Creative Leadership, Strategy, and Storytelling

Hi, there.

I champion teams, design content, create user experiences, and craft stories.

My career has spanned broadcast, digital, publishing, and tech. I’m also an author, podcaster, and speaker on life after divorce.

  • Currently serving everyday entrepreneurs at GoDaddy as Director of UX, Design Strategy, and Content.

  • Three years leading content ecosystems for Intuit, maker of QuickBooks, TurboTax, CreditKarma, and MailChimp.

  • Twelve years with Oprah as a co-producer on The Oprah Show, Oprah’s Book Club, and Super Soul Sunday for OWN - the job of a lifetime, meeting people I will never forget.

  • Co-founder of Thirsty: the Podcast, seeking to help divorcées everywhere make their next chapter their best chapter.

  • Author of The Happily Never After, featuring perspectives on navigating life’s biggest challenges.

  • Three years with Tribune Publishing leading teams to design and produce branded content strategies for brands like Nestlé Waters, Walgreens Beauty, FX, Jewel-Osco, Infiniti, Michelob Ultra, and Menards.

  • Winner of Emmys, Gracies, Digiday, INMA, and Communicator awards—to start.

I’m a Trekkie, a puzzler, and a stand-up comic. Running is The Worst, and I can’t really swim, so it makes sense that I am also a triathlete.

Sitting still has never been my forte. Say hi!

Available for consulting, speaking engagements, and workshops. To inquire, reach out to heather@heathermcg.com

Based in Chicago.