Lynn Hood
Top Kernel, Crackerjack Marketing

Lynn Hood runs Crackerjack Marketing, an integrated marketing firm that helps medical device, bioscience, high tech and business-to-business companies strategically position themselves and increase sales. Crackerjack Marketing is the answer for businesses that need a right-sized solution for their marketing, branding or public relations needs. Lynn has more than 25 years of experience working with agencies and corporations in marketing and communications. Before founding Crackerjack Marketing and serving as a principal at Covalence Marketing, she was President of Hood Marketing Solutions for 20 years. Prior to that, Lynn was a senior writer for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) and served as Communications Manager for Oglethorpe Power Corporation. She has also worked with Liberty Life Insurance/Liberty Corporation, Southern Vital Record Center, Pearl River Basin Development District and the Appalachia Health Council, and began her career as a reporter for the Augusta Chronicle-Herald. Lynn is active in a number of organizations that support Atlanta’s growth.

Lynn was a founding member of the Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA) and remains on the Board of Directors after five years. She has been instrumental in the success of the association’s annual conferences for four years, handling the publicity function. She is on the Board of Advisors for the Metro Atlanta Chamber, serving on the Bioscience Committee, and is a member of the American Israeli Chamber of Commerce, where she serves on the Life Science committee. She is also on the Board of Advisors for the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association. She is a long-time member of the Marketing Advisory Board for the Center for the Visually Impaired. She received an ABJ from the University of Georgia.