Cindy May is a Relationship Marketing Specialist who educates and inspires people with her enthusiasm, wisdom and razor-sharp insight into what makes relationships real. With marketing skills honed over 18 years of on-the-ground training, Cindy has a keen sense for identifying opportunities within interpersonal interactions; she can spot the potential for people to truly connect, increase influence, build credibility and elevate the success of their business using the best currency available – relationships.
Known for her direct yet friendly approach, Cindy has a proven track record of executing and managing diverse, large-scale marketing campaigns. From Marketing Director of a family-owned and operated business, to Vice President of the local Chamber of Commerce and Community Development Manager for a large corporation, Cindy’s creative and progressive marketing approach has brought her and the organizations she’s served great success. Now, Cindy is pursuing her dream of helping small business owners and entrepreneurs Build their Business Bridge through new media marketing, which leads to broader reach, greater impact and increased profits when combined with strategic and effective relationship marketing efforts over the long term.
Throughout her impressive career, Cindy has remained rooted in the belief that building strong relationships is the key to success in both business and in life. As a dedicated wife, mother and businesswoman, Cindy believes being true to yourself by doing what you love and helping others is the greatest gift you can give someone – and is richly rewarding, too.
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“Giving back and helping to make a difference is important and the bonus is being surrounded and inspired by so many dedicated and passionate people who give whole-heartedly for the greater good. It’s where I’ve grown and learned the importance of community.”
Cindy’s Community Involvement
- YMCA Board of Directors – 3 years
- Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors – 6 years
- Chamber Executive Committee – current
- Chamber Education Committee
- Chamber Government Affairs Committee
- United Way of Northern Arizona – 6 years
- UW Executive Committee – current
- UW Campaign Co-chair – 2011 with a 1.7 million goal!
- UW Communications Committee – Chair
- Greater Flagstaff Economic Council, Board of Directors
- Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona (ECoNA)
- ECoNA Advisory Committee
- ECoNA Executive Committee
- ECoNA Business Attraction, chair
- Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG)
- NACOG Economic Development Committee
- Workforce Investment Board
- American Cancer Society
- Festival of Science – Board of Directors
- Sustainable Economic Development Initiative (SEDI), board alternate
- Arizona Association of Economic Development (AAED), member
- International Economic Development Council (IEDC), member graduate
- Boston College – Graduate
Some Fun Yet Trivial Tidbits About Me (Just in Case You’re Curious!):
A Country Lass With Class
I’m an outgoing, good-humored, God-loving, down-home optimistic country woman with drive and determination to succeed. My creative juices are always flowing!
I love country music – no two ways about it. Both my dad and my husband are “cowboys” and my son was sporting Wranglers and boots before he could walk. But I also have style; I can bust a move with the best of them, and have been known to share a hip-bump or two with my teenage daughter. She’s just like her mama, although she’d rather clean her bedroom than admit it!
I love what I do. Helping others achieve their goals through strategic relationship marketing fuels my passion for connecting clients with new technology and creative marketing techniques. Technology has truly leveled the playing field by giving every entrepreneur and small business owner the opportunity to soar!
What I love most of all, though, is spending time with my family. Snuggling on the couch with my husband and two kids, eating popcorn and watching old movies, is my idea of heaven.
The Food That Feeds My Soul (Hint: It’s Muy Picante!)
I love to cook; spicy Mexican food is my favorite thing to eat and it’s become my family’s fave, too! My kids started eating hot salsa when they were toddlers and to this day it’s a staple in our fridge. Never store-bought, always homemade by the Mays! Click here to download my family’s secret recipe. We like our salsa muy picante, but feel free to tweak the heat to your family’s liking.
A Four-Season, Starry Night Kind of Gal
I love living in Flagstaff. Snowy winters, spring winds, summer sun and the eye-popping colors of fall make me feel alive. I enjoy the outdoors, especially vibrant sunsets and starry nights fringed by towering pines. I’ve spent hours upon hours stargazing with my kids, studying constellations and trying to remember where they are and what they’re called. My kids are partial to Orion but I’m drawn to Cassiopeia myself because of its reference as being a throne in the sky. Click here for a link to Lowell Observatory, one of our favorite stargazing sites. It’s where Pluto was discovered!
