
VP Sales & Marketing for TheBoaters.com and TheBoaters.TV; Author
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

VP Sales & Marketing for TheBoaters.com and TheBoaters.TV; Author
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
Former VP Sales & Marketing for TheBoaters.com (online social community that I helped create & launch) and host/writer of TheBoaters.TV (boating news vlog and podcast).
Author of the book "The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess: Confessions from My Years Afloat with the Rich and Famous" (Morgan James Publishing, NY, NY, November 2006).
Owner of Work On A Yacht, LLC (www.WorkOnAYacht.com) - Available for speaking engagements and media interviews with regard to employment opportunities in the luxury yachting industry, as well as in the general marine industry.
Social and New Media Marketer & Strategist
Social and New Media Marketing; Copywriting and Editing; Media Sales (New Media & Old: print & TV); Internet Marketing; Public Relations; Book, eBook, and Magazine Publishing; Luxury Yacht Crew Recruitment
Professional background in print advertising sales (inside and outside), magazine publishing, book publishing & promotion, travel sales & marketing, PR, and political campaign management.
(Writing and Editing industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 2 months)
(Hospitality industry)
August 2005 — Present (3 years 4 months)
My book, "The Insiders' Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess: Confessions from My Years Afloat with the Rich and Famous" is available via my website: WorkOnAYacht.com.
I am currently developing several digital information products to educate young adults on employment opportunities working as crew aboard luxury mega yachts and superyachts, as well as in the marine industry at-large.
Available for speaking opportunities at career events and colleges/universities.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
January 2007 — January 2008 (1 year 1 month)
VP of Sales & Marketing for TheBoaters.com and TheBoaters.TV.
TheBoaters.com is a Web 2.0 social network/online community for boat owners and enthusiasts.
TheBoaters.TV podcast delivers boating news and stories every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on the TheBoaters.TV video blog, iTunes, and 22 other online video and podcast content aggregators around the Internet.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)
November 2004 — January 2007 (2 years 3 months)
While writing my first book, I supported myself as a freelance writer/copywriter and Internet marketing consultant. I specialized in direct response website copy, email marketing campaigns, eZine article writing, eNewsletters, press releases, and advertising copy (print and online). I also hosted a weekly real estate teleseminar series for one of my clients, ForeclosuresDaily.com.
Clients included Free IQ (FreeIQ.com), ForeclosuresDaily.com, MindTec, Inc., Bold Approach PR, Denver-Austin Publishing Group (independent book publisher), Miami Boat Investment, LLC, The Crew Report magazine, Motor Yacht StarFire, and Morgan James Publishing, LLC.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; FRNT; Airlines/Aviation industry)
October 2003 — October 2004 (1 year 1 month)
Served as a freelance advertising sales representative for AirTran Airways’ "Arrivals" Magazine, ATA Airlines’ "Journey," Frontier Airlines’ "Frontier," Spirit Airlines’ "Spirit," and TransMeridian Airlines’ "TMAir" (all national, inflight magazines).
Was eventually hired by Proxy Partnerships and Mphasis Integrated, Inc. (HenryGill Advertising Agency) in Denver, Colorado to help launch Frontier Airlines’ new inflight entertainment program, "Wild Blue Yonder." I sold advertising space for both the inflight magazine and Frontier’s own inflight TV Channel (published and produced by Mphasis Integrated and Proxy Partnerships).
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ATAH; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
October 2001 — October 2003 (2 years 1 month)
* Handled ATA's inflight magazine ("Journey") advertising sales while in full direction of the department.
* Collaborated with one outside sales rep and a two-person, contracted production team to publish "Chicago Illustrated" – an arts & entertainment magazine guide to the city of Chicago – this “magazine within a magazine” launched July 2003 within inflight versions of ATA's "Journey."
(Hospitality industry)
November 1998 — May 2001 (2 years 7 months)
Managed the interior of several different privately-owned and chartered luxury mega yachts--similar to “five-star hotels/palaces on water”--hosting $25,000+/day charters for celebrities and dignitaries. Responsibilities included guest and crew provisioning, taking full accountability for interior cleanliness, meal presentation (Silver Service), stock management and budgeting, theme night planning and decorating, arranging guest excursions ashore, assisting in docking maneuvers, and supervising three other stewardesses. On one particluar yacht, I also served as the Purser (Captain’s office assistant) and handled the yacht's accounting, communications, ordering, and broker relations.
OH YEAH, and I wrote a book about the experience. ;-) Visit www.WorkOnAYacht.com to buy it (even if you aren't interested in working on yachts, I can assure you it's a fascinating and entertaining read...and it makes a great gift!).
(Online Media industry)
1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
Major: English Literature and Political Science (double major) - Graduated Summa Cum Laude 1993 — 1997
Minor: Psychology
Social and New Media Marketing, Writing, Video & Audio Podcasting for Profit, Vlogging, Web 2.0, Luxury Yachting Industry, Marine Industry, Internet Marketing, Book Publishing, Copywriting and Editing, Comedy (stand-up, improv, sketch), Travel
Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF), International Superyacht Society (ISS), Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa National Academic Honor Society, Mortar Board National Academic Honor Society, I.U. Political Science Senior Achievement Award, Indiana University Honors Scholarship, Blue Key National Academic Honor Society, Golden Key National Academic Honor Society, Order of Omega National Academic Honor Society, Rhodes/British Marshall Scholarship Nominee (1997)