My Corner of the Table
A place for thoughtful conversations about marketing, messaging, and building businesses people remember.
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Welcome to My Corner of the Table
Because every great business starts somewhere.
Pull up a chair. My Corner of the Table is a small business marketing blog where we untangle marketing, messaging, websites, AI, and the mildly ridiculous reality of running a business. Expect practical advice, honest perspective, useful examples, and clear next steps you can actually use without adding seventeen more tabs to your browser. Whether you’re trying to explain what you do, figure out what deserves your attention, or simply make the business feel a little less heavy, this is a good place to start.
There’s always room at the table.
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Pull up a chair. This is where we untangle marketing, talk honestly about building a business, and figure out what actually deserves your attention next.
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Meet the Strategist Behind the Work.
MARKETING STRATEGIST | STORYTELLER | PRACTICAL PROBLEM-SOLVER
I’m Erika Cook, Founder and Principal Strategist of Olive & Lumen. After more than 20 years in marketing, I’ve learned that most business owners don’t need more ideas. They need help sorting through the ones already competing for attention.
“Good marketing should make your next step clearer, not give you seventeen more tabs to keep open.”
I help founders untangle scattered messaging, unclear priorities, and marketing that no longer reflects the quality of their work. The goal is simple: thoughtful strategy, practical direction, and a business that is easier for the right people to notice and understand.