Experience a seamless print process and an all-in-one digital platform with customer service as our priority.
Monarch Media is the culmination of more than 30 years of combined experience and 18 years of dedicated teamwork in publishing, marketing and sales. Cofounded in 2011 by Andrea Exter and Chellie Thompson, the professional collaboration unites results-driven revenue growth and integrated, tailored design for client publications and projects.
We view our custom-publishing services through the lens of association staff and corporate leadership, having served in those roles ourselves. We understand how important it is to coordinate between departments, share information and support you as part of the team. We streamline the publication process enabling your staff to focus on other priorities.
Advertisers create an economic foundation for your publication. Monarch’s advertising sales and customer service is handled by our CFO where decisions are made efficiently. When advertisers know you by name, trust your knowledge and can count on your responsive action, it becomes a relationship. We build relationships that in turn, generate sales.
We are committed to giving a portion of profits to our clients’ philanthropic foundations of choice annually.
CEO & Director of Publishing
Creating publications through collaborative design makes Andrea’s job extraordinarily gratifying. It’s the combination of collective resourcefulness, ideation, and problem-solving that inspires her. Andrea considers every design challenge a worthy opponent—searching for unique solutions within a deadline-driven environment. She credits her continued joy over 23 years to client partnerships: “Teamwork feeds creativity and brings forth remarkable results.”
For Andrea, Monarch Media blends autonomy with opportunity and passion with partnership. It also affords her time with her family, plus the ability to serve in community leadership roles.
CFO & Director of sales
Sharing knowledge is a true joy for Chellie whether it is through public speaking or helping clients navigate changing projects. Chellie attributes the longevity of her 25+ years in sales to the importance of relationships: “A key component to building relationships is providing excellent customer service—promptly answering emails and phone calls, striving to find solutions, and most importantly making it right when things go awry.”
A true life accomplishment came in 2011, when she cofounded Monarch Media. Small business ownership isn’t for the faint of heart, but the rewards of work-life balance, watching her family grow, and volunteering where needed is priceless.