Pam, founder and president of Hurley Write, Inc., a certified women-owned small business, has a varied background in developing and teaching writing. She has taught writing in academic institutions, including Duke University, The George Washington University, and The University of North Carolina, and in various industries and companies.

She started her business in 1988 teaching scientific writing at a small contract research organization; she has since expanded, and has taught scientific, technical, and business writing in large and small organizations, including government; pharma, drug development, and biotech; and engineering. Clients include Intel, Sikorsky Aircraft, Stryker Orthopaedics, Southern California Edison, The Chemical Safety Board, and the USDA, to name a few (https://www.hurleywrite.com/hurley-write-clients).

Pam, an award-winning lecturer, has developed a series of online writing courses: “Exceptional Technical Writing,” “Succinct Scientific Writing,” “Effective Writing for Engineers,” and “Better Business Writing.” Pam has published various articles related to writing in The Federal Register, The Monitor, Biotechnology Focus, and Training Magazine. Pam and her team also edit various technical and scientific documents and provide individual writing coaching. 

• Training NonWriters to Write
• How to Write More Effectively
• Publishing in Clinical Research
• The Impact of Ineffective Writing on Drug Development
• The Write Tools for Empowered Leadership

MJ earned his degree in Professional Writing from Virginia Tech, which he attended on a baseball scholarship. He excelled academically while at VT, maintaining a high GPA and making both the Dean’s List and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. He has a master’s certificate in Strategic Leadership from Michigan State and graduated magna cum laude from VT with a master’s in Instructional Technologies.

In addition to his work with Hurley Write, MJ worked with the Department of Defense where he served as a Human Resources Specialist; during his tenure there, he also worked as an analyst and trainer.

MJ also worked for VT Group, a government contractor, where he edited awards packets for PEO Ships Front Office, a section of the Navy that runs and builds naval ships.

MJ has worked as a trainer, consultant, and editor with Hurley Write for several years, working with clients such as Cross Texas Commission, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Coloplast, CKI, Discover Financial, NAECP, Zoetis, NAVAIR, the Air Force Research Lab, the US Army, Sprint Federal Operations, PCAOB, Walker Parking, UPS Capital, and BioMerieux, to name a few (https://www.hurleywrite.com/hurley-write-clients).

MJ can be reached at /about-us/.

Greg Knudson brings over 40 years of experience in C-level business management with global manufacturing technology corporations, and in venture capital, commercializing over 80 tech-based start-up companies. Greg served as a Big Ten university administrator directing the Center for Business and Economic Development at Indiana University.

In this capacity, he provided management consulting services, executive education programs, and management development seminars and certification programs for over 70 businesses and corporations. Greg has also been an MBA Adjunct Professor at six universities during his career.

Kenneth has spent his career as a teacher in one space or another.

For eight years, he worked as a Theatre Professor in Colorado and Illinois. Since 2016, he has been in the Learning and Development space.

Kenneth has developed and led training sessions on Grammar, Customer Service, Business Acumen, Leadership, and Professional Presence.

Kenneth holds an Honors BA in Theatre/Sales, and an MFA in Classical Acting. He lives in central Illinois with his family.

John has spent his career in leadership roles in Consumer Insights/Market Research at Bayer Consumer Health and American Express, after starting on the advertising agency side with Publicis (formerly DMB&B). During his corporate career, John created and led training sessions on Marketing Excellence, Insights Development, Market Research for Marketers, and Coaching and Developing Others. He has also lectured on marketing and marketing research at the University of Virginia, Columbia University, and NYU.

Prior to his market research career, John taught writing courses at Rutgers University. He played a central role in launching the first Scientific and Technical Writing course at Rutgers, providing advanced level writing instruction to aspiring scientists, engineers, and architects.

John holds an MA in Literature from Rutgers University and BA with Distinction from the University of Virginia.

 

Bob worked as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where he and his crew won a Peabody Award, and as “The World’s Greatest Spokesperson in the World” for Nationwide Insurance in TV commercials.  In addition, he won several Emmys and the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for a decade of work in local TV news as a reporter/anchor.

Since the 1990s, Bob has used this experience to travel the globe teaching business leaders presentation skills, media relations, and story-telling. His teaching focuses on storytelling–especially with dry material–and how to “own a room” when presenting.

Clients include General Electric, Charles Schwab, and T-Mobile.