Overview
Upwork Writer and SEO Authority Zeke also acts as a project manager, and grant writer for multiple communities and businesses. From custom content created for business or help on your ongoing project managing a team, Zeke steps in to get the job done. Zeke is considered an Upwork manager, teaching others how to freelance through the site, and how to use the site with his expert know-how. Zeke educates business owners and entrepreneurs on how to build out a digital talent team using the site. Zeke's world class research skills have been recognized by clients across United States. As the leading professional on small town economic development in Wisconsin, his ghostwritten work has appeared on dozens of company websites and blogs all over the U.S. as well as print publications. His voice has been on the radio, Youtube, and other broadcast media hundreds of times. He is invited to speak regularly at conferences and engagements throughout the Midwest. He uses his 8+ years of experience as a City Manager to write original and compelling content. Zeke also works within a team of consultants spanning multiple disciplines covering finance, real estate, human resources, healthcare, marketing and engineering. Zeke has received Bachelor's degrees in Political Science, and a Master's degree in Public Administration. He holds teaching licenses in North Carolina in Middle Grades and Upper Grades Science and Social Studies. He holds a Wisconsin Pyrotechnicians Certification. Zeke is currently employed as a Village Administrator with responsibilities over Police, Fire, EMS, Economic Development, Emergency Management, Finance, Community Development, GIS, Business Assistance, Destination Marketing, Water and Sanitary Sewer Utilities, a 150 slip Marina, Parks, Sports Complex, Streets, Sanitation, and Human Resources. Zeke has facilitated $30,000,000 in Commercial, Single Family, Multi-Family, and Mixed Use Real Estate Development Projects in the last year, and engaged in the direct recruitment of many businesses to the community in the industries of food service, food manufacturing, brewing, light assembly, education, hospitality, logistics, retail, and property management. Zeke has earned over $12,000,000 in federal, state and foundation grants from a wide range of agencies including USDA, SBA, HUD, WHEDA, Wisconsin Dept. of Tourism, DNR, DOT, Federal Rec Trails, RBF and others. Zeke recently completed the construction of a 650' sandy beach on the Bay of Green Bay as a part of a 1800' waterfront park, Construction of a $750,000 open amphitheater, and a $14 million State Highway Downtown Reconstruction Project, . Zeke understands marketing and growing a business, have served on the Door County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors, as well as the Door County Tourism Zone Commission, which collects $3.5 million annually in occupancy tax and distributes those funds in a destination marketing program. If you need help with your content marketing strategy, business plan, project management, market research or ghostwriting, let me know!