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CAROL THORNEY, MBA

Consultant | Freelance Writer | Author

Carol Yvette Thorney, MBA is an energetic and engaging Freelance Writer and Author with over 15 years in print and internet media as a writer, editor and author working with global teams across diverse industries. Excellent communication skills working with startups, small to large cross-functional PR, communication, marketing, technology and business services teams.  Experienced in consulting and liaising with executive management, writers, UX/UE designers, print vendors, and other digital contributors.


HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Freelance writer across eclectic range of industries and lifestyle sectors from academic, career, environment, fashion, government, health, manufacturing, science, retail, and technology.
  • Extensive copywriting experience with blogs, web content, social media for diverse audiences.
  • Excellent adaptability skills to reach diverse audiences.
  • Valued for my informative and engaging copy, and professional work ethic.


OUR STORY

We’ve loved every minute of our journey

CAROL YVETTE THORNEY, MBA is a Jamaican born visual artist, Illustrator, photographer and graphic designer who was born in St. Andrew, Jamaica in the Caribbean. She is one of four children of her parents Daphne P. Hylton Bravo Thorney and Vincent M. Thorney.


As an alumni of one of the top private prep-colleges, Alpha Academy, Carol was the beneficiary of a stellar education in math, science, languages and art and feels blessed to have been instructed in fine arts by both Sister Carol, head of the Arts Department, and Mr. Fitzroy Harrack, world renowned and one of Jamaica's distinguished sculptor and painter, who was influential in igniting Carol's passion for charcoal, watercolors, mixed mediums and pottery. Both Mr. Harrack and Sister Carol encouraged Carol to register a year early at 14 years old to take several O'Levels Exams including Art from the University of Cambridge, London, UK which she passed with distinctions.


Carol was 15 years old when her family migrated to America where she spent a short stint at a NYC school where again her Art teacher encouraged Carol to audition for the Parson Institute of Design gifted students weekend program where she was admitted to study fashion design before relocating to Windsor, Connecticut. Again, her Art teacher at Windsor High School encouraged Carol to exhibit her work in the Art Exhibition which was a huge success.


Carol has remained an artist at heart, and supports artists evident by her service as Secretary, Jubilee Committee, Creative Design Committee Chair and as a member of the Board of Trustees at Amistad Arts & Culture Center at Wadsworth Museum in Hartford Connecticut. Carol continues to paint, draw, and write while choosing a successful career in finance, healthcare, technology and consulting from her base in Windsor, Connecticut.



INDUSTRIES

  • Academic
  • Career – bio, resumes, LinkedIn profile
  • Education
  • Environment – safety and health
  • Fashion & Retail
  • Government – compliance
  • Health & Life Science
  • Technology – AI, Cyber security, Telehealth, Infrastructure

SPECIALTY

  • Proposals - Grant Writing, RFI and RFPs
  • Develop industry publications, academic abstracts, proposals, strategic and technical roadmaps, elevator pitch, investor pitchbooks, business cases, consumer journey mapping, business, functional and technical requirements.
  • Clear client communicating which exceed expectations.
  • Submitting completed works via the requisite channels.
  • Conduct research on a variety of topics and industries
  • Interview key players (e.g., sources, industry leads, etc.)
  • Write quality and well-researched content geared toward a target audience.
  • Network to develop sources and contacts, and then nurture relationships for use in future research.
  • Uncover emerging and newsworthy industry trends
  • Draft and maintain notes for all assignments
  • Develop design concepts for website, marketing collateral and select digital platform for online campaigns.
  • Newsletters, Email Campaigns and Surveys


EDUCATION

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MBA – Lally School of Management & Technology, Business Administration and International Business, Robert Cole Award, Troy, NY
  • Post University, B.S. Finance & Management Information Systems, Cum Laude
  • Capital Community Technical College, Data Processing, Hartford, CT
  • Cambridge University, UK, O’Levels, Art and English, Distinction



PUBLICATIONS

  • The Compass Blog, ‘Health Matters: The Opioid Crisis - The Opioid Crisis: Health Plans Scramble to Control Costs’, September 24, 2018, Thorney Advisors

  • ‘Outsourcing Can Provide Cover for Embattled Insurance Companies’, March 21, 2011, Healthcare Services Outsourcing – WNS
  • 'Dose' of Interactivity Alters Healthcare Landscape Equations’, March 21, 2011, Healthcare Services Outsourcing – WNS
  • ‘Exodus from Paradise, Legacy of Slavery in Jamaica’, 2nd Global conference on “Slavery: Past, Present and Future”, on Monday 2nd May – Wednesday 4th May 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic, author, Carol Yvette Thorney


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