Early 

Marketing, Financial, Design: Having remained in some areas of marketing, advertising, media, design or creative role, throughout my career— gaining new experiences and skills with each position. Without creativity, life would be rather dull and "boring."

 

My first job while in college, was in high-end furniture sales and design.  After school, first real career position was in the financial industry—banking; a bank manager, commercial lender, and later a regional marketing manager, for two large international financial institutions — Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Charlotte and Southeast.   

 

In other words, this means big responsibility, impressive titles, long hours, and minimal pay.  Moving on, more certifications, an investment banker, continuing education, licenses—later joining a real estate investment firm, and private banking.

 

Then returning to my first love—interior design; a marketing manager for an upscale national furniture design studio and publication in High Point, NC. (in NC you have two choices, furniture or financial - I tried both). 

 

 

 

Middle 

This is where my career took off!  Atlanta.

 

Advertising, Media, and Publishing:  In 1994, with my sons off to college (I had them when I was a mere baby), divorced. Relocated to Atlanta, GA, spending the next twenty years in the media business with fast and furious deadlines (loved it); Atlanta- Associate Publisher, Network Publishing for Black's Guide, Inc., the nation's largest provider of commercial real estate data. 

 

In  addition, I served as Membership Director for the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and on many boards, chairs of charity events, headed sponsorship committees, and responsible for raising thousands of dollars for Yes! Atlanta (an at-risk youth program) as well as NAIOP.

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Continuing in the media business: Associate Publisher for New York's Cahners/Reed Publishing-GRID, a real estate investment magazine. Atlanta-Leader Publishing Group— Associate Publisher of Atlanta's Business to Business Magazine.

 

A Publisher for PRIMEDIA— Atlanta's New Home Data Book—largest national residential real estate provider.  A select number of other multi-media companies focused on design, architecture (Phoenix), hotels, (Florida) real estate development, and investments throughout the US. In between interior designer for several Atlanta and Florida firms and design studios. 

 

 

Online Media: In 1999, I embraced technology, moving all my print clients to the web.  "Ah, the exciting world of internet dot.com start-ups, pushing stock options, pre-IPO" (which never materialized).  VP Southeast Regional Sales Manager for several national software companies — commercial real estate, advertising, and online marketing media start-ups in California, Chicago, New York, Dallas, and Atlanta. 
 

 

Afterward,  a few VP of Sales and Marketing positions involving a lot of travel, with regional hotel management and resort design groups, working with architects and designers between Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, New York, and Florida. 

 

 

After all the high paying careers ended, with the dot-com bust, in 2002, (the good old days with the six-figure income, hefty expense accounts, commissions, bonuses, and full benefit packages—long gone, in today's world); jobless, once again. (Re-invention time again).

 

 

Real Estate Marketing: I picked myself up, put on my residential real estate hat, and relocated to NE Florida as Regional Sales & Marketing/ Design Studio Manager for a Fortune 500 company, overseeing upscale new construction luxury properties  (coastal and golf communities) and later mid-and South Florida. 

 

I found residential real estate to be less sophisticated than commercial and later returned to Atlanta, as Southeast Regional Sales and Marketing Manager for a national commercial real estate investment firm, based in Boise, ID, overseeing offices in Georgia, Carolinas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. 
 

 

Hospitality Marketing:  Due to spending more time in Florida, on the road, a plane, or in a hotel room with multi offices in 2006, I relocated from Atlanta to South Florida. However, once again, soon after that, the company closed due to the real estate crash.

 

I fell in love with South Florida, and the lovely year-round climate (minus the heat of the summer), and remained in the area.  

 

Joined a diversified real estate investment company in Boca Raton, FL, as Sales and Marketing Manager, where they sent me off to the Florida Keys to sell real estate, opening a new waterfront marina club— sold condos for boats, and a waterfront private resident club condo-hotel project. (continue to the right side of the page for more.

A roller coaster ride —Wow! I am old.

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