Meet Tracie Grodi, Patch's New Ad Manager

Excited about Patch? Want to know how to use it to benefit your business or organization?

The woman to call is .

She recently joined our team as advertising manager for Cartersville Patch and several nearby Patch sites—Acworth Patch, Canton-Sixes Patch, Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch, Northeast Cobb Patch and Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch.

A Woodstock resident and Cherokee County native, Grodi and her husband of nearly nine years, Michael, have three children—Keeghan, 16, a student; Parker, 6, a first-grader; and 21-month-old Georgia Grace.

Back in the Peach State for three years now, Grodi in the last eight-plus years has called several cities home—Scottsdale, AZ; Chicago, IL; and Orlando and Stuart, FL.  

Grodi came to Patch with about 15 years of experience in advertising and marketing and a knack for helping her customers grow their businesses.

Contact her at tracie.grodi@patch.com or 678-315-2013.

Along with hubby Michael, Grodi operates Cherokee Seniors Helping Hands, a nonprofit the couple founded to benefit senior citizens and new mothers in Cherokee County.

Learn more about our new ad manager with this short Q&A:

Patch: As an advertising manager, what's the best part of your job?

Grodi: Being given the opportunity to help consult with local business owners on growing their businesses. Online advertising allows a small business to market themselves with large, national companies.  Before online advertising came along, that wasn't a possibility.

Patch: What do you find special about Patch?

Grodi: Patch is so incredibly local and has such a social media feel to it. Our readers are very involved with Patch on a daily basis.

Patch: What do you think of Cartersville?

Grodi: It's definitely cozy. The people are so warm and knowledgeable and the downtown is wonderful. Driving though downtown is like driving through a downtown 20 or 30 years ago with all the local shops. I love the people and their stories and I love the downtown.