Amanda Hargrove

Managing Consultant

Expert story development and thoughtful editorial leadership

Amanda has more than 15 years of experience in marketing and communications, specializing in thought leadership, marketing strategy and content creation. At Akrete, Amanda has led teams to deliver content development, digital marketing campaigns and media relations programs for clients in the commercial real estate and financial services sectors. She develops content and content strategy for a variety of clients including JLL and RedGate.

With experience spanning both marketing and communications, Amanda has a passion for helping others tell their stories. She began her career at Ogilvy Public Relations and has also worked at Deloitte, where she led marketing for the firm’s Power & Utilities practice. She writes and edits content in every form, from newsletters and digital ad copy to blog posts, articles, white papers and even book chapters.

Amanda earned a bachelor’s in marketing from DePaul University and lives in Evanston with her family. When she’s not working, Amanda enjoys reading, baking and volunteering with her sons’ school.