our story.
What started as a love of sharing local coffee shops has turned into thousands of others sharing the experiences and brands they love in their own city.
We all have a voice, which means we all can make an impact.
Whether we’re sharing the latest show at the local playhouse or we’re trying out a hot sauce from the grocery store down the street, the reality is, your social content can move the needle for a business!
And we believe when place-based businesses are successful, communities are successful.
our vision is to help local communities thrive.
people-powered marketing.
We didn’t start Hummingbirds to join the hundreds of other influencer platforms out there. Because we believe everyone has influence, we’re focused on bringing locals together, no matter what size of follower count you have, to try and share experiences in your own city.
While most brands look for influencers to share links to online shops, we’re looking for everyday people who are willing to visit an amusement park, attend a local theater show, or check out a new brewery and share about it on Instagram.
Instead of one person expected to drive results for a business, we get 50+ people together to experience and share one brand, collectively reaching hundreds of thousands of local people.
WOMEN-FOUNDED
WOMEN-LED
WOMEN-FOUNDED WOMEN-LED
as iowa-based woman founders, we leverage our expertise in community building, local marketing, and scaling tech companies to make a meaningful impact for anyone who engages with hummingbirds.
meet emily.
Emily Steele, has a decade of experience building hyper-local community-based brands and running a successful local marketing agency where she helped her clients implement people-powered marketing.
meet charise.
Charise Flynn, has two decades of experience scaling tech companies, building and leading large distributed teams, and raising venture capital from top-tier investors.
we have built a team of talented individuals who align with our vision of helping local communities thrive and drive the success of our customers, our hummingbirds, and our cities.
old game,
new rules.
Word of mouth marketing has always been the best, most trusted form of marketing. Now, we’re playing by the new rules and creating a path for place-based brands to leverage it quickly and powerfully.