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1st Team to Hold Event on Social Media |
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1st Team Adds Powerhouse to Social Media Capabilities |
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JOHNSTOWN,PITTSBURGH, STATE COLLEGE PA –1st Team, a professional services firm whose offerings include interim executive, M&A and marketing / advertising, is pleased to welcome Tanner Maluchnik to the organization as the Social Media Manager.
Maluchnik, 24, will lead 1st Team’s social media branch and manage this aspect for clients, ensuring ultimate marketing and branding. “I look forward to the potential of utilizing 1st Team’s traditional media experience with my experience of social and new media,” said Maluchnik. “It is important to have a depth of knowledge of the two, in order to effectively spread your message. Being able to successfully provide both mediums to our clients is a large part of our continued forward thinking to positively impact our clients”.
Maluchnik is a 2010 graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, where he earned a degree in Information Sciences and Technology. Prior to his position at 1st Team, he served as an independent IT Consultant and also was a social media intern for a web development company in State College. He adds a depth of real-world and formal education experience in social media marketing, unmatched by existing advertising agencies. His expertise will allow clients to meet specific goals and industry demands relating to social media.
“1st Team’s recruitment of Tanner is a sign of full belief that social media is in the early stages of its revolutionizing the current means of professional communication,” said Rocco Petrilli, 1st Team partner and Chief Executive Officer. “We intend to take this product and service offering to its full potential with our current and future client base.”
1st Team aims to serve as a resource for clients and utilize social media tools in a highly effective and timesaving manner. With the change in communication trends it is even more important for organizations to embrace this form of marketing.
“It is mind-boggling the influence that social media is having on society, from the Egypt revolution dubbed as the ‘Facebook Revolution’, the breaking news before any news media could report it of the Chile earthquakes or the communication evolution from the short 140 character limit on Twitter,” added Maluchnik.
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1st Team Joins the Effort to "LIFT JOHNSTOWN" |
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An important part of our corporate culture is the idea that being part of the communities we serve means more than simply doing business there. Such is the case here in Johnstown, PA where 1st Team began and where our corporate headquarters are located.
For that reason, 1st Team has become an active participant in the LIFT JOHNSTOWN initiative. LIFT JOHNSTOWN is not a formal, structured organization. It’s a group that supports and helps to coordinate the efforts of clubs and organizations that are each focused on improving a particular aspect of the area’s quality of life. On their website, the group describes itself this way:
“The primary goal of Lift Johnstown is simple but ambitious: we want to
unite the community in an effort to choose our community’s future,
as opposed to simply waiting around to see what might happen.”
LIFT JOHNSTOWN stakeholders work together to raise project funding, recruit volunteers and increase people’s awareness of the many good things that are happening around them.
“Making People Aware” is a task that our Marketing and Creative Services divisions are uniquely qualified to do. 1st Team is working on a series of videos, social media and an overall communications plan to support the efforts of LIFT JOHNSTOWN. This group is making a positive impact on the community and 1st Team is proud to be part of it. www.johnstownchamber.com/LiftJohnstown
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1st Team Welcomes Intern from UPJ School of Business |
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Trisha Nikonow, a University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Business Marketing major has joined 1st Team for a spring semester internship. Trisha hopes to gain valuable experience in the fields of sales and marketing . She is working with our team on several projects from start to finish, incorporating fresh ideas. Trisha also shadows our business development personnel to further her knowledge and business competencies.
In addition to being a student and intern, Trisha holds a part time job which has given her extensive experience in the food service and hospitality industry. After graduation in April, Trisha plans to pursue a career in sales, as she enjoys personal interaction and building new relationships.
Trisha is a Johnstown native who grew up in nearby Ligonier where she graduated from Ligonier Valley High School in 2007.
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The 1st Team Team
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(from left to right) |
Geoff Miller |
Jason Ober |
Steve Golias |
Rocco Petrilli |
Sean Riffle |
Ryan Gindlesper |
Kayla Blough |
Creative Director |
Marketing Specialist |
Senior Designer |
CEO |
Project Manager |
Founder & Vice President |
Graphic Designer & Administration |
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COORDINATION: Hitting advertising deadlines requires careful coordination between the media buying and creative departments. Sean Riffle, 1st Team Account Manager and Media Buyer updates Senior Designer Steve Golias on what ads are due when for which media outlets. |
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RESOURCE PLANNING: CEO Rocco Petrilli meets with Ryan Gindlesperger, founder and VP of Business Development to review sales forecasts. This is a critical task since it allows us to determine manpower and resource needs prior to the start of any new contract. |
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Indiana County Chamber of Commerce's Expo 2011 |
1st Team was an exhibitor at the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce's Expo 2011 on January 22. The expo was held and the Indiana Mall. Representatives from 1st Team included Jason Ober and Ryan Gindlesperger. |
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Petrilli named new CEO of 1st Team |
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JOHNSTOWN,PITTSBURGH, STATE COLLEGE PA –1st Team, a professional services firm whose offerings include interim executive, M&A and marketing / advertising, has named a new chief executive officer. 1st Team partner and Chief Operating Officer, Rocco Petrilli, has taken the CEO reigns from founder Ryan Gindlesperger .
The decision came just days after 1st Team closed its books on a year where their sales tripled over 2009 levels. “With the growth we’ve experienced since we opened our doors in 2008 I thought it was important to put someone at the top that has a proven record in moving companies forward,” said Gindlesperger.
