Sherri Thomas

Current

President, at Career Coaching 360
Global Program/Project Manager at Intel Corporation

Past

President, National Council at American Marketing Association
Regional Broadcast Production Manager at CSK Auto
Regional Marketing Manager at American Express Financial Advisors

Community Relations Director at KSBW TV
Tennis Assistant at Pebble Beach
Radio Personality at KMBY
Public Relations Director at International Water Ski Tour
DJ at KOOL AM/FM

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Education

Arizona State University

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Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

Sherri Thomas’s Summary

- www.CareerCoaching360.com helping professionals and executives change careers fast. Create your career blueprint, power up your resume and strengthen your interviewing skills to change careers fast.

- Grab three (3) FREE Career Tools at: http://www.CareerCoaching360.com

- Author of "Career Smart - 5 Steps to a Powerful Personal Brand" on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and Borders.com

- Keynote speaker at 2007 Annual Marketing Symposium in Hawaii (750 attendees), 2007 Ireland Career Seminar (Dublin), 2007 Arizona Power Conference, and 2006 Annual Leadership Conference (Chicago).

-Presentations and workshops on marketing, management and career topics including: "MANAGEMENT SMART: How to Lead, Manage and Motivate a High Performance Team", and "CAREER SMART: Elevating Your Career with a Red Hot Personal Brand."

-15 years of strategic marketing, branding and advertising experience in the high tech, professional sports and media industries.

- Drive brand awareness & program preference of Intel® Communications Alliance by executing brand, Web & communications strategies.

- Managed internet marketing across Intel.com for three (3) product launches including: Intel® Itanium 2 1.6 GHz processor, Intel® Xeon™ single core server processors and Intel® Xeon™ 2.2GHz dual processor.

- Wrote/directed/produced national radio and TV advertising campaigns, as well as 500+ corporate videos for Intel, CSK Auto and Bosch International. As the PR Director for the International Water Ski Tour, Sherri received first time tour coverage on Good Morning America, USA Today, and in French, Swedish and Australian sports magazines.

- Past President - American Marketing Association National Council with 25,000 members in North America.

- Community Relations Director at KSBW, an NBC affiliate TV station, and Disc Jockey for KOOL FM radio Phoenix and KMBY in Monterey. One of the few female disc jockeys in the country to have hosted her own morning show.

Sherri Thomas’s Specialties:

Career coaching, Personal branding,

Sherri Thomas’s Experience

President,

Career Coaching 360

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

January 2006 — Present (4 years )

- Provides tools, strategies, and personal coaching to help professionals and executives change careers quickly and easily.
- Personal career coaching
- Personal management coaching
- Resume writing support
- Interviewing coaching

**Sherri Thomas is...
- International speaker
- Book author, "Career Smart - 5 Steps to a Powerful Personal Brand."
-Contributor to the Wall St. Journal, Monster.com, and Hoovers
Global Program/Project Manager

Intel Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Semiconductors industry)

May 2000 — Present (9 years 8 months)

- Manage various marketing and technical projects and programs
- Drive brand awareness & program preference of the Intel Communications Alliance by executing brand, Web & communications strategies
- Managed internet promotions and navigation for three (3) Intel product launches: Madison, Gallatin and Prestonia.
- Received Intel recognition for developing two new employee communications channels: monthly video update and customized employee screensaver
- Wrote/directed/produced 50+ internal and external marketing and communications videos.
- PMP certified.
President, National Council

American Marketing Association

(Program Development industry)

June 2003 — June 2004 (1 year 1 month)

Led the national council with 10 US and Canadian council members which represented more than 25,000 members and 75+ Chapters in the US and Canada. Defined 2003-2004 vision, strategy, deliverables and metrics which aligned to AMA’s strategic overall marketing campaign. Managed budget of $350k. Partnered with International Headquarters to define & deliver key messages through advertising, publicity and web site strategies in US and Canada. Key deliverables included developing tools to help with Chapters’ leadership, membership and programming initiatives. Keynote speaker at AMA’s Annual Leadership Conference (Chicago) 2004 and National Collegiate Conference 2004 (New Orleans). Also served as President for Phoenix Chapter AMA.
Regional Broadcast Production Manager

CSK Auto

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

May 1996 — May 2000 (4 years 1 month)

CSK Auto is a $1 billion retail auto parts chain with 950 stores in 16 states. Managed regional advertising campaign to help increase sales by 4% (previous year was flat). Wrote/produced TV and radio campaign, as well as 16 internal strategic corporate videos. Developed and managed PR plan and received live television coverage. On-camera spokesperson for monthly in-store customer education videos. Produced quarterly reports & tracked $18-million co-op marketing program.
Regional Marketing Manager

American Express Financial Advisors

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

May 1998 — May 1999 (1 year 1 month)

Supervised all special events & marketing promotions to develop leads and drive business in the Arizona & Las Vegas districts. Tracked all expenses & results. Consultant for weekly financial radio show. Wrote/produced monthly newsletter.
Community Relations Director

KSBW TV

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

July 1991 — November 1994 (3 years 5 months)

Increased exclusive sponsorships for TV station by 400% in two years. Managed sponsorships of 100+ community events w/ 150,000 + in attendance by partnering with radio, TV and print media. Conducted media relations’ seminars to 300+ high profile community leaders. Wrote/produced/directed/voiced 150+ PSA’s.
Tennis Assistant

Pebble Beach

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Sports industry)

1990 — 1991 (1 year )

Taught private tennis lessons and ran clinics for adults and children. Supervised Pro Shop.
Radio Personality

KMBY

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

1989 — 1990 (1 year )
Public Relations Director

International Water Ski Tour

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Sports industry)

March 1988 — March 1989 (1 year 1 month)

Initiated and coordinated first-time national coverage on “Good Morning America” and in USA Today. Responsible for all international, national and local publicity. Wrote/produced 2 national radio commercials.
DJ

KOOL AM/FM

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

1987 — 1989 (2 years )

Sherri Thomas’s Education

Arizona State University

BA , Broadcasting

Additional Information

Sherri Thomas’s Websites:

Sherri Thomas’s Interests:

Book author, "Career Smart - 5 Steps to a Powerful Personal Brand" - available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com Also, President of Career Coaching 360 to provide professionals with tools and resources to change careers quickly and easily. Sign up for three (3) FREE career resources at: www.CareerCoaching360.com

Sherri Thomas’s Groups:

American Marketing Assoc (AMA), Project Management Institute (PMI). Also, I donate a portion of the proceeds from my website to Kiva.org (an awesome organization that help supports entrepreneurs in 3rd world countries.)