May 2008 — Present

HIP HOP WEEKLY MAGAZINE  Miami, FL
National Marketing & Advertising Sales Director

Manage ad sales marketing, sales development, collateral, project management, and sales research of the rapid-growing publication- Hip Hop Weekly Magazine. Produced and maintain HHW’s original web site, HipHopWeeklyBlog.com and ad network. Provide interactive opportunities for advertisers, and integrate new concepts to capture more value from ad campaigns, optimizing advertising opportunities via online (SEO, SEM) and out-of-home.

As a result, HHW circulation has increased significantly at 35%; Ad Sales has increased 17% in a time period where media buys are at an all-time low. Blog receives over 2.5 million views per month. Hip Hop Weekly Magazine was recognized by the prominent MIN Awards as one of the top 15 new magazines of the year, beating more than 700 new magazines. HHW is a winner in several award categories including but not limited to, the Urban Music Award for “Best Magazine” 2009, “Magazine of the Year” at the 10th Annual Duval Diamond Awards 2011 and more. For more info, Google/Bing: “Hip Hop Weekly Magazine wins”.  Feel free to contact Judy Mays, Associate Publisher (202) 363-6356 or Dave Mays, Publisher

December 2009 - Present

Kumar’s Multiservice, Inc. New York, NY
VP Compliance Control (Auditor)/ Documents Reviewer

December 2010 – Present

J. Hill Management, Inc.  New York, NY
CEO/ President

*Integrated Marketing & Advertising
*Mobile Notary Signing Agent
*Business Formation Specialist

Create integrated strategies for brands. Develop and expand new & existing customer sales, brand evolution, and media endorsement beyond expectations. Provider of reliable business formation & incorporation services. 24 Hour Mobile Notary & Closing agent for banks, title companies, inscribing agents, politicians, etc.

May 2006 — Present

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN DIASPORAN ARTS  New York, NY
Community Development Consultant/ Volunteer

Work directly with Executive Director to develop highly effective marketing initiatives that expand membership, organizational productivity, political and public awareness to the politicians, residents and businesses of Brooklyn, NY about MoCADA.

As a result, membership rose 14% and awareness increased significantly with MoCada as the FIRST BLACK ARTS MUSEUM, out of Brooklyn, to study contemporary African Diaspora Arts. For more info contact: Contact Laurie Cumbo, Founder/ Executive Director – 917-518-6610

Dec. 2007 — Aug. 2008
HARLEM CENTER FOR EDUCATION  New York, NY
Program Facilitator / Group Leader - Part time

Inspired economically disadvantaged and at-risk male youth in New York City in the pursuit of higher education and career achievement by providing them with social science knowledge, skills, guidance and understanding. (9th & 10th grade males at Norman Thomas High School).

As a result, the program extensively became a full time extension to Norman Thomas HS daily curriculum allowing their students to receive full credit in Social Science.

Mar. 2004 — April 2006

     
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING  New York, NY
Independent Contractor/ New Media Director

Managed all levels of outdoor advertising; i.e. billboards, MTA Ads, poster sniping, murals, street teams, etc.  Negotiated reseller agreements with billboard agencies (Viacom/ CBS Outdoors, Clear Channel Outdoors, Van Wagner) that achieved marketing and advertising goals for clients throughout the US.

As a result, I managed to acquire the following clients as advertisers: Universal Records, Sean John, Badboy Worldwide, Warner Bros Music, Akademiks, 50cent, Island/Def Jam, Southpole, Gale Group, K-Swiss, Vitamin Water, Interscope Record and more. Brought in over 4 million dollars in advertising revenue.  As a Director of the discount media brokerage, I managed to save clients over 500k in advertising inventory. For more info, contact Joe Stobely, VP. Clear Channel/ Brilliant Advertising (917) 572-3777

April 2002 — Sept 2003

SNAPPLE BEVERAGE GROUP, INC.  Maspeth, NY
Independent Contractor/ Integrated Brand Manager

Managed, developed, and implemented product marketing activities to maximize sales and awareness of the Nantucket Nectar product line. Organized Snapple product placement to local bodegas, community events in urban zones of New York City, retail locations, sports events, etc.

As a result, Snapple brand awareness and sales in the urban arena increased and successfully initiated proposals to carry Snapple brands in NYC schools.

