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Mary Elizabeth E.

Public Relations, Producer, & Social Media Consultant

I am a PR expert, booking producer, and social media expert and founder of Elkordy Global Strategies. Over the past 20+ years, I've worked in both journalism and public relations, helping more than 800 startups, growth-stage companies, nonprofits, government agencies, e-commerce brands, books, and thought leaders raise their visibility, build credibility, and grow their brands. What makes Elkordy Global Strategies different is that we're part newsroom, part PR agency. More than half of our team are former journalists, and I still produce a daily national television news show. We understand what reporters, producers, and editors are looking for because we've been on the other side of the pitch. I've worked with Fortune 500 companies, startups, personal brands, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, technology companies, and executives across nearly every industry. Whether you're launching a company, building your personal brand, securing media coverage, navigating a crisis, or positioning yourself as a thought leader, we know how to get your story in front of the right audience. Our clients have been featured in Fox News, CNN, Bloomberg, NewsNation, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, ABC News, Good Morning America, TODAY, USA Today, The Associated Press, The New York Times, MSNBC, BBC, Sky News, TechCrunch, Mashable, The Hill, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Real Simple, Al Jazeera, CNN Español, CGTN, Voice of America, and hundreds of other national, international, broadcast, print, and digital media outlets. What can we do for you? We're a one-stop PR shop. We help clients with: • Earned media outreach and media relations • Thought leadership and executive positioning • Personal branding and executive visibility • Social media strategy and management • Content creation and content marketing • Podcast production and guest booking • Speaking opportunities and conference placements • Crisis communications and reputation management • Digital media strategy and execution • Product launches and campaign development • Strategic communications planning and messaging Additional credentials include being a TEDx speaker, a City & State 40 Under 40 honoree, and a 2026 recipient of City & State's Unsung Heroes Award. Elkordy Global Strategies was recognized by PRNEWS as one of the Top PR Firms of 2025, and I have been a featured speaker at DC Startup Week multiple times. I hold an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master's degree in Communications and Public Relations from Georgetown University, and most recently completed a Master's degree in International Strategy and Diplomacy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). If you're looking for a team that understands both the media and business sides of communications, we'd love to help!

🇺🇸Queens County, United States$100/hr100% JSS4.82 (114)Since Feb 2019

Earnings and projects

MRR
$14k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#522 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#258 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$5.3k

Last 6 months: $86k

World#3,038 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#1,178 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$1.98M

Billed in all: $2.01M

World#89 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#49 / 62.1k
Per project
$8.3k

$4.3k in the last 6 months

World#19,910 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#3,307 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
20

Across 23 contracts

78% fixed22% hourly
World#6,057 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#1,043 / 62.1k
Projects in all
237

Across 263 contracts

54% fixed46% hourly
World#7,433 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#1,334 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$2.01M+$5.3k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$2.000M$2.005M$2.010MOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: #1 in 7 skills of 13

Rarest: top 0.05% in Communications, of 7,670. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1Audio Production1,893 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.05%
  2. 1Marketing Communications807 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.12%
  3. 1Public Speaking682 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.15%
  4. 1Startup Company670 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.15%
  5. 1Corporate Strategy143 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 0.70%
  6. 1Public Affairs55 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 2%
  7. 1Change Communication55 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 2%
  8. 2Crisis Communications94 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 2%