Wednesday - February 3rd Hilton Hotel Stamford, CT 8:00 am - 7:00 pm One full day of marketing and viral networking strategies, keynotes by NY Times best selling authors, hour long seminars, panel discussions with congressional advocates, taping for website videos, head shots, business services, products, information, the latest in technology, success strategies, evening networking social and author reception with drinks, book signings, and live music by RSVP.
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Why attend this event: • Learn marketing and self promotion stategies you can utilize to get your business seen, heard and in the main stream! • Learn how to use social networking, viral marketing, the latest technologies, products and services to build a high profile business with a modest budget. • Have a video made for your website. • Listen to New York Times best selling author Bryan Eisenberg and Ilise Benum talk about their award winning marketing strategies. • Attend seminars with the latest information, services, products, technology, and motivational strategiew to grow yor business. • Attend a panel discussion with business icons and advocates from congressmans Himes office with a question and answer segment covering health care, financing, legal matters and other revelant topics effecting small business. • Attend our closing social with author's reception, book signings, live music from RSVP, drinks and addtional opportunities to meet, greet and build personal relationships with new clients, customers, potential partners and contacts. The Cost and Location: • Smart Business Moves Small Business Expo & Conference • Hilton Hotel Stamford, CT 06902 (call for discount rates on sleeping rooms and free shuttle service from train station) • 8:00 am - 7:00 pm Click here to register or call for discount information 203.894.8784 -
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Sponsors are provided with a room to present their own hour long seminar to a motivated audience. Sponsors are able to strengthen their brand through a strong affiliation with an event that supports the needs of their clients and customers. Sponsors have the ability to connect with their targeted audience compared to traditional means of impersonal promotion Get quality exposure to new clients and customers. Network with a powerful community of professionals. Get branded in an action event by building relationships through supporting the needs of small business owners. To receive more information on sponsorship and exhibitor programs click here Dear Business Leader Smart Business Moves, is a dedicated company to the business community that produces high-end events with high revenue producing results. Our SBM Small business Expo & Conference coming February 3, 2010 in Stamford, Connecticut held at the Hilton Hotel is not your everyday Business Expo. We create our events to give you not just a place to exhibit your business but we give you a dedicated room to present to your target audience and solidify client relationships through face to face interactions.This is also a dynamic platform to inform your potential clients/customers exactly who you are and how your company can uniquely benefit them. In addition to this tool, we give you inclusion in our extensive social networking and viral marketing programs and inclusion in our print, radio and cable TV campaigns. The combination of these advertising and marketing strategies creates the high powered results that our clients look for when attracting new business and a stronger branded position in the business community. How this event can benefit your company is immense. Recent studies show that some traditional advertising is decreasing in efficiency while sponsorships provide a better way to reach key audiences that impact them on an emotional level. At our events we attract decision makers that take action to secure the right services, products and technology that will increase their bottom line. With small businesses rapidly gaining more growth as the driving force that fuels our country's economy, the Smart Business Moves 2010 Expo is the venue that will get your company in plain view of this powerful business community. We look forward to providing you with a winning platform to grow your business. Click here to register - call 203.894.8784 or email
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Speakers
Presentation - Turning your small business into BIG business! (building a strong entrepreneurial foundation for success) Mona Thorpe is the CEO and Founder of Smart Business Moves which is one of the leaders in training programs, mentoring, consulting and business communities for entrepreneurs looking to get on the fast track. She is a contributing author of 'Conversations on Success' and an entrepreneur of five businesses. She has a vast amount of experience in business effectiveness and her strategies have assisted many start-up companies and existing successful businesses to new and exciting levels of growth. She teaches a highly developed mindset that entrepreneurs at the top of their game possess as well as delivers inspirational and motivational talks. In addition she provides Conferences & Expos to bring new technology, businsess services, products and information to assist owners in growing their companies. Join the SBM online business community. www.smartbusinessmoves.us
David Mathison - intenational media consultant, speaker, publisher, radio host, and high tech entrepreneur Grace Gonzalez – Digital Sales Manager – Hearst Connecticut Media Group John G. Brosz Jr. is a results driven experienced advertising manager with 20 years experience working in the media business. John started his newspaper career with at The News-Times working as a classified sales representative specializing in real-estate and automotive. Within a few years he transferred to the retail division shifting his focus on developing advertising campaigns targeting the national and major accounts. Pursuing his passion to coach and lead the advertising sales team, John was promoted into management. Throughout his career John held positions on both the weekly and daily side of the business as the advertising manager, major/national manager, advertising director and executive director of advertising. Last year when Hearst took ownership of the company John worked as the Interactive Manager managing the digital sales efforts of CT Post. Presently John is working out of the Stamford office coordinating and driving the sales and marketing efforts of the Advocate’s outside sales team. John may be contacted by e-mail at
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John G. Brosz – Manager – Hearst Connecticut Media Group, Presentation: - Helping to Solve the Media Maze - Learn the benefits of digital advertising and increasing your reach with strategic marketing.
