Partner at Coffee House Ideas, LLC - a interactive agency and digital production studio
Greater Los Angeles Area
Partner at Coffee House Ideas, LLC - a interactive agency and digital production studio
Greater Los Angeles Area
Justin helps companies find new ways to connect and interact with their customers, develop products, and strategic planning and execution. Justin is a partner at Coffee House Ideas, a full-service interactive agency and digital production studio, where they help companies blend technology, design, and humanized strategy.
Justin writes articles and blogs on business, technology, humanity and how they interact together in today's marketplace at [thisisjustin.com] and [coffeehouseideas.com]. Justin is also a regular contributor on [primecutsblog.com], a food blog run by Justin Levy.
Branding, social networks, website, research methods, process engineering, product/service delivery, presentations, speaking, training.
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Coffee House Ideas, LLC seeks to help companies connect with their customers through technology and creativity. Many companies who attempt technological strategies appear cold, distant, and out-of-touch with their customers because they undertake the task with the same mindset as traditional communications. We believe that there is no longer a barrier between the customer and the company, no longer a barrier between product, marketing, customer service, public relations, and sales. Communications must interact with the customer and must become products themselves. Even if your company sells a singular product, the auxiliary material and strategy must become products themselves creating a stronger bond between the customer and the company. Essentially, we help humanize creativity, technology, and you to your customers.
(Online Media industry)
August 2005 — August 2008 (3 years 1 month)
Global Independent Media Productions (GIMP.tv) is an “interest-based” new media network specifically created for people to encounter the “lean forward” experience. GIMP TV fosters community surrounding similar interests, rather then friend groups or cliques. Our “lean forward” experience is the interaction of people with media including: Articles, Forums, Commenting, Announcements, Events, Games, Blogs, Magazines, and Interactive Advertising throughout the entire website. Distribution is made possible by GIMP Content Management System’s dynamic technologies found in the on-the-fly encoding/ transcoding systems which is built directly into the website allowing for syndication of each format.
My role is to connect/interact with our friends (customers), develop products/integrations, business development, research and development, and strategic planning/execution.
(Computer & Network Security industry)
2002 — 2005 (3 years )
Geek Labz Computer Company is a local technology consulting firm that provides small businesses with the strategies, service, and staff to successfully execute/deploy any technological project. Specialties: Security, Staff Utilization, Mobile, Web.
My role was to manage day-to-day operations, market strategy, service development, evangelizing company.
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years )
I was responsible for all servers, clients and website (public and private) across three campuses. Project planning, management, hardware integration, software integration, database administration and management.
new technology, management processes, business, cooking, writing, traveling
Podcast & New Media Expo, CES, BlogWorld, New Marketing Summit