Live Corporate Events
    DURAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC. National Launch Meeting 2007
    2007
    Westin O’Hare Hotel, Chicago, IL
    425 Sales Reps and Managers gathered at the Westin O’Hare Hotel in Chicago for a 4-day, enthusiastic team building and product knowledge event.
    My role: VOG Announcer
    Produced by Meetings In Medicine, Inc.; Brian Stansifer,VP, Executive Producer
    PEPSI INTERNATIONAL 2007 Annual Operating Plan Meeting 2006
    2006
    Westin Diplomat, Hollywood, FL
    400 Pepsi International Division’s Executives and Bottlers gathered to review the 2007 AOP for 18 products in Pepsi’s World Headquarters’s Amphitheatre in Purchase, NY.
    My role: VOG Announcer Director: Marielena Acevedo, Pepsi Marketing
    CEPHALON 2006 National Sales Meeting
    2006
    Westin Diplomat, Hollywood, FL
    Over 1,200 sales reps and executives gathered at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, FL. (Judging by the exploding sales growth and the enthusiasm of the participants, I'm sorry I didn't buy the stock a few years ago!) My Role: VOG Announcer introducing each of forty folks selected for induction into the 2005 President's Club. Top management at CEPHALON is skilled at Team Building, and so is Williams/Gerard Productions, and my boss, Glenn Gautier, Executive Producer for this event.
    Producer/Director: Williams/Gerard Productions; Glenn Gautier, Executive Producer
    KPMG 2005 Annual Partners’ Meeting 2005
    2006
    Marriott World Center, Orlando, FL
    325 KPMG partners sat in the Crystal J Ballroom of The Marriott World Center in Orlando, FL and laughed at almost every line. Jack Morton Worldwide recruited me to play the host/quizmeister of a 45-minute “Jeopardy” quiz show skit. (Actually, a fun, teambuilding tutorial, altho’ it looked, smelled, and tasted like the famous quiz show) Three KPMG partners competed to answer 28 questions about the firm’s activities and concerns.
    KPMG Client: Meghan Bracken, Sr. Director, SEM
    Jack Morton production team leaders: JoHannah Adams-King, Executive Producer; Jen Swidler, Creative Director (The entire Jack Morton team was an awesome group of very effective executives.)
    Thomas A. Edison N.J. Patent Awards Banquet
    2003 2004 2005
    Annual Awards event sponsored by the New Jersey Research Council. Two hundred fifty Scientific, Technological, and Manufacturing innovators, in black tie, gathered for dinner, drinks, speeches and awards. I played Thomas Edison, (Master Of Ceremonies) (Master of Ceremonies, along with my pal, Albert Einstein) congratulating, prodding, pontificating, predicting, and reminiscing!
    Producer/Director: Nancy Ori, New Jersey Media Center, Berkeley Hts, NJ
    OM Technology, Inc.
    2003
    The 2003 SIA (Securities Industry Assn) Technology Management Conference & Exhibit  –  The New York Hilton Hotel
    Hosted O/C opening and closing videos shown at the OM booth.
    Spent the better part of two days (with producer, cameraman, and audio engineer tagging along) wandering the exhibit aisles & the various Hilton lobbies, interviewing Conference participants about their technology needs and what they knew about OM Technology.
    “What does OM mean to you?” was asked of all the folks interviewed. 96% answered, “Order Management”.....3.9% answered “It’s a Hindu mantra chant.”........Two people answered, “It’s a Swedish company that owns and manages the Stockholm Stock Exchange.” (Those two were absolutely right!)
    Client: Austin Lawrence Group, Stamford, CT
    Producer:  Rich D’Elia, Chase Wilson Productions
    KPMG
    2000
    Assurance Group Sales Training Seminar – Keystone Ski Resort, Colorado
    Comic Speaker (Industrial Psychologist) "Serious" speech on corporate culture morphed into a "roast" of the top executives present.
    Audience: 135 KPMG Sales & Marketing staff attending a seminar in the lodge atop a 12,000 ft. high ski mountain.
