President and Founder, Holy Click!
Phoenix, Arizona Area
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- Web Designer at Holy Click!
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- Online Production Manager at New Times
- Education
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Maria Radloff (theway@via-maria.com)’s Summary
Well, my professional experience began as an actress in my parents' backyard.
Since I really couldn't support myself from that, I decided to give radio a try...I interned at WXTC in Charleston SC and scheduled ads and wrote some copy. I think I actually have the cassette tape laying around still with some of those ads on it.
I then landed a position in corporate America, waitressing for Outback Steakhouse in Houston TX. Thank goodness I wasn't a vegan then, or I'd have to think of myself as a sell-out. I gained unsurmountable customer service and Caesar salad making experience that I wouldn't trade in for the world.
While being solicited by the top modeling school to enroll in their classes, I instead opted for a career in graphic design in sunny AZ and got myself a $5/hr job. Not wanting to completely exit corporate America, I continued with the Outback, but got a transfer to their Tempe location. Holy ribeyes!
Bored with writing up job tickets and sloppin' steaks and salads, I hired a co-worker to teach me graphic design. In six weeks I had a new client that hired me to layout their newspaper and all the ads within it. Time to learn what a clipping path is!
Having grown expedentially in my design skills, I decided unemployment was the way to go. I took the summer off, continued with the newspaper, and had a TON of fun! Then after the novelty wore off, I got a part time job at the New Times. I was always the first one to leave each day...which was easy to do, because everybody else wanted the extra money. I tried not to wear sandals too often because we worked with X-acto knives a lot.
Five and a half years later, I finally go the boot. (Thanks Diana Frashier, you knew someday I'd be thanking you for firing me!) So with 8 weeks of paid time off, I started my own business.
Hello Holy Click!
Maria Radloff (theway@via-maria.com)’s Specialties:
We are a full service design studio...we make you shine online!
branding • graphic design • web design • online marketing
Maria Radloff (theway@via-maria.com)’s Experience
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Web Designer
Holy Click!
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
April 2002 — Present (6 years 9 months)
I own a design studio that offers branding, graphic design and web design. I am the creator of the punchy, clever styles offered by this company, nothing ordinary exists here.
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Online Production Manager
New Times
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 1996 — February 2002 (5 years 10 months)
I managed the web producers for New Times, which included all 13 of their newspapers and websites.
Maria Radloff (theway@via-maria.com)’s Education
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
BA - Journalism, Advertising, 1989 — 2002
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Maria Radloff (theway@via-maria.com)’s Interests:
Sitting out in front of the Barr Central Library, buying lottery tickets at the Circle K across the street from my house, throwing vegetables and extra juicy fruits off my 4th floor patio, and walking my dogs every 3 hours.
Maria Radloff (theway@via-maria.com)’s Groups:
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Republican Professionals
Maria Radloff (theway@via-maria.com)’s Honors:
Best Mom - awarded to me by my 3 greyhounds, 2004, 2006 and 2007
Sugah Mamah - awarded to me by Don Crossland, Publisher of Kontakt Magazine, 2007
Investment Competition - 2nd place - awarded to me by Dr. Wolf of Dr. Wolf Rehab - 2007
Volleyball Princess - awarded to me by the girls at Scottsdale Ranch, 1998
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