A well-rounded executive, I've enjoyed everything from founding a company to taking out the trash and everything in between. Work is seen a meditation which requires full attention and entails not allowing distractions to interfere.Solving sales and marketing problems is a forte, but there have many occasions when the mundane jobs such setting up business systems have been essential (and frequently fascinating).Dealing with the public has (mostly) been a pleasure and developing staff efficiency and loyalty has been a focus.My father (a terrific businessman) used to say, "You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar" and I've found this to be true.Specialties: Business management, sales, sales management, customer service, hiring and training staff, strategic development, advertising, P&L generation and analysis, developing business systems, marketing, brand extension, managing and collaborating with artisans, craftsmen, artists, programmers etc to produce results, organizing parties and events, developing new businesses, bookkeeping systems (Quickbooks), vendor research and relationships, toy-store management, apparel styling and marketing