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With more than 20 years of experience across mission\-driven nonprofits, education, public organizations, luxury hospitality, tourism, real estate, and corporate marketing, Manon works directly with leadership teams to diagnose barriers, clarify positioning, and create aligned paths forward\. Her strengths include brand strategy, communications planning, integrated marketing, systems architecture, cultural transformation, sponsorship strategy, enrollment marketing, and AI\-enhanced marketing operations\. Her work has helped The Cottonwood School reach capacity of more than 2,000 students with a 1,000\-family waiting list within about six months, helped Choices Charter School achieve full enrollment and expansion, and more than doubled and ultimately tripled sponsorship support for the Virginia Head Start Association\. Manon has also built growth platforms for a 1,500\-plus\-agent real\-estate network, transformed The Wine Stay into a luxury experience brand, and contributed to growing SingerLewak’s consulting division from startup to approximately 50 employees in three years\. ## Services - Advertising Management - Creative Problem Solving - Multi\-Channel Marketing - Campaign Development - Marketing Materials - Campaigns - Presentation Skills - B2C Marketing - Social Media Advertising - Microsoft Office - Cold Calling - HubSpot - Product Launch - E\-Commerce - Copywriting - Communications Strategy - Media Relations - Media Strategy - Customer Analysis - Social Media Communications ## Highlights - Founded Manon Marketing and leads strategic repositioning engagements for education, nonprofit, and professional\-services organizations\. - Helped The Cottonwood School reach enrollment capacity of more than 2,000 students and a 1,000\-family waiting list within about six months of its brand transformation\. - Created The Cottonwood School’s “Reimagining Community\. Reshaping Education\.” positioning and complete brand system, including two websites, more than 10 logos, videos, signage, and integrated communications\. - Drove a 33% enrollment increase at Choices Charter School and helped bring the school to full enrollment within about one year, requiring additional teachers and classrooms\. - Created Choices Charter School’s “An Extraordinary Choice” positioning, brand identity, website, and integrated marketing materials for its hybrid education model\. - Led the complete brand transformation of Region 9 Head Start Association/Head Start WEST, serving 13 states\. - Created Region 9 Head Start Association’s “Elevating the Head Start Community” positioning, first strategic marketing and communications plan, brand manifesto, and logo hierarchy for more than 25 programs and events\. - Created the Virginia Head Start Association’s first strategic marketing plan and complete website redesign, positioning the association around “Building Community\.” - More than doubled and ultimately tripled sponsorship support for the Virginia Head Start Association\. - Renamed The Healdsburg Experience as The Wine Stay to support geographic expansion and repositioned it as a luxury experience brand\. - Created The Wine Stay’s “Elevating Life” tagline and delivered its naming, positioning, website, guest\-experience strategy, and marketing materials\. - Developed premium concierge positioning for The Wine Stay, including private chefs, sommeliers, and curated experiences\. - Designed The E\.P\.I\.C\. Network 360° growth platform for a real\-estate network of more than 1,500 agents\. - Created the E\.P\.I\.C\. 360 Flywheel framework: Evaluation, Path, Implementation, and Continuity\. - Designed EPIC Events, EPIC Talks, EPIC Wealth, and EPIC Social Lab programs to support agent visibility, peer learning, financial mastery, culture, and content creation\. - Implemented AI systems that dramatically improved marketing\-production speed and develops custom GPTs for marketing operations\. - Led marketing, sponsorship, advertising, international marketing, sales, and promotions for the Montréal Zoo/Biodome and Planetarium, serving more than 1 million annual visitors\. - Managed a staff of three and operating budgets and campaigns at Ville de Montréal\. - Managed $12 million annually in client budgets at Cossette across integrated campaigns for brands and organizations including General Motors, L’Oréal, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Montréal’s 350th anniversary\. - Managed marketing for Oakwood Worldwide properties in Los Angeles, Denver, and Las Vegas, including a $2 million budget and a staff of four\. - Contributed