Podolsky has had a variety of experiences over the years. Some of the common threads include building groups and organizations from the group up, sales, creativity, and bringing people together.
Background
Creativity
Sales, networking, and collaborations
Event Planning and Production (including approximate attendance)
Background
- Ran business for 5 years, including publishing and event management
- Group creating (Noho Film Group, Western Massachusetts Jewish Genealogy Society)
- Opened contemporary art gallery
- Trained with/participated in workshops: Dale Carnegie, Creative Problem Solving Institute, Franklin Covey, C-Level Business Design, Outward Bound CityQuest
- B.A. in Geography, Summa Cum Laude / 3.8 GPA
Creativity
- Creating novel concepts on the fly
- Creating business and website names (Nextopia Corporation, Local Monkey etc...) and phone number acronyms (586.NOHO for my company in Northampton)
- Designing websites using a Content Management System, collaborating on home and commercial office
- Marketing: includes radio commercial voiceovers, print ad design, ad buys, and guerrilla marketing
- Designing advanced diagrams that synthesize academic texts
- Copywriting, academic writing, business writing (full page article on marketing published in Spirit of Change Magazine)
Sales, networking, and collaborations
- Reaching decision makers and top-level executives
- Networking for multi-organizational collaboration
- Sales:
consultative style, relationship building, cold calling, upselling,
cross-selling, generating renewals, breaking in new products and geographic territories
Event Planning and Production (including approximate attendance)
- Whole Health Expo (up to 2000 attendees)
- Art Openings (50-200)
- Genealogy Meetings
- Film Discussion Meetings
- Career Panel at Smith College Career Development Office
- Northampton Arts Night Out (involved 10-20 art galleries)
- Starting and Growing Your Holistic Business
- Film Screenings
- Lecture at Creative Problem Solving Institute
