The Team
Speaker, trainer, publicist, author and the "Thomas Edison" of marketing, Jodi has lead many award winning campaigns. The creative guru of the Advisors, it is Jodi's high energy and innovative spirit that has propelled The Advisors West Coast office into the new millenium. Jodi's complete bio.
Andy handles the day to day operations of the Advisors. When your hard to find quality items come to you on time, it is because of Andy's "obsession" to go the extra mile to meet impossible deadlines. Andy learned amazing customer service from the restaurant business where "The Customer is Always Right" Another motto Andy subscribes to is "If We Don't Take Care of the Customer, Someone Else Will." If you are you looking for a stuffed aardvark wearing a teal T-shirt displaying your logo- Andy can find it and make sure it's on your doorstep when you need it!
Art Rudick founded the Advisors in 1959. Known as "the Little Guy" for almost 40 years, Art is considered a pioneer in the industry. In addition to his Arizona accounts, such as Motorola, Art, with the help of Chelle, handle accounts payables and accounts receivables for the West Coast office as well as the Arizona office. Art and Chelle make sure all the t's are dotted and the i's are crossed- or something like that.
Jodi L. Rudick, MAS
Marketing Consultant, Speaker, & Trainer
Jodi is President of ParkInk, a promotional agency founded in 1959. She is the author of four books related to marketing and publicity.
For three consecutive years she was named Speaker of the Year for the international Promotional Products Association. Jodi has presented more than 500 workshops and seminars to audiences in over 40 states, Canada and Mexico. Her reputation attracts clients from Saudi Arabia to Brazil, San Diego to Maine and all points in between. She is known for endless enthusiasm, energy and creativity.
Jodi has been a featured or keynote speaker at many youth-oriented conferences including DECA, Boys and Girls Clubs of America and the National Recreation and Park Association.
As a youth advocate, Jodi currently works as a marketing consultant for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Garden Grove as well as several park and recreation agencies throughout the United States. She is a former member of the City of Carlsbad's Child Care Committee, as well as the City’s Park and Recreation Commission.
Jodi earned her Marketing & Advertising degrees from the University of Minnesota. She also is one of only 190 people in the country to hold the coveted MAS (Master Advertising Specialist) Designation, the promotions’ industry highest certification.
Many consider Jodi to be the park and recreation profession’s most innovative marketing and publicity expert. In 1995, Jodi created the Benefits are Endless… marketing campaign for the National Recreation and Park Association which has now been adopted by almost 1000 park and recreation agencies around the world. Over the past several years, Jodi has been a featured speaker at more than 250 recreation-related conferences and workshops in 40 states and provinces.
As a publicist and writer, Jodi helps organizations attract positive publicity in local and national publications, radio, television, and Internet broadcasts. Noteworthy recent appearances including NBC’s Today Show, USA Today, MSNBC.com The New York Times and National Public Radio. In addition, Jodi consults with non-profit agencies wishing to generate revenue through corporate sponsorships.
Her impressive private sector client list includes Motorola, Mazda Motors of America, Girls and Boys Clubs of America and hundreds of others. Jodi holds a marketing degree from the University of Minnesota and lives in Oceanside, California with her husband, Andy and son Spencer.