Staci Perry Mergenthal
Published Food, Tourism, Lifestyle & People Feature Writer | Podcast Host and Producer at Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens | T.V. Guest Baker | Corporate, Internal and Crisis Communications | Board Leader
- Role
- Founder Baker Food & Lifestyle Writer & Podcaster Corporate Comms Writer Storyteller at Random Sweets
- Location
- Lake Benton, MN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Staci Perry Mergenthal
My entrepreneurial and professional passion is everything related to food, family…
Experience
Founder Baker Food & Lifestyle Writer & Podcaster Corporate Comms Writer Storyteller
Jul 2010 — Present
Founder of multimedia communications agency developing content in the food industry. Prolific writer and master storyteller. Roles include blog publisher, freelance writer, podcaster, recipe developer, baker, live TV guest expert, photographer, social media creator and manager, PR publicist. • Founded Random Sweetness Baking in 2010 to share recipes and baking content on blog and to deliver fresh baked goods to the local community. Serve-Safe Manager Certified. Developed blog and products for retail sales and home delivery. https://randomsweetnessbaking.com • Generated for East-Central CASA through the donation of baked goods and services at annual gala & auction.• Founded Jo Michael Marketing, serving seasonal businesses 20••••08.• Developed and published marketing content for Medary Acres Greenhouses 6 years, Holmberg Orchard 3 years.• Author, Content Creator and Media Spokesperson in the Food Industry• Appeared as guest expert 10+ times on KDLT TV, showcasing recipes, baking tips, and restaurants and bakeries throughout the region.• First place in Taste of Home Holiday Potluck Recipe Contest for black and yellow caramel brownie recipe development, published in print and online Dec/Jan 2021. • Wrote various articles which were published by third parties:• Meals in the Mount Rushmore State: What to Eat in South Dakota - Researched, wrote and photographed 26 locations for article published by FoodNetwork.com for United Plates of America series.• Published and photographed Frosting Flandreau and Sweet Holiday Traditions for South Dakota Magazine.(Additional project photos on SouthDakotaMagazine.com.) • Grocery Store Blogs Help the Everyday Chef, Thinking Outside the Pot, Recording Artist Releases Vocal Jazz Album in 2019, Protecting the Pipes with Minnesota State Hall of Fame inductee Steve Carroll, and more, for Edina Magazine print and web.• Profiled 3 regional businesses dealing with Covid impact for SiouxFalls.business online magazine.
Education
South Dakota State University
Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Sioux Falls
Bachelor's degree
Southeast Tech
Associate's degree
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