Julie Northrop

Current

• Creator at FreeBirthdayTreats.com
• Owner at Northrop Enterprises

Past

• Brand Ambassador at Card Cubby
• Stock Broker at Charles Schwab
• Executive Assistant at SHR Perceptual Management

• Executive Assistant Business Development at Comtech EF Data
• Executive Assistant at General Communications, Inc.

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Education

• University of Alaska Anchorage

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Consumer Services

Julie Northrop’s Summary

In January of 2008, Julie launched Free Birthday Treats.com, a nationwide directory showcasing businesses offering birthday freebies and discounts to adults, kids and pets.

Julie created the website as a resource for the public to find and enjoy special birthday offers from local businesses. It offers search capabilities to view treats by demographic, location and business category.

Free Birthday Treats.com is experiencing phenomenal growth, was awarded an Honorable Mention for Most Innovative by StartupNation (Home-based 100 Competition) and has been featured on The Tyra Show website, local news stations across the nation, as well as in print (Woman's Day) and online media.

Julie Northrop’s Specialties:

Birthday Freebie Expert, Loyalty Rewards, Email Marketing, Photography, Entrepreneur, Networking, Advocacy, Social Media, Twitter

Julie Northrop’s Experience

• Creator

  FreeBirthdayTreats.com

  (Consumer Services industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  FreeBirthdayTreats.com is a nationwide directory created to showcase birthday freebies and discounts for adults, kids and pets. Users can search for local offers based on where they live or where they might be traveling allowing for a broader marketing range.
  
  FreeBirthdayTreats.com has grown through word-of-mouth marketing and social media networks. It has been featured on local news stations across the nation, as well as in print and online media.
  
  In this sagging economy, we aim to not only help consumers, but also help small business owners as well as national chains with the opportunity to grow their customer base and sales by promoting their birthday-targeted promotions to a vast audience.

• Owner

  Northrop Enterprises

  (Consumer Services industry)

  2003 — Present (6 years )

  Julie founded Northrop Enterprises when she started selling custom hand-crafted note cards created from her own nature photography to upscale resorts in Arizona.
  
  The company has since evolved from a greeting card business to a parent company for FreeBirthdayTreats.com and an invention currently being developed for consumers.

• Brand Ambassador

  Card Cubby

  (Consumer Goods industry)

  November 2008 — February 2009 (4 months)

  Card Cubby is an accessory every women should have. It's a mini-file organizer for gift cards, discount club cards, frequent buyer cards and reward cards.
  
  I've been retained by Card Cubby to help them promote their product through different social media networks.

• Stock Broker

  Charles Schwab

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

  1999 — 2001 (2 years )

• Executive Assistant

  SHR Perceptual Management

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1996 — 1998 (2 years )

  Assistant to Barry Shepard (Co-Owner), Craig Hedges (Creative Director), Carolyn Lantz & J Mays (now with Ford Motor Company).

• Executive Assistant Business Development

  Comtech EF Data

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; CMTL; Telecommunications industry)

  1993 — 1996 (3 years )

  Assistant to EVP Business Development and marketing/sales staff.

• Executive Assistant

  General Communications, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; GNCMA; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1990 — 1993 (3 years )

  Assistant to SVP/CFO (John Lowber) and Accounting Department.

Julie Northrop’s Education

• University of Alaska Anchorage

  1986 — 1987

Additional Information

Julie Northrop’s Interests:

Building success for myself & others, family time, networking, digital photography, Alaska vacations, web design, generating new ideas, developing ideas, spending time outdoors

Julie Northrop’s Groups:

Mompreneurs, Women Entrepreneurs, Inventor's Association of Arizona

•    eOffice
•    PajamaNation
•    BlogHer
•    Foodies
•    Bright Ideas & Entrepreneurs
•    Charles Schwab Alumni Network
•    Fans of Mashable
•    Killer Attitude
•    Tweeple
•    Examiner.com
•    Dine Magazine
•    Niche Media Network
•    Working Moms. Virtual. Flexible. Part-Time. Full-Time.
•    Wishpot Baby
•    Mom It Forward
•    The Mom Entrepreneur Co-op Shop

Julie Northrop’s Honors:

Cool Site of the Day - The Kim Komando Show - March 8th, 2009: http://www.komando.com/coolsites/index.aspx?id=6300

Honorable Mention - StartupNation's Home Based 100 Business - 2008

Julie Northrop’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• getting back in touch