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The founder of our parent company, Al Sr is an icon in the world of Manufacturers Representatives.
He started his career in NYC as branch manager for the Hoover Company, followed by Regional Sales Mgr for the Oster Corp. He moved to FL with Rush Hampton Industries, became VP Sales & Mktg and founder of US Op’s for Bionaire Corp, and finished his corporate years with Soundesign Corp as Director of Sales & Mktg/Home Comfort Product Division.
In 1990, Al founded Sales & Marketing Specialists and began covering all classes of trade in Fl, Mid-Atlantic & the Caribbean. In 2009, he merged his company with JumpStart Productions and remains a top player in his field of Manufacturers’ Representatives.
By helping his father successfully build their Manufacturers Representative business into a solid, profitable avenue for vendors to bring their products into HSN, Al developed a deep knowledge and understanding of the electronic retailing industry. Moving beyond product representation, he provided their clients with production services including demo creation, prop development, guest and host training.
In 2002, Al opened JumpStart Production Inc and expanded his business services to include video production and network support. Al has written, produced, directed and edited hundreds of B-Roll videos that regularly appear on HSN and QVC as well as dozens of In-Store Videos currently running in National Retail chains, YouTube and other Internet media venues.
Alison DuBois Scutte is a native Floridian but earned her BSBA in Marketing from the University of Missouri in Columbia. Zoo-Rah!
She began her electronic retail career in 1997 as a Food Stylist at HSN. Evolving into an On-Air Demonstrator for kitchen electrics on HSN, QVC-UK, and TSC-Canada, Alison enjoyed a 15-year successful run as a leading sales generator in the kitchen category representing brands such as Oster, Crock-Pot, Bravetti, DeLonghi, and about 100 more!
Along with on-air expertise, Alison writes powerful demonstrations, sales pitches and video scripts on an as-needed basis for many celebrity chefs and national brands. Joining JumpStart Productions in 2007, Alison has expanded the business to include a Talent Training Program for on-air guests on TV Shopping channels as well as social media video coaching for Business and Personal Blogs and Websites.
Trained in Scottsdale, AZ in 2007 @ The Arizona Culinary Institute. I spent the last 6 weeks of the program doing my internship @ Cafe Ponte in Clearwater, FL. working under Executive Chef/Owner Christopher Ponte who studied at the esteemed Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France. After Chef Ponte graduated he was then hired as an apprentice at the famed Taillevent also in Paris. After the 6 weeks of the internship, Chef Ponte asked me to join his team! I worked @ Cafe Ponte for 3+ years learning the entire brigade.
Then in 2010, a friend reached out asking if I wanted to take a sous chef position in Orlando, FL @ Dexter’s. I worked there as a sous chef planning, directing, and supervising the food preparation and cooking activities. As well as Quarterly and daily menu expansion, staff development, inventory management, and profitability focus.
In 2014, I moved back to my hometown of Winter Springs, FL taking a new position as chef de cuisine @ South + York working under Chef/Owner Edgar Cruz. Chef Cruz worked at the world-famous Gramercy Tavern cooking under Chef Tom Colicchio.
Lastly joining the Jumpstart Productions team as executive chef doing Food Styling/Prep for multiple different culinary brands, creating demos, styling, and prepping for live television.