George Balen

Current

• Vice President at HomeExchange.com INC,
• Owner at HomeExchange.com

Past

• Producer at RHINO Home Video/Warner Strategic Marketing
• President at Hoodwink Apparel Company

Education

• Loyola Marymount University

Recommended

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Connections

15 connections

Industry

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Websites

• HomeExchange.com

George Balen’s Summary

Programmer management, marketing and PR, web technologies, customer retention, business growth and expansion

George Balen’s Specialties:

Writing, design, customer retention, management

George Balen’s Experience

• Vice President

  HomeExchange.com INC,

  (Privately Held; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  October 1997 — Present (11 years 10 months)

• Owner

  HomeExchange.com

  (Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  Currently holds this position

• Producer

  RHINO Home Video/Warner Strategic Marketing

  (Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year)

  Worked as producer of DVD extras for boxed sets of seasons 1 and 2 of Sid and Marty Krofft's "Land of the Lost" television series.
  
  Nominated for The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Award for "Best DVD Retro Television Release"

• President

  Hoodwink Apparel Company

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)

  February 1991 — July 1997 (6 years 6 months)

  Ran day to day business operations:
  Hired creative staff
  Selected manufacturers
  Creative decisions on clothing designs, product catalog, website, etc
  Wrote business and marketing plan

George Balen’s Education

• Loyola Marymount University

  BA , 1990 — 1992

  Activities and Societies:

  TV and Film, Philosophy, Music, Theater Arts

Additional Information

George Balen’s Websites:

• HomeExchange.com

George Balen’s Interests:

Ice hockey, bass (not fishing, but music) photography, writing, movie and TV memorabilia, computers, technology, video games, travel

George Balen’s Groups:

•    Loyola Marymount University Alumni

George Balen’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch