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Nardia Media LLC is a full-service media relations firm specializing in media placements and training for authors, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, companies, and more. We elevate the voices of the world’s leading entities through strategic media placement, helping them change lives and make a significant impact.
Our team members each bring over a decade of experience in publicity and media relations. As expert pitch writers, we have spent countless hours crafting compelling pitches and building strong relationships with media personnel. We have supported hundreds of authors through thousands of media placements.
We are passionate about our work, and our clients, acting as enthusiastic cheerleaders for the possibilities that lie ahead for them. Building relationships through kindness, compassion, and empathy, we treat others as we wish to be treated, fostering deep and meaningful connections.
Joy and positivity are integral to our daily operations, and we always find something to be grateful for and excited about. We trust our inner knowing and intuition, using them as guiding principles in our decision-making process.
Continuous learning, exploration, growth, and education are core to our ethos. We strive to expand our knowledge and capabilities at every opportunity.
MEET OUR TEAM
Ashley Bernardi
Founder and CEO
Ashley Bernardi is an award-winning podcaster and author, media relations expert and trainer, and founder of Nardi Media LLC, a full service media relations firm that specializes in media placements and training for authors, thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, companies, and more. Ashley served as a network television news producer for nearly a decade, with credits including CBS News, Bloomberg TV, and The Washington Post. She has a passion for helping authors grow from zero exposure to household names on the New York Times Best Sellers List. Her clients have been placed in top-tier publications and media outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, TODAY, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, NPR, Fortune, Business Insider, USA TODAY, PEOPLE, TIME, CNBC, Bloomberg, Real Simple, and hundreds more. She is a regularly featured expert in the media, including Forbes, The Washington Times, Bloom TV, TinyBeans, and the Emmy award winning series “The Mother Side” airing on ABC in Washington, DC. She is author of the award winning book Authentic Power: Give Yourself Permission to Feel.
Blaine Heck
Senior Media Strategist
and Sales Lead
Blaine is a seasoned PR pro who specializes in securing strategic placements that drive consumer engagement and multi-platform media attention. Her extensive contact list covers all the major media platforms from national talk shows to reach the masses to niche podcasts and bloggers with enthusiastic and engaged audiences. Read Full Bio…
Caroline Pruitt
Lead Writer
Caroline is a dynamic leader and big thinker that loves to bring ideas to life, with more than 10 years of public relations experience and a specific focus on the tech industry. Caroline synthesizes complex topics into digestible concepts for mainstream audiences and she’s always ready to roll up her sleeves to land top-tier media placements. Read Full Bio…
Kara Prior
Media Strategist
A “jackie of all trades,” Kara comes with nearly a decade of agency experience and a knack for storytelling across the lifestyle, celebrity and entertainment sectors. Her client roster has included the likes of global and American brands and personalities, such as lululemon, Netflix, Oscar De La Hoya, and more.
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Samantha McIntyre
Media Strategist
Samantha McIntyre is a 20-year vet of the media industry, with 16 years of experience writing for PEOPLE Magazine and extensive experience working in Public Relations designing and launching effective PR campaigns. She has a successful track record pitching and securing top-tier media coverage through a vast network of media contacts. Read Full Bio…
Kathryn Lyons
Media Strategist
Kathryn Lyons is a seasoned media and communications professional with demonstrated success in the fields of Digital, Print and Broadcast Media. As a former on-camera host and personality for television and digital platforms, and a producer for creative content and storytelling, Kathryn is an expert storyteller who infuses creativity and cunning wit into the content she creates. As an alumnus of NBC Universal, Kathryn has worked on the TODAY Show and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. Read Full Bio …
Vanessa King
Media Strategist
Venessa King is a tenured expert in strategic marketing and communications with 18+ years of experience working on behalf of highly visible global brands. She spent most of her career in NYC working for some of the most prestigious agencies where she launched brands, orchestrated unique collaborations, worked on celebrity campaigns, thrown massive events, ideated/facilitated iconic global campaigns, and so much more. Read Full Bio…
Kipp Latham
Media Strategist
Kipp Lanham, a Supporting Publicist at Nardi Media, LLC, has extensive public affairs, health, science, building and construction, and other industry experience. He has worked in-house at nonprofits and has prior agency experience, from serving as an intern at Edelman to starting his career at Ketchum before supporting boutique agency clients at Media and Communication Strategies and building and product companies at Griffin & Co. Read Full Bio.
Ann Day
Project Manager
Ann has over 23 years of experience working for major book publishing houses and media companies, including Viking Penguin, St. Martin’s Press in New York, and National Geographic. Most recently, she served as the Publicity Director for Disney. She has developed campaigns and events for bestselling and award-winning authors, such as Elizabeth Gilbert,Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Hulk Hogan, the Kardashians, Jackie Collins, and many others. Read Full Bio…
Kate Nesbitt
Project Manager
Kate is a senior integrated marketing and communications strategist with a focus on B2G and B2B technology. For more than 12 years, she’s been helping brands tell their stories in a compelling and authentic way that helps them achieve their ultimate business objectives. She has directed communications teams who have achieved tremendous results for companies such as Iron Bow, Blackbaud, EVERFI, Ellucian, Red Hat (IBM), SolarWinds, Juniper Networks and SES Networks (O3b).Read Full Bio…
Sally McDonald
Project Manager
Sally MacDonald is a public relations specialist and account manager who is inspired by her clients’ passion for innovation and desire to influence change. With more than a decade of experience in the B2B and B2G technology space, she keenly understands integrated communications strategies that achieve impactful outcomes. She has a successful track record of amplifying visibility and credibility for a broad range of brands, from billion-dollar enterprises to dynamic startups. Read Full Bio.
Shannon Whiteside
Operations Manager
Shannon Whiteside brings a wealth of operational experience to Nardi Media, stemming from her diverse background in entrepreneurship and small business coaching. As the former owner of a successful coworking space, Shannon honed her skills in creating efficient and productive environments for business professionals. Her expertise is further highlighted by her authorship of a book focused on crafting a clear business vision.
Nicole Brindley
Executive Assistant
Nicole Brindley is the Executive Assistant and one of our newest team members here at Nardi Media. Nicole received her degree in Business from Radford University and right out of college, worked in Human Resources for the Federal Government.She is used to managing a busy, tight schedule with lots of moving parts. Nicole tries to encourage and support others, and loves seeing others succeed!
Excited to work with this team of experts?
In addition to our expert team, we also have an extensive network of specialists that we draw on to offer a fully integrated media campaign.
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Results that speak for themselves...
"The biggest piece of advice a first-time author is given is to “hire your own publicist,” but what they don’t tell you is to “hire your own Ashley.” Looking back, I don’t know how I could have released my book without Ashley & her team. We started working together before the book was published. First local TV and small blogs and as I got more seasoned and the book got closer to coming, she booked me appearances on bigger and bigger outlets.
Tracy McCubbin
“There is nothing Ashley Bernardi cannot do when it comes to media. She books top people for TV shows and national conferences and knows the business inside out. I worked closely with Ashley at the Washington Post and she is not only savvy, but great to be around. She is the always cheerful, smart voice on the other end of the phone who persuades busy people to drop everything they are doing and do what Ashley tells them.”
Mary Jordan
“I chose to use Ashley for my book publicity because of her enthusiasm and sparkling personality. I continue to choose Ashley because of her results. Nardi Media is terrific! ”
DR. JILL BOLTE TAYLOR
