My Story

Entrepreneur | Mompreneur | Solopreneur | Womanpreneur
Media Founder | AI Consultant | Digital Strategist
Midlife Mentor | Writer | Creator | Thought Leader | Beach Advocate
aka, Beach Jewel, Florida Jewel, Holiday Jewel
Hi, I’m Patti, a media founder, digital strategist, and lifelong entrepreneur passionate about building community through meaningful content and technology.
While all those titles accurately describe who I am in the online and business world, the title I like best is mom. Raising my kids on my own while trying to build a business was a challenge and taught me so many lessons along the way.
Being an entrepreneur is like having 2 full time jobs, and raising children, well, 4 of them, by yourself, is way more than a full time job! Everyone needs help in some areas of their life, and I didnt have any. I was so confident that I could do it all, I was supermom, until I wasn’t.
It is one of the challenges that many midlife women face after years of putting all of themselves into their family, and ignoring themselves. We end up in mid-life with health issues that were previously ignored, business skills that fall behind, and a lack of financial security because providing for the kids came first.
Midlife Womanpreneur
That is why I started MidlifeWomanpreneur.com. To help women in midlife find a new purpose, learn how to turn a passion into a business, and make enough money to secure their future. AI has made it possible for anyone who is older and lacks some of the tech skills, to thrive with their ideas in business and keep up in the tech world. Join my community at MidlifeWomanpreneur and let’s make midlife a time to re-ignite our passions.
Digital Media & Content Strategy
Founder of multiple media brands, including HolidaySmart.com, one of the first daily holiday websites, and FloridaSmart.com, a voice-driven local platform. With 20+ years experience in content creation, branding, and online publishing, I’ve built digital spaces that prioritize connection, authenticity, and people-first innovation.
Along the way, I raised four amazing kids (and many interns) as a single mom and built a life and business rooted in creativity, resilience, and reinvention. Now, I help entrepreneurs, especially women and midlife creators, tell their stories, navigate digital growth, and design lives they love.
Let’s build something meaningful together.
Building Influencers and Showcasing Businesses through Storytelling
Helping local businesses become the voice of their community with dedicated influencer-style columns and storytelling packages. My goal is to broaden online presence through Story telling and automation, making it affordable for everyone. We create influencers as sponsors and column experts, and showcase small businesses through their expertise and stories.
Let me tell your story and put your business in front of your target audience in a fun and natural way. Visit The Smart Sites.com to learn more and get on track to be an influence in the world.
Helping small businesses streamline operations with personalized AI flows, automation strategies, and no-code tools built around their real needs.
As someone who has always been a Jack of all trades, master of none, I have embraced AI Automation technology, which matches perfectly with my skillset of understanding all of the processes and software across the spectrum, allowing me to actually be master at automating the processes. I want to help businesses utilize this technology and learn to work smarter, not harder. Learn more and let’s turn your Spark into a flame at SparkIngenuity.com
My Passion Projects
Walk in the Sand
You’ve heard the expression, “the beach is my happy place” and it describes me through and through. I had the inspiration to walk the entire coastline of Florida when Covid started. And now completed, I am documenting my journey with beach community stories, along with my philosophies of humanity, human behavior, life, the gurus we all listen to, and reflections on healing through glorious walks on the beach.
Books Coming Soon
I’m working on a series of books exploring entrepreneurship, community-building, digital strategy, and personal resilience. Stay tuned!
Work With Me
Mentorship & Consulting
Guiding entrepreneurs at every stage, from mompreneurs to midlife reinventors. Group programs, 1:1 consulting, and mentorships available.
Speaking & Media
Available for podcast interviews, panels, and workshops on entrepreneurship, AI, burnout recovery, and midlife empowerment.