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| Get to know the eBay University instructors! Although they come to you from a variety of backgrounds, the one thing they have in common is that they actively buy and sell on eBay, and are passionate about teaching others how to 'Do it eBay'! |
| Jim Griffith |
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| "Griff," as he is popularly known, has been the foremost education expert on eBay since 1996 when he was invited to join the company as its first customer support representative. For the past three years in his role as both eBay ambassador and instructor, Griff has been traveling around the country leading eBay University seminars and attending community gatherings on how to buy and sell on eBay.
With his intimate knowledge of every aspect of eBay, Griff educates people on everything from basic search tips to growing a serious business on eBay. Most importantly, he makes learning eBay fun and easy.
Using plain English and a sense of humor to put his audiences at ease, Griff can teach anyone-timid computer novice or long-time eBay seller alike-how to make their eBay searching, shopping and selling more effective.
Griff has shared his eBay expertise with audiences across the country. In addition to presenting at dozens of eBay University events, he's made more than 100 local and national television and radio appearances.
Griff is also the author of the Official eBay Bible and host of eBay Radio. |
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| Cliff Ennico |
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| Cliff Ennico, a nationally recognized expert on the legal and tax problems of small business, is best known as the co-host of the popular PBS television series MoneyHunt, where entrepreneurs defend their business plans before a panel of national experts. His nationally syndicated newspaper column, “Succeeding in Your Business”, appears in dozens of newspapers and business magazines nationwide. Cliff is also regular contributor to www.entrepreneur.com, the Website of Entrepreneur magazine. A former Wall Street lawyer, Cliff maintains his own law and business development consulting practice in Fairfield, CT, where he has helped over 10,000 businesses get off the ground in a 25-year career. His most recent book is “Small Business Survival Guide. |  |
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| Ted Janusz |
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| Ted Janusz is an author, speaker, trainer, Gold PowerSeller, and an Education Specialist trained by eBay. Ted earned his MBA in marketing from the University of Pittsburgh and is a member of the International Speakers Network, National Speakers Association and the National Speakers Association of Ohio. In addition, Ted is a former professional entertainer - having performed at over 400 events as well as an avid runner - logging over 30,000 miles! |  |
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| Steve Lindhorst |
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In Spring 2000, Steve began working at eBay’s San Jose Headquarters as eBay’s Advertising Operations Manager.
In Feb. 2002 he was invited to become one of only six contracted eBay University Instructors. Since then he’s traveled to all parts of the U.S. and taught thousands how to use eBay for personal and business income through lectures and individual instruction.
Having a life-long love for cars, Steve was thrilled to be chosen as the sole outside instructor for eBay University for Motors. With personal experience in auto sales, he is able to effectively teach auto dealers to use eBay Motors as an additional sales channel. Steve continues to offer a Motors course for dealers, keeping the information fresh and up to date.
He currently offers group and individual instruction as an Education Specialist.
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| Peggy Pattavina |
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Peggy Pattavina has been a PayPal employee since August 2003. In that time, she has been active in a variety of roles for the company ranging from customer service, to Executive Escalations, which provides assistance to PayPal users with unique and proactive solutions to concerns in the marketplace and is now a Community Education Specialist. Peggy devotes additional time to planning corporate events and assists in running fundraisers for the local communities.
Peggy’s shopping habits on eBay looking for shoes and purses has helped her take the knowledