Marlene Gavens

Current

Hartford Internet Examiner at Examiner.com
Adjunct Faculty at Middlesex Community College
Podcaster at The Savvy Seller's Tips From the Top Podcast Series

Principal at The Savvy Seller
Adjunct Faculty at Quinnebaug Valley Community College
eBay Certified Business Consultant & Trainer at The Savvy Seller

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Past

speaker at LifeLearn - Springfield JCC
Co-Owner at Paper Pound
Director, Continuing Medical Education Programs, Department of Psychiatry at University of Connecticut Medical School

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Education

Central Connecticut State University
Wheaton College
Kingswood Oxford School

Bugbee Elementary!

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Recommended

4 people have recommended Marlene

Connections

117 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

Marlene Gavens’s Summary

*BA in Psychology
*MS in Marriage and Family Therapy

Work experience includes:

*Co-Owner of Paper Pound Express
A retail scrapbooking / specialty paper store

* Director of Continuing Medical Education Programs
Department of Psychiatry
University of Connecticut Medical School

*Founder: The Learning Link
A non-credit, adult education program

* Marriage & Family Therapist
MSPCC (MA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)
Pittsfield, MA

* Marriage & Family Therapist
The Children's Study Home
Springfield, MA

* Museum Docent
Nook Farm: Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe Houses
Hartford, CT

These varied employment opportunities have given Marlene experience with networking, public speaking, advertising, branding and marketing – all skills that she utilizes today in the eBay/e-commerce/social networking world.

Marlene's ability to build a rapport with people, which was cultivated as a therapist, now serves her well as an instructor and consultant.

Marlene Gavens’s Specialties:

One of only 29 people in the world to meet the requirements to become an eBay Certified Business Consultant

Marlene Gavens’s Experience

Hartford Internet Examiner

Examiner.com

(Privately Held; Online Media industry)

April 2009 — Present (4 months)

Write general interest & general information articles about the internet
Adjunct Faculty

Middlesex Community College

(Internet industry)

January 2009 — Present (7 months)

eBay Training
Podcaster

The Savvy Seller's Tips From the Top Podcast Series

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

Tips From the Top is a podcast series covering eBay, eCommerce and social media. Named to the Top 100 Small Business Podcasts 2009.
Principal

The Savvy Seller

(Internet industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

Internet Marketing and Social Media Strategist - Using Online Tools in Your Offline Business for Customer Acquisition & Retention
Adjunct Faculty

Quinnebaug Valley Community College

(Educational Institution; Internet industry)

October 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)

eBay Training Classes
eBay Certified Business Consultant & Trainer

The Savvy Seller

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

'The Savvy Seller' provides training and consultation services to new and existing businesses seeking an online e-commerce presence.

Marlene Gavens, founder of 'The Savvy Seller', is an ‘eBay Certified Business Consultant and Education Specialist’ - one of only 28 individuals in the world to achieve this designation.

As founder of 'The Savvy Seller', Marlene offers Training and Consultation Services for individuals and businesses looking to use the eBay platform to expand their market, increase distribution channels or develop an online presence. Her clients include start-up & home-based businesses as well as brick and mortar stores, distributors & liquidators.

Classes and Consultation Services are available in person or online.

Please go to The Savvy Seller website (http://www.the-savvy-seller.com) for detailed information about the training and consultation services offered.
speaker

LifeLearn - Springfield JCC

(Internet industry)

2008 — 2009 (1 year)
Co-Owner

Paper Pound

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Retail industry)

March 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 4 months)

Co-Owned and operated retail paper store. Inventory management, staffing & sales.
Director, Continuing Medical Education Programs, Department of Psychiatry

University of Connecticut Medical School

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

1984 — 2002 (18 years)

Marlene Gavens’s Education

Central Connecticut State University

MS , Marriage and Family Therapy , 1978 — 1980
Wheaton College

BA , Psychology , 1973 — 1975
Kingswood Oxford School

1965 — 1971
Bugbee Elementary!

Additional Information

Marlene Gavens’s Websites:

Marlene Gavens’s Interests:

eBay Instruction, eBay Business Consultation, tennis, golf, figure skating, genealogy, travel

Marlene Gavens’s Groups:

eBay Certified Education Specialist, Mentor in the eBay Education Specialist program, Mentor - DOUA (Disabled Online Users Association), Member - Online Success Institute, eBay, eBay Education Specialist, RocketPlace/AsWas Conference, tennis team, Holiday Golightly