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JIM BUSCH

JIM BUSCH
Jim Busch attended the University of Pittsburgh earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. After graduation in 1974, He worked at a number of sales and management positions in several industries. In 1983 Jim began his advertising career as a sales representative with Donnelley Directory, the yellow pages division of the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. During his 12 year tenure with Donnelley he earned six promotions and worked in a number of sales, sales management and training positions winning numerous local, regional and national sales awards. At Donnelley he was exposed to a wide range of corporate training programs and was selected to be part of the marketing team that developed and executed the first proprietary directory project in company history.

In 1995 Jim joined the Pennysaver as the telephone sales manager. In addition to managing the telephone operation, he has served as a District Sales Manager on several occasions and as the Gateway Newspaper Telephone Sales Manager. In 2001 Jim was promoted to Director of Research and Training, a position he believes to be vital to the success of the Pennysaver corporate mission and personally gratifying.

Jim s greatest strengths are his creative problem solving skills and the ability to motivate others by building their skill set and confidence. His dedication to life long learning serves him well in his current position and he has made it his personal goal to create a learning culture at the Pennysaver.

Jim lives in White Oak, Pennsylvania with my wife Glenda. Jim & Glenda are the parents of two grown children and have one very spoiled grandson




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