JANINE SMILEY

Director of Public Relations & Communications

Janine thrives in business environments amid change and under pressure and uncertainty. Her business experience includes working for both private and public companies in industries with changing regulations and evolving customer demands. A long-time communications professional working in both North American and international markets, her experience includes crisis management and recovery, media relations, C-suite communications, planning and training facilitation, public engagement and community relations.

Janine has been a featured speaker on online reputation management and crisis resiliency. Evolving her business and market innovation knowledge, Janine earned a certificate in disruptive strategy from Harvard Business School Online.

She serves as a Flourish Furniture Bank board member, Kansas City’s only nonprofit that provides whole-house furnishings for people transitioning to permanent housing.

While thriving amid change is easy for Janine, she enjoys lake life and has been a longtime rural landowner.

“My passion has always been focused on helping people make informed decisions through stories that are memorable and repeatable.”

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in business communications from Missouri State University and a Certificate in Disruptive Innovation to Craft Winning Strategies from Harvard Business School Online.