1. SPEAKING EXPERTISE
Michelle frequently speaks on various communications marketing topics to a wide range of audiences, including
small business owners, nonprofit organizations, communities and students. She has led lively discussions and
training sessions for Ad Club, PRSA Colorado, Denver Startup Week, Denver Young Professionals, Mile High
Scribes, Small Business Development Center and the Crankset Group to name a few.
Topics she has spoken on include:
 Extra! Extra! Easy Ways to Make Your Business Newsworthy
 Bring on the Buzz: Integrating Marketing and Public Relations to Build Your Business
 You Need a MASTER Marketing Plan!
 Earned Influence: Using PR to Influence Your Target Market
 Establishing Yourself as an Influencer
 Measurements That Matter: How to use Metrics to Prove PR’s Value
 Newsjacked: Tips for Injecting Your Brand Into Breaking News Stories
Michelle Ellis
Michelle Ellis is the principal at Ellis Communications Marketing (ECM)
and a veteran communications professional with more than 17 years
of experience in local, regional and national public relations programs,
social media campaigns, marketing communications, community
relations and event promotion, as well as broadcast journalism.
Michelle is a skilled communicator and brand journalist constantly
seeking client stories to share and ways to elevate brands by
connecting them with their audiences and influencers. She is
passionate about helping brands with a Colorado connection stand
out in a crowded marketplace through strategic storytelling and
memorable marketing.
Prior to founding ECM, Michelle was a partner at Orapin Marketing +
Public Relations. Before that she worked as a communications consultant and served as a publicist at Starz
Entertainment. She began her career as a news anchor and reporter for KCBY-TV. Michelle has worked with a
variety of clients in a multitude of sectors, including entertainment and events, education and government,
lifestyle and consumer, nonprofit, restaurant and retail, publishing and business-to-business service.
Michelle was named one of Denver’s 2016 top 40 Under 40 business leaders by the Denver Business Journal. She
was recognized as the 2015 PR Person of the Year by PRSA Colorado, an organization which she joined as a
board member in 2016 and served as the committee chair for the chapter’s 2015 Gold Pick Awards. Michelle
also actively volunteers her time and talents to MOPS International.
Michelle earned her Bachelor of Arts in Technical Journalism and Communications from Colorado State
University. A native Coloradoan, she is an outdoors enthusiast and enjoys frequent weekend trips to the
mountains with her husband, their three sons and dog.