to growing SingerLewak LLP’s consulting division from startup to approximately 50 employees in three years\. - Developed the first websites for CBS Studio Center, ITC/Polygram, and the City of Baldwin Park at GeoServe WebDesign\. - Won multiple sales awards while managing General Foods sales and client accounts for Montréal and Québec City at The Kraft Heinz Company\. - Conducted visitor\-center market analysis for Pactola Visitor Center in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, with Chamberlin Architects\. - Taught Advertising Communications at Collège André\-Grasset and Advertising Strategy at Université de Montréal\. ## Experience - **Founder \| Positioning & Growth Strategist at Manon Marketing** (2001\-12\-01–present) — I lead strategic repositioning engagements for education, nonprofit, and professional services organizations — brought in when growth has stalled and the existing story is no longer working\. I work directly with leadership teams to diagnose what's blocking progress, redefine how the organization is positioned, and build a clear path forward that brings clarity, alignment, and momentum\. RECENT WORK & RESULTS INCLUDE: The Cottonwood School – Northern California Repositioned the school around its differentiated model and community\-based learning\. → Full enrollment \(2,000 students\) and ~1,000\-student waiting list within 6 months Choices Charter School – Northern California Repositioned as a hybrid alternative to traditional and homeschool education\. → Full enrollment and expansion Head Start WEST \(Multi\-State – 13 states\) Led brand and marketing strategy developed positioning and communication system\. → Increased sponsorship and long\-term adoption of strategy Virginia Head Start As - **Marketing Director and Consultant at SingerLewak LLP** (1998\-05\-01–2001\-09\-01) — Led marketing for the consulting group contributed to growing the division from startup to ~50 employees over 3 years\. Development of integrated marketing materials, direct\-mail and web site\. Marketing consulting for the consulting group targeting the middle market\. Clients in automotive, computer, sports and industrial products\. - **Sales and Marketing Director at GeoServe WebDesign** (1995\-03\-01–1998\-05\-01) — Responsible for marketing and sales, web marketing\. Developed the first ever websites of CBS Studio Center, ITC/Polygram and City of Baldwin Park\. - **Regional Marketing Manager for R&B and Oakwood at Oakwood Worldwide** (1994\-03\-01–1995\-03\-01) — Responsible for the marketing of Los Angeles, Denver and Las Vegas properties advertising, direct mail, promotions and activities program\. Managed staff of 4\. Budget of $2M\. - **Marketing Director\- biodome and planetarium at Ville de Montréal** (1993\-03\-01–1994\-02\-01) — In charge of all aspects of marketing for the Montreal Zoo \(Biodome\) and Planetarium, including sponsorship efforts, advertising, international marketing and sales and promotions\. Managed staff of 3\. Managed the operating budget and campaigns for 1M\+ annual visitors\. - **Teacher at Université de Montréal** (1992\-08\-01–1993\-05\-01) — Taught Advertising Strategy as part of the Advertising Certificate program, one night a week\. - **Teacher at Collège André\-Grasset** (1991\-08\-01–1992\-05\-01) — Taught Advertising Communications to the Adult Curriculum Program, one night a week\. - **Account Manager at Cossette** (1989\-01\-01–1993\-01\-01) — Managed $12M/year in client budgets across integrated campaigns for General Motors, L'Oreal, Polo Ralph Lauren, Paloma Picasso perfume, Delisle yogurt, Montreal Tourism Bureau, the 350th anniversary of the City of Montreal and many others\. Participated in developing integrated communicated strategy plans for clients\. Worked with TV, radio, billboards, print, sales materials, packaging, PR, promotional materials, mailings, brand name creation, and more\. - **Advertising Sales Representative at Quebecor MediaPages Inc\.