{"id":43,"date":"2014-08-31T01:54:49","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T01:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uptempomarketing.com\/site\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-04-02T19:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:09:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uptempomarketing.com\/site\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #135681;\">About Holly Hickman, Founder and Consultant<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uptempomarketing.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/hhickman2.png\" alt=\"hhickman2\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/>Holly Hickman is a marketing consultant with more than 20 years of experience in a wide range of industries. She has worked extensively with organizations in the arts, software, communications and financial services sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">After graduating from the University of Colorado-Boulder with a journalism degree, she became the marketing director for several fast-growth technology companies. In 1995, she used this experience to start a freelance consulting business specializing in technology marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Holly entered the arts marketing field in 2003. With a passion for music of all kinds, she is committed to helping music organizations meet their strategic goals by developing new audience and improving communication with current and prospective patrons and supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Her music background includes 15 years of classical piano training, with some violin, cello and choral singing thrown into the mix. Holly enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, reading, and traveling. She occasionally finds time to play the piano.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #135681;\">Current &amp; Past Non-Profit Clients<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sunriver Music Festival, Sunriver\/Bend, OR<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Musica Sacra, New York, NY<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Colorado Music Festival\/Center for Musical Arts, Boulder\/Lafayette, CO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Carpe Diem String Quartet, Columbus, OH<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Angelica Women&#8217;s Chamber Choir, Westchester, NY<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Grand Teton Music Festival, Jackson, WY<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">New West Symphony, Ventura County, CA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Colorado MahlerFest, Boulder, CO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Shreveport, LA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Next Festival of Emerging Artists, NY<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Boulder, CO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Bravo! Vail Music Festival, Vail, CO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Friends of Chamber Music, Denver, CO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Boulder Chorale, Boulder, CO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Longmont Symphony Orchestra, Longmont, CO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cantabile Singers, Boulder, CO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Englewood Arts, Englewood, CO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, Park Forest, IL<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Mostly Modern Festival, Saratoga Springs, NY<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Concerts at St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">New Hampshire Music Festival, Plymouth, NH<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">American Composers Orchestra &amp; SONiC Festival, New York, NY<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Boulder Bach Festival, Boulder, CO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Festival Mozaic, San Luis Obispo, CA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Colorado Business Marketing Association<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Boulder Chamber of Commerce Technology Council<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Holly Hickman, Founder and Consultant Holly Hickman is a marketing consultant with more than 20 years of experience in a wide range of industries. She has worked extensively with organizations in the arts, software, communications and financial services sectors. 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