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High Alert International signs Exclusive Speakers Bureau Representation Deal with Gold Stars Speakers Bureau

From the Desk of Maurice A. Ramirez, DO, PhD
Founder & CEO of High Alert International

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

High Alert International signs exclusive speakers bureau representation deal with Gold Stars Speakers Bureau

Orlando, Fla. – January 19, 2010

For many American companies, the recession has been an economic disaster.  Leave it to the disaster preparedness, response and recovery firm High Alert International to be ready with a bold expansion and merger plan just as the nation begins its economic revival. As part of this plan, High Alert International has signed an exclusive representation deal with Gold Stars Speakers Bureau.

“In all areas of life we see trends - there is constantly something new or hot.  This fact also holds true in the speaking and meeting industries,” says Andrea Gold, the founder and President of Gold Stars Speakers Bureau. “Whether it is a hurricane, an earthquake, a wildfire, a pandemic or terrorism, disasters are hot topics every time a new one occurs. No other company in the disaster preparedness, emergency management, business continuity or homeland security market space has collected so many professional speakers, authors and experts who speak under one roof.”

Andrea Gold has been collecting professional speakers, authors and experts “under one roof” for over two decades. As the founder and president of one of the premier speakers bureaus in the professional speaking industry, Andrea Gold represents some of the world’s top talent.

“At High Alert International, we have determined that half of our consulting business comes from the audiences of large conferences and corporate keynotes,” observes Dr. Maurice A. Ramirez, DO, PhD, the founder and CEO of High Alert International. “All the members of our corporate leadership team are trained professional speakers or experts who speak. As a result, High Alert International can provide National Speakers Association quality professionals to the platform in all 18 critical infrastructure industries. No other company in our market space can make that claim. Gold Stars Speakers Bureau is the only one with the experience and expertise to represent a panel of speakers with such a depth and breadth of knowledge, experience and expertise.”

Andrea Gold has made a career of representing a “depth and breadth of knowledge, experience and expertise.” Well suited for the speaking business, Andrea has a degree in Mass Communications and experience in the areas of print and electronic media, newspaper reporting and photo-journalism, editing, sales, public relations, marketing, publishing, mail order, and executive management. She is the co-author of the book, “The Business of Successful Speaking,” and of three children's audio tapes with booklets, and has been published in national magazines.

Andrea is enthusiastic about the new relationship and the future.

“Dr. Ramirez and the High Alert International team are real American heroes,” beams Andrea. “They are helping the people of Haiti now and they were there for hurricane Andrew, hurricane Katrina, hurricane Ike, the California fires, the California earthquakes and the 2009 pandemic. Each one of them has an important message to deliver and important stories to tell. We at Gold Stars Speakers Bureau are going to make certain they get to tell that story.”

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High Alert International is dedicated to empowering individuals, families, businesses, and communities to be disaster ready.  Along with its six subsidiary companies, High Alert International provides disaster preparedness planning, education, response, training and consulting services to the 18 critical infrastructure industries.

Gold Stars Speakers Bureau was founded in 1989 to provide the best quality speakers, entertainers, trainers, and celebrities that meet your needs and are within your budget—delivered within the context of a caring relationship with the highest integrity, innovation, gold-star-quality service and with an appetite for fun.

For more information, or to arrange an interview with Dr. Ramirez, please contact:

Russell Trahan
PR/PR
407-299-6128
PRwhiz@prpr.net

High Alert International Joins Forces with JVH Communications, John Hedtke to head High Alert Publishing

From the Desk of Maurice A. Ramirez, DO, PhD
Founder & CEO of High Alert International

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

High Alert International Joins Forces with JVH Communications, John Hedtke to head High Alert Publishing 

Orlando, Fla. – January 7, 2010 

Conventional wisdom states that publishing is dead, but those who consult to experts know that nothing helps establish your brand or spur your company’s economic growth better getting published. Thus the merger of Disaster Life Support Publishing, a subsidiary of High Alert, LLC with the business branch of JVH Communications under the consulting firm High Alert International seems predictable. As part of this alliance, John Hedtke, founder and President of JVH Communications, has joined the management team of High Alert International to run High Alert High Alert Publishing, LLC. 

“Writing and publishing is more than producing a book,” says John Hedtke, partner and new Publisher of the consulting firm High Alert International. “It’s about creating a message that communicates your brand, your purpose, your mission, and your values. In short, your book is a miniature ‘you,’ a business card large enough to tell the whole story and important enough that the person you give it to won’t throw it away.”  

