Deborah Smith
Deborah Smith is the founder and President of The Deborah Smith Group. Her twenty-five year business career spans all areas of marketing specialty goods and services, and delivering business education to owners and managers of specialty retail and manufacturing companies. As the Executive Director of PARA, the Professional AudioVideo Retailers Association, she became an industry leader in the world of specialty consumer electronics. For twelve years, she designed, promoted and produced their annual management Conference that grew from 200 to 500 attendees and became viewed in the industry as the prestige management event of the year. During her tenure, the association tripled in size.
Prior to her industry role at PARA, Deborah was the Vice President at Tweeter, a New England based retailer of upscale consumer electronics. For six years she was responsible for all marketing, purchasing, and store merchandising efforts as this highly successful company grew from seven to seventeen stores. Before Tweeter, she worked as the General Manager for Harvey Electronics in New York City, responsible for sales and store operations in this progressive specialty retail chain.
Deborah has written numerous business articles, edited and published a major strategic planning and operations manual for specialty dealers, and been invited to speak to major industry groups on the subjects of marketing and strategic planning. She has written and delivered all day workshops for buyers, advertising executives, and sales managers of specialty companies. Smith was awarded the 2001 TWICE Lifetime Achievement award for Excellence and Achievement in the Consumer Electronics Industry.
Deborah Smith is the founder and President of The Deborah Smith Group. Her twenty-five year business career spans all areas of marketing specialty goods and services, and delivering business education to owners and managers of specialty retail and manufacturing companies. As the Executive Director of PARA, the Professional AudioVideo Retailers Association, she became an industry leader in the world of specialty consumer electronics. For twelve years, she designed, promoted and produced their annual management Conference that grew from 200 to 500 attendees and became viewed in the industry as the prestige management event of the year. During her tenure, the association tripled in size.
Prior to her industry role at PARA, Deborah was the Vice President at Tweeter, a New England based retailer of upscale consumer electronics. For six years she was responsible for all marketing, purchasing, and store merchandising efforts as this highly successful company grew from seven to seventeen stores. Before Tweeter, she worked as the General Manager for Harvey Electronics in New York City, responsible for sales and store operations in this progressive specialty retail chain.
Deborah has written numerous business articles, edited and published a major strategic planning and operations manual for specialty dealers, and been invited to speak to major industry groups on the subjects of marketing and strategic planning. She has written and delivered all day workshops for buyers, advertising executives, and sales managers of specialty companies. Smith was awarded the 2001 TWICE Lifetime Achievement award for Excellence and Achievement in the Consumer Electronics Industry.
