LOVE YOUR BOOKSHOP DAY: PROMOTIONS
During his 40 year career in Bedding and Bath Home Fashions, Brian became a product branding and marketing expert, rising to the level of Vice President of Sales and Markeing for a Fortune 500 company. He developed many brands, creating bedding and bath offerings, including such famous brands as Disney, Warner Bros., Mattel, the NFL, MLB,NASCAR and my last brand, Field & Stream. Of note is that he is the first marketing executive in home textiles to expand the Barbie brand to offer little girls of color, their own Barbie bedding: ""African American Ballerina Barbie."" In retirement, he founded the Venetian Bay Chess Academy, teaching chess to boys and girls ages 6-12, coordinating with jr. golf programs. He methods focus on manners, courtesy, and sportsmanship, but with primary emphasis on winning and learning (as opposed to winning and losing). He is also a paid public speaker covering topics such as learning and life strategies, improving productive coping skills for adults and senior citizens, and personal improvement strategies. Photography is also a lucrative hobby and his work is displayed in restaurants, bars, homes and offices in New Jersey, Tennessee, Florida and California. He specialize in nature, scenics and portraits, both still and action; and abstracts. In addition to photography, he has a collection of hundreds of pencil drawings. Other pursuits include golf, and is a member of the the Golf Club at Venetian Bay. In addition to golf, he avidly participates in weight lifting, body boarding, reading and playing the guitar. He currently lives in Florida with Barbara, his wife of twenty seven years. He has five grown, successful children, eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