John Hedtke has built a career teaching clients and colleagues how to turn their work, their lives, and themselves into consistent messages and consistent brands through articles, books, and speeches. The award-winning author of 26 books and close to 200 magazine articles, John has been a writer on high tech, management, and business topics for close to 30 years. Among his many credits, John penned the top-selling book in the Power User series and many books on RoboHelp and Peachtree Accounting software that still top Amazon sales in their categories. His writing has received 26 regional and international writing awards to date. A Fellow of the prestigious Society for Technical Communications, John has led seminars and workshops to teach other writers and publishers how to guide clients to the kind of success that John’s clients have known.   

“Few consultants have managed to succeed as authors, fewer still as authors and professional speakers” observes Dr. Maurice A. Ramirez, DO, PhD, the founder and CEO of High Alert International. “Joining with JVH Communications to form High Alert Publishing, LLC creates a resource for disaster preparedness, emergency management and homeland security experts who seek to bring their knowledge to the world.” 

John has been helping experts “bring their knowledge to the world” for over 30 years. In addition to his own books and articles, John has co-authored well over 200 books and articles in his career, most recently joining Dr. Maurice A. Ramirez to co-author The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Disaster Preparedness. 

“Not everyone has the great American novel inside them,” smiles John Hedtke as he edits the manuscript for the company’s newest whitepaper on mitigating the economic impact of disaster preparedness in healthcare. “That’s where I come in: after 30 years I’ve learned that if a real expert will just talk to me about what they know, there is a book in there worth writing.”  

Mr. Hedtke’s colleagues know the value of expertise he brings to the experts he works with on each project. 

“John’s ability to understand, interpret, and write on almost any topic makes him a shining example to our profession” beams Robert J. Dianetti, President, Radcom, Inc. “However the ability to make a highly complex topic both approachable and understandable by the average person is the profession of technical communications at its best.”

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High Alert International is dedicated to empowering individuals, families, businesses, and communities to be disaster ready. Along with its six subsidiary companies, High Alert International provides disaster preparedness planning, education, response, training and consulting services to the 18 critical infrastructure industries.

JVH Communications is a private company that provides documentation, training, white papers, and other communications services to a wide variety of private, public, and government clients.

For more information, or to arrange an interview, please contact:

Russell Trahan
PR/PR
407-299-6128
PRwhiz@prpr.net

High Alert International Signs Exclusive Public Relations Representation Deal with PR/PR

From the Desk of Maurice A. Ramirez, DO, PhD

Founder & CEO of High Alert International

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

High Alert International Signs Exclusive Public Relations Representation Deal with PR/PR

 

Orlando, Fla. – January 4, 2010 – 

 

While the recession has been disastrous for many American companies, the disaster preparedness, response and recovery firm High Alert International is ready to execute a bold expansion and merger plan at the cusp of the nation’s economic revival. As part of this plan, High Alert International has signed an exclusive public relations representation agreement with the Orlando-based public relations firm PR/PR.

 

“Whether you are an author, a subject matter expert or a professional speaker, the key to success is to see your name everywhere,” says Pam Lontos, MA, the founder and president of PR/PR. “Top of mind awareness comes from consistently making sure your potential customers see your name everywhere as well. We’ve worked with Dr. Maurice A. Ramirez and High Alert International for the past five years to create a consistent presence in the print media, reaching more than 755,000 readers per month. His name and brand are linked to the solutions they bring to their market, and they have achieved top of mind awareness as a result.”

 

Lontos has been creating top of mind awareness for authors and experts for two decades. As the president of the premiere public relations firm in the professional speaking industry, Lontos has helped a virtual “Who’s Who” of business experts become household names. In 2004, PR/PR developed and deployed a brand awareness program for High Alert (now High Alert International) that helped catapult the firm to prominence. 

 

“An emergency manager’s idea of public relations is a press release and a press briefing,” observes Dr. Ramirez, DO, PhD, and founder and CEO of High Alert International. “The distinctive media presence and competitive edge that PR/PR and Pam Lontos provide allows High Alert to stand head and shoulders above the rest of the market. Simply put, we get noticed!”

 

Lontos has made a career of getting herself and her clients noticed. The former Vice President of Sales for Disney’s Shamrock Broadcasting, Lontos is the first female motivational speaker to appear on all three major networks in the same week during the 1980’s.  For a decade, she was the highest paid sales trainer and female professional speaker in the U.S. Lontos opened PR/PR after moving to Orlando, and now consults to authors, experts and speakers to advance their careers. Far from retired from the platform herself, Lontos speaks on public relations and recently published the new book, “I See Your Name Everywhere: Leverage the Power of the Media to Grow Your Fame, Wealth and Success.”

