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Helen Vella
helen@vellaandassociates.comHelen Vella is the founder and president of Vella & Associates, which specializes in systems and training including, but not limited to, account collections, customer service, operations, and networking techniques. She spent 30 years in corporate life in the United Kingdom and Australia, eventually becoming Senior Director of collections for the Bank of Scotland in the UK. Downsizing, training and setting up call centers in a very competitive industry, Helen learned the art of communication at all levels.
She and her associates support, coach and train the business community to achieve cash flow and build a foundation for success. Helen also uses her training as a Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming to coach and train clients in the art of effective communications.
Helen is a Citrus Club Diplomat, Committee Chair of Women at the Top, Director of the National Association of Women Business Owners, past President of Business and Professional Women and a member of the board of Child Rescue Network where she received the Jefferson Award for community service in recognition of her work as a volunteer. A speaker and author, Helen’s first book ‘You Are More Than You Think You Are’ was published in June 2008.
Jennifer Thompson
Jennifer Thompson is President of Insight Marketing Group where she is responsible for developing and implementing the firm’s long-term strategic vision. She brings to that position an extensive and varied background with over ten years of experience in traditional and interactive marketing, event management, business development, sponsorship program development, promotion, public relations and partnership development. Jennifer is extremely active in her local community and is currently a candidate for Orange County Commissioner in District 4. She sits on numerous business and charitable boards and in 2005 was selected as the Orlando Business Journal’s top businesswoman under 40. Jennifer is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a degree in Political Science.
Insight Marketing Group is a marketing and business development firm serving the needs of small to medium-sized businesses with a wide array of marketing support services designed to enhance their overall image, sales and growth strategies. In addition to offering full service marketing and business development support, Insight Marketing Group can provide dedicated public relations, corporate communications, event management, data analysis and graphic design services tailored to their client’s needs. Insight Marketing Group also publishes Insight East Orlando Magazine, Insight Business Update, conducts monthly Marketing Boot Camp seminars and sponsors the weekly Coffee Club networking group at the Airport Marriott.
Insight Marketing conducts a 90-minute marketing seminar as part of FranchiseRight Boot Camp Week
Greg Brewer
Greg Brewer is a Senior Associate and Sales Trainer at Sandler Training and the owner of the Orlando franchise of Tradia, a barter company. At Sandler, Greg specializes in on-going training to change behavior, individual coaching, non-traditional approaches to traditional sales problems and customizing the Sandler Selling System ® to his clients’ personalities and industries. His varied background includes the installation and sale of software packages to banks early in his career and, soon after, becoming the youngest bank Vice President in Texas at the time. After relocating to Florida he became Vice President of multi accounts for a firm selling advertising to hotels and casinos where he grew the client base from 350 accounts in 3 states to 6000 in 38 states in less than five years. After leaving the advertising business, Greg continued his sales career with companies in the telecommunications, pharmaceutical, automotive, in-home consumer sales and office supply categories. He has won Salesman of the Year awards at three separate companies, and been recognized as Salesmen of the Month many times over. In his spare time Greg lends his support to the Child Rescue Network, Landmark Education, Focus International and the Boy Scouts.
Sandler Sales Institute conducts a 90-minute sales seminar as part of FranchiseRight Boot Camp Week