I am a creative and a connector.
I am a writer first and foremost, and my creativity is an essential ingredient in my success with clients. I love collaborating with clients to launch their dream projects into the world, and to continue to advocate for those projects through strategic content development, media strategy and support, and everything else that’s needed to make your work a success. I have successfully placed clients in publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times, Vogue, The LA Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, and many more national publications. I am a dedicated podcast nerd and I love working with podcast companies and creators.
A little about me . . .
Elka Karl is a writer and communications consultant collaborating with a variety of mission-driven clients. She worked with Dadascope Communications for over seven years, serving as account lead for numerous clients including Monrovia, PRX/Radiotopia, KCRW, Mermaid Palace, Kalera, and many more. She has also worked with numerous independent clients including several podcasts (Appearances, The Stoop, An Arm and a Leg, Clever Creature, Inflection Point, Adult ISH, Asking For It) as well as Independent Bookstore Day, Shibumi Gallery, Chewy.com, and a variety of other clients including architecture and design firms.
Elka holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Texas State University. Her work has appeared in outlets including InStyle, Modern Farmer, and American Craft. She was the design editor for PopSugar for many years, and also created and launched Pottery Barn’s blog. Elka is married to Peter Spoerl, a mountaineer and land use attorney, and is the mom to Uli Forster Speedwolf Spoerl, a young daredevil in training. A dedicated equestrian, she is the happy owner of Kleary’s Grateful aka Jerry, a young Irish Sporthorse mare. as well as Leo, an Azteca gelding fulfilling his lifelong dream of impersonating a grumpy old man. If you are not a horse person and would enjoy being bored, ask her about her horses. She lives, works, and plays in beautiful Bellingham, Washington.