ABOUT ILONA

Curious by nature.
Practical by experience.

Curiosity has shaped the work: understand the business, listen closely, connect what matters and make the path forward clearer.

25+ YEARSGlobal business + mission-driven work
EXECUTIVE-LEVEL PARTNERSHIPCEOs, boards + cross-functional teams
STRATEGY TO EXECUTIONPositioning, communications, digital + strategic initiatives
Ilona Fischer in a pink blazer, executive portrait outdoors

St. Augustine, Florida
Global experience. A local sense of responsibility.

A career built around making the complicated clear.

Across telecommunications, energy, logistics and real estate, the work has required the same discipline: learn the business, listen to the people closest to it and make the opportunity clear to very different decision-makers.

That experience spans marketing leadership, executive communications, customer insight, digital strategy, sales enablement, business development and strategic initiatives, often in partnership with CEOs, boards and cross-functional teams.

A wider perspective.

Growing up in a family connected to international work made one lesson clear early: a message cannot be judged only from a headquarters point of view. Culture, context and the people closest to a situation matter.

The team matters.

The best work rarely stays inside one department. It happens when marketing, sales, operations and leadership solve the same problem together.

The strongest fit is complex work where the answer is not obvious and progress depends on both business judgment and communication.

Current focus: senior leadership roles and select strategic engagements where that combination can create real value.

PRINCIPLES

Principles that hold up.

Simple ideas, tested across industries and roles.

Curiosity comes before clarity.

The people closest to the problem often see what others miss.

Complexity is no excuse for unclear communication.

A company’s people are its brand.

Business results and human impact can reinforce each other.

A better question can change what happens next.

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EXPERIENCE, IN CONTEXT

A career across industries, audiences and decisions.

2021–present

Independent Marketing & Brand Consultant

Strategic initiatives, brand, content, websites and communications.

2019–2021

Trailer Bridge

Director of Marketing.

2016–2019

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

Residential real estate, property marketing and client advisory.

2013–2015

APR Energy

Senior Content Manager for a global fast-track power business.

Earlier

Olayan Digital, ILD Corp., Telwares & Global Crossing

Marketing leadership, executive communications, presales, business development and new ventures across telecommunications and digital work.

HOW OTHERS EXPERIENCE THE WORK

Business judgment. People leadership. Service.

LINKEDIN RECOMMENDATION / BUSINESS JUDGMENT

“Her professional skills and genuine interest in the business is her calling card... she always looks out for the interest of the business and its shareholders.”

Jim RobertsGlobal VP, Sales Support, PTC | Former Direct Manager
LINKEDIN RECOMMENDATION / PEOPLE LEADERSHIP

“She was able to bring out the best in our team members while never forgetting that we are people.”

Monica MelgarFormer Direct Report
COMMUNITY / SERVICE

“She is a true servant leader in our community, always giving beyond the expected.”

Patty AdeebCommunity perspective
COMMUNITY + RECOGNITION

Experience matters most when it is put to use.

Community involvement includes Ponte Vedra High School, the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund and youth-focused service in Northeast Florida and Morocco.

Recognition includes Jacksonville Business Journal 40 Under 40, Leadership Jacksonville Class of 2010, and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices real-estate awards documented in the CV.

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