Jeff Weber - Executive Vice President of WGCH Radio and the Business TalkRadio Network Presentation - Radio: The Cost Efficient Medium -- An outline of the cost effectiveness and reach of radio advertising
Liz Kopyscinski, General Sales Manager of WGCH Radio Presentation - The Pro's and Con's of the various media - an unbiased overview of the positives and negatives of radio, TV, newspaper, direct mail, billboard and yellow page advertising.
Matthew Salloway - Managing Partner - Salloway Law Group Presentation - Structuring your business and other legal issues faced by small business owners Matthew Salloway is managing partner of the Salloway Law Group, a full service boutique law firm based in New York City. His practice includes advising individuals and companies on issues ranging from business counseling and advice to litigation prevention. His clients have included private equity firms, advertising, marketing and media companies, hotels, restaurants, celebrity chefs, recording artists, actors, production companies, start-up companies and business executives. He currently serves as an outside general counsel to a variety of companies. Prior to practicing law, Matthew was a research associate at Harvard Business School and a research consultant with McKinsey & Company. Matthew is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Brandeis University. www.sallowaylawgroup.com
Marc Aaron Melzer - Counsel - Salloway Law Group Presentation - Intellectual Property and E-commerce Legal Issues for Business Marc Aaron Melzer is of counsel to the Salloway Law Group, a full service boutique law firm based in New York City. His practice includes advising individuals and companies on litigation, intellectual property and technology issues. His clients have included marketing and media companies, consumer products and technology manufacturers, recording artists, financial firms, alcoholic beverage producers, start-up companies and business executives. He is currently completing a masters of law (LL.M.) in intellectual property and information technology law at Fordham Law School. He also serves as general counsel to GreenFitters, Inc., a New York-based energy efficiency and "green" consultancy. Marc is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Princeton University. Dave Kerpen - CEO of theKbuzz Dave Kerpen is the CEO of theKbuzz, a social media and word of mouth marketing firm. Dave is one of the leading experts on social media and Facebook marketing. Dave and his work have been featured on CNBC's "On the Money", ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, and the New York Times, and countless blogs. In 2009, Dave spoke at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Conference, Print Services and Distribution Association (PSDA) Conference, and Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) Summit. This past year theKbuzz has expanded, with a new office in Boston and Chicago, and new clients, including Heineken, IMAX, Cumberland Farms, Uno Chicago Grill, Verizon, 1800Flowers.com, and Stride Rite. Dave now manages the presence of over 150 brands on Facebook, and other social media sites. Dave is proud of theKbuzz's 2008 and 2009 WOMMIE Awards from WOMMA for excellence in Word of Mouth Marketing, but prouder of his two little girls at home-- Charlotte and Kate. Bruce L. Vogel - Northeast Regional Manager for iContact. Presentation – Email marketing-Best Practices & Getting Started Bruce is the Northeast Regional Manager for iContact. Bruce takes an upbeat approach to providing expert advice and insights on the world of email marketing. Coming from both a sales and marketing background, Bruce entered into the world of email marketing in 2003 with the creation of his company Business EVision which focused on helping small businesses make effective use of email marketing. As iContact was the backbone of Business EVision, he was hired as iContact’s Northeast Regional Manager in early 2009.
