Hudson River Community Sail Academy is an intensive multi-year program where students learn to sail, build wooden boats, earn school credits in math and science, and acquire important job, team, and leadership skills. Students also receive support in college access and career exploration. We now partner with nine NYC public schools, serving nearly 200 students annually.

MobiSave is a mobile based shopper marketing system designed specifically for CPG manufacturers to provide targeted cash incentives to consumers through MobiSave’s proprietary mobile application. Shoppers can use the App at virtually any retailer. Members receive cash rewards without having to collect or cut coupons or mail rebate forms. The system is independent of retail point of sale (POS) systems and bypasses traditional, labor-intensive fraud prone redemption processing.

The Economic Innovation Institute (http://www.economicinnovationinstitute.org/) advocates that forward thinking policy makers adopt and promote a core agenda for growth and innovation with a progressive message. In developing our proposed core agenda, The Institute has engaged with economic and policy experts in academia, in government, and in think tanks to weigh which ideas are most effective and have the greatest potential to stimulate long-term economic growth. We are presenting these ideas publicly and to policymakers for their consideration.

A cause marketing initiative working to partner with corporate sponsors to return the American Elm to the streets of America.

P&L responsibility for more than 30 offices and 1,500 people across Europe, Canada and the Middle EastMerged Draft and FCB operations in seven markets and built a regional infrastructureExecutive global oversight for Beiersdorf account.

Transitioned 30+ disparate acquisitions and 12 established operations into a global networkReturned international operations to profitabilityWorked closely with Lowe WW Senior Management to build a complimentary global offering

Grew the NY office of Draft from 50 to 400 people. Led the Verizon and Compaq accounts. Participated in senior management buy out from Saatchi & Saatchi and subsequent sale to Interpublic Group.

Based in London, I launched the Kobs & Draft network in Europe and built the network to twelve offices in ten countries.Collaborated with Saatchi & Saatchi and Bates networks to grow businessManaged the Rover automobile regional account

Managed mid-west sales force calling on lighting specifiers, electrical contractors, commercial electrical wholesalers and residential lighting showrooms.

Managed product planning production forecasting, product profitability, marketing and promotion for all down lighting and track lighting products.