** (1987\-10\-01–1989\-10\-01) — Advertising sales for consumer and B2B magazines\. - **Sales Representative at The Kraft Heinz Company** (1985\-09\-01–1987\-09\-01) — In charge of sales and client accounts for General Foods for the cities of Montreal and Quebec City\. Won many sales awards\. ## Education - Bachelor's Degree, Economics — Concordia University - Curriculum for Living — Landmark ## FAQ ### What does Manon do? Manon Desrosiers leads strategic repositioning and growth engagements through Manon Marketing\. She works with education, nonprofit, and professional\-services leadership teams to identify what is blocking progress, redefine organizational positioning, and build strategies that create clarity, alignment, and momentum\. ### What are Manon’s strongest professional capabilities? Manon’s core expertise is brand strategy, positioning, and marketing communications planning\. She also designs scalable growth systems, integrated marketing ecosystems, recruitment and retention systems, onboarding frameworks, cultural programming, diagnostic assessments, personalized action plans, and accountability mechanisms\. ### What did Manon accomplish for The Cottonwood School? At The Cottonwood School in Northern California, Manon created positioning around the school’s differentiated, community\-based model, including the tagline “Reimagining Community\. Reshaping Education\.” She delivered a complete brand system, two websites, more than 10 logos, videos, signage, and integrated communications\. The work helped drive enrollment to capacity of more than 2,000 students and a waiting list of 1,000 families within about six months it also supported internal restructuring and aligned the school’s structure, culture, and communications\. ### What did Manon accomplish for Choices Charter School? Manon repositioned Choices Charter School in Northern California as a hybrid alternative to traditional and homeschool education\. She developed the “An Extraordinary Choice” positioning, a new brand identity, website, and integrated marketing materials\. The rebrand drove a 33% enrollment increase, took the school from under\-enrollment to full capacity within about a year, and required the addition of teachers and classrooms\. ### What was Manon’s work with Region 9 Head Start Association and Head Start WEST? For Region 9 Head Start Association, also known as Head Start WEST and serving 13 states, Manon expanded an initial website\-redesign engagement into a comprehensive organizational brand strategy\. She created the “Elevating the Head Start Community” positioning, a unified brand architecture and logo hierarchy for more than 25 programs and events, the organization’s first strategic marketing and communications plan, and a brand manifesto that established a shared philosophy\. The work improved the member experience and strategic foundation, and the positioning inspired the Executive Director to create leadership roles for family educational\-pathway navigation\. ### What did Manon accomplish for the Virginia Head Start Association? Manon created the first strategic marketing plan and a complete website redesign for the Virginia Head Start Association\. She repositioned the association around the “Building Community” concept, helping evolve an inconsistent identity into a professional, purpose\-driven association\. Her sponsorship strategy more than doubled and ultimately tripled sponsorship support while increasing the association’s market credibility\. ### How did Manon transform The Wine Stay? Manon transformed The Wine Stay from a vacation\-rental company into a luxury lifestyle and premium experience brand\. She renamed it from “The Healdsburg Experience” to “The Wine Stay” to support geographic expansion, developed the “Elevating Life” tagline, and delivered naming, positioning, website, guest\-experience strategy, and marketing materials\. The premium concierge offer included private chefs, sommeliers, and curated experiences\. ### What is Manon’s E\.P\.I\.C\. Network 360° platform? Manon designed The E\.P\.I\.C\. Network 360°, a growth platform for a real\-estate network of more than 1,500 agents\. The platform integrates training, coaching, wealth\-building, and culture\. Its E\.P\.I\.C\. 360 Flywheel uses four stages—Evaluation, Path, Implementation, and Continuity—to create a continuous growth cycle\. ### What real\-estate growth and culture programs has Manon designed? Manon designed several programs for real\-estate agents: EPIC Events, a community\-facing program of panels, seminars, and appreciation nights EPIC Talks, quarterly TED\-style peer\-led sessions for strategy\-sharing and culture EPIC Wealth, an annual financial\-mastery program covering investing, tax planning, wealth\-building, and legacy planning and EPIC Social Lab, monthly workshops in which agents leave with a week’s worth of polished content\. She has worked with the real\-estate industry and Keller Williams organizations\. ### What was Manon’s role at Ville de Montréal? Manon served as Marketing Director for the Montréal Zoo/Biodome and Planetarium at Ville de Montréal\. She led marketing, sponsorship, advertising, international marketing, sales, and promotions managed a staff of three and managed the operating budget