Leaders We Love 🧡: Get To Know Stephanie Moxley, The Founder & CEO Of Moxley Public Health

Welcome to 'Leaders We Love', a series of interviews that spotlights pioneering leaders who are creating purpose-led brands with a focus on conscious marketing. My goal is to inspire brands to adopt a more positive, sustainable, impactful, accessible and inclusive approach to marketing.

This week, I am so excited to feature Stephanie Moxley , Founder & CEO of Moxley Public Health . She is such an inspiration, and I’m grateful for her participation.

But before we dive in, I just wanted to take a moment to share an exciting opportunity Stephanie Moxley has to offer.

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What's your brand's mission, and how does it align with your personal values?

At Moxley Public Health (MPH), we are a small but mighty women-owned and operated team of public health consultants that use a data-driven and evidence-based approach to solve problems and produce useful results for communities. 

We specialize in completing Community Health Needs Assessments to help communities better understand the health and needs of the people they are serving, and then bring together community partners to create collaborative Improvement Plans to address their community health needs.

Our mission is all about serving communities and helping them to help their residents to live healthier and happier lives. We are all part of communities, including myself. Because of this, our work with communities always feels personal to me. When we look at health issues like heart disease, I can’t help but to think about my mom, who passed away from the disease, and the services in her community that could have saved her life. When we look at mammograms, I think about how I have to drive over an hour to get a mammogram that is not available in my rural community. I think about how lucky I am to be able to get one because I have the money and transportation to get there, social support and job flexibility, and education to know about the importance of screening. But not everyone is this lucky. That’s why I’m so passionate about understanding how health issues in communities affect people, so we can work together to make things better and give everyone a fair chance at health.

Another key part of our mission is women supporting women. As a women-owned and operated company, we value the support and progression of women in public health and beyond. As a mother, this is particularly important to me. I have 4 daughters (yes, 4!) and I want to make the world a better place for them to live awesome, authentic, and healthy lives! This is also why we have started our Women Supporting Women in Public Health Internship Program. This program offers MPH students and recent graduates (who also happen to be women) the opportunity to join our team and help take our client deliverables and business to the next level! The bonus? They work alongside fellow women in the field of Public Health, to learn, grow, and make important contributions to our team.

How do you integrate social impact into your marketing decision-making process?

Public Health is all about working to help people live happier and healthier lives. It intersects with many important social issues, like equity, inclusion, social justice, and more. This makes social impact a really important part of our approach to marketing as well! That’s why you’ll see us integrating the issues and causes we believe in into our monthly newsletters, social media posts, web content, and events. For example, June is Pride month, and this became the theme of our monthly newsletter. The same thing in May for Mental Health month. We always tie this back to public health and our work with communities as well. We don’t just talk about these things for the sake of marketing, but because we care about them and they matter to communities – our clients. Everyone deserves to be treated fairly and have good health. 

We also incorporate social impact into our mission and work as a company. We know that unfortunately not everyone who could benefit from our services can afford them. That’s why we are volunteering our services to a community in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica to help them complete a Community Health Needs Assessment so that they can get the supports and services needed for their community. We have used marketing to raise awareness about this work, ask for help and ideas, and to simply let people know that this community exists, and that they matter! We have heard from the community that even people in other areas of Jamaica haven’t heard about them, and that they often feel forgotten. Their lives matter and they deserve to be heard.

How do you educate and engage your community about your brand's mission and social impact?

Because we are so passionate about the work that we do and the communities that we work with, we like to tell people about it as much as possible. We frequently share what we’re doing on social media, including specific examples, stories, and reports from communities. We love to hear people’s thoughts on our work and if they have any ideas for us to consider in the future (give us a follow on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook – we’d love to see you there!).

We have a monthly newsletter where we talk about a relevant public health issue (for June, this was Pride month and LGBTQIA+ health!), give updates on our work, provide useful tips for communities, and share some fun stuff (like our recommendations of the month) too (be sure to subscribe here!) 

