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Sausalito, CA, US

Sausalito, CA, US

Currently writing 3 books and 2 screenplays that capture the travels, humor, and near-death experiences of my life thus far.

Silcon Valley

Serendipity at work again with the opportunity to leverage my food, beverage, hospitality, club and brand marketing experience to help a start up private club located within a Silicon Valley incubator with 42 other start-ups. Its a combination of TED meets social, meets entrepreneurial environment with several hundred members who are a cross section of.

Sausalito

• Independent brand marketing consultant focused on delivering rapid insights, analysis and actionable strategic direction to accelerate brand growth. Key strengths in strategic repositioning, re-launching, revitalizing.
• Recent engagements include: SONY America (strategy workshop); Its It Ice Cream Co (brand revitalization); TabSafe (drug dispenser launch); Science, Toxicology & Technology (personal care products market entry) and.

Sausalito, CA

Helped revitalize the club with an emphasis on financial stability and youth sail training while continuing to encourage others to join

Santa Rosa

Sym Soil is a B Corp manufacturing biologically-active compost and soil amendments, which restore native microbes to the soil. These microbes improve plant health and vitality, reducing pest and disease-causing organisms by helping restore the Soil Food Web. The benefits for farmers are two: 1) substantial increases in yield and quality of food products.

Sausalito

Working in stealth mode for over a year developing a business model based on a concept that will maximize inner city property potential and value for property owners while addressing the affordable housing challengers major cities are facing. We've brought together an experienced team of Modular Manufacturing Technologists, Architectural Designers.

Petaluma CA.

Working with a team of dedicated individuals who recognize the importance of living a lifestyle based on sustainability. We manufacture 100% compostable products for the food service industry in an effort to divert millions of tons of waste from landfills back to the earth. We donate more than 25% of our profits to non profit organizations that are making.

Sausalito

• Managing Partner of a branding and design group focused on identifying buyer motivators and behaviors; provided strategic advice to build unique and sustainable brand presence and direct marketing programs
• Clients included: HP; Greenline Industries; Clean Fund; Designer Doors; Fox Entertainment; Virgin America; Maxjet; Episcopal Senior Communities; Nordic Wind Power; PG&E; Arculis; Aerogen; Synac; Point Biomedical; Omni.
• Sold to partners

Sausalito

• Market Intelligence group focused on emerging online market intelligence gathering; served international corporations by strategically applying insights to drive business, expand sales channels and product distribution
• Created proprietary language analysis tools enabling real-time measurement of brand acceptance, customer and employee satisfaction
• Clients included: E*TRADE; JPMorgan Chase; United Airlines; Philips Electronics; McKesson Corporation; Tom Peters Company; Palm; Motorola; France Telecom; Alcatel; Newbridge Technologies Canada; NEC & SONY Japan.
• Licensed core technology and process to strategic partners
• Sold intellectual property rights

San Francisco

• Firm grew to become one of the leading direct marketing agencies in Northern California from a $1K investment into $25 million gross billing agency
• Built team from 3 to over 100 including sales, client management, marketing fulfillment, customer call center, creative design/copy teams, print and broadcast media buying
• Created Direct marketing programs which included successful launch of a $65 million Healthcare Investment Fund; repositioning and expansion of a regional banking group leading to a 15% increase in business.
• Clients included: Chevron Corporation; Hambrecht & Quist; WestAmerica Bank; American Express; Western Athletics Clubs and Optical Coating Laboratories
• Merged with new partners to form The Sausalito Group

San Francisco

• Direct Marketing Division of a $100 million Advertising agency
• Led new business development, managed client account groups, creative design, copy and production teams
• Grew division to $1.5 million in revenue within 9 months; collaborated with senior management to strategically broaden service offerings to drive new business programs
• Clients included: Bank of America; Mac Farms of Hawaii; Advanced Technologies Group; Delta Line Cruises and Kikkoman Corporation
• Opened own agency

San Francisco

With Dick Graf at the helm and co-founders Julia Child and Robert Mondavi in the early days of the organization became a member of an amazing family of wine and food enthusiasts across the country. Helped guide a revitalized membership outreach program and sponsored the production of the first corporate video for AIWF using food and wine related content.

Toronto, Canada, New York, Bangkok Thailand

• Creative Director, Toronto, responsible for business turnaround and new marketing program development for an “at risk” international client representing $15 million in Canadian billing revenue and $250 million worldwide
• Developed market leadership programs for clients including: Colgate-Palmolive; Nikon Cameras; Warner Lambert; Royal Canadian Mint; Control Data Systems – Plato Learning Division and Hertz
• Creative Director, New York, developing marketing communications programs and new product introductions for Standard Brands/Nabisco; Bristol Myers/Bufferin and new product introduction for 6 new Mego Toys
• Assigned to European Brand Management program for agency’s largest client Colgate-Palmolive. Serviced local markets in London, Paris and Athens
• Management Supervisor, Bangkok, responsible for client relationships with Colgate-Palmolive on both a local and regional basis. Facilitated client brand building program exchanges with Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines.
• Executive Creative Director, Bangkok, managed staff of 40; developed programs for Colgate Palmolive; Warner Lambert; Bristol Myers; General Motors; Philips Electronics; British Airways and The Oriental Hotel Group