A LITTLE ABOUT ME

Born in Kansas and raised in Michigan, Cindy is the oldest sister of two and has parents who live between Michigan and Florida.  She’s always found herself in creative endeavors, from acting in local and regional theatre, to captivating her childhood friends with stories from her dreams, to writing everything from short stories to novels and screenplays.  She won her first competition at the age of ten, with the story, "Jen…Gin", about a two girls who lived on opposite sides of their mirror.

Cindy is a Professional Development Consultant with years of success in Business Development and Sales.  She brings vast experience in demonstrating & cultivating outstanding presentation skills:  communication excellence, effective public speaking, read-the-room sensibility, drawing attention the moment you walk in the room and delivering a “pin drop” performance.  She began her career as a junior sales account executive in radio sales and rose to become Vice President, Sales for Blair Television in Los Angeles - a national television rep firm.   During her career she’s been responsible for selling and managing millions of dollars in media spending for clients such as Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Nestle, Disney, Lions Gate Films and more.  Cindy attributes much of her success to her innate abilities to present with flair in a client setting, while flawlessly nailing communication objectives.  Her unique approach can be summed up in the words, master performance.

She is also a professionally trained actress and has studied at length with artistic giants in the performance field.  She continues to be active in the film and theatre community throughout the Los Angeles area, most notably with West Coast Ensemble.   A natural born performer, she is an expert at public speaking and considers coaching others to attain their personal best to be a personal passion, “There’s a Broadway Star waiting to shine in each one of us.”   www.cashmereapproach.com. 

She’s also on the Board of Directors for American Women in Radio and Television, Art & Soul Center of LA, and was founder and president of The POWDER Network (Power of Women Developing Entertainment Resources), a professional networking organization for women in entertainment that was active in LA for 5 years. 

Cindy enjoys traveling, SCUBA diving, golf, hiking, movies, reading, dining with friends and generally exploring.

OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST

1. 1. A former Miss Indiana, Cindy competed in the Miss America Pageant.
      

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   3. Cindy sang the national anthem on the 20 yard line at the opening of the Indianapolis Colts Hoosier Dome and forgot the words on national television as the entire team ran out of the locker room onto the field.
      

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   5. She’s a huge old movie buff.  Favs: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, To Catch a Thief, Wizard of Oz, Rear Window and the original Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory.
      

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   7. She crash landed a hot air balloon in the middle of a race, much to the chagrin of the farmer whose crops were smashed to a pulp.
      

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