About Us
Meet Magen and Genti
Magen Howard has more than 17 years of corporate communications and marketing, public relations, and editorial experience. With a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University and a Master of Arts in public relations and strategic communications from Kent State University, Magen combines nuts-and-bolts skills like writing, editing, and layout with high-level strategic planning savvy. See a list of her services here.
Magen grew up in northern Ohio then spent time in Lexington, Ky., and Arlington, Va., where she met and married Genti.
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Genti Q. Bardhi had the opposite of a Midwestern upbringing. A native of Albania, he also lived in Greece, where he studied English, and Italy, where he studied international and family law at the University of Padua (Universitá di Studi di Padova). Along the way, Genti became adept at sales, business development, hospitality, and food and wine, working in restaurants, in high-end retail shops, and for an architect operating in Germany. Genti later immigrated to Washington, D.C., where he met and married Magen.
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Together, they spent eight years in Columbus, Ohio, during which Genti earned a Bachelor of Science in world economy and business from Ohio State University and a Master of Arts in international business and policy from Georgetown University, and he expanded his career into market development for the rubber recycling and sustainability industry in North America. Genti remains fluent in English, Italian, Greek, and Albanian. See a list of his services here.
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In 2022, Magen and Genti packed up their lives and their elderly pug dog, Rosie, and moved to Tucson, Arizona, where — as the saying goes — you don't have to shovel sunshine. From Tucson, they decided to launch their own consulting service, combining their complementary skill sets and allowing them to serve clients all over the country and the world (and Rosie got to enjoy her retirement).
Rosie Howard, CPO
Rosie served faithfully as our Chief Pug Officer from 2009 to 2024. She was instrumental in the formation of HQB Consultants, and she'll always have a place on our org chart — and in our hearts!
Our story
After 12 years of marriage, we decided to join forces and combine our complementary skill sets and experience to form our own consulting service in 2024. It's a longtime dream come true to work for ourselves while also helping clients reach their goals and achieve new heights.
Our mission
HQB Consultants are here to be an extension of your team. When you need help but can't support a full-time employee, we're here to get the job done — without the added fees and overhead of a traditional consulting firm. From an initial brainstorming session all the way to campaign implementation and evaluation, any step of the way, consider us a part of your team.