Julia Whitehead, CEO

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Random Harvest Group, LLC is a global business-consulting firm based in Indianapolis with the mission to provide outstanding, tailored service to individuals, non-profits, and for-profits interested in achieving a goal. Whether you are writing a book, starting a company staff newsletter, or writing a business plan, Random Harvest Group will provide you with knowledgeable support.

Our services include:

  • Editorial Services

    • Proofreading

    • Copyediting and Substantive Editing

    • Writing

  • Non-profit Development

    • Problem-solving

    • Feasibility Studies

    • Business Plan Creation

    • Strategic Planning

    • Crowd-funding Communications Advice

    • Creating a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility Strategy

  • Public Relations/Marketing/Promotions

    • Brand Creation and Management

    • Strategic Partnerships

    • Social Media Strategy

    • Crisis Management Communications

Julia A. Whitehead, an award-winning entrepreneur and author, is the founder and CEO of Random Harvest Group. She is also the founder and CEO of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library in Indianapolis. Whitehead is a recognized expert and lecturer on the life and works of Kurt Vonnegut. Her writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Biography.com, So It Goes, and Finding the Words: Stories and Poems by Women Veterans. Her first full-length book, Breaking Down Vonnegutwill be published in 2022 by Jossey-Bass, a division of Wiley. She has held writing and editing positions with Random House, Inc., Military Officers Association of America, and the state legislatures of South Carolina and Indiana. 

Whitehead taught English in Thailand in 2000 and worked as a medical writer for Eli Lilly and Co. for nearly ten years. In this capacity, Whitehead also represented Lilly as an adjunct professor of Medical Writing and Editing at Florida A&M University. Whitehead holds a Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of South Carolina and a Master's Degree in International Relations from University of Indianapolis. Whitehead led the creation of the So It Goes Literary Journal, the inclusion of the Vonnegut Library as an official national location of Literary Landmarks of the American Library Association, and the development of the Vonnegut Youth Writing Program serving Indianapolis youth in partnership with the International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers founded by Author Dave Eggers. She served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. A documentary film Whitehead wrote, produced, and directed titled “My Friend Mickey” was featured in the 2018 Heartland Film Festival, was a finalist for best documentary in the Los Angeles Love International Film Festival, and was featured in the 2021 FlickFest Film Festival.

Whitehead has provided guidance to a host of organizations and from the Ray Bradbury Center to the American Writers Museum and Indianapolis Jazz Foundation. She works with local and national partners to seek out the skills to best suit your project.

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