As a global communications and media relations expert with over three decades of world-class network television news experience, Mary Ann Zoellner forges strategic partnerships with high-profile talent and leads fast-paced production teams for elite organizations.
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Jenna Bush Hager, Today Co-Host, NBC
“Mary Ann is a dream of a producer: creative, organized, and always treating her subjects with the utmost respect. I adored working with her.”
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Ann Curry, Award-Winning Journalist
“Mary Ann is the most intuitive and empathetic producer I have ever worked with. These traits are why her work resonates and why people trust her with their stories. She understands the power of truth.”
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Natalie Morales, Host of CBS TV’s The Talk
“Mary Ann is a gifted and dynamic writer and producer. She handles pressure, difficult situations, and personalities with ease and is a total team player. She would be an asset to any organization.”
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Kerry Sanders, NBC News Correspondent
"Mary Ann is that rare producer who tells each story with passion. She connects so effortlessly with the people involved. Her stories are about humanity and she has oodles of compassion and curiosity.”
Over 25
of Industry Expertise
During her time at The Today Show and NBC News, Mary Ann has told stories ranging from the war in Afghanistan and the killings at Columbine to the Olympics and the Golden Globes. She’s directed politicians and celebrities through interview segments like President Donald Trump, the Dalai Lama, Rihanna, Madonna, and more. Her job has taken her all around the world and she has visited over 75 countries — Turkey, Peru, India, Qatar, Bahrain, Hong Kong, South Africa, and Argentina to name a few!
Work with
Consulting
As the Founder and Director of Media Relations and Communication of MazzyStar Productions, Mary Ann and her team work with individuals and organizations to produce, manage, and direct award-winning content and promotion across industries. Her current roster of clients spans across travel, healthcare, fitness, music, and education.
Media Training
In addition to her work behind the scenes, Mary Ann has appeared on TODAY, CNBC, MSNBC, WNBC, LXTV, Fox News, and Anderson Cooper as well as featured in People, Redbook, OK!, Star, Time, and Parenting Magazine. Mary Ann’s expertise helps her clients craft the stories that networks and content platforms want. Once she’s helped them master their pitch, she works to perfect their on-air presence and ability to answer questions. Along with on-air assistance, Mary Ann works with her clients to determine how they can share their stories on social media and niche publications to raise awareness.
Speaking Engagements
Whether it’s speaking at travel conferences or to working parents about how to manage it all or helping businesswomen learn how to navigate a corporate career, Mary Ann is constantly sharing what she’s learned in her personal and business life. Notable Speaking Engagements Include #140Conference, Campowerment, Blissdom, Mom 2.0 Summit, LTD Expo,Type-A Parent, and TravMedia.
Client Work
The University of Tulsa
Overview
Mary Ann was tasked with helping The University of Tulsa build its reputation globally and market the city of Tulsa as a tech hub and growing city. She has secured network television interviews for the University’s professors and students. Most recently Mary Ann helped launch their “Stand Out Belong” Campaign that featured a national television commercial. She was heavily involved in the writing and casting of this content piece along with helping negotiate and execute the advertising campaign.
Key Elements
Public Relations & Placement
Producing content for web & social channels
Media Training
Strategic Partnerships
Alteon.io
Overview
Mary Ann serves as the Head of Strategic Partnerships and Communication for the content management company Alteon.io. She works with their executive team to secure new investors and clients. Her work with the Alteon.io team would help secure Alteon.io the “Best in Show” and “2023 Product of the Year” at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show which had over 65,000 attendees. Most recently she helped the company facilitate live events that featured the Mayor of Miami at BitBasel, a Miami-based Blockchain event.
Key Elements
Producing Live Events
Writing speeches and copy for the CEO
Investor and Client Relations
Dr. Erika Schwartz
Overview
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted even more than ever how broken our healthcare system is. Mary Ann worked with preventive health advocate Dr. Erika Schwartz to create an engaging narrative of how by changing simple daily habits one small step at a time, individuals can prevent and reverse their bodies’ deterioration and decrease the possibility of attracting chronic diseases.
Key Elements
Media Training
Storytelling/Script Writing
Directing
Creating a
Throughout her career, Mary Ann has been passionate about helping women reach their goals. At NBC, Mary Ann launched their Women’s Network @NBCUniversal and worked to help women in the corporate world. Raising her two daughters throughout her 25 years at NBC inspired her to share her experiences and wisdom. Her first book, “Today’s Moms: Essentials for Surviving Baby’s First Year” was published in 2009 by Harper Collins. It is filled with priceless advice and anecdotes from the anchors and experts on America's number-one morning show. Along with writing the book she grew its social media to over 700K Followers.
Mary Ann continued to share her parenting expertise in additional books. Her second book, “Sh*tty Mom: The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us” was an immediate New York Times bestseller and spent 9 weeks on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list. The follow-up book “Sh*tty Mom For All Seasons: Half-@ssing It All Year Long,” was published in April 2016 along with a calendar & stationary!
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TODAY’S MOMS
A one-stop guide to everything a new mother needs to know about her baby's first year, from the best breastfeeding products to reclaiming fun and intimacy with her partner after the baby. Full of behind-the-scenes stories with moms and experts, Today's Moms provides the most up-to-date news and information with easy, entertaining ways to help mothers keep their sanity.
SH*TTY MOM
As hilarious as it is universal, each chapter presents a common parenting scenario with advice on how to get through it in the easiest and most efficient way possible. With chapters such as “How to Sleep Until 9 A.M. Every Weekend” and “When Seeing an Infant Triggers a Mental Illness That Makes You Want to Have Another Baby,” as well as a Sh*tty Mom quiz, this is a must-have, laugh-out-loud funny book for the sh*tty parent in all of us.
SH*TTY MOM FOR ALL SEASONS
Told in the same tongue-in-cheek voice as the original, this sequel is full of funny parenting tips and relatable stories for contemporary moms. Sh*tty Mom for All Seasons explores the occasions throughout the year that test every mother's patience and inspire self-deprecating humor and that second glass of wine.