Over the past years 25, Don has worked in marketing, advertising and public relations for an impressive blue-chip list of clients that includes: Bridgestone, Pioneer, Yamaha, Yokohama, Kenwood, Raytheon, Bushnell, Bausch & Lomb, James Hardie, as well as a variety of medical, technology and challenger clients. He started his career with Saatchi & Saatchi advertising where also managed consumer and trade promotions for that prestigious agency's cadre of prominent clients. He moved to one of So. California's most influential agencies to run marketing programs for a bevy of clients. Implementing integrated marketing programs and working with all the marketing entities of a given client provided the mindset to see the big picture for a client. He was a nine year partner in his own So. California advertising and marcom agency where he not only created many successful campaigns for prominent clients, but also served as surrogate marketing director for start up companies including the launch of a new computer company, taking it from zero sales to over $50milion in just eight months' time.