A lifelong "CONNECTOR" of World-Leading Business and Political Leaders

Jim was National Sales Manager of GE - at 30 years of age, before joining Action Tunsgram, Inc., to be the first in the history of the US - to utilize Communist Capital to create a US Registered Corporation.

As Corporate Vice President of Sales and Marketing at only 32 years of age, Jim became the Leader of a Joint-Venture that was the THIRD LARGEST LIGHT BULB Manufacturer in the World, with 100% market share throughout Eastern Europe.

As an Electrical Engineering student at the University of Connecticut

Jim changed majors and found his HOME!

Graduating in 1971 with a BS, Marketing, Jim followed his passion for early Computer Technology by joining Singer Business Machines, the company that merged with the Friden Calculator Company to be on the "BLEEDING -EDGE" of Client-Server technology, as one of the World's largest Point-of-Sale suppliers, whose main client was all the Sears stores.

Jim returned to the Computer business

after an extensive / super successful career in the Light Bulb business! Winning an invitation to interview (13 times) as a result of being in a Poker Game in Las Vegas (following the achievement of being VENDOR OF THE YEAR 4 TIMES IN A ROW, a feat never accomplished by Black and Decker, Stanley, or GE - in the Hardware Industry).....At 59 years old.

Winning a position as Relationship Director, responsible for 5 separate Industry Verticals, Jim learned UNIX, in a class full of 20 "somethings" -- and was responsible for over 16,000 server installations with the responsibility of leading an International Sales force of over 100.

Writing the business plan for "Structured Wiring"

for the 100-year-old Square D Corporation, Jim's position as Director, of New Product Development, was eliminated in 2001, shortly after 911 - when the International Trade Commission rejected the $4 Billion merger - intended to DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE COMPANY - Through Implementation of this Marketing Initiative.

After 9 years of struggling to find "gainful employment"

Jim formed BudgetVideo4BIZ on October 18th, 2010. He is a self-taught Video producer who moved up to be Technical Director of a TV studio - with a crew of 8, who broadcast the Catholic Mass, across Greater Chicago on Comcast Public TV.

While volunteering as the creator of 7 industry-specific Yahoo Groups, serving 4,200 unemployed clients, Jim and Marilyn were invited by the Board of the Barrington Career Center to their Christmas party, every year for 7 years.

During these EXTREMELY CHALLENGING YEARS

Jim became part of the Founding Management Team of Interactive Facebook Television - who taught this kid, Zuckerberg, how to take his "kids and cats" Social Media platform to become the #1 ADVERTISING COMPANY -- IN THE WORLD.... that you today know as META.