Jimmy Dean

Current

Managing Partner and Publisher at HARBOR STYLE Magazine and Sun Coast Magazine Group, LLC
President at Jimmy Dean, P.A. dba OMG (Original Media Guru Enterprises) (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

Executive Publisher at SARASOTA Magazine, CurtCo Publishing, LLC
President & Group Publisher at Gulfshore Media
On-air Talent to Management at various broadcast outlets in North Carolina

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Jimmy Dean’s Summary

Decades of experience in successful media development, deployment and management. Broadcast (radio/TV/cable), print (magazine) and new-media.

Community builder. Multimedia generalist. Publishing specialist.

Jimmy Dean’s Experience

Managing Partner and Publisher

HARBOR STYLE Magazine and Sun Coast Magazine Group, LLC

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

HARBOR STYLE Magazine is a new community publication for the Greater Charlotte Harbor area of Florida's Gulf coast. With offices in the historic riverfront village of Punta Gorda, the magazine celebrates the lives, heritage, and future of the people who call this magnificent part of paradise "home".
President
Jimmy Dean, P.A. dba OMG (Original Media Guru Enterprises) (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

Consulting services for magazines and general corporate communication structure. Multimedia disciplined. Voice and spokesperson talent for corporate and commercial production. On screen talent for "VOTING MATTERS", a 30 minute video-tutorial produced in Sarasota, used to train poll workers in every precinct in 6 states to be more sensitive to disabled voters. See www.votingmatters.com
Executive Publisher

SARASOTA Magazine, CurtCo Publishing, LLC

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

October 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 3 months)

Managed the area's leading lifestyle/city magazine group, SARASOTA Magazine division, www.curtco.com
President & Group Publisher

Gulfshore Media

(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

April 1983 — October 2004 (21 years 7 months)

Co-founded and oversaw daily operations for this multi-title magazine publishing firm, with offices in Sarasota, Naples, Orlando and Jacksonville. Group publisher for more than 20 different titles in the city/lifestyle genre. Sold company to CurtCo Media, www.curtco.com, publisher of Robb Report and Worth Magazines.
On-air Talent to Management

various broadcast outlets in North Carolina

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

June 1972 — March 1983 (10 years 10 months)

Media career began as radio DJ in Burlington, NC at age 12, with Program Director positions at WTOB in Winston-Salem, WZOO in Asheboro and eventually 50,000 watt WPTF in Raleigh, NC. At age 29 moved from broadcasting to pursue career in publishing in Florida.

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Jimmy Dean’s Groups:

Board Member, Charlotte Community Foundation
Board Member, Charlotte County Family YMCA
Alumni of Leadership Charlotte, Class of 2008, Charlotte County, Florida
Advisory Board Member, St. Vincent de Paul Community Health Clinic, Port Charlotte, FL
Recent board positions include Sarasota County Tourism and Economic Development Board (TEDB)
FSU Asolo Rep Theatre Board
Sarasota Film Festival Board
Past Chairman of New Gate Montessori School Board of Trustees
Past President of United Cerebral Palsy Sarasota/Manatee
Past President of Florida Magazine Association
Past chair of The Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Past chair of the Sarasota County Committee for Economic Development Board

Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
Sales Training Drivers
eOffice
Atlanta Marketers' Forum
Executive Suite
KIVA
World Wildlife Fund
AdMonsters
Grameen Foundation
Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
Advertising Professional
Georgia Writers Association
Facebook.com
MyLinkGroups
Friends Of Florida
CNN News
Wikipedia Users Group
MiamiLink.org
Creativity Champions
American Advertising Federation (AAF)
Wii Enthusiasts
ThoseinMedia
Six (6) Degrees of Separation (The Largest Group)
American Marketing Association, Tampa Bay Chapter (Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Sarasota)
Friends of the United States of America
Advertising Professionals
Public Radio
Media Professionals Worldwide
Business Development Connect
Magazine Professionals Forum
Refresh Miami
AAF 4th District
Manatee/Sarasota Business Alliance
Magazine Association of the Southeast
FOLIO: MediaPRO -- Magazine & eMedia Publishing Professionals
Magazine
Niche Media Network
Linking Nikon ® D-SLR Camera Users
Linked Sarasota
Florida Magazine Association
Sarasota Green
The Magazine Manager ® - Software for Publishers
Leadership Charlotte County, Florida
Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce
Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County
Publishing Brainstorm
Lazy Fairy Improv Troupe