Described as an ‘educator of digital marketing’, Tona Haywood came to the digital marketing field as a 16-year veteran of secondary education. Tona now uses her gift of teaching to help build clarity in digital marketing for women entrepreneurs, and share her knowledge and strategy through the WE Pivot Podcast.

Tona continues to positioned herself as one of the go-to's for teaching brands how to engage their community and harness the power of email marketing, social web, content strategies. Working with companies ranging from start up to national organizations, and individual bloggers, Tona is known for her ability to teach businesses how to develop shareable content and overhaul their digital marketing strategies with cutting edge best practices.

Tona holds bachelor's degree in science, and holds a master's degree in education.​

With a strong background in web development, Al Haywood made his mark as a web developer and online technical advisor during his stint with two of the worlds top educational publishing companies (Pearson Education and McGraw-Hill Education). 

Since co-founding HAYWOOD SBS LLC, Al has been instrumental in the growth and development of the company that has seen growth in revenue every year since 2014.  Having come from a long background in marketing and technology, Al has helped build and grow HAYWOOD SBS's digital marketing model.

A former Big Ten collegiate athlete, Al holds a bachelor's degree in recreation (Sports Management), and master's degree in education (Instructional Systems Technology).