Petrilli, 50, has amassed significant experience as business executive and is a veteran of ten business start ups. Prior to joining 1st Team as chief operating officer, he served as CEO of Prima Business Specialists of St. College and Pittsburgh PA until 1st Team acquired the company in April of 2010. He has also held executive positions with Borg Warner and Federal Mogul. Most recently Petrilli served as CEO of PMG/Sinterstahl Corporation where he led the successful green field automotive manufacturing start-up of the company’s Pennsylvania location, as well as the acquisition of the company’s Ohio and Michigan locations. He also serves as CEO of Super Abrasive Machining Innovations LLC (SAMI).
“We brought 1st Team and PRIMA together in recognition of the power of combining professional business services with true marketing and advertising,” said Petrilli. “I look forward with vigorous excitement and anticipation to 1st Team’s future as a premier player in the provision of professional services to a wide range of business needs.” Ryan’s excellent efforts in launching this business have created a solid foundation for our company to achieve this objective.”
Gindlesperger, 26, will remain on as vice president, and will focus on expanding 1st Teams sales and ”face to the client” services. |
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1st Team Names Board of Directors
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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (Sept. 23, 2010) – 1st Team, a professional services firm based in downtown Johnstown, has named a five-person board of directors.
Appointed as members of the board are: Dean Gindlesperger, managing partner at Allegheny Field Services; Rocco Petrilli, COO at 1st Team; Daniel R. DeVos, senior consultant at 1st Team and former CEO of Concurrent Technologies Corporation; Sharon Esposito-Mayer, executive vice president and CFO at GP Strategies Corporation(NYSE:GPX); and Ryan Gindlesperger, president and CEO at 1st Team.
“We’re honored to have such a talented group of individuals on our board. We believe that their guidance will play a key role in the future growth of our company,” said Ryan Gindlesperger.
1st Team, a 2007 start-up, employed two individuals in 2008, and currently has eight full-time employees. The company plans to add four new full-time positions in 2011.
For more information, contact Sean Riffle by email at s.riffle@1stteamllc.com or by phone at 814.410.3018, ext. 117, or 412.512.0915. |
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1st Team launches new Web site, completes re-branding initiative
Firm doubles employment in second quarter ‘10 |
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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (June 1, 2010) – 1st Team, a professional services firm based in Johnstown, Pa., today launched its new Web site - 1stTeamLLC.com - completing the firm’s rebranding efforts.
"Our former Web site simply was no longer reflective of who we are as an organization," said Ryan Gindlesperger, president and CEO of 1st Team. "While we have maintained and even strengthened our marketing, advertising and public relations capabilities, we have acquired the expertise to provide many more services regardless of an organization's industry sector or size. This new site does a much better job of describing the full-range of solutions we offer and better promotes our best assets - our people."
Founded in 2007 as an advertising agency, 1st Team has rapidly grown and diversified through strategic acquisition and hiring practices. The company now offers a full range of professional business services to clients in the commercial and defense business sectors. As a result of its successful diversification initiatives, 1st Team’s employment doubled during the second quarter, growing from four to eight full-time employees.
“We’re a firm that believes in aggressively pursuing growth,” Gindlesperger said. “We believe that we’re just getting started, but we’re excited to be adding jobs to our local economy.”
1st Team is a professional services firm with headquarters in Johnstown, Pa., and offices in Pittsburgh and State College. 1st Team works with customers throughout the United States providing them business solutions aimed at increasing efficiency, capabilities and profitability.
For more information, contact Sean Riffle by email at s.riffle@1stteamllc.com or by phone at 814.410.3018, ext. 117, or 412.512.0915. |
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1st Team announces acquisition of PRIMA Business Specialists LLC |
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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (June 1, 2010) - 1st Team LLC, a professional services firm headquartered in Johnstown PA, has announced the strategic acquisition and merger with PRIMA Business Specialists, an executive management company with locations in Pittsburgh and State College, PA. The combined business will immediately continue to operate as 1st Team.
“The addition of PRIMA to 1st Team’s ever-growing capabilities marks the true and full transition of 1st Team from a marketing firm to that offering a full complement of professional services,” said Ryan Gindlesperger, founder and president of 1st Team. “PRIMA’s broad experience in the areas of executive business management, interim management successes, merger and acquisition, business start up and business planning, funding and plan execution adds quick and substantial critical mass to 1st Team’s move to establish itself as a fully equipped professional services provider.
By adding proven business executives like Dan DeVos and Rocco Petrilli and its extended business networks, 1st Team is now positioned to offer an extended set of services to a wide array of clients in multiple industries.
Petrilli, president and CEO of PRIMA, will continue to offer this complement of services to 1st Team clients as well as serve as the company’s Chief Operations Officer and Chairman of its newly formed Board of Directors. He is the former president and CEO of PMG and Managing Director of Federal Mogul Sintered Products, Americas and has led nine successful start ups in five different industries.
“In a time when companies are in direct search of ways to increase their internal and external capabilities without adding to their ever-increasing fixed costs, the 1st Team professional services offering are perfectly placed,” Petrilli said. “Today’s successful business plan execution requires a strong and effective combination of diverse and experienced management skills complemented with strategic marketing, public relations and the overall expert portrayal of a company and its products and services. 1st Team is now a company that will deliver these needs while maintaining a business’ cost structure vital to its competitiveness.”
1st Team is a professional services firm with headquarters in Johnstown, Pa., and offices in Pittsburgh and State College. 1st Team works with customers throughout the United States providing them business solutions aimed at increasing efficiency, capabilities and profitability.
For more information, contact Sean Riffle by email at s.riffle@1stteamllc.com or by phone at 814.410.3018, ext. 117, or 412.512.0915.
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