Our First Jobs

Lynnette:

• Peru Trust Company Bank (verified that signatures on personal checks matched the signature cards, then filed all the checks numerically; first "real" job - 9th grade)


• Arby's (drive-thru cashier - it was a fun way to interact with the customers)


• Noble Roman's Pizza (yes, I've tossed a few pies in the air in my day!)


• ClassNotes (sold my notes from college classes at IU to a company that sold them to people who were too lazy actually attend the classes)


• Women's Wheels (dispatcher/driver for a free ride service for women at night on the IU campus)


• Psychology Department at IU (guinnea pig for the research department's "experiment of the moment")


• Cedar Point (sold gold-by-the-inch necklaces & bracelets and was top salesperson for the summer!)


• Texas Tech University (academic advisor for undergraduate students)


• Pit Stop convenience store (part time gig during grad school)


• Paul Smith's College (Dir. of Alumni Relations - planned reunions & travelled with the President to meet with alumni across the U.S.)


• Univ. of Central Florida (Dir. of Member Services - devised marketing plans highlighting the benefits of joining the alumni association)


• The ZOO at Gulf Breeze (Assistant to the President, plus website content, some marketing, and all HR duties)


• Tristan Realty (beachfront property rental job that quickly turned into "supervisor of housekeeping" when all their maids quit... as did I!)


• University of West Florida (System Administrator for Development & Alumni Relations - basically the computer guru for the office and keeper of the database for UWF alumni and donors)


• About.com (paid to write content and design a website about Pensacola Florida - site now defunct, but they still reference us here)


• Cool Springs Animal Hospital (front desk veterinary assistant where I learned more than I could've imagined about emergency medicine, animal health care & trauma)


• PitPass Souvenir Programs (responsible for writing all copy for a 56-page bimonthly magazine, researching all data pertaining to drag racing and motorsports in general, and editing the magazine's layout and design)


• State of TN Senate (proofreader/editor for all bills, resolutions & amendments)


• One-hour photo lab (learned a lot about photo developing; seemed more like a hobby than a job)


• About.com (research links & write articles for Jim's 4wheeldrive site)


• State of TN Senate (Electronic Journal Clerk - basically a glorified court reporter who gets a lot of "face time" on TV)

Jim:

• Sold Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel newspaper subscriptions door-to-door (a man in a van would come by daily to pick all us kids up & drop us off in different neighborhoods; my first "real" job - 7th grade)


• Bonanza (taught me everything I know about cooking and cleaning)


• Chicken Unlimited (a cook -- we got to take home the best leftovers)


• Taco Bell (where I discovered I like Pepsi better than Coke... back when Tacos were $.29 each!)


• Professional Litho (this is where I first got ink in my veins & learned the trade of printing - all aspects)


• National Energy Products Telemarketing (a PT gig as an appointment setter for house products - where I learned how to deal with rejection)


• Miller Press (the top printer the the Southeast & oldest printer in Florida at the time)


• Dolphin Press (at the young age of 25 decided to try my hand at entrepreneurship by owning my own printing business)


• Walker-Ross Printing Company (based in Rocky Mount, NC which is exactly 1/2 way between New York City and Miami, Florida)


• Printing Concepts (as Production Manager, as long as everyone was mad at me, I knew I was doing a good job!)


• Hawk & Company (selling men's clothing is a very hard sale...)


• Maddox Marketing Group (the hardest and funnest job I ever had; where I learned that I have a knack for creative marketing and advertising)


• Gannett Offset Nashville (my introduction to Music City, USA when I moved to Spring Hill, Tennessee to be my brother's roommate)


• Paramount Miller Graphics (they are the guys downtown!)


• Gannett Offset Pensacola (most beautiful city I ever worked in... AND the fishin' was good!)


• Ambrose Printing Company (wore a lot of hats working for Nashville's oldest printer)


• PitPass Souvenir Programs (publisher, creator, editor, and designer of a 56-page bimonthly magazine, including the solicitation of all advertising and on-site sales)


• About.com (research links & write articles for 4wheeldrive site)


• Trader Publishing Company (responsible for AutoTrader mags shipped all across the country)


• Hoosier Thunder Motorsports (marketing & promotions for IHRA Funny Car driver, Terry McMillen)


• Squeaky Wheel Marketing (website design, content management, and public relations for lots of race car teams, companies, and individuals)