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Real World Experience combined with a Passion for Excellence
Our Team is comprised of individuals of great talent, experience, and knowledge. Each member has been carefully selected to ensure that our team has a diverse background, thus enabling us to work with organizations across multiple industries. Our experience enables us to bring "best practices" from divergent areas and merge them with solid management expertise to create competitive advantages for our clients.
Each of our professionals has an average of twenty years of experience in developing and executing growth strategies for some of the world's leading companies, including Procter & Gamble, IBM, ATT, The Coca-Cola Company, The Frankel Brand Marketing Agency and others. Each member of the
team has held a minimum of Vice President-level of responsibility.
Our industry experience ranges is extensive - from?Automotive, Entertainment, Finance, Food Service, Insurance, Health Care, Homebuilding & Real Estate, Package Goods, Utilities, Recreational vehicle, Retail, Sports marketing, Technology and Telecommunications. We also have a history of success in marketing to Hispanics.
Our broad base of experience, combined with our hand-on nature, enables us to better understand our clients' needs, because we have been in their shoes.
MEET THE MANAGEMENT TEAM
BOB JORDAN
Bob Jordan is the founder and President of Navigator Sales & Marketing. Bob has over 20 years of hands-on experience in management, strategic planning, operations, change management, sales, marketing, and business development; having led business transformation teams in marketing and sales, business planning, process re-engineering, consolidation and acquisition, strategic alliances / partnerships,and organizational development. Bob's industry experience ranges from consumer products to technology to manufacturing. Bob is positive, motivating force, who inspires passion and excellence from those people that he works with.
Past Employment includes:
- President - Camping.com (Interim Executive)
- Vice President - Channel Sales & Business Development, Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. (Housing & RV Manufacturer)
- Vice President - Marketing & Sales, Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
- Region Vice President - Nabisco
- Director of Sales (Western Region) - The Coca-Cola Company
- Director of National Accounts - Del Monte Foods
- Director of Trade Marketing - Del Monte Foods
- Multiple sales and marketing positions - The Procter & Gamble Company
KELLY O"BRYAN
Kelly heads our Marketing practice. She specializes in marketing and brand development and has a proven track record of delivering increased profits, sales, and market share. Kelly can determine business needs, envision innovative solutions, and prioritize initiatives to deliver results. She is highly skilled in creating cultures that support and enhance brand identity. She is a very persuasive speaker. Kelly is passionate about excellence - to her, "Good enough." never is.
Past Employment includes:
- Vice President, Marketing - Camping.com (Interim Executive)
- Experience Design Consultant - Starizon Consultancy
- Vice President, Brand development - ATTAXX
- Vice President, Sales & Marketing - Chinablue
- Director of Marketing - Fleetwood Homes
- Director of Marketing - Nabisco
- Various Marketing positions - Coca-Cola
RICH WAYNE
Rich is an Award-winning, senior Marketing Professional with broad experience in multiple industries. He has expertise in all major marketing disciplines: advertising, promotion, production, direct, database, public relations, research, analysis, sales and the Internet. Rich is skilled at identifying what drives purchase in any business segment through superior research and analysis skills. He is also a powerful and entertaining presenter.
Past Employment includes:
- Vice President, Marketing & Business Development - Strottman Marketing
- Vice President & Account Director - Frankel Brand Marketing
JOE CHIMERA
Joe is an accomplished sales executive and heads the Sales practice at the Navigator Group. He has a strong background in mathematics, management and marketing. Joe has a history of taking average performing organizations and turning them into finely tuned, highly successful sales teams.
Past Employment includes:
- President - The Shannell Group
- Product Manager (and various other positions) - IBM
- Various sales and marketing positions - ATT
- Vice President - E.F. Hauserman
LEIGHTON HUBBELL
Leighton is the Sr. Design & Graphics expert at the Navigator Group. His expertise includes identity and branding, promotions, packaging design, print, web and television. Leighton's work has been recognized by many national and multi-national competitions and publications, including Print, HOW, Graphic Design USA, Neenah Paperworks, American Corporate Identity, Logo Lounge 2, AICP, ADDY's and CLIO's.
Past Employment includes:
- SDDB Worldwide Dallas Group
- MVNP/DDB in
Honolulu - Frankel/Southern California
- Project work for BBDO, The Designory, TLPartnership/Dallas, Ogilvy and FCB/Southern California
CRAIG STEELMAN
Craig Steelmen is a computer systems and software developer. He is a certified network engineer and has +10 years of experience as a software developer. Craig's industry experience has focused on banking and travel software with experience in marine, commercial construction, manufacturing, and marketing. His primary areas of expertise are in enterprise level software and systems implementation.
Past Employment includes:
- Bain & Company
- Centrax Software
- SBA Gateway
- Professional Computer Support of San Francisco
