Pilgrim Talks: Dave Kinney and Denise Keller

Dave Kinney, Partner, MadisonStreet Partners

Dave Kinney is an Orange County area commercial real estate specialist. He has negotiated on behalf of tenants such as Smith Barney, CitiGroup Smit Kline Beecham, New England Financia, Met-Rx Products, United Auto Credit Corporation and Stratacare. He has helped his clients lease or purchase more than 5 million square feet in his career and has provided service in portfolio strategy and administration, transaction management, site and building selection, corporate facility panning, development/construction pro formas and lease administration.

An accounting graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Dave was named Alumnus of the Year in 2004. He serves as an advisory board member for the Orfalea College of Business at Cal Poly, The American Cancer Society of Orange County and St Mary's & All Angel's School where he serves the Board chair. He also is a member of GenNext, an organization of forward thinking business leaders dedicated to making a difference with issues affecting our society and business, both locally, statewide and nationally. He also volunteers his time to mentor Orfalea College of Business students and coaches youth sports.

Madison Street Partners is a local team of seasoned professionals with extensive experience in Orange County commercial real estate. Their experts negotiate with Orange County landlords and developers on a daily basis and have cultivated a personal rapport with owners and their representatives. They have gained a comprehensive knowledge of their buildings, their hidden advantages and liabilities. This unique perspective create leverage for their clients in lease negotiations by presenting them with a variety of creative choies and steering them away from potential pitfalls.

To learn more about MadisonStreet Partners, go to  madisonstreetpartners.net

Denise Keller, COO of Benchmark Email

Denise Keller is COO and founding partner of Benchmark Email, one of the world's leading email marketing services for small businesses. Keller served as Vice President of Finance for restaurant chain Seafood Broiler and CEO of Accor's U.S. Ticket Services Division before transferring into the COO position at Benchmark, where she has been instrumental in bringing in numerous small business customers, as well as high-profile clients that include Mercedes Benz, Siemens and Kaiser Permanente.

Benchmark email, one of the world's leading , global email marketing service has an online guide designed to give small businesses the confidence and knowledge to successfully market their company, products or services online. The downloadable guide, titled Introduction to Online Marketing, covers a broad range of topics including free vs. paid advertising, leveraging social networking sites and using search engine optimization techniques for maximum effect.

Benchmark Email is an award-winning, international email marketing service used by thousands of small, medium and large-sized businesses. As one of the fastest-growing, US-based email marketing companies, Benchmark currently offers Web-based service to German, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese-speaking clients. The company also offers a free email marketing plan for small businesses just starting to build email lists.

To learn more about Benchmark Email, go to  benchmarkemail.com