about nancy a. shenker
the behind-the-scenes version
Nancy A. Shenker, founder and CEO of theONswitch® and nunu media™ was named for Nancy Drew and Nancy Sinatra. She possesses the curiosity, sleuthing powers, fearlessness and go-go boots of her namesakes.
Nancy’s entrepreneurial ventures
| Childhood | Adulthood |
| Making and marketing brightly colored potholders door-to-door | Leading new business launches for major brands, including Citibank, MasterCard International and Reed Exhibitions |
| Selling comic books and lemonade at a pop-up retail outlet (OK, it was a table and folding chairs on Union Turnpike in Queens) | Launching a boutique marketing company, theONswitch® in 2003 |
Nancy’s writing, publishing and speaking
| Childhood | Adulthood |
| Multiple short stories, poems, and school newspaper articles. Writing and directing the award-winning “Sing” musical at Jamaica High School. (Considering the wild success of “Glee”, Nancy was clearly a futurist.) | Published in The New York Times; winner of a Self Magazine essay contest; contributing editor to The New York Enterprise Report; quoted in all major business media |
| Had a one-act play produced on cable TV in Ann Arbor, Michigan | Author of three blogs and numerous business e-newsletters |
| Does not remember talking much prior to the age of 14, but always liked passing snarky notes in class | Gives inspirational and information talks and workshops at industry conferences and to business and community groups. Gets rave reviews |
TMI*
- Possesses really neat penmanship and can type 90 wpm
- Likes baking, reading (chick lit), movies, shoe-shopping, electronic devices, lined notebooks and gel pens
- The “A” in the middle of her name doesn’t stand for anything
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