TJM Communications, Inc. is a boutique, lifestyle public relations firm based in the Orlando, Florida, area specializing in travel, hospitality, food and wine.

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Responsible for the travel/lifestyle practice of this well-respected mid-sized lifestyle PR firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. Supervise team of up to 35 PR professionals.Notable accomplishments: Managed 2009 viral social media rave “Best Job in the World” for Tourism Queensland and won three Adrian “Best of Show” awards for best travel PR program of the year, worldwide: 2005 for The Algonquin Hotel, 2006 for Starwood Caribbean and 2014 Waldorf Astoria New York. Additional duties: agency management, new business development and profitability planning for entire agency.

Founding shareholder of Top 50 independent PR firm that was created in 1990 through an agency buy-back from then-owner, Chiat/Day Advertising. Responsible for agency-wide crisis communications needs, as well as leisure/hospitality and business-to-business practices. Supported broad areas of agency management in addition to client work. LEISURE/HOSPITALITY PUBLIC RELATIONS• Developed and implemented program that increased U.S. arrivals to South Africa by more than 9 percent in 2002, perhaps the worst year ever for outbound U.S. travel. There was no advertising in the market during this period.• Managed tourism destination PR accounts for "I Love New York"; Connecticut; Cancún, Mexico; South Africa and The Cayman Islands.• Directed hotel PR programs for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, The Royalton (Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager), Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Sheraton Manhattan, Sandals and Beaches Resorts, Hotel Macklowe and Hudson Theater Conference Center as well as other hospitality brands.• Created travel marketing PR campaigns that won more than 60 awards, including the CIPRA and HSMAI Golden Bell gold, platinum and “Best of Show” awards.AGENCY MANAGEMENT• Founding shareholder, chief operating officer and president. Responsibility for legal affairs and insurance.• Supervised all company physical plants, including design and construction of space, all insurance and benefits-related activities, and ongoing operations as COO. • Managed company IT activities, including 45+ computer network, new business presentation technology, Internet strategy, legal and contractual matters, etc.

Key accounts included the I Love New York Program, the Cancun (Mexico) Hotel & Hotel Association, Omni Hotels, the New York Mercantile Exchange and the grand opening of The Royalton for Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager.

• Developed marketing-oriented PR campaigns for numerous clients.• Designed and implemented national/international economic development programs.• Conducted advertising effectiveness studies for city and state economic development advertising programs.• Produced economic development missions for numerous governors, mayors, and international clients.• Managed economic development PR on behalf of Oklahoma; Newfoundland, Canada; Navieras de Puerto Rico; The Bahamas Department of Economic Development; and Central Hudson Gas & Electric, among other clients.

Headed public relations department of large, regional advertising agency.• Account responsibilities included clients in financial services, professional services, business-to-business and tourism.• Handled grand opening PR for The Jackson Brewery (high profile historic riverfront festival marketplace), launched French Quarter Festival (New Orleans’s third-largest tourist event after Mardi Gras and Jazz Festival), and represented New Orleans Convention and Visitors Commission.