Bio
IAB Custom Media built its reputation on the strength of its writing. The materials we produce are known for accuracy, insight, quality of writing and design, and ability to captivate targeted readers -- from mass consumers to high-net-worth investors.
Our management team and staff hail from prestigious media, marketing and financial organizations including Bloomberg, CBS MarketWatch and Fleishman-Hillard. Our turnaround time is quick. Because we work efficiently and economically, we are the right choice for your editorial, marketing and publishing needs.
We provide access to a worldwide network of writers, producers and communicators and can provide veteran writers with specific market expertise. IAB Custom Media is the answer whether you need a writer or editor with a deep regulatory background, a securities license, healthcare knowledge or specific semiconductor experience.
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Team
Michael Collins, Founding Partner and Editor-in-Chief
Michael Collins
has nearly two decades of experience covering business, technology and healthcare. He has served as editor, consultant and content developer for financial, healthcare and general interest consumer publications and Web sites, and worked as a producer for local, syndicated and national television news. For five years he wrote a regular column on investor issues for CBS MarketWatch. Mr. Collins began his journalism career at United Press International as a reporter and editor in the United States. He was sent to Moscow in 1990 to cover the changes in the Soviet economic system and the emerging businesses of perestroika. Mr. Collins later served as London bureau chief and senior correspondent in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for UPI, before moving to Worldwide Television News as a senior producer. He contributed to Exchange Traded Funds: An Insiders Guide to Buying the Market (John Wiley & Sons, spring 2002).
michael molinski, founding partner and chief content officer
Michael Molinski
is a veteran journalist, economist, communications manager, content strategist, instructional designer and research editor/writer with expertise in thought leadership, global economics, technology, health care, workplace strategy and investment communications. He is known for making sure all of your content has the same, consistent, forward-looking message and for that message to boost and retain your client base, add value through quality control, and build your thought leadership position within your economic and industry niche. He has worked across the financial and journalism industries including stints at Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Wells Fargo, Bloomberg, MarketWatch and recently in the insurance and health care fields. He holds degrees at USC, Columbia Business School and the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Chief Copy Editor and Writer
Amelia Glynn
has been writing about healthcare and technology for both journalistic and marketing purposes for more than 13 years. She has produced web content, case studies, white papers, brochures and other marketing materials for Kaiser Permanente, Cisco Systems, St. Mary's Medical Center and many others, in addition to writing for iQ Magazine and The Boston Women's Health Book Collective (publishers of Our Bodies,Ourselves). Previously, she was a Senior Account Associate at Phase Two Strategies and a public affairs consultant for Issue Dynamics.
Art Director
Cynthia Colzani
is a veteran graphic designer and accomplished illustrator with more than a decade of experience. She has designed everything from financial graphs and charts to national magazines, catalogues, ads, theatre bills and marketing brochures. She was previously a senior studio artist at 360 Group and senior production artist at Haggin Group. Her clients have included Barclay's Plc, Futuredex, Hallmark, Playboy, Discovery/Nature Company and Beringer Vineyards She holds a bachelor's degree in fine arts from San Francisco State University and an associate degree in graphic design from City College of San Francisco. She was also a principal illustrator for a direct mail project which won the prestigious Addy award.
Director of Quantitative and Market Research
Tavis Perez
is an expert at spotting trends, plotting them, and presenting them graphically for IAB clients. He can find the right target audience for a technology newsletter, chart the success rate of a publication, or create a new financial index from scratch. Mr. Perez holds a masters degree in Computational Finance from the Oregon Graduate Institute, and bachelor degrees from the University of Colorado in Mathematics and Economics.