John Peterson – President Bond Water Technologies
My business partner and I hired Jim Weiskopf and Bridge The Gap Media to help rebuild our foundation for future stability and growth. Bond has dedicated and committed associates working for us and a great customer base that keeps us busy but we felt it was time to transition our company to a higher level of organization, efficiency, and effectiveness. After over eleven years of building a successful business, we needed help from an outside expert that could look at Bond from another point of view rather than our perspective. It was time to hire an outside professional who understands strategic business management, marketing, and sales. Jim has not disappointed us and he’s quickly earned the trust and respect of our team. We are currently redefining our key managers and owners roles within the company. Once we complete this it will be time to build our strategic plan for sales and marketing. He is a great coach, developer of systems, processes, and builder of teams. Jim’s ability to communicate is just one of his tremendous assets as he is able to listen, understand, and help us implement changes that we otherwise would not be able to do on our own. Jim does things for us that we don’t have the time, the skills, or the desire to do. He functions as a strategic manager, mediator, and unbiased analyst helping us come to the best solution so our company can achieve our goals and objectives. He brings diverse, in-depth business experience to the table with patience, creativity, and forward thinking. Jim does an excellent job of keeping us on track with agreed-upon deadlines and commitments. His ability to bring these qualities to our management staff keeps our team moving forward and in the end achieves unparalleled successes.
Chri Yoko Owner Yoko Consulting
“Having worked with Jim for years across multiple mediums I can say with absolute certainty that he is one of the most talented and multifaceted marketing professionals I know.
He has a keen sense for how various departments and components fit together, and has the uncanny ability to get them to communicate and integrate. He sees the complete picture, from broadcast and traditional media to online and interactive media and how those elements tie into sales.”
Heather Steffan, Sales Manager, NBC Sports Washington
“Jim was my direct manager for five years at Clear Channel. He promoted me from an Account Manager to a Local Sales Manager and was instrumental in helping to guide me through my career. He has a knack for building teams, recognizing talent and creating a positive work environment where you not only grow and learn but enjoy coming to work every day.”
John Austin, Managing Partner, Austin Wealth Management
“I have worked with Jim on a number of levels as an advisor, including on M&A deals. Apart from being a skilled marketing guy and motivator, Jim has a great grasp of numbers, business plans, and markets…which is not always the case with “sales guys”. So don’t let the “Whirling Dervish” kind of guy first impression fool you. Jim is also a nuts and bolts detail kind of guy who knows how to crunch the numbers.”
Mark Lapidus Mark Lapidus, Senior Director, Digital & Content at Brand USA
“Exceptional with relationships; brilliant with recruiting and training sales talent; and the wonder boy of team builders…..That’s Jim Weiskopf. He’s got a sharp entrepreneurial spirit and knows how to deliver the bottom line on time. Meet Jim once and you’ll never forget him. One of his many great gifts is that he won’t forget you either!”
Janis McCarriher, VP, Kalmia Construction
“We hired BTG Media to help guide us through these difficult economic times and open new markets by diversifying our business. With Jim’s fresh ideas, experience, and track record we are well on our way to accomplishing our goals. We’ve changed our company branding and positioning and we’ve overhauled how we communicate with our clients and prospects. We now use up to date technology to communicate our message and to support our sales and marketing efforts. As a bonus, Jim has facilitated our executive management team meetings and brought a new dimension for overall strategic direction. In a nutshell, Jim’s leadership, knowledge, and track record speak for itself and there is no exception at our company.
Kevin Chaikin, Director of Marketing and Communications Renewal by Andersen
“I’ve known Jim for several years as, before he provided any services to our company from Bridge the Gap Media, he was the VP of Sales and Marketing for our organization. Jim’s experience is demonstrated through discussion, his confidence in what he does and results produced. He is a great team leader and manager of people with great ideas. Once we started discussing opportunities with his company, Bridge the Gap Media, I knew he had a lot to offer. He has put us in contact with some wonderful business partners to help us grow our business and has helped us to integrate some fantastic marketing and sales tools to increase effectiveness. If you are looking to improve and grow your business, Jim is the right man for the job.”
Eric Herd, Chief Executive Officer at ThePostGame
“Simply stated, Jimmy is an innovator and tremendous communicator. I worked with Jimmy in developing a launch and acquisition strategy for Red Zebra Broadcasting / Redskins Radio Network. Jimmy is great at optimizing current revenue streams and finding new untapped sources. I continue to learn a lot from his approach and hope to work together in future endeavors.”
Keith Samuels, Co-Founder, COO Netcast
“Jim is an exceptional media professional. His ability to put together winning sales organizations combined with his new media and marketing smarts makes him an outstanding asset to any organization. He has legions of raving fans and I’m proud to be one as well. I have always admired his passion for winning and his loyalty to his people. You won’t find a better sales leader anywhere.”
Marci Neill, Pure Storage Public Sector Marketing Lead
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jim Weiskopf on several projects over a four year period. As a marketing director focused on selling technology solutions to public sector customers, I worked with Jim to create and implement high profile marketing programs and internal sales contests which successfully drove targeted results. The programs were always creative, fun, memorable and featured regular communications to continue the buzz.
I highly recommend Jim as a creative professional you can count on to deliver results. Plus, he is a really great guy.”
James Bartlett, President | Executive Search Consultant at Bartlett & Skolfield
“Jim is a visionary. He is business savvy, self-starter who maintains high personal and professional standards. He is creative and yet extremely disciplined when it comes to customer service, business development, identifying and recruiting talent, retaining talent, motivating others through effective listening skills. Jim is able to build both profitable business plans as well as effective teams to reach goals and objectives. A strong communicator – Jim is direct, genuine, deliberate, analytic, smart and resourceful. He’s a relentless, results-oriented leader who is highly respected in a number of industries. He has an uncanny talent for identifying and developing business opportunities with exceptional problem-solving skills.”
Mark Pankowski, Co-Founder Pankowski Media
“I have coached baseball with Jim for the past two years. As a head coach, he is innovative and smart, works hard, and truly cares about the kids. It’s no wonder that the team enjoyed another perfect season (33-0) this year. He is a great coach, a great motivator, and a great person.”
