Rivershark Inc

Keeping the company funded, staffed and serviced.

Senior Vice President of Product Development

Cox Media Group

Gerard McLean joined the NIE Department at the Dayton Daily News in 1998 when newspapers were just considering the transition to digital spaces. In addition to revamping the workflow of the various ediucational products for K-12 including a bi-weekly page targeted to the Ohio Proficiency Test, he was responsible for bringing the department and all its content online, building a community and maintaining outreach with educators and students. His contributions over the 4 1/2 yrs at the DDN included various original editorial on a variety of topics from the environment to pizza, in additional to external and internal marketing that promoted the editorial-focused NIE of the DDN. His signature contribution to the DDN was piloting the fledgling daytondailynews.com through Sept 11, 2001.

- Successful implementation of a materials design and production workflow for a Newspapers In Education department.
- Create graphics and support materials to illustrate and facilitate understanding of original reporting by education specialists
- Write, copyedit and develop curriculum-based reporting for NIE pages

Newspapers in Education

SPAR Group

Develop and support programs that integrated technology and human resources for a field-based IC labor force as well as all general staffing needs for the main office.

VP, HR/Technology

Huffy

Create training programs that increased the efficiency and quality of a field-based, decentralized employee workforce.

Training Manager

Target

Sporting goods, Stock Team Supervisor, Housewares, Mensware/Shoes/Luggage/Boys

Area Specialist

If you're doing it right, somebody is talking about you and your company right now on a social network you probably haven't heard about yet. You need a guide. Hire me.

https://rivershark.com

Go there. Have a look around. Drop us a line. We’ll get stuff done.

What?! You want to know more? 

I like you already as you are not one to be content hanging out on the shore, peering at the ocean. You want to dive in, feel the cold splash of life on your skin as your face cranes toward the warmth of the sun. 

Here’s stuff about me. If I’m the kind of person you think would be fun business, then we really should be talking.

This profile space has been left intentionally blank as I ponder a re-write, re-brand and re-launch from the ground up. I promise it will be pithy, almost truthful and mostly, memorable.

You are invited to be connected to me via the LinkedIn algorithms by following me (I don't know how you do that) or requesting a connection (I DO know how you do that!) Every request will be scrutinized thoroughly for the tracking code IFIWEREARICHMAN and the hashtag #TeamYellowPeanutMM to determine your sanity in wanting this dubious honor. No generic requests will be granted; you must personalize the message .... the selection process will be brutal.

You still want more? Are you kidding right now? What do you think I do all day, poop out words? 

Ok, I do kinda do that... sometimes I can even control which end they come out, though there is no guarantee. No, I will not make a car video or a parody of a client call video. I know, I know, they are all the rage but you probably guessed by now that I roll just a little bit to the left and uphill.

Hey, you asked ... Oh, what's that? You DIDN'T ask? Well, now you know. TMI is my game and I know I have already gone on one sentence longer than you can tolerate. Yet, you kept reading. Who is the crazy one now?

Who stole my Wite-out? Just bring it back, no questions asked.

Hey, if you got this far, condolences... but also here is my original headline before LinkedIn decided that 4 characters was enough for everyone... they are wrong, right? 

Author, Copywriter, Word Slinger, Digital Hobo, Roustabout, Publisher. I also CEO at Rivershark Inc and TourneyCentral in my spare time.

In case you are wondering, the hair in my profile photo is the best it is ever going to look. If you want to know more about my hair, I suggest you buy my book, Monkey with a Loaded Typewriter on Amazon. Just do it... go there now... really, wallet out; I need coffee and a haircut.

Gerard McLean

REALCREATE

We help you turn your idea, skill, products and services into a thriving business, from the ground up. We also consult on strategy, creative assets and development for rebrands and those seeking to grow to the next phase of their business. 

We do this one on one and through a structured collaborative process that covers everything from choosing a name, the right business model, creative asset design, branding and messaging, building a stable foundation, and implementing a designed repeatable process of success. 

By the time we have completed the Startup - Rebrand - Development - Project process, you will have everything you need to achieve continued growth and success year after year.

To further ensure your success, before, during, and after our work with you, we have created a Help Hub designed to keep you ahead of the game, on top of new tech, learning new skills and tools, content creation help, tips for design, social media, SEO, CRM, marketing, plus live and recorded webinars, live open topic chats, workshops and programs, weekly challenges to push you forward and out of your comfort zone, monthly themes to help you focus on new growth and learning topics on a deeper level, and our flagship feature, the opportunity to pop in at any time to ask a question or make a request for help specific to your needs, all under one platform in a community environment. 

We are committed to your success, and our actions prove it. If you are ready to make it real, we are ready to help you create it.

Creator

The Artocalypse

Co-Founder and Creative Director

IAMKimberly.org

Creator & Artist

Author

CEOCHIC

Founder

Nationwide Merchant Solutions

Sales & Credit Specialist

🅣🅗🅔 🅐🅡🅣🅞🅒🅐🅛🅨🅟🅢🅔

Artist, Project Lead

Empowering your business with brand strategy! 

Tired of losing customers because your brand is not clear to people? Wasting precious hours of your time trying to design on the fly? Getting beat out by competitors because you don't know how to set yourself apart? Need to know who your audience is and how to reach them? Losing potential clients because you don't have good materials to send? Trying to grow getting tripped up with no structural process in place? 

Ready to up your game? 

Do you want visual presence that lifts your products and services in the eyes of the customer and targets value? 

Written content that speaks directly to your customer to increase sales? 

Sales and marketing structures created for your specific business to remove guesswork and get you in front of your customer? 

Community building strategies that keep audiences engaged and inspired?

Consistency and resonance that makes people comfortable with trusting your company?

What you need: A designer and messaging specialist who knows how to create brand identity and structured process that will grow with you. Foundational structures that will save you valuable time, money and manpower every year, while increasing sales. A reliable, knowledgeable,  creative specialist who knows business and how important your company is to you, your family and your community.  

Hi 👋 I'm Kimberly 😊 

I love helping people. I do that in the realm of business start up coaching and brand refresh. I offer branding and marketing solutions for solo entrepreneurs and small business owners, by turning your vision into reality with services like: 

NEW BRANCH OF REALCREATE - Art For Brands! ( Real art by real artists, for your brand - We've soft launched - reach out to get started today)

REALCREATE: startup-branding-marketing-art

✅️ Start-up strategy, incubate, implement and accelerate.

✅️ Branding - Visual, Messaging & Strategy 

✅️ In-depth identity program, process, and naming, to attract, resonate and leave a positive impression.

✅️ Websites

✅️ Content creation, visual assets and messaging, that rally interest and hit home with your ideal customers.

✅️ Presentations - Creative Assets: social media, pitches, ads, merch 

✅️ Profile development assistance 

✅️ Email, blog & newsletter campaign services.

✅️ IDEATION 

✅️ Banners, business card, print/digital marketing

✅️ Training for various online tools and platforms.

✅️ Social media management/Community building strategy

Can't wait to meet you 😊

Let's start a conversation

taplio

The Battle

Gerard McLean

Kimberly R L

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?