We have recently started holding monthly Lunch and Learn events on different public health topics. People who attend may be our clients, potential clients, or the general public who is just interested in learning more and wants to chat. So far, we’ve talked about improving health equity through community health needs assessment, data visualization, and community collaboration. We are so thankful for all the amazing people who have attended these events, participated in the discussions, and shared their experiences and ideas on these topics (we hope to see you at our next event in September!)

For us, community also extends to the communities that we work with (our clients). We really value fostering partnerships and inviting people to the table when we work with them. For example, our official client may be a hospital or health department, but it’s important for us to include the broader community in the work we do as well (most often a Community Health Needs Assessment and Improvement Plan). We involve non-profit organizations, community mental health groups, schools, restaurants, homeless shelters…any partner that touches health is welcomed and we encourage our clients to involve as many of their community partners as possible.

What marketing activity, campaign, or initiative have you worked on that has brought you the most joy? Why?

This is not just a marketing initiative, but I would say our Women Supporting Women in Public Health Internship Program. This initiative has been so much fun and so meaningful for us to dream up and also share about – on social media, through our website, our newsletter, and just talking to people. We have really appreciated the positive, affirming feedback we’ve received about the program, and the excitement it has generated. We’re not all about the likes and comments, but it is fun to see that anytime we post about the internship program, we see even more engagement! This program has also provided an opportunity for us to get more collaborative about our marketing approach. For us, marketing should never be a solo effort, everything is better as a team. We have given the interns the opportunity to participate in our marketing work by making weekly posts on social media where they share about what they’re working on and what they’re learning. I love to see their creativity flow and it brings me joy to see their passion and enthusiasm for making a positive impact. 

What has been your biggest challenge in marketing a purpose-driven brand so far, and how did you overcome it?

Funnily enough, our biggest early challenge was not doing marketing at all! I like to think of @Moxley Public Health as my fifth baby, that I grew from the ground up. It was a one-woman show for quite some time, and my marketing strategy consisted of word of mouth from clients. This worked just fine until I realized I needed to accept some help in order to be able to better serve my clients, discover new potential clients, and for me to be able to live a balanced life that brings me joy. As we’ve grown our team, our approach has become increasingly collaborative, and that includes for marketing as well. For example, different team members might be working on our newsletter, website, social media posts, email marketing, and other forms of outreach. Collaboration not only makes the work easier by providing more hands to get it done, but it also provides additional brain power and new ideas we would not have previously thought of. We’ve become really passionate about talking about the work that we’re doing, not just for marketing purposes, but for greater social impact. When other people talk about doing good things, it inspires you, and we hope to be able to do the same for others.

What new developments, trends, or technologies give you hope for the future of marketing and keep you energised?

Building relationships has always come naturally to me, but I never thought that something like LinkedIn would help me to do that even more easily. I’ve always thought of social media as a rather cold place, but it’s been inspiring to see LinkedIn become a warmer place where people share their stories, lessons, and ideas. Many people have even gotten comfortable sharing their failures and vulnerabilities, which helps others to feel less alone, and has helped me to feel more comfortable making my own posts and sharing stories about why I’m so passionate about the work that I do. This really helps to create community and it’s been so wonderful to connect with like-minded people on LinkedIn and then have these connections eventually grow into friendships.

A Final Word 

Thank you again, Stephanie Moxley , for sharing your insights and expertise with us. Your participation has given us valuable insights into creating a purpose-led brand. And thank you to you, my awesome reader, for joining me on this journey. Every one of us has a role to play in making the world a better place. Let's continue to learn, grow, and make a positive impact, one step at a time. 👣

TL;DR

Get inspired by Stephanie Moxley , the Founder & CEO of Moxley Public Health , who is dedicated to helping communities live healthier and happier lives. In this interview, Stephanie shares how her personal experiences drive her passion for addressing health issues. Her women-owned and operated team specialises in community health needs assessments and collaborative improvement plans. Discover how she incorporates social impact into her business, educates the community, and overcomes challenges in marketing a purpose-driven brand. Join the conversation and learn from this remarkable changemaker on creating a better world and ensuring everyone has a fair chance at health.

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