Linda Campanelli - Campanelli & Associates CPA LLC Presentation - Three power techniques that will increase your business networth in 2010 Linda has over twenty years experience in accounting, financial analysis, internal controls and tax preparation. A graduate of Sacred Heart University, Linda received B.S. in Accounting and a MBA in Management while continuing full time employment and raising a family. During this time Linda held positions of increasing authority and responsibility demonstrating her commitment and dedication to the success of each organization and the co-workers under its employ. Linda developed her CPA practice to serve individuals and businesses in Southern Connecticut, providing solutions to better manage personal finances and business operations. This alliance is predicated on a relationship of trust with consideration of the unique goals and needs of each individual business. Linda is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and remains a member in good standing with the Connecticut Society of CPAs (CSCPA) and Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
Bob Barbera - Representative for Landmark Printing and Director, Business Development Services Eastman Kodak Company Presentation: - Extreme Marketing, The Power of Personalized Communications
Learn how to improve your marketing and sales activities through the use of relevant and personalized communications. The presentation will discuss how personalized communications are being used to improve lead generation program response rates and also leveraged in building stronger customer loyalty and retention. Robert Barbera is Director, Business Development Services for Eastman Kodak Company. Barbera is responsible for strategic value added Kodak MarketMover business development services. A graduate of Rochester Instituer of Technology(RIT), Barbera also complested executive and marketing mamagement programs at both Notre Dame and Columbia University. Barbera is active with many industry associations and has presented at a wide range of conference including the Direct Marketing Association, National conference for Database Marketers, american Management Association and numerous printing conferences. A graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Barbera also completed executive and marketing management programs at both Notre Dame and
Charles Ambrosecchia, President and CEO Sigma Networks Inc With 15 years of experience in the Information Technology industry, Mr. Ambrosecchia has spent most of them leading companies that pioneered technologies such as DSL, Voice over IP, Wireless Internetworking, Advanced internet hosting and Software as a Service. Mr. Ambrosecchia has built technology companies that deliver enterprise grade solutions to small businesses seeking value, reliability, innovative thinking and the ultimate competitive edge in the industry. Mr. Ambrosecchia is consistently researching new technologies, testing them and seeking ways to best deploy them in a cost effective and reliable manner . Sigma Networks is the finest example of a Full Service Technology provider that delivers turn-key solutions to small and medium size businesses seeking to use technology as a strategic asset to e-enable their operations and marketing. . http://www.sigmanetworks.com Agenda Keynote Speaker - Bryan Eisenber- Kicking off the Morning Session
Matt Salloway - Managing Partner of Salloway Law Group 1:00pm - 2:00pm
3:30pm -4:30pm Marc Aaron Melzer - Counsel - Salloway Law Group Presentation - Intellectual Property and E-commerce-- Legal Issues for Business
OVERVIEW 2009 SBM Small Business Expo & Forum Whatever stage your business is in our SBM 2009 Expo & Forum offers winning strategies to manage challenging times. We have the ability to regroup and use these times to exercise our resilience, seize opportunities, build bridges, partnerships and alliances, even learn new things. At our SBM Small Business Expo and Forum you will uncover strategies to grow in these times, to build partnerships, find inspiration, use the media, learn about financial alternatives, the latest in internet technologies, marketing and advertising advantages and so much more. It will be a day filled with seminars, presentations, key note talks, panel discussions, fashion shows with business attire for men and women, exhibit booths showing innovative business products and services, energizing music by several local and national artists, give-a-ways from local businesses, raffles, and a cash bar. Don’t just survive these times learn to prosper in them! Register Now To request more information on the event email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it To request information on Sponsorship Opportunities contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Morning Networking Session & Sign in 7:45am – 8:45am Keynote Speaker - Devon Fleming - Kicking off the Morning Session 9:00am – 10:15am Workshops and Presentations on developing small to medium sized businesses 10:30am - 11:30am - Marc Tannenbaum - 5 Ways to grow your profits in Tough Times 10:30am - 11:30am - Gregory Cox - Usability Testing for Websites: Double Your Sales in 4 Hours 10:30am - 11:30am - Randye Spina - How to grow your business through profitable Marketing 11:45am - 12:45pm - Mona Thorpe - The top 6 winning Strategies to Extraordinary Business Success! 