ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andy Teach is a twenty-seven year corporate veteran. He received seven promotions during his career and was most recently Vice-President, Network & Cable Research at a major television and motion picture studio in Los Angeles, California.

Andy was an unlikely corporate soldier when he first graduated from college in 1980. At that time, he delayed joining the corporate world when he and a friend embarked on a three-week, 1300-mile journey from New Jersey to Florida by bicycle. After that, Andy decided that "in order to beat the establishment, you first must become a part of it."

After his bicycle trip, he landed a position as an assistant media planner for a top ten advertising agency in New York City. He was promoted to media planner within six months. Andy then joined another advertising agency in New York as an assistant account executive. This agency specialized in motion picture advertising, which helped Andy later realize that his true calling was in the entertainment industry.

In 1983, Andy moved to Los Angeles, where he worked for a year as a production assistant for a television production company. In 1984, he got his big corporate break by getting a job at a major television and motion picture studio in the research department, where he worked for twenty-three years! Andy started at the bottom rung as a research clerk and rose to the position of vice-president.

Before beginning his corporate career, Andy graduated from Rutgers College with B.A. degrees in Business Administration and Human Communications. He has traveled to all seven continents and currently resides in Manhattan Beach, California.

Andy is a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Andy is currently giving career advice lectures and workshops at various colleges and universities. If you are interested in having him speak at your college or university and would like more information, you can contact him at the email address below. Here are some comments from Career Center staff, as well as from students, which are based on Andy's career advice lectures:

From Career Center Staff

"Thank you for presenting such an engaging and informative presentation. From cross-generational dynamics to office etiquette, you really provided valuable advice that both our seniors and alumni could take away. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you again in the future."

"It was my pleasure to host you on campus and I know that the students benefited tremendously from your career advice. Best of luck with the rest of your tour and I look forward to planning another seminar in the future."

"Andy is a great speaker on how to behave once you get a new job or for those who want to stay employed-what makes a great employee. Book is great for college grads but Andy can do presentations for any level for all industries."

"The 'thank you' goes to you for speaking to our students and providing them with great advice. It certainly reflects your commitment and value for helping others. I particularly enjoyed hearing about your career path and the lessons that you learned along the way."

From Students

"Thank you so much for contributing the valuable information you did at the career workshop. I came away with some great ideas. You were a great speaker."

"Very informative. A wake up call."

I like the professionalism of the speaker-very clean speech. Great PowerPoint, easy to follow. I didn't feel the time pass. It was all very useful."

"Andy Teach touches on many areas of the workplace that are a mystery for college students. The most helpful was his advice on office etiquette."

"The tips were very helpful and I think that this lecture will help me with finding jobs in the future."

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