
Communications Consultant: B2B Marketing, Finance, Technology, Software
Greater Chicago Area

Communications Consultant: B2B Marketing, Finance, Technology, Software
Greater Chicago Area
Entrepreneur and writer building a consulting firm specializing in marketing and sales communications, technical writing, online marketing, and custom publishing. Currently focusing on online marketing and web 2.0 projects for professional services firms, nonprofits, and business-to-business marketers. Training for sales and setting up Salesforce.com for CRM and email marketing. Managing software documentation projects for manufacturers, financial services firms, and consulting firms. Coaching for sales and personal development. Author of Complete Idiot's Guide to Kabbalah and Electronic Data Interchange: A Guide for Health Care Institutions.
Writing, project management, sales, sales training, software documentation, website design, online marketing, personal training and coaching, group facilitation
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 1986 — Present (23 years 2 months)
Direct sales and marketing, including online marketing
Consult on Salesforce.com set up and use
Manage marketing writing projects
Manage website development, including content management and CRM
Manage technical writing projects, including software documentation
Consult with authors on book writing and production
Train writers and salespeople
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 1986 — Present (23 years 3 months)
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
2001 — 2008 (7 years )
Provide sales coaching, entrepreneurial training and coaching, and personal coaching.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1998 — 2006 (8 years )
(Publishing industry)
January 1997 — December 1999 (3 years )
Managed the Journal's editorial and production, as a Canright Communications client
(Publishing industry)
February 1985 — October 1986 (1 year 9 months)
(Publishing industry)
August 1984 — February 1985 (7 months)
(Newspapers industry)
1978 — 1982 (4 years )
This is my family's newspaper, published five days a week. I learned reporting, writing, photography, printing, and the graphic arts in general here.
PhD , Human Performance , 2008 — 2012 (expected)
Student in doctoral program in human performance with emphasis on communication in the process of personal and organizational transformation
Journalism 1982 — 1984
BA , Journalism, Social Science Theory , 1978 — 1982
technology, leadership, economics, business, computers, social media, networking, world events, journalism, reading, internet radio, jazz, 80s rock and new wave, personal growth
Wright Leadership Institute, Wright Graduate Institute for Human Potential, Business Marketing Association, MIT Enterprise Forum, Technology Executives Club, Men's Guild, Indepdendent Writers of Chicago