11:45am - 12:45pm - Joe Tarshis - Reaching Clarity in Choosing a Business 11:45am - 12:45pm - Bernard Roesch - Using QuickBooks to organize your business 1:00pm - 2:00pm - Joe Grushkin - Internet Marketing 101 1:00pm - 2:00pm - Ellie Becker - Leveling the Marketing Playing Field to Grow your Business Business Fashion Workshop for Men & Women 12:45pm - 2:00pm -Sherrie Mathieson Panel Discussion: business icons discuss and answer questions on what it takes to start, grow and manage a high profile business 2:15pm – 3:15pm - Jatin DeSai, Mona Thorpe, Isaiah Cooper, Randy Spina Workshops and Presentations (cont') 3:30pm – 4:30pm - Rick Van Akin - Top Ten Technology Mistakes Businesses Make & Avoiding Them 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Isaiah Cooper - Smart Legal Moves for Small Businesses 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Rocky Progano - Using Digital Technology to Grow your Business 4:45pm -5:45pm - Melisa Diamond - Leveling the Marketing Playing Field to make your Business Grow 4:45pm - 5:45pm - Casey Johansen - Relationship Marketing 4:45pm - 5:45pm - Jason Hyde -Investment Options for Today's Economy Keynote Speaker - kicking off the evening networking 6:00pm – 7:00pm Paul Esajian Networking Social, Music with Cash bar 7:15pm – 9:00pm - Music, Cash Bar, Networking Workshops and Presentations (cont') 7:30pm - 8:30pm - Bernard Roesch - Using QuickBooks to organize your business 7:30pm -8:30pm - Rocky Progano - Using Digital Technology to Grow your Business VENUE Ethan Allen Hotel, 21 Mill Plain Road Extension Danbury, CT 06811 SPEAKERS
Devon Fleming is an author and lifestyle personality in lower Connecticut. She is the founder and principal of both Devon Fleming.com LLC, a multi-media company providing “Home and Lifestyle” Solutions for businesses and individuals. in the form of books, articles, an online magazine, radio, TV and internet endorsements and lectures, and also founded Devon Fleming Designs, a boutique design and consulting company. Devon earned her degree in business and initially opted to pursue a career on Wall Street. She spent the next decade working directly for Mike Bloomberg, as he started his financial empire, and then became a fixed income executive at Dillon Read, the oldest Investment Bank in New York. Over the past 12 years, through her own due diligence and defined standards, this wife, mother of three, business owner and interior designer has quickly become a recognized source for identifying highly qualified home resources and has become known as the Home and Lifestyle Expert in Fairfield County, Connecticut. In 2004, she compiled all of her favorite picks into “Devon Fleming’s Pink Book, the Hottest Guide to Living in Fairfield County”. She is in the process of writing the Pink Book for other regions and scaling her “model” in a national context. In addition, Devon is currently writing a national book entitled ‘The Household CEO’ . This book gives practical solutions to the ‘Modern Super Mom’ and is a concept that Devon lectures on to area women’s groups. Stay tuned for this exciting book to hit the stores in late 2009. Lastly Devon Fleming is a local personality on the air. She gives ‘Lifestyle Tips’ on Cox Radio 95.9fm The Fox and 96.7fm The Coast and 1350/1400AM as well as a Saturday morning show, “The Business of Living”. She just started in October (2008) on the local ABC affiliate giving segments on ‘Super Solutions for the Super Woman.’ DevonFleming.com offers links to her Books, magazines, radio, TV and other media affiliations, as well as an interactive blog, videos of Devon on -air and giving various presentations and lectures. SEE www.Devonfleming.com for Contact Info
Paul Esajian, The Star Of A&E’s Hit TV Show “Flip This House” Is CFO And Co-Founder of CT Homes, LLC & FortuneBuilders, Inc. Paul Esajian is one of the nation’s premier real estate investors and speakers, his business building strategies have been used to develop CT Homes, LLC into the leading multi-million dollar real estate solutions company in the North East. Through Paul’s Residential Redevelopment Firm he has managed over 350 projects throughout the country & hundreds of employees, contractors, & sub-contractors. He shares his success in starting & growing businesses with entrepreneurs and small business owners through the country. Paul’s expertise is in managing and building teams for others to succeed. Paul has also been responsible for creating and implementing accounting and different companies’ financial systems for successful replication. Throughout his investing career, Paul has been continuously developing unique accounting systems custom to the home buying business, as well as contractor systems that have been developed to meticulously manage the numerous contractors and projects that he has had the challenge of overseeing. This range of duties has given Paul a wide breadth of knowledge of running an efficient, productive company, from the accounting books in the office to the foundation of a house on site. Through his teachings, systems, and seminars Paul has made and developed millionaires across the country with any one willing to learn. To learn more go to www.FortuneBuilders.com Originally from California, Paul Esajian lives & teaches on the principal of finding ones “passion.” Juggling the demands of a national hit TV show on A&E’s “Flip This House”, managing a multi million dollar Real Estate Investment Business, & passionately teaching others how to live their best life now keeps Paul active in pursuing his passion. “Those who are passionate about what they do have an advantage that is nearly impossible to overcome. In passion there is energy, creativity, resilience and persistence. Passion will get it done.”
