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JEFF LUNDWALL is Managing Partner of Mercury Group and has worked in the media and media/technology industries since the mid ‘90s. At CMP Media he quickly established himself as a sales leader, later leaving to help launch The Industry Standard, the first business magazine for the internet and later founded three content sites, where he managed sales and business development. Jeff was also involved in early web video and widget development. Before launching Mercury Group, Jeff was Associate Publisher at Condé Nast Digital, where he helped grow staff and revenue 5x over four years.
Jeff is also co-author of Media 20/20: The Next Decade, a book providing insight into the media industry with specific commentary from dozens of influencers and decision makers across various areas of media. (published spring 2010) . A graduate of UCLA, Jeff currently resides in downtown Manhattan. |
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JD REHM is Managing Partner of Mercury Group and has worked in the media business for more than 20 years. After beginning his career in media planning at J. Walter Thompson, Rehm went on to hold sales and sales management positions at G+J Publishing, Hearst Corporation and most recently at Condé Nast. Additionally, Rehm was a Partner for three years with the recruiting firm Bentley & Farrell. A graduate of the College of Holy Cross, Rehm resides in Darien, Connecticut with his wife Kathy and their five children. |
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JUDY LAUGHREN is a Partner at Mercury Group and has worked in the agency business for over 30 years. Experienced in both traditional and interactive marketing, she spent the last 8 years as an SVP at Digitas, with prior digital experience as Director of Client Services for Blue Marble ACG. At Digitas, Judy was also the Marketing Capability lead, responsible for resource management, staffing and personal development of the 150+ department. Before that, she was EVP and member of the Board of Directors of NW Ayer. She started her advertising career at Doyle Dane Bernbach. Judy has a B.A. in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University and resides in New York City. |
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TONIA MATTU is a consultant with the Mercury Group providing career coaching to media professionals in transition. Tonia transitioned her own career by re-locating from Canada and partnering with rogenSi, a global business performance consultancy, where she gained extensive training and experience in the field. Previously, Tonia worked in media developing new business partnerships with McDonald’s, Burger King, Mercedes-Benz, Rolex, and BMW, earning her national recognition from CHUM, Canada’s leading multimedia broadcast company. Tonia earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Entrepreneurial Management from Royal Roads University and is currently completing certifications from the Coaches Training Institute and the Neuro Linguistic Programming Center of New York. |
| SUSAN BLANK spent 30 years in the New York publishing world as a Publisher/Associate Publisher of women’s consumer magazines (Glamour, Redbook, Harper’s Bazaar, Mirabella and W). Later, she become Vice President of Corporate Sales for Condé Nast and, subsequently, moved into a career in Human Resources as Executive Director of Advertising for Condé Nast Publications where she oversaw all staffing and employee relations issues for the advertising side of all 18 publications. More recently, Susan recruited 28 technical/sales/marketing professionals to build a new search engine for the Financial Times. Susan earned a BS degree in Education from the University of Colorado and lives in Connecticut with her husband, Peter. |