MIKE BLINDER
President
Mike is known nationally and internationally for his expertise in media, sales and marketing. As owner and manager of The Blinder Group performs training, designs sales programs and conducts seminars for clients all over the world. [ more ]
E-mail: mike@blindergroup.com
BARBARA WICKMAN
Senior Associate
Barbara Wickman brings to the Blinder Group 26 years of sales and marketing experience. Barbara has worked with hundreds of small businesses coast-to-coast, as well as Fortune 500 companies, as a business consultant for CMGI's "Zip2" initiative. In that capacity she met small, medium and large businesses – in markets all over North America – as she trained advertising salespeople on how to bring multimedia solutions to their customers. Today Barbara is an Internet multi-media specialist in advertising, e-learning and business communications, assisting businesses both large and small in taking advantage of new interactive services to improve their bottom line. [ more ]
E-mail: barbara@blindergroup.com
JANE BRUCE
Associate
With over 28 years of professional experience, Jane Bruce is an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, marketing and sales success story. After graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree, Jane started her career as a Territory Manager for Rural Gravure Inc, working with newspapers and radio stations across the country, in developing new revenue streams. Utilizing a hands-on approach, Jane accompanied hundreds of media reps on sales calls, in markets large and small throughout North America, presenting innovative marketing programs to local advertisers, and closing millions of dollars of new business – a technique that followed her throughout her career. [ more ]
E-mail: jane@blindergroup.com
GLORIA DE JESUS
Associate
Gloria De Jesus is an experienced sales professional who brings to the Blinder Group over 20 years of sales and marketing "street fighter" experience. She has been instrumental in developing a print-to-web advertising solution that created a multi-million dollar new revenue stream. Gloria was part of the team that created the 2004 Newspaper Association of America's (NAA) Edgie award-winning real estate website and which won the Presstime Award for Best Practices in 2004 for the New Media category. [ more ]
E-mail: gloria@blindergroup.com
KEVIN McCRUDDEN
Consultant
Kevin has a broad-based background in sales, marketing, advertising, media convergence, Internet E-commerce, management, leadership and sports. He has conducted sales, management, leadership and motivational programs from Seattle, WA to Miami, Fl and Boston, MA to San Diego, CA. He has provided motivational programs for management, sales, youth, college and professional sports teams. Kevin also spent years as a media sales trainer, having recently been in charge of advertising sales training for New York's Newsday and the St. Petersburg (FL) Times. Kevin was also a lead multimedia sales trainer for Promax, an industry leading sales development firm. [ more ]
E-mail: kevin@blindergroup.com
ROBIN BLINDER
Business Manager
E-mail: robin@blindergroup.com
KATHY JUNGJOHANN
Creative Director
Kathy Jungjohann is an award-winning newspaper and magazine art director, who now plies her craft on the Web. Kathy is currently publisher and webmaster for World Defense Review, and creative director of OperaWeb.com. She has designed news sites for MaineToday.com, as well as the weekly entertainment section of the Portland Press Herald. Prior to moving to Maine, Kathy's career as a publications designer included positions as Art Director of Regardie's magazine, of the Health and Science section of the Washington Post, and of the Baltimore Sun Sunday Magazine. She has won several national awards for her art direction and illustration.
E-mail: kathy@blindergroup.com
TREVOR JENNINGS
Systems Consultant
E-mail: trevor@blindergroup.com
The Blinder Group
Tampa Offices: 6139 Fjord Way
New Port Richey, FL 34652 USA
(727) 847-2464 ~ (727) 847-5959 (fax)
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