Mona Thorpe Contributing Author 'Conversations on Success' www.smartbusinessmoves.us Mona Thorpe is a contributing author with Brian Tracey, Jim Rohn and other prominent business icons to the book "Conversation on Success" volume 6. She is the entrepreneur of five businesses, a speaker, and seminar facilitator for business development. As CEO & founder of Smart Business Moves LLC her business strategies have assisted clients to close million dollar accounts, start-up businesses, and take existing successful businesses to new levels of growth. For over 20 years, her clients consistently achieve their goals and most, surpassing what they thought was possible. Her seminars attract, across the board, business owners in all industries and levels of growth as well as executives looking to transition to business ownership, real-estate brokers and financial executives responsible for their income, network marketers and others. Her company offers memberships that provide business owners with networking, exchange services, on-going courses and her 'Smart Entrepreneurs' club that is geared for highly committed business owners serious about growing their businesses. While constantly putting passion into her work and cultivating new, fun and innovated ways to educate, she creates an atmosphere that inspires people to new and exciting heights of business success. Find out more about membership opportunities and seminars dates by visiting www.smartbusinessmoves.us Listen to what others have to say about her seminars click here.
Sherrie Mathieson Award winningstylist and author www.sherriemathieson.com Sherrie Mathieson was accepted as a costume designer by United Scenic Artists, local 829, at the age of 23. For her first feature, "Godspell" she was awarded the "Young New York Film Critics Award for Best Costume Designer." She continued to work in film, TV, MTV, commercials, industrials, and fashion print styling for 28 years Sherrie has costumed and styled for their roles--Academy Award-winning actors, sports figures, comedians, rock stars, dancers, industry leaders---and worked with top directors in the film industry. Today, Sherrie works as a nationally known style consultant. She has a growing and diverse private clientele of all ages, backgrounds, lifestyles and professions for whom she consults on all matters of style--including business, where the way you dress becomes more consequential than ever before-- in an increasingly competitive world. Sherrie was a pioneer with her book "Forever Cool: How to Achieve Ageless, Youthful and Modern Personal Style for Women and Men" (Random House,2007)It was the men and women who were beginning to have concerns about the aging process and how it translated to their appearance that called her attention to a void in good expert advice and the inconsistency in the marketplace. She has given many seminars on the subject of style, and has appeared often on TV including The View and The Today Show. Her new book "Steal This Style: Moms and Daughters Swap Wardrobe Secrets: Looks That Make Hip Classic and Classic Cool" ( Random House), is due on shelves April 14, 2009. It is the perfect guide for the fun enterprise of borrowing from younger generations (pieces that are hip yet appropriate) as well as past generations (classic items that are forever cool)--and attaining great style in the process. Daughters want to be proud of their moms--and how they look. Moms want to be youthful and modern, yet still appropriate--for their daughters, husbands, friends, or business associates--but most importantly for themselves! Both books featuring sport style to black-tie, brimming with amazing photos and useful tips-- are guaranteed to define what styles and accessories work for today, and your future. For Ms Mathieson's contact information, blog, press, events, short video, etc. please visit: www.sherriemathieson.com
Rocky S. Progano is currently the President and Founder of MediaCOM Inc located in Stamford, Connecticut. Mr. Progano began his career in video production and television as a cameraman in 1982. He expanded his talents in lighting and television production by working with and producing video for Fortune 500 corporate clients on various levels of production. Soon, his experience took him around the globe for segments for Good Morning America, NBC and CBS News. He began to develop his talents further as Director of Photography & Producing Programs for The History Channel, HBO Executive Forum & CNBC. Mr. Progano has worked with Television Legend Jack Paar, on the production of 2 television specials, Candid Camera’s Peter Funt and Actor-Director Ron Howard, to name a few. Mr. Progano attended The University of Bridgeport of Business and also has extensive technical training and experience in video and television production.
