Linda Fanaras, President/Strategist
Better Known As: aka: Sampy, Boss
Professional Bio:
Linda holds nearly 20 years experience in strategic integrated marketing, with an emphasis on interactive campaigns, communication plans, and brand management. She connects well with people, is a problem-solver, enjoys a challenge, and considers herself a true marketing strategist. Highly motivated in a fast-paced environment, Linda knows how to build exceptional teams with high-level people. She is dedicated to clients who share the same value system and desire for business growth.
A graduate of Franklin Pierce University, she holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with a concentration in Marketing. Certified by the American Management Association in New York City, she is qualified in the facilitation of competitive strategic planning sessions with high-level management teams. Linda has presented seminars on positioning and new media strategies throughout New England.
Linda sits on the Board of the New England Council of the American Advertising Association, and is a Diamond Forum Member. She has been recognized for the Athena Awards, and is a recipient of the Small Business Pinnacle Award. She is an avid contributor to the community, volunteering her expertise with the Friends Program, Boys & Girls Club, and Rotary Club. She is also a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, New England Council, and Business & Industry Association.
Getting a Little Personal:
A former software marketing executive, Linda is highly motivated, likes a challenge and looks for the win-win solution. She is a brilliant, strategic thinker with the ability to intake immense amounts of data and categorize it, sort it, stack it, fold it, and execute it in a clear-cut, kick-ass campaign that generates results. She works hard and plays hard, and in her spare time values her family (they are funny), closest friends, the Maine coastline, and city shopping.
If you could hop on a plane to anywhere – where would you go?
England – France – Italy – in that order.
If you could choose an adventure, what would it be?
White water rafting
Which do you prefer cookies or carrots?
Cookies, with chocolate chips – and ice cream. Ah, throw some hot fudge and whipped cream on that too. Don’t forget the cherry.
Would you rather live in a city high-rise, beach house, or colonial?
A high-rise during the day, a coastal beach house at night
What is on your iPod/CD player right now?
Santana, Louis Armstrong, Cher, Akon, Crazy Frog, James Blunt, Lady GaGa, The Pussycat Dolls and Shaggy (don’t tell anyone).
Are you left or right brained?
Both. My left brain doesn’t like the exceptional ideas my right brain comes up with, and my right brain thinks my left brain is a boring nerd. I don’t listen to either.
What time do you wake up in the morning?
Most days, 6 am. I’m really working on making it later though; noon would be perfect.
How do you relax?
I clean. It’s cheaper than therapy.
What is your biggest Pet-Peeve?
I don’t have Pet-Peeves anymore. If it bugs me, I tell you. Stop asking me these dumb questions.
Can you juggle?
Let’s see. A business, husband, three kids, extracurricular sports, networking events, house, and two dogs – cooking, cleaning, and the “consummate” handywoman – I would say “definitely not very well.”
Favorite Book?
It’s a tossup between: The Monk Who Stole His Ferrari and the 3 Little Pigs. I always loved that brick house.
When life gives you lemons…Chop them up and put them in your cosmopolitan. Limes are overrated.
