ABOUT HEADWATERS WORKSHOP
Editorial experience still matters.
Headwaters Workshop was founded by Erica Seppala, a writer, editor, and content strategist with more than 20 years of experience creating clear, accurate, and useful content for businesses and their audiences.

MEET ERICA

I’ve built my career around simplifying what's complex.
Before founding Headwaters Workshop, I spent more than 20 years writing, editing, and shaping content for businesses and the people they serve. I’ve worked across an unusually wide range of industries, from financial products and business technology to auto shops, salons, spas, and plenty of businesses in between. That experience taught me how to get up to speed quickly, ask the right questions, and turn complicated or unfamiliar information into content people can actually understand and use.
Over the years, I’ve managed large teams of writers, edited thousands of pieces of content, and created everything from in-depth educational articles and product guides to video scripts, tutorials, FAQs, and customer-facing resources. As different as these are, they all have one thing in common: good content starts with understanding.
At Headwaters Workshop, AI is part of the toolkit, not the final decision-maker. It's used to organize source material, streamline repetitive work, and explore possibilities, but every deliverable is shaped, written, checked, and refined by a human. Editorial judgment, fact-checking, voice, context, and the needs of the audience always guide the finished work.
What guides the work
Quality over quantity
More content isn't always better. Every piece should have a clear purpose, a defined audience, and something genuinely useful to say.
Human judgment
AI can improve speed and organization, but experience, context, fact-checking, and careful editing are what make content truly stand out.
Built from the source
The strongest content starts with what your business already knows. I preserve the substance, voice, and details that make your business unique.
20+
Years of writing, editing, and project management experience
Media
Cited as an expert by TIME, U.S. News & World Report, and Reader’s Digest
1,700+
Articles for Merchant Maverick, Hibu, SmartBrief, and other brands
1,000+
Business websites written and edited across dozens of industries
Let’s make something worth publishing.
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