March 1999 — Nov 2001

COCA-COLA COMPANY – USA  New York, NY
Program Facilitator/ Operations Manager

Managed an innovative and historic Coca-Cola community marketing program focused on supporting New York City teen lifestyle and connected the brand with highly influential “urban celebrity” figures. Orginated in Harlem, NY, our "Coca-ColaNYC program was unmatched by any other marketing initiatives and achieved historical figures in awareness and exceptional increased sales in all targeted areas- NYC metro area. For more information contact Trevor Gordon (tjg1021@aol.com)

Developed and produced DraftWorldWide’s/ Coca-Cola’s teenage publication, “NYCene”; and expanded Coca-Cola community program domestically in Dallas,TX; Orange County, CA; and Atlanta, GA; and internationally in London, ENGLAND, and Australia. Managed a 2M per year budget and saved approx. $100k 1st yr, $468k 2nd yr. for the firm.  The savings was put back into the community to assist in innovative urban programs such as Charter Schools, Park renovation, etc. in Harlem

As a result, Coca-Cola’s product sales increased generously by 5% (Nationally), 19% (Regionally/ Tristate NY, CT, NJ). Also delivered elements of my program and applied them to other market as a Coca-Cola Community marketing consultant. This resulted in increased sales and brand awareness for all Coca-Cola products in Orange County, CA; Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA; and abroad in London, England.  For more info, contact Sydney Stinson Ferguson (917) 714-6006

June 1996 — July 1998

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PROPERTIES  New York, NY
Associate Producer/ Web Developer

Developed and edited web content for all MLB teams, and players. Collaborated with Fox Sports Interactive to integrate and expand website presence via programming and create fan fare related activities. Developed HTML and Java Script to coordinated multimedia presence for Minor League teams as well.

As a result, our production team managed to produce Major League Baseball’s first Official Web Site; www.majorleaguebaseball.com (formerly know as MLB@Bat).

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

May 2011 — Present

NotaryPublicOfNewYork.com  New York, NY
Co-Founder/ Web Designer & Developer

Recently released to the public (5/1/2011) as beta 1.0, the goal of www.NotaryPublicOfNewYork.com is to provide individual signers, inscribing agents, bankers, loan settlement officers, politicians, title companies, business executives, mortgage brokers, borrowers and sellers; in fact, anyone in New York State, with a professional platform and resource to simply locate credible Notaries Public and Signing Agents commissioned to work in the State of New York.  All professional New York State Notaries Public and Signing Agents will utilize this application and increase revenue for their Notary Business through prudent practices and constant updates to their hosted profiles.

May 2007 — Present

QUEENSEXPLORER.com New York, NY
Co-Founder/ VP Marketing & Sales/ Business Development

Developed a platform that enables businesses in Queens, NY to target and engage w/ local buyers, w/ precision, and maximize online visibility w/ cost effective upgrades. Queens Explorer’s methodology in search engine optimization (SEO, SEM) and online marketing, allow for community conscious leads to find any business, its location, hours of operation, and contact information instantly.

As a result, QE has consistently increasing in page views and over 1000 businesses have signed up. These companies have witnessed an increase of revenue because of their visibility online.  For more info, Google/Bing: Queens Explorer or contact Ameet Megnath (646) 529-2866

June 2001 — Present

2wayAlert.com®, LLC MOBILE CONCIERGE  Wilmington, DE
Co-Founder/ President /Chief Marketing Officer

June 1996 – Oct 1999

EMI RECORDS/CEMA DISTRIBUTION  New York, NY
Independently Contracted by Urban Music Dir

Nov 1996 – Sept 1997

ARISTA RECORDS/ BMG DISTRIBUTION  Atlanta, GA
Independently Contracted by S.E. Urban Music Director

June 1991 – Sept 1999

UPTOWN RECORDS/ MCA   New York, NY
Independently Contracted by Vice President of Promotions

Integrated offline grass-root, retail, club and radio promotions that increased sales significantly for the abovementioned record companies.  As a result, Artists’ public awareness increased with strategic marketing breakthroughs to retailers, college campuses, nightclubs, and radio stations at an alarming rate, allowing for seamless servicing of product to get the proper amount of airplay necessary to generate revenue; Also coordinated several "Gold and Platinum" parties that complimented the sales of over 500,000 (gold) and one million + units (platinum) sold for record labels; Monitored and pushed artists' radio airplay progress on BDS, Soundscan. Artists include: Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, Heavy D, Wu-Tang Clan, AZ, Nas, Notorious BIG, TuPac, Janet Jackson, Lost Boyz, 12Guage, Master P, Whitney Houston, etc. For more information contact: Jimmy "J. Luv" Jenkins (813) 751-4232

1996 — 1998

SAINT JOHNS UNIVERSITY  Queens, NY
Bachelor of Science, Communications- Business of Radio, Television and Film

1992 — 1995

CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY  Atlanta, GA
Associates Degree, Mass Communications - Radio, Television and Film Broadcasting

1988 — 1992

HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL  Queens, NY
College Preparatory, Business Major