    Client: Karen Schimpf, National Marketing Director
    Producer: Matt Fritz (Jack Morton Worldwide)
    The Advertising Club of Westchester
    2000 - 2002
    Big W Gala Awards Banquet – Tappan Hill Restaurant, Tarrytown, NY
    Master of Ceremonies
    Clients: Barbara Branagan & Gene Robins
    Chase Manhattan Bank
    2000
    Marriott Marquis Hotel, NYC
    Awards Announcer for Chase’s 1999 FSD Recognition Meeting
    Producer: Roy Cohn (Cohn/Thomas Communications)
    United Water Corporation
    1999
    1999 Fall Senior Management Conference – Marriott Hotel, Park Ridge, NJ
    Host/Master Of Ceremonies
    Producer/Director: Rich D’Elia (Chase Wilson Productions)
    NY American Marketing Association 
    1999 - 2001
    Black Tie Awards Banquet – Marriott Marquis Hotel, NYC
    Announcer for the Annual EFFIE Awards
    Executive Producer: Jeff Goldstein (Legend Productions, Inc.)
    Harris Corporation
    1999
    Exhibitor’s Booth, NAB Show – Las Vegas Convention Center
    "TV Anchor" introducing news items and commentaries on Harris Corporation’s role in HDTV.
    Executive Producer: Martha Rapp
    Producer/Director: Julia Mintz
    Dannon Corporation
    1999
    ACBU Sales Seminar – Hilton Head, SC
    Host/EmCee in the Comic Role of Dean Sellmore (a la Animal House)
    Producer: Joe Shea
    Director: Scott Breuninger
    Executone Corporation
    1998
    Computer Telephony Exposition; Trade Show Booth – Los Angeles Coliseum
    Role of an Executone customer whose business had grown with Executone’s support.
    Producer/Director: Scott Breuninger
    Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals 
    1996 & 1997
    Presidents Circle Awards Banquet – Hyatt Regency Hotel, Greenwich, CT
    Role: Awards Presenter at Annual Banquet
    Producer/Director: JoAnn Huckvale
    The Advertising Club of Western Massachussets
    1995 & 1996
    Charles Stein Annual Awards Banquet – Art Museum in Springfield, MA
    Role: Awards Presenter
    Producer/Director: David Cecchi
    Siemens/Cerberus Pyrotronics Corp
    1995 & 1996
    National Sales Meeting – Resort Hotel in Tucson, AZ (1995)
    Comic Motivational Speaker
    Western Patent Medicine Salesman "Doc Pyro" ("One sip of my concoction will make your sales zip!")
    Producer/Director: Rich D’Elia (Chase Wilson Productions)
    National Sales Meeting – Marriott Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, FL  (1996)
    Comic Motivational Speaker
    Dr. Albert Einstein (with white wig and moustache!)
    Producer/Director: Rich D’Elia (Chase Wilson Productions)
    IBM
    1995
    COMDEX Exhibition – Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
    Role of Boxing Ring Announcer
    Billed as "The Slugfest In The West!"
    A life-size boxing ring had been constructed with the three "contenders" (IBM, Oracle, & Microsoft) in it competing to see which one could process certain information faster.
    An IBM executive provided the color commentary, while I described the action and asked him questions.
    Over 100 press representatives were in attendance.
    Encore Productions, Inc., Las Vegas, NV
    Producer/Director: Scott Glenn
    New York Film & TV Festivals
    1994
    TV Commercial Awards Banquet
    Role: Awards Presenter at annual black tie event
    Producer/Director: Peter Levy (Corniche Productions)
    The Connecticut Art Director’s Club
    1992 through 1995
    Annual Awards Banquets
    Role of Awards Presenter at these annual black tie banquets
    Producer: Liz Smith, Executive Director CADC
    Metropolitan Life Insurance
    1993
    Mideastern Leaders Conference – Resort Hotel, Amelia Island, FL
    Comic Role: Wizard of Oz commenting from behind my curtain about the conference events and participants.
    Guest Speaker: Rick Pitino
    Producer/Director: Kathy Miller
    Heublein Corporation
    1992
    Annual Sales Awards Banquet – Marriott Hotel, Farmington, CT
    Role of TV Anchor and Awards Presenter.
    Producer/Director: Sam Audia
    The Andy Awards
    1991 & 1993
    Avery Fisher Hall (NYC)
    Role of Awards Presenter
    Annual Black Tie Event with an audience of over one thousand professionals.
    Producer/Director: Bob Plante
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