Opening her own shop in 1989 was an experiment that’s never ended for Teresa Zumwald, a speechwriter, speech coach, executive communications adviser and three-time corporate history book author.
At Zumwald & Company, LLC, she works one-on-one with brilliant leaders to tell stories that resonate.
In 2009 she added speechwriting to her repertoire, and since 2012, her speeches have won 25 international, national and regional awards including 18 Cicero Speechwriting Awards from Vital Speeches of the Day.
Among her clients are board chairs, C-suite leaders, entrepreneurs and subject matter experts from the Fortune 500 and other U.S. and international firms including the former owner of two global manufacturing companies based in Europe.
She has also collaborated as the writer of a business book, authored by an executive, that was published in 2020 for stakeholders of a private corporation.
Her award-winning writing has been recognized by eight professional organizations, and her work has been published in 50 magazines, journals, corporate publications and online.
Teresa also manages executive communications projects, working closely with executives, managers and administrative staff as well as graphic designers, web developers, videographers, photographers and printers as needed.
Before creating Zumwald & Company, Teresa was a communications specialist for Geographic Information Services at Woolpert, a national architecture, engineering and geospatial firm.
She has also been a reporter/copy editor for the department of University Communications at The Ohio State University, and a writer/copy editor for Diagnostic Medicine magazine in New Jersey.
Teresa earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The Ohio State University and later trained under an international speechwriter and speech coach.
Specialties include:
- Speechwriting – Speeches | High-Stakes Presentations | Video Scripts | Event Scripts | Training Scripts
- Speech Coaching – In-Person Coaching | Virtual Coaching | Speaker Audits
- Executive Communications – Strategic Communications | Talking Points | Opinion Pieces | Statements | Ghostwriting | Blog Posts | LinkedIn Articles
- Speaking & Training – Event Speaking | Custom Training | Writing Coaching | Panel Facilitation | Emcee Work