Introduction: I produce all things pertaining to the production of an artistic product. My creative abilities include writing, art, photography, video, lyrics, and poetry, as well as, creating advertising/logos for businesses.
I have over 40 years of experience in sales, marketing, advertising, PR, production, art, photography, and I am the former owner, editor, publisher of two rural magazines. I am a professional writer, poet, and photographer. One of my human interest articles in the 70s received praise from Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, who received my permission to read the article to his radio listeners.
My photography has appeared in magazines. I am also an artist and jewelry designer. Examples of my work and a more in-depth profile about me can be obtained by following the link I provided to my deviant art gallery. More examples of my work can be seen by following the link I provided to our Zazzle store.
Thank you so much for your time and interest!
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My Resume
CAREER FOCUS
Turning my creative ideas into businesses.
A business owner by profession and a valuable
consultant to existing businesses. I am also a
professional writer, artist and photographer.
At 56 years old my life's work and business
expertise encompasses sales, marketing, PR,
advertising, business consulting, communications,
editing, routing, deliveries, and field work.
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Self-starter with an endlessly creative mind and
proven ability to build a business from my ideas.
Art, writing, photography.
Love working with people and have always had
a great understanding of, and rapport with,
customers and their needs.
Deeply charity minded. I create and include a charitable
product or service in each business
I own.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Age 8
I began to do charity work.
Age 8
I started my first of many small businesses I operated
throughout my school years to
support my charity work.
Grades 1-12
I was a gifted artist. My art class creations won school
awards and went on to hang in art shows in town. I was
a promising actress. At 16 I was offered the chance to
star in a play with a traveling summer stock group. In Church
and throughout school I was a Soprano in the choir and/or was
the lead singer.
Age 14
I designed and created my own style of clothes and jewelry and
was commissioned to design clothes and jewelry for local
customers who enjoyed my creativity.
Age 16
I sold my first article to 16 Magazine.
Age 17
I was voted into IPA. With an IQ of 145 I passed a Mensa test,
but did not join Mensa. A recent IQ test revealed an IQ of 172.
Age 23
The late and great Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was so moved by one
of my human interest articles in Grit Magazine that he asked for, and
received, my permission to read the article to his radio audience.
Age 30-40s
I owned several businesses in which advertising, sales, marketing, PR and/or business consulting was the base operation. As a professional writer and photographer I created two magazines and were their owner/editor/publisher. I received a letter of Thank You from the State
for my JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS plea I continually ran in one of my magazines. I also received a letter of ThankYou for my work on one of the States Festivals. As a business consultant I aided an oilman in Abilene, Texas who was failing at his attempt to pioneer the areas first independent
Yellow Pages book. I changed the method for deliveries, corrected the financial and sales problems in his current mode of operation, created amusing advertising to generate interest in the project and devised the routing for the delivery of the books. The book was a huge success and the expanding
company was bought several years later by Hearst. While in Abilene I also aided the owner of a chain of low profit video game arcades named Fantasy World. Taking over Management of the Abilene arcade I was able to devise and innovate
the way an arcade should be run to maximize profits and attract more customers.
My ideas and creation of the Fantasy World Record Board to draw customers was highly successful and due to tripling profits, was implemented in each of the owners other arcades. In Albany, GA I aided the owner of a publication titled Penny Power. The owner wanted to sell the publication, but could not generate interest from buyers. I created a one inch banner ad to run at the top of the pages of the publication. For $25.00 any business could have top page recognition by telling
what they liked about Penney Power and how advertising in it had boosted their sales.
As intended, several weeks later the ads attracted a buyer. I also created and operated LOVE-A-DATE? the first ad and answer dating service in the local paper in Abilene.
Age 30-40s
As a dedicated Air Force spouse I received merits for my services to the Military. In the magazines I owned during Desert Storm I united area businesses to run a monthly page of our prayers for those serving overseas. In the Country of
Panama after Just Cause, and pregnant at the time, I volunteered to help guard the base from hostiles by joining the K-9 handlers on their walking patrols each night. During the day I worked on uniquely landscaping our base house
which won an award for my husband and I from the Base Commander for having the best yard on the base. Upon retiring to Florida in 1996 I have been working with the RCS in Clearwater by providing stuffed animals for the children
of battered women seeking protection and shelter at The Haven. RSC has given me a letter of recommendation for my work.
50s
With my children grown I returned to owning businesses.
I was an independent vendor for the St Pete Times and later for the Tampa Tribune. I now own two online businesses.
