Teach-in 2008

Dear Mrs. Stevens, thanks for inviting me to attend your 5th grade class at Wolf Lake Elementary in Apopka, Florida. It was great to meet all your students.

Jerry Gitchel
Web Publisher

  Who is Jerry Gitchel?

President and founder of Make Technology Work, Inc.
Located in St. Petersburg, Florida
I work with organizations and individuals who want to become the master of their digital domain.

  What I do

• Coaching - I help business executives leverage the power of technology.
• Consulting - I help organizations connect with prospects and stay in touch with their customers.
• Speaking/Writing - I travel to conventions where I speak about technology and I write a blog about how to use business technology.

A Typical Day for Jerry Gitchel

I write for my Blog or Podcast, I coach executives by phone, I appear as a guest on Audio Conferences for Office Depot or appear on radio shows. I help organizations improve their web sites, videos. I consult with companies that want to leverage the power of technology.

  Who I Work With

• Graphic Designers, like Doug Addison who are in charge of the look of a web site
   
• Virtual Assistants, like Bonnie Jo Davis who work with business owners to create content for web sites.
• Photographers, like Sheri Kendrick who capture and process images used on web sites.
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• Web Hosting Companies - Vendors who provide storage and access for web sites.
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• Shopping Cart Providers - Vendors who write, publish and maintain online stores and manage secure credit card transactions.
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My Clients

How Others Use the Web

You don’t need to be an adult to harness the power of the Internet. Even young people can to change the world through a web site. In 1995, 11 year old Aubyn C. Burnside, Co-Founder and President of SuitecasesForKids.org heard about children  moving between multiple foster homes who had to carry their belonging is trash bags. She started Her organization with 31 suitcases bought for $15 at the Salvation Army store. In 5 years she helped organized a movement that had collected 25,000 suitcases for foster kids.

  Education

I never earned a college degree (I wish I had). I use a lot of math and science in my work. I’ve had to invest quite a bit of time learning how technology works. Because of the amount of innovation in my field of expertise I place a very high value on life long learning.

I’m proud to say my son Andrew earned his Masters of Fine Art (MFA) at the Yale School of Drama. He is now the Technical Manager of the New College Theater at Harvard University.

My claim to higher learning is the honor of graduating from McDonalds Hamburger University where I learned the secret ingredient in their Milkshakes.

My advice is to Stay in School and develop a passion for learning.

  Your Future Career

What will you be when you grow up? The choice is yours. I chose to be a Web Publisher because it’s fun to watch my client’s businesses succeed on the web. I encourage you to search the web to learn more about jobs and careers you think might be fun. Thanks for inviting me into your classroom!