Ann Handley is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, keynote speaker, and one of the most influential voices in modern marketing. Known for her sharp humor and deeply human approach to creativity and leadership, Ann helps organizations create work that is clearer, braver, and far more effective. She is the author of Everybody Writes and Content Rules, both considered essential reading for marketers, leaders, and creatives around the world and translated into 19 languages. A sought-after keynote speaker, Ann is known for making audiences laugh, think, and rethink how good work actually gets made. Ann is the co-founder and Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs, a leading education and training platform with more than 600,000 subscribers. She is also the founder and former owner of ClickZ, one of the earliest and most influential digital marketing publications. Forbes has named her a top thought leader, and IBM once called her one of the people shaping modern marketing. She lives in Boston, where she is a mom, a tiny-house studio owner, a devoted dog person, a Swiftie, and the keeper of a small collection of vintage typewriters.