About
The expression of our purpose and values guides our decisions.
Our Purpose
To glorify God by providing a refined and polished product
Our Values
Integrity
Hold yourself accountable and honest.
Courage
Think boldly and bring truth to power.
TransparencY
Invite trust by being clear, open and communicative.
Service
Act with empathy and honor.
Excellence
Put forth the best effort into being extraordinarily good.
Our Story
As a child, Ayana Burch and her mother frequently read novels together and debated how well the book was edited prior to discussing the content. It always proved difficult to read books that were riddled with grammatical errors.
Throughout the years, friends and family asked Ayana to edit their books, articles, websites and any other written content. It was her father who suggested she start a company doing the very thing she loved, and thus began Polished Editing.
Ayana’s desire has always been to help others communicate more effectively. She loves helping people improve their messages and bring their content to life through recommendations, rewrites and discussion.
Shortly after launching her editing company, Ayana was asked to create biographies, write speeches, and audit websites. That’s when Polished became much more than an editing company. Polished Editing transforms your content into a polished expression that you are proud to deliver.
Meet The Founder
Ayana Burch began her career as a communications specialist for a hotel. Once she obtained her masters degree, she worked as an employee engagement communications specialist for a defense contractor and consulting firm, where she created engaging communications materials for more than 170,000 employees.
With more than 10 years of hands-on communications experience, Ayana specializes in executive coaching, strategic communications planning, event planning, editing, website auditing, presentation skills, employee engagement and more. She also holds a bachelors degree in Interpersonal and Organization Communications from George Mason University as well as a masters degree in Strategic Communications from George Mason University.
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Ayana began Polished Editing, which provides communications and editing consulting services to individuals, commercial, not for profit and government organizations.
Ayana partners with a variety of businesses to produce price packaging, business capture materials, biographies, capability statements, website audits, etc. Ayana enjoys engaging with projects and diving headfirst into the research, investigation and production of storytelling.