Recognized as one of the leading-edge thinkers in business, Joanne Black brings a unique offer to clients: the benefit of her years of study with pioneers in the use of linguistic distinctions in culture change, breakthrough thinking, creative leadership and teamwork combined with her experience as a highly successful senior marketing executive in some of the world’s leading companies.

Ms. Black served as the first female Senior Vice President of Marketing at the American Express Company, Showtime Networks Inc. and MasterCard® International. Her accomplishments have been highly visible in the marketing and advertising community, including 3 CLIOs, 2 ANDYs, 19 Cable Marketing Excellence Awards and numerous awards in radio, promotion and direct marketing. She has been featured as an innovator by virtually every major business publication in the country from Fortune’s “People to Watch” to the cover of Working Woman.

Since 1991, Joanne has offered her unique skills as a seasoned corporate executive and a trained coach in transformational technologies. She has provided organizational training in the areas of breakthrough thinking, consultative selling, coaching leadership, teamwork and culture change to select clients including Imperial Oil, IBM, Condé Nast, Westinghouse Radio and Malandro Communication. She has also provided marketing consulting services (including vision development, positioning, planning and new product development, creative strategy and execution) to AT&T, Citicorp, Oppenheimer Funds®, Condé Nast, AMC (American Movie Classics), Bravo Cable Networks, and Jugos Del Valle®.

Ms. Black is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and has served on the board of the American National Advertising Association and the Marketing Advisory Board of the Fordham University Business School.