About Holly
Hello, I’m Holly!
I was born and raised in Oklahoma, and after graduating from The University of Oklahoma (Boomer Sooner!) I moved sight unseen to Portland, Oregon for a job with Waggener Edstrom (now WE) doing PR on behalf of Microsoft. After a few years learning the ins and outs of big PR, helping launch Office 365 among other initiatives, I merged my marketing/PR acumen and personal passion for the food space to represent food commodity boards. I married my husband, Matt in 2015 and we welcomed our first kid, Zoe, in 2017. When she was about 4 months old, I joined a CPG snack startup, Puffworks, and for the last 5+ years I have been wearing a lot of hats working to help build the brand. In addition to getting a crash course in the CPG industry, I have been an integral part of the company’s growth to a nearly $2M company, managing marketing activities, packaging logistics, and customer service, to spearheading our Shopify eCommerce business and helping raise capital. In 2020 we had our second kid, (our first boy!), Mason, and I learned the art of juggling being a working mom of two during a pandemic.
In April of 2023, my husband and I welcomed our second son, Owen, who has completed our family and won over our hearts a third time. Being a mom to three kids is the most enriching and hardest thing I probably will ever do, but I also think it’s made me a smarter, more efficient worker. While I still play a role with Puffworks, I am hoping to also build Mom Brain Marketing into a creative space for me to continue doing what I love, while also providing balance to be the mom I strive to be.
If you are interesting into tapping into my skillset and need an extra hand with your marketing needs, I would love to chat!