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Felice Shapiro

BSFS Bachelors of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University (1979), MBA in Marketing from George Washington University (1984), Adjunct Professor at Tufts University (2006-2011), Entrepreneurial Coach to start-ups and small business.

Headline: Educator
Work status: Employed Full-Time
Website: http://feliceshapiro.com
Industries: Entertainment, Lifestyle, Media
Skills: Business, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Leadership, Public speaking, Sales
Location: Boston, Ma
Groups: ELS 2, ELS Sixth
Interested in: Advising startups, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding hot stories, Giving back, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups, Starting a company
Tags: as an educator, entrepreneur and coach my goal is to guide students and clients to realize tangible, realistic results.
Schools: George Washington University, Georgetown University

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Tufts University
Position: Professor
Time period: January 2006 - December 2011
Description: Launching your Business (Spring 2009--Present) and Social Entrepreneurship (2011)
http://gordon.tufts.edu/about/news/ELP/Shapiro.
NYU School of Continuing Ed- “Starting a Small Business” (2006-2008)

Employer: Teak Media, Boston, Massachusetts
Position: Business Consultant
Time period: January 2004 - December 2010
Description: Teak Media, Boston, Massachusetts (PR)
Imagine Child Care Centers, Bronx, New York
Full Circle Family Care, White Plains, New York (Health Care)
Women @ Work, Ridgefield, CT (Head Hunter and Coaching for Women)

Employer: The Yoga Center at Wainwright
Position: Founder/ Director
Time period: January 2003 - December 2004
Description: Created Yoga Center from concept to opening in 6 months
Hired teachers and created schedule of 15 classes
Met objective to become self-sustaining program

Employer: Family Marketing Network (FMN)
Position: President and Founder
Time period: January 1992 - December 1998
Description: Launched Family Marketing Network in 1992, a national advertising placement agency.
Developed strategies to market over 100 controlled circulation independent parenting publications to the national advertising community. Grew sales to $2 million.

Employer: Family Publishing Group
Position: President/CEO
Time period: January 1986 - December 1998
Description: Created, built and sold profitable regional parenting magazine publishing company and national advertising placement company.
Area of expertise: marketing, management and product development.
Family Publishing Group grew to 25 employees by 1998

Created and launched New York Family Magazine in 1986
Launched Westchester Family in 1988
Launched Connecticut Family in 1990
Launched The Baby Guide in 1991 – a semi-annual resource magazine serving Manhattan, Westchester and Connecticut.

Employer: Parenting Publications of America (PPA)
Position: Founding Member
Time period: December 1994

EDUCATION

University: George Washington University
Time period: 1984
Degree: Marketing, MBA

University: Georgetown University
Time period: 1979
Degree: Foreign Service, BSc

INFORMATION

Clubs: Nexxt Phase Founder Helping women re-enter the workforce.
Mentor at The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School
Yoga and Meditation Teacher focusing on Teenagers and Private Groups
Advisor and Consultant to Spiritual Center – The Wainwright House, Rye, New York
Co-Chair Bar Mitzvah Committee – Larchmont Temple, Larchmont, New York
Founder and Board Member of Trade Association Parenting Publications of America
Planned Parenthood of Westchester New York, Co-Chair Fundraising Event

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