A Team of Senior Professionals
Greg Berardi
Greg Berardi founded Blue Marlin Partners in 2000 and has more than 25 years of marketing and media-related experience. Greg has managed marketing, public relations and investor relations programs for a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to mid-sized and early-stage companies. Prior to founding Blue Marlin Partners, Greg worked for Bank of America, Fidelity Investments, InsWeb, GCI Group, and GT Nexus (formerly Tradiant). At Bank of America, Greg worked in the Corporate Communications group in support of the Chairman’s Office and had extensive experience managing media relations programs for the bank’s credit, real estate, investment management, mutual fund and retail brokerage divisions. At Fidelity Investments, Greg managed the firm’s retail public relations programs in the western United States. At InsWeb, an online insurance marketplace, Greg was Vice President of Public and Investor Relations and worked on the company’s initial public offering. At GTNexus, he was Director of Corporate Marketing, with responsibility for advertising, public relations, collateral, the corporate website and trade show programs. Earlier in his career, Greg was an award-winning newspaper reporter for 12 years at several Northern California papers. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and journalism from California State University, Sacramento.
Cynthia Kasabian
Cynthia Kasabian has more than 20 years of communications experience in executive coaching, corporate communications, and award-winning financial journalism. Cynthia specializes in preparing executives to deliver highly effective messages to audiences including the media, investors, customers, employees and boards of directors. She has developed a proprietary method of message development that she applies to media training, presentation training and executive coaching. Prior to founding CKB CONSULTANTS in 2000, Ms. Kasabian was Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, at Bank of America. She worked directly with Bank of America CEOs and their management teams on presentation delivery, speechwriting, and media training. Before joining Bank of America, Ms. Kasabian was a financial reporter and wrote for The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, BusinessWeek and the San Francisco Examiner. Ms. Kasabian was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and graduated summa cum laude from San Francisco State University with a BA in journalism. She is the recipient of several national journalism awards and was a contributing writer to the book: A Guide to Financial Reporting, published by Columbia University Press. She is also a contributor to the 2009 PRNews Media Training Guidebook.
Bob Wynne
Bob Wynne is a proven leader with 25 years of experience and professional achievement in global communications management, strategy analysis and development, mergers and acquisitions, crisis management, brand management, and internal communications. Bob has more than 15 years experience as a public relations professional in both the corporate and agency environments, as well as 15 years daily journalism experience. Bob has worked with a wide variety of Fortune 500 companies, including Bank of America and Oracle Corporation. Additionally, Bob has served in leadership roles at Porter Novelli and GCI Group. Bob’s work includes engagements for General Motors, Coca Cola, Starbucks Coffee Co., and Target Stores. Prior to entering public relations, Bob was an award-winning senior editor and reporter for more than 10 years working for a variety of newspaper groups, including the Alameda Newspaper Group in the San Francisco Bay Area and McClatchy Newspapers, which owns publications in several states, including California, Washington and Alaska. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington and is a member of several professional organizations, including The PR Seminar and the Arthur Page Society.
Judy Holm
Judy Holm has more than 20 years of international and bicoastal public relations and market experience. Judy has worked extensively in a wide range of market sectors, from financial and beauty companies to the wine industry and nonprofit organizations. Judy’s creative approach to marketing and public relations translates to improving clients’ corporate image, brand awareness and customer loyalty. She has contributed to the success of some major brands, including L’Oreal, Matrix, Bumble and Bumble, La Mer, Avon, Sally Hansen, Lynmar Estate Winery, Citibank, Wells Fargo and Charles Schwab & Co. She has also worked with start-up companies and works pro bono with several nonprofit organizations – Edgewood Center for Children and Families, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Zoo. Judy earned bachelor degrees in Economics and French from U.C. Berkeley, and an MBA from l’Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris.
Stephen Crane
Stephen has more than 20 years experience as a successful marketing and public relations counselor. During this career, Stephen has delivered to his clients’ strategic insight and indepth knowledge of the markets, media and industries he serves. By structuring and implementing aggressive campaigns, he has teamed with CEOs, academics, publishers, politicians, thought leaders, and entertainment personalities in reaching, and often exceeding, their communications goals. Stephen has an established network of relationships at print, electronic, and new media. His clients have had key coverage in Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Investors Business Daily, Crain’s NY Business, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, The Journal of Commerce, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, Inc., FSB: Fortune Small Business, Entrepreneur, Oprah, O Magazine, People and many others.
