer promotions, and nonprofit fundraising initiatives.

Marketing & Creative Director

1992–Present
KristineTurner.biz Creative Advertising & Multimedia Marketing | Southern California
  • Provide marketing strategy, creative direction, public relations, media buying, copywriting, graphic design, voice-over, event production, and campaign management.
  • Serve nonprofit, entertainment, education, retail, service, tourism, and community organizations through integrated multimedia campaigns.
  • Helped clients increase visibility, web traffic, event attendance, donor engagement, sponsorships, leads, and revenue.
Earlier Leadership

Selected Career Experience

Marketing Manager

2006–2010
Leisure Living Superstore | Temecula, California
  • Directed internal and external brand marketing for a multi-location retail operation with a $1.2 million annual advertising budget.
  • Created and led an in-house advertising agency responsible for media planning, buying, creative for print, web, email, direct mail, promotions, events, and in-store materials.
  • Managed teams of three to ten associates and developed a traffic-driving street-marketing program.
  • Planned and executed special events and off-site shows that added significant seasonal revenue.

Program Director

2005–2006
Archway Broadcasting | New Bern, North Carolina
  • Managed on-air staff, production operations, programming, promotions, and street marketing.
  • Helped improve station performance and audience ranking within the market.
  • Supported the creation and launch of a new radio format.

Broadcasting, Sales, Promotions & Operations

1986–2025
Radio & Media Organizations | Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina & California
  • Held on-air, sales, promotions, programming, operations, production, and leadership roles across multiple radio markets, as well as large corporate sales with Maxicare’s Independence Health Plan and MCI Telecommunications.
  • Achieved top-rated on-air performance, strong remote-event demand, and extensive community visibility.
  • Built the audience insight, storytelling discipline, production expertise, and presence that continue to shape every marketing role today.
Education

Education & Professional Development

Business Management & Marketing

University of Phoenix

Journalism & Communications

Michigan State University

Associate of Arts, Communications

St. Clair County Community College

Additional Training

Large-market sales training, media strategy, digital marketing, GoHighLevel CRM automation, advertising platforms, content development, AI-assisted marketing, public speaking, broadcasting, and production.

I help organizations turn their story, strategy, and relationships into measurable growth.

My strongest work happens where business goals, human connection, creative thinking, and disciplined execution meet.

Let’s Connect

Ready for the next chapter.

I welcome the opportunity to discuss how my experience in strategic marketing, hospitality, tourism, media, digital growth, and community engagement can help an exceptional organization grow.

Email me...let’s chat further!
© 2026 Kristine Turner • Strategic Marketing Executive • Brand Storyteller • Community Builder