Jatin H. DeSai C-founder & CEO, The DeSai Group Jatin was born and raised in India and immigrated to United States at a young age in 1973. Jatin holds B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from University of Connecticut. Jatin has experience in large scale change initiatives as an advisor and a coach to organization in the areas of innovation, creativity, values, executive development, and organizational effectiveness. His clients include, The Hartford, Aetna, Cigna, Merck, Ketchum, Infosys, Prudential, ESPN, Duracell, United Technologies Corporation, Pratt & Whitney, Carrier Corporation, Sikorsky, Hamilton Sundstrand, MassMutual, and many more. He has written papers, speaks at numerous conferences, and gives workshops on Strategic Alignment for Executive Teams, Enterprise Innovation, Enterprise Learning, Organizational Effectiveness, Values and Leadership, Living with Human Values, and Spirituality in the Workplace. He co-founded The DeSai Group in1983. The DeSai Group provides Innovation Execution and Management services to pre and post-IPO companies. Throughout his career Jatin has found that one of the things he truly enjoys and is most passionate about is creating opportunities for others, empowering them and seeing them fully realize their potential. He has successfully led, coached, mentored and consulted with many management teams from small family owned business to Fortune 100 corporations. His business practice areas offer solutions for Strategy, Innovation, and Talent Management.
Joe Tarshis, Sef Employment Specialist The Entreprenuer Source Joe Tarshis, Self Employment Specialist with The Entrepreneur's Source, followed his passion when he joined this organization in early 2004. Being a people's person, he strives to help those who had the desire to advance. In his corporate positions, he often was able to develop career plans to help employees to reach their financial goals and career dreams. Now he provides guidance and support for individuals exploring their possibilities on achieving self-sufficiency thorough self-employment. The Company slogan, Your Success is our Only Business, becomes apparent from observing the smiles of the many new business owners he had help guide into business. In 2006, he expanded his practice by becoming a Network Provider under Social Security Disability, where he supports disability individuals throughout the United States who are looking for ways to become self sufficient through self-employment. His prior 25 year career in the Computer Service Industry had him starting up, taking over, and overseeing remote home office operations. His depth of business experience comes from his association with OEM’s, VAR’s, End users, Trades, in a dozen different industries, while serving as in positions as Service Manager to Directors/General Manager. As a college graduate with a Bachelor of Science from Bethany College, he went on and earned his MBA from University of Connecticut. Joe Tarshis Self Employment Specialist The Entrepreneur’s Source This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Marc Tannenbaum, Business Coach ActionCOACHNow! Over a 25+ year career as a business coach and executive, Marc created a proven record for consistently generating growth and profitability for his employers and his clients. Marc has extensive experience and a phenomenal track record in sales, marketing, profit improvement, strategic planning, new product and business development, team building, and systems implementation. His sales and marketing experience is diverse, working with businesses of all shapes and sizes, including small business owners and large, multi-billion dollar corporations. Marc has a passion for business and for helping people achieve success. He is also committed to serving in the community. He has volunteered with The United Way, The Boys and Girls Clubs of America, The Boy Scouts of America and the Audubon Society. Marc brings a high level of energy, enthusiasm and a multitude of fresh ideas to his clients. Self-driven and motivated, Marc is a true believer in constant personal development and education, which he demands from his clients as well. For more information, visit us at: ActionCOACHNow!
