SHARP THINK - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team
• VP, PR Account Director

Job Titles:

• CEO
• Founder
• Member of the Leadership Team

As Founder and CEO of Sharp Think, Jim keeps the show on the road by ensuring the agency's ongoing growth and expansion in New York and Florida. With his laser-like focus on the advancement of Sharp, Jim maintains critical relationships with clients, media heavyweights, and industry influencers. It is a talent he clearly excels in, as evidenced by the success of the company. A graduate from Brown University in 1990, he began his career at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising where he cut his teeth developing numerous campaigns for leading packaged goods brands. He eventually moved to the PR side and created award-winning programs in the fashion and lifestyle categories before starting Sharp in 2000. Jim has steered the agency to specialize in several passion-point categories including fine arts, architecture and design, food and beverage, the luxury sector, travel and hospitality, and philanthropy. There's a reason he is often asked to share his opinions, predictions, and insights at industry talks, trade shows, forums, and thought leadership events. Jim's original mission for Sharp (coined after his middle name and his mother's maiden name) was to promote best-in-class brands and help them engage with qualified and passionate target audiences. It is a mission that still holds true today. When he's not at our Sharp offices in New York City or West Palm Beach, he can be found cooking and entertaining friends and family at his weekend home in Hudson, NY.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team
• VP, PR Account Director

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team
• President

Laura joined the company in 2011 to establish the firm's social media practice, which in turn launched her Sharp career and rise to president just six years later. During this time, she focused on directing communications for many of the agency's largest clients. In her role as president, Laura manages client relations and agency operations, all while bringing a keen understanding of digital channels. After graduating from Georgetown University, Laura started her career in PR before transitioning to social media when things were starting to heat up for big brands. Her CV boasts Ogilvy PR and MWW, where she handled digital programs for leading brands in luxury, lifestyle, and consumer categories. Outside of her Brooklyn home, you can catch Laura taking quiet walks on Shelter Island in the summer and not so quiet runs down the North Face at Mount Snow in the winter. Having the best of both worlds seems to be a common theme here.

Job Titles:

• Account Director
• Member of the Leadership Team

Job Titles:

• CFO
• Member of the Leadership Team