Frank Chilinski

President & Publisher at Stonebridge Press

Location: Greater Boston Area
Industry: Marketing and Advertising

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Frank Chilinski's Overview

Current

President & Publisher - COO at Stonebridge Press, Inc.
President & Publisher at Salmon Press

Past

Publisher at Minnesota Sun Publications
Publisher & Sales Manager - Cape Cod Division at Community Newspapers Co - Division of Fidelity Investments
Director of Product Strategy - Niche Products - VP of Sales at SunMedia Corporation

Publisher & Director of Sales at Imprint, Inc.
National Sales Manager at Fairchild Fashion Media

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Education

Southern Connecticut State University
Kent State University

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President of two companies publishing 23 local community newspapers, numerous websites, specialty publications and niche products serving 128 New England communities in three states.

Business executive with experience building organizations, strategic planning, and managing change in various economic climates.

Specialties: Advertising planning, sales training, hyper local news, sales management, business coaching, strategic planning, cost management, management consulting, management training, business planning, sales coaching, new revenue streams, teaching, motivating, team building, turn around management, change management, game shows, marketing, news, and helping business to grow. We strive to make business successful and FUN!

If you are looking for a career in Sales, Advertising, or Journalism, or if you are a business owner looking for a new way to grow your business, contact me!

President & Publisher - COO

Stonebridge Press, Inc.

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry

2001 – Present (12 years) Southbridge, Massachusetts

Stonebridge Press and Salmon Press publish 23 local newspapers, numerous websites, specialty publications, niche products, special sections, and social media tie-ins. This combination of relentlessly local news and advertising brings the best in super results to our advertisers, at affordable prices. As the President of Stonebridge Press and Salmon Press, I am proud to be working with some of the finest talent in New England! If you have a local business, and want to reach over 200,000 local readers in the Northeast, contact us today! Our readers trust our advertisers! Our advertisers trust us!

President & Publisher

Salmon Press

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry

2001 – Present (12 years) Meredith, New Hampshire

Publisher

Minnesota Sun Publications

1998 – 2001 (3 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Publisher and chief sales leader for this group of weekly newspapers, covering the suburbs of Minneapolis-St Paul. I oversaw all operations, including sales management, operations, editorial,
and the strategic planning and startup of the company's first printing plant in Hudson, Wisconsin.

Publisher & Sales Manager - Cape Cod Division

Community Newspapers Co - Division of Fidelity Investments

Privately Held; 10,001+ employees; Financial Services industry

1997 – 1998 (1 year) Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts

Executive leadership and overall responsibility for all company operations and advertising sales management of Fidelity Investment's newspaper and advertising shopper business on Cape Cod.

Director of Product Strategy - Niche Products - VP of Sales

SunMedia Corporation

1995 – 1997 (2 years) Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Chief Operating Officer of newly-created Niche Publishing division of Sun Media. Created
new division of niche publications for the medical industry. Duties included: staffing, sales management, business strategy, strategic planning, market research, personnel, team building, cost management, budgeting, planning. sales planning, sales development, and full implementation.

Publisher & Director of Sales

Imprint, Inc.

1990 – 1995 (5 years) Hartford, Connecticut Area

Promoted from Advertising Sales Director to Publisher -- Top leader of this group of local publications owned by Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. Responsible for all operations, including budgets, sales planning, sales training, strategic planning, staff management, sales motivation and team building, personnel management, local news development, profit & loss management, cost management.

National Sales Manager

Fairchild Fashion Media

Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry

1988 – 1990 (2 years) Greater New York City Area

Direct sales management responsibility for 70 sales representatives selling advertising for publications throughout the United States. Headquartered in New York, Fairchild was a division of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. Duties included strategic planning, sales training, sales management, sales contests, incentives, motivation, pricing, inside sales training.