Bernard Roesch, Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor Mr. Roesch is a managing partner of Mission Consulting Group, in Westport, Connecticut. Mission provides a wide range of accounting and financial planning services to business owners. To put it simply: Mission offers big help to small businesses. Mr. Roesch has been an Intuit-certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor since 1999. His passion is to teach business owners how to run their businesses more profitably by using the QuickBooks accounting program. He has helped more than a hundred satisfied clients to improve accounting operations, including retailers, wholesalers, consultants, builders, developers, and restaurants. Prior to founding Mission, Mr. Roesch worked for mid-size and Fortune 1000 companies, including Polycast Technology Corp, American Can Company, and the Condec Corporation. He also holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School. If your Mission includes working smarter, building your business, and spending more time with friends and family, consider making us your business partner.
Melissa Diamond, Public Relation Specialist Melissa Diamond, co-founder of Team PR, LLC, is highly experienced in corporate, government and agency public relations. Her broad background in communications includes public affairs planning, media relations and corporate communications for the Electrolux Corporation. Her government experience involved the research and writing of a case study distributed by the United States Department of Labor. The case study continues to be used as a model for effective plant closing programs. As director of public relations for a full-service communications agency, she coordinated the public relations activities for both the agency and its broad base of clients. In 1990, Diamond established Melissa Diamond Public Relations, a firm specializing in public relations consulting, publicity, launch programs, press relations and marketing support. In 1997, Diamond transferred her strong account management experience and analytic thinking to Team PR. As a result of her emphasis on personal attention, detail and innovation, she has been retained as a key member of the marketing teams of a wide variety of clients. Her development and implementation of communications themes and strategies have proven highly successful for a broad range of commercial and professional businesses and institutions. Her media relations capability results in major placements in her clients’ target publications, as well as appearances on TV and interviews on radio. These clients are in the following industries: Healthcare; technology; financial services; human resources; food and beverage; real estate; retail; manufacturing; publishing; international trade; hospitality; design; government; nonprofit organizations. She and partner Ellie Becker have contributed content to Internet PR Guide, a marketing channel Web site of the Internet.com Technology Portal. They’ve written a monthly column about public relations writing called Positively Better: Writing News Releases that Represent Your Company Well. They have also been interviewed on public relations topics by major industry publications, most recently MX, a magazine for medical products industry executives. Diamond is a member of the Fairfield County Public Relations Association and the Westport/Weston Chamber of Commerce. She has been an active volunteer for various community activities, including serving as a mentor in the Norwalk Public Schools Mentor Program. She holds a master’s degree in communications from the Fairfield University Graduate School of Communications, in Fairfield, Connecticut. Diamond is a frequent seminar presenter on Public Relations topics, and has served as a guest lecturer at the Columbia University School of Business.
Ellie Becker, Public Relation Specialist Ellie Becker, co-founder of Team PR, LLC, All-Star Public Relations, is an award- winning publicist. She achieves impressive media coverage for clients with creative and strategic campaigns that advance business objectives via an array of public relations approaches. She believes in designing programs that help to meet clients’ business objectives as well as building their reputations and brands. Prior to Team PR, Becker established E.R. Becker Company, Inc. in 1990 to offer marketing-oriented public relations services to entrepreneurial and growth firms, to nonprofits, and to advertising agencies that do not maintain in-house PR capabilities. That venture continued a long public relations career. Becker worked with John R. Walsh Public Relations, Inc., a small New York agency that handled national campaigns for a roster of Fortune 500 clients. The agency performed innovative and highly successful work in television, radio, print press, and the creative area of "special events." She was involved in projects for the Colgate Palmolive Company (Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner’s Circle Golf Tournament, et al,) Buckingham Industries (Cutty Sark Menswear Awards,) Baron Philippe de Rothschild, Inc., Fieldcrest, and many others. She also scripted syndicated radio programs featuring James Beard, Arlene Frances, and nutrition guru, Adelle Davis. Today, at Team PR, Becker serves clients in the fields of technology, financial services, healthcare, human resources, human services, fine and performing arts, consumer goods, international trade; manufacturing, beauty/fitness, food services, consulting, design/build, real estate, retail, nonprofit and others. Becker was an investigative reporter for the Temple Free Press, the alternative newspaper for Temple University, Philadelphia. Over the years, she has been a contributor on PR topics to other consumer and business media as well as to trade journals for various industries. Her work for clients appears regularly in daily and weekly newspapers, and trade publications, regionally and throughout the country. She also writes and speaks on public relations and marketing topics. She and partner Melissa Diamond have contributed content to Internet PR Guide, a marketing channel Web site of the Internet.com Technology Portal. They’ve written a monthly column about public relations writing called Positively Better: Writing News Releases that Represent Your Company Well. They have also been interviewed on public relations topics by major industry publications, MX, a magazine for medical products industry executives. She has been a guest lecturer at Columbia University Graduate School of Business, University of Connecticut at Stamford & Southwestern Connecticut State University. Becker currently serves on the board of directors of PRSA Westchester-Fairfield Chapter where she chairs the Membership Committee. She is past president of the Fairfield County Public Relations Association.
