She is dedicated to leading and making a difference in people' s lives through the power of the written, spoken, and televised word.
Her career in a rapidly-changing and interruption-rich environment led her to writing and speaking about time management. She found the traditional methods of time management were inadequate for the frantic pace of what she calls the email hurricane, voice mail hell, and the 26/7 world of downsizings and intense competition.
Ms. Buratti holds a B.A. in communication arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She began her career at WHA-TV, the public television station in Madison. From there she moved to Portland, Oregon to work at KOIN-TV, where she became a senior producer at the age of 23. She then joined KGW-TV in Portland, where she became known industry-wide for developing innovative local television programming and marketing. She quickly rose through several management positions and is currently the Director of Creative Services and Programming.
Ms. Buratti is married with one child. She lives in Oregon.
More About Brenda Buratti
Brenda is the 2008 first-place winner in both the Humor category and Table Topics category in Toastmasters area
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Fiction and essay writing is another one of Brenda's passions. She wrote the opening essay for the "Oregon Owner's Manual," a celebration of the history and unique character of Oregon.
In addition to her time management and goal setting work, Brenda also writes a blog that helps people improve their lives through everyday observations and small changes.
"After all, the reason why we want to be better time managers is to spend more time doing the things we love and spending time with the people we love," remarks Brenda. "We could all use a little more joy and a little less stress in our lives."
Brenda's blog about living a better life is at www.liveyourbetterlife.com
