Mary Ann's Professional Bio After geting her degree in accounting, Mary Ann decided she wanted to be more creative. So she opened a gift basket business in 1988.
Her success was abundant. Mary Ann's goal is to assist gift basket business owners in obtaining success. Her gift basket DVDs and classes run the gambit with offerings in, gift basket design training, gift basket marketing, and gift basket sales presentations. She also shares her business sense in classes that cover the business side of owning a gift baskets business. She has been recognized as a
Top American Designer three times. Her gift basket business was featured in the books The Best Home-based Businesses Of The 90s, and The Best Home-based Businesses Of The New Millennium, as one of the most exemplary gift basket businesses in the country. Her corporate customization and marketing concepts have earned her international recognition. Designers around the world who have implemented her design and marketing ideas report significant success. Her innovative gift basket designs are continuously featured in trade magazines, as are the cutting edge articles that she submits as a contributing editor. Mary Ann has appeared on television talk shows, and shares her expertise at national markets, conferences and trade shows throughout the country. Mary Ann believes that most success is achieved through determination, hard work and knowledge. She has produced a series of ten gift basket videos designed to educate and inspire business owners to go beyond the boundaries of their imaginations in the shortest amount of time. MaryAnn has shared concise and informative gift basket business information at the following locations:
The New York Fancy Food Show
Chicago Fancy Food Show
San Francisco Fancy Food Show
Atlanta Mart
LA Mart
Dallas Mart
OASIS
Lansing, MI
Sacramento, CA
Los Angeles, CA
St. Lewis, MO
Las Vegas, NV
Charlotte, NC
Atlanta, GA
Nashville,Tennessee
Lexington, Ky
Springfield, Ma
Hartford, Ct
Miami, FL
To schedule a private gift basket training session in your home town or in Tucson, Arizona, or to arrange a group gift basket training seminar, contact Mary Ann at 520-349-2772.