 

Dr. Ramirez is confident of continued success from his relationship with PR/PR. “Like all of us at High Alert International, Pam’s expertise is tempered with a ‘been there done that’ reality test,” muses Dr. Ramirez. “The advice and approach to our brand development, as well as the strategy for reaching our target market, has been straightforward and simple, but it has all been based on what has worked for her and a myriad of clients before us. For five years these strategies have helped us reach our goals, and we are confident this approach will continue to help us ensure that people will continue to see our name everywhere."

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High Alert International is dedicated to empowering individuals, families, businesses, and communities to be disaster ready.  Along with its six subsidiary companies, High Alert International provides disaster preparedness planning, education, response, training and consulting services to the 18 critical infrastructure industries.

PR/PR increases your business’ visibility through traditional and new media outlets, including magazines, newspapers, trade specific and association publications, and the internet, resulting in your recognition as a top expert and generating an increase in your clients. With PR/PR Public Relations, people will say, “I see your name everywhere.”

 

For more information, or to arrange an interview with Dr. Ramirez, please contact:

Russell Trahan
PR/PR

407-299-6128
PRwhiz@prpr.net

 

Sakara Named President of High Alert International

From the Desk of Maurice A. Ramirez, DO, PhD

Founder & CEO of High Alert International

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Sakara Named President of High Alert International

 

Orlando, Fla. – December 22, 2009

 

In a time of economic down turn and disaster, leave it to a disaster preparedness, response and recovery firm to execute a bold expansion and merger plan at the cusp of the nation’s economic revival. As part of this plan, High Alert International announced the promotion of Allison Sakara, to President.

 

“High Alert’s success has been built upon our wealth of field experience, providing sound principles for both preparedness and daily operations,” says Allison Sakara, MSN, CRNP, partner and new President of the consulting firm, High Alert International. “When it comes to preparedness planning, credibility comes more from what you have done than what you claim to know or who you claim to know. I’ve been fortunate.  I’ve had the opportunity to do a lot of interesting work and to serve the people of this nation as a disaster responder.”

 

Allison Sakara has been more than fortunate.  As a member of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) since 2001, Ms. Sakara has served the nation as a Supervisory Nurse Specialist, Nurse Practitioner and Deputy Logistics Officer.  She was recognized in 2005 as an NDMS Response Distinguished Member of the Year by her team.  Following Hurricane Katrina, Ms. Sakara worked with the NDMS medical response efforts for the better part of 6 months. In 2008, she served with the first NDMS team to provide medical services on Galveston Island following Hurricane Ike.

 

“Allison Sakara is one person our nation has consistently turned to when it needs a plan for response and recovery transformed into tangible response and recovery,” observes Dr. Maurice A. Ramirez, DO, PhD, the founder and CEO of High Alert International. “Allison is the obvious choice for the person to transform our plans for growth and service into reality.”

 

A president named “Allison” is not, however, the typical choice. Emergency management and Homeland Security consulting has been a male-dominated field since the first retired generals and fire chiefs doffed their uniforms and donned their Brooks Brothers suits in the early years of the profession. Business continuity and disaster preparedness likewise have been predominately male endeavors, owing to the profession from which they originated.

 

“In a disaster, no one cares if you are a man or a woman - all they care about is that you are there to help,” notes Allison Sakara, as she prepares for the company’s Monday morning planning meeting. While Allison is focused on business, her colleagues are excited by her rise to the top of the industry.

 

“It is good to see a woman with Allison’s experience and ‘street credentials’ rise to the top of a firm like High Alert [International],” muses Diane Fojt, founder and CEO of Corporate Crisis Management. “As one of the first women to lead a company in this industry, I know what it takes to reach the position that Allison has achieved. They are big shoes to fill, and no one is more qualified than Allison to fill them.”

 

High Alert International is dedicated to empowering individuals, families, businesses, and communities to be disaster ready.  Along with its six subsidiary companies, High Alert International provides disaster preparedness planning, education, response, training and consulting services to the 18 critical infrastructure industries

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Corporate Crisis Management is a Tampa, Florida-based company providing professional behavioral health services to reduce the impact of critical incidents and traumatic events. These services include: immediate response to crises, management of crises, assistance in preparing for and assessing potential crises as well as consultation and training.

 

For more information, or to arrange an interview, please contact:

 

Russell Trahan

PR/PR

407-299-6128

PRwhiz@prpr.net