CJ has 20 years experience in Telecommunications (AT&T) and Government Information Systems (Harris Corporation). He has a Bachelors of Science from Southern Illinois University. His extensive background is in project management, management leadership and staff training. Six Sigma training enabled Casey to participate on national process improvement for AT&T. The combination of his management training and technology background gives him expertise to support small businesses and organizations in applying new business information tools, one of which is iLearningGlobal.tv. Experience in the radio industry with Cumulus Media allowed Casey to work directly with customers to showcase their products. Internet Marketing, using Google Adwords, Yahoo Pay Per Click and banner advertising were projects for 2008.
Randye Spina She holds an MBA from the University of Dallas and a BS in Marketing from Pace University. When not working with clients, she teaches marketing and communications courses at the college level and conducts marketing seminars for entrepreneurs.
Isaiah D. Cooper – Attorney and producer Isaiah began his law career in New York as a tax associate with Gordon, Altman, Butowsky, Weitzen, Shalov & Wein (now defunct) in 1991. From 1994 to 1996 he was associated with the tax, trust & estates and business boutique firm of Bergman, Horowitz & Reynolds, P.C. (now Withers Bergman LLP) in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1996 he joined Pepe & Hazard LLP in Hartford. In December 2001 Isaiah became of counsel at Gregory and Adams, P.C. in Wilton, Connecticut. He founded Cooper Law LLC in New Haven, Connecticut at the beginning of 2004. Prior to attending law school, Isaiah was a professional musician performing music with orchestras, chamber music, jazz, avant garde, soul and salsa groups. He was principal trombonist in the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra in Israel, lived and studied in Germany, and was principal trombonist in the Santa Monica Symphony and several others in Los Angeles. He has recorded at Universal Studios and others. He is still performing. Isaiah received at B.F.A in trombone performance from S.U.N.Y. in Buffalo, a Master of Music degree from Youngstown State University, did advanced studies at the University of Memphis and the Staatliche Hochschule Für Musik Und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart, Germany, worked on a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Southern California and obtained his J.D. from New York University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut.
Gregory Cox, Internet Marketing Specialist Gregory has a proven track record of designing, implementing, tracking and reporting successful integrated SEM campaigns for a variety of industries, services and products. He has successfully managed 74 clients over 9 years on over 100 SEM projects start-to-finish, with a 5:1 ROI average. With an exceptional ability to translate client needs into strategic marketing plans and successful tactics, he inspire clients to take calculated risks that surpass expectations. He is also a trainer and presenter of a wide range of materials, from SEO Basics to Entire Digital Marketing seminars.
Michael Nayor Attorney at Law Michael Nayor founder and CEO of The Rhodell Group, LLC. His many years of professional experience spans business, private legal practice and work for the federal government. He has advised domestic and foreign companies and industry trade associations on crisis and reputation management issues and has guided businesses in dealing with both public matters and those that require preventive measures. Mr. Nayor has written and presented seminars on a variety of business topics such as Transfers of Interests in Privately Held Businesses and Buy-Sell Agreements for Second Generation Transitions. He is a graduate of Cornell University (B.S., M.B.A.) and New York University School of Law (J.D.). He was also graduated from the Foreign Service Institute Advanced Economics Program, with Distinction. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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