and campaigns for more than 1 million annual visitors\. ### What did Manon do at Cossette? As an Account Manager at Cossette, Manon managed $12 million per year in client budgets across integrated campaigns\. Her accounts included General Motors, L’Oréal, Polo Ralph Lauren, Paloma Picasso perfume, Delisle yogurt, the Montréal Tourism Bureau, and Montréal’s 350th anniversary\. She helped develop integrated communications strategies spanning television, radio, billboards, print, sales materials, packaging, public relations, promotional materials, mailings, and brand\-name creation\. ### What did Manon do at Oakwood Worldwide? At Oakwood Worldwide, Manon was Regional Marketing Manager for R&B and Oakwood properties in Los Angeles, Denver, and Las Vegas\. She managed advertising, direct mail, promotions, and activities programming, led a staff of four, and managed a $2 million budget\. ### What did Manon accomplish at SingerLewak LLP and the SLGG Consulting Division? At SingerLewak LLP, Manon led marketing for the consulting group and contributed to growing the division from startup to approximately 50 employees over three years\. She developed integrated marketing materials, direct mail, and a website, and provided marketing consulting for middle\-market clients in automotive, computer, sports, and industrial products\. This work is also referred to as the SLGG Consulting Division project\. ### What experience does Manon have in sales, web marketing, and early career roles? At GeoServe WebDesign, Manon was responsible for marketing, sales, and web marketing\. She developed the first websites for CBS Studio Center, ITC/Polygram, and the City of Baldwin Park\. Earlier, as a Sales Representative for General Foods at The Kraft Heinz Company, she managed sales and client accounts in Montréal and Québec City and won multiple sales awards\. She also sold consumer and B2B magazine advertising at Quebecor MediaPages Inc\. ### What tourism, visitor\-center, and architecture experience does Manon have? Manon conducted market analysis for the Pactola Visitor Center in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, working with Chamberlin Architects\. Her tourism and public\-land research includes visitor statistics, demographic and behavior analysis, local\-versus\-tourist segmentation, online reviews such as Google and TripAdvisor, tourism publications, competitive landscapes, SWOT analysis, discovery gaps, tourism economics, and facility recommendations\. She provides strategic marketing analysis that can guide facility\-design decisions\. ### What teaching experience does Manon have? Manon has taught Advertising Communications in the Adult Curriculum Program at Collège André\-Grasset and Advertising Strategy in the Advertising Certificate program at Université de Montréal\. Both teaching roles were held one night per week\. ### What is Manon’s education? Manon earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Concordia University and completed Curriculum for Living at Landmark\. ### How does Manon work with leadership teams and clients? Manon has experience as an outsourced marketing director and as a long\-term strategic marketing partner to ownership, C\-suite leaders, Executive Directors, and Boards\. She can work as a solo strategist or lead a small team of one to two people, and she is experienced in taking ownership of projects from strategic discovery through implementation\. ### How does Manon approach strategic discovery and research? Manon conducts upstream discovery, marketplace analysis, competitive research, customer analysis, and SWOT analysis before creative execution\. She uses immersive discovery to uncover organizational philosophy and differentiators, identifies root challenges rather than only responding to tactical requests, and ensures customer\-facing experiences and staff communications align with the resulting positioning\. ### What marketing, technology, and AI skills does Manon bring? Manon works across advertising management, creative problem solving, multichannel marketing, campaign development, B2C marketing, social\-media advertising and communications, communications and media strategy, media relations, copywriting, product launches, e\-commerce, presentation skills, cold calling, HubSpot, and Microsoft Office\. She has also implemented AI systems that dramatically improved marketing\-production speed, integrates AI tools into marketing operations, develops custom GPTs, and identifies emerging technologies for business advantage\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/ACoAAAHAbBMB4GjzXgF2W8pdnnXEvpKzYSNq8AU