{"id":13,"date":"2020-05-30T17:58:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T17:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gregthomas.net\/contentmarketing\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-06-13T19:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:23:31","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gregthomas.net\/contentmarketing\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gregthomas.net\/contentmarketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gmt_photo_2024_vs-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:541px;height:305px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gregthomas.net\/contentmarketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gmt_photo_2024_vs-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gregthomas.net\/contentmarketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gmt_photo_2024_vs-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.gregthomas.net\/contentmarketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gmt_photo_2024_vs-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.gregthomas.net\/contentmarketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gmt_photo_2024_vs-700x395.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.gregthomas.net\/contentmarketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gmt_photo_2024_vs-710x400.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/www.gregthomas.net\/contentmarketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gmt_photo_2024_vs.jpeg 1082w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">I\u2019ve been writing professionally for more than 30 years. <br><br>For 15 of those years, I worked with a Silicon Valley marketing agency to create engaging content for some of the world\u2019s leading high-tech businesses\u2014including IBM, Dell, and Intel. Next, I managed a brand advertising program for VMware, where we bolstered brand awareness and drove pipeline by producing hundreds of ads every quarter for multiple global markets. More recently, I wrote or edited more than 150 articles for theNET\u2014Cloudflare\u2019s C-suite thought-leadership blog.\u00a0<br><br>As an independent consultant, I\u2019ve collaborated with a diverse array of clients\u2014from healthcare organizations to music software companies, and early-stage startups to leading global enterprises.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">I\u2019m also an academic writer. After earning a psychology degree from Stanford, I completed a PhD in history at UC Berkeley. I\u2019ve written an academic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gregthomas.net\/academics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">book<\/a>, published a few articles, and taught at both Berkeley and the University of Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">I now live in southwestern Vermont\u2014but I work with clients around the world. When I\u2019m not writing, I\u2019m playing music or running around with the dogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been writing professionally for more than 30 years. For 15 of those years, I worked with a Silicon Valley marketing agency to create engaging content for some of the world\u2019s leading high-tech businesses\u2014including IBM, Dell, and Intel. 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