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Glen L. Friedman, president and founder of Ideas & Solutions!, Inc. is a 25- year communications and media veteran. For more than 10 years, Ideas & Solutions! has specialized in providing leading and emerging companies with marketing/advertising development, strategic planning, competitive positioning and new business development. Additionally, Ideas & Solutions! provides strategic support and due diligence to private equity and venture capitalists firms when evaluating potential investments. Prior to forming Ideas & Solutions! Inc., Glen was a successful executive in the communications industry. As vice president of marketing for DIRECTV, Glen was a key marketing decision-maker and strategic planner, who was critical in defining the pricing, packaging and marketing strategy for the launch of the most successful consumer electronic product ever, the 18" satellite dish. Previously, Glen was the general manager of Century Cable where he directed all aspects of the business, including: technical operations, customer service, MIS, marketing, employee/labor relations and government affairs. As the vice president of marketing for Manhattan Cable (now Time Warner Cable) he led all marketing, promotion, sales, advertising and programming acquisition, accelerating the growth of one of the largest, most complex cable operations in the country. Glen has a B.S., Management and Organizational Behavior from Babson College, Wellesley, Mass. He also completed the Executive Financial Management Program, University of Denver, Denver. He serves as an Advisory Board member of the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club, and a board member of the Westside YMCA of Los Angeles. He is a member of CTAM, former president CTAM, NYC Chapter, and former vice president Mid-Atlantic CTAM. | 