Jay Gross has a distinguished background as a professional network and local broadcast journalist as well as a television production entrepreneur. He is a personable, confident, well-prepared, and highly seasoned project manager, producer, writer and versatile interviewer. Jay is uniquely qualified from a business, creative and academic perspective. He and his staff have considerable expertise with Internet video content and its impact on your web traffic and overall online presence. Jay has consulted for, produced for and served over 100 major companies and organizations, including 20-years plus with one of the top five national drugstore chains. Prior to forming his own ventures, he was an award-winning news reporter in the Tampa Bay area, a top 15 media market. Jay made several on-air appearances on national news programs such as ABCʼs World News Tonight and produced dozens of syndicated features across the entire ABC news network spectrum.Throughout his career, Jay has continually shown the ability to be organized, focused and highly responsive to the varying needs of his diverse client base. Through his vast experience and literally having “been in their shoes”, Jay is very adept at advising and consulting with companies, organizations and public agencies on creating budgets, cost analysis, and interviewing and choosing the right production team or assisting in the hiring of in-house personnel. Jay has developed a loyal and enthusiastic clientele, many of who have awarded his companies multiple projects and assignments. Jay and his staff have also been recognized with dozens of industry awards including, ADDY’s, Crystal Reels, Florida Public Relations Association, International Television Association, and numerous Telly awards. Several of these were also named Best of Show locally and nationally.Jay has guest lectured at many schools, seminars and trade-shows.