Speakers

Following a 20-year stint in a private equity firm specializing in media, Adams became a consultant for various publishing businesses regarding sales and marketing management, circulation strategies, finance and restructuring, and content and digital development. In late 2013, Adams launched APG.

Mike Blinder is a multi-talented, multi-media maven and entrepreneur.  From radio to TV to print, from morning personality to sales to management, he has walked the talk.

During his time as Group Publisher, PBMG has more than tripled the number of publications delivered to market each year. Recent acquisitions include Florida Design, AVENTURA, Jupiter and Stuart.

Lou brings over 30 years of Sales Leadership with extensive experience in recruiting, training and developing world class sales organizations and companies.

Virginia Haley has served at the helm of Visit Sarasota County (VSC) since 1999.  VSC is an independent partnership organization serving all of Sarasota County and delivers an innovative $4.5 million tourism marketing campaign to benefit the citizens of Sarasota. 

Amy has been consulting in the area of sales, sales management and customer experience since 1998. Amy’s area of expertise is providing value-based strategies designed to maximize revenue and market share growth.

Terry Jimenez is currently the CEO at Tribune Publishing Company (NASDAQ: TPCO).  Previously, from April 2016 Terry was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Tribune Publishing. 

Tracy Oswald is the Vice President of Sales Learning & Development for The USA TODAY Network's LOCALiQ brand, national speaker, executive coach, and founder of The Leadership Brand Academy.

Ms. Wadsworth was named President of USA TODAY NETWORK in 2017 and publisher of USA TODAY in 2018, overseeing the company’s consumer business. Ms. Wadsworth formerly was Gannett’s Chief Transformation and Strategy Officer.