About Us
What does a career broadcast journalist raised on a farm in the Midwest have in common with an outdoorsman and life-long leader in sales and marketing from the West Coast?
The answer is a passion for helping people communicate well. Jill and Jim discovered their shared passion during a land deal to bring solar farming to a small town. Renewable energy can be a polarizing subject, but Jill and Jim used their sixty plus combined years of communications experience to find just the right words and the setting to help folks start to come together. “Newsworthy Now” doesn’t mean you have a crisis, although Jill and Jim love to navigate those crucial conversations! “Newsworthy Now” means you have a message… you have a story… you have a passion you need to share, and we know how to do that successfully!
Jill Jensen Chadwick
President
Jill understands the drive to “be” the best whether it’s hitting a target or leading communications. She believes competition is healthy. Jill spent 20+ years in broadcast TV as an anchor, reporter, news director and executive producer of investigative. Whether working in the corporate world or consulting it, Jill maintains the same high, story-telling standards that earned her the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award and multiple NATAS Emmy Awards. But the honor given her by Ragan Communications and PR Daily, sums up Jill’s work drive and ethic best. Jill was part of the 2019 class of Top Women in Communications. Her specific award was called “Dynamic Doer” for rolling up her sleeves and getting it done! Dynamic Doers are fearless, inspirational innovators… all qualities Jill takes great pride in ‘doing’ for her clients.
Jim Barrett
Director of Business Development/Partnerships
Jim smiles at being called an outdoor enthusiast and will politely clarify that he’s an “everything”and “everyone”enthusiast! The drive to share creative ideas, new opportunities, and products has earned Jim multiple “Top Seller”and “Best Performance”awards in sales and marketing. Jim knows true success begins with earning the client’s trust. He says that begins with listening…something he’s perfected while enjoying places of solitude. Maybe it’s the mountain air that clears his head or the majestic views that inspire him, or it could be that Jim just loves life! Give him a challenge and his smile grows even bigger in anticipation of helping others succeed and achieve great heights. Jim has decades of selling, negotiating, mentoring, teaching - but is always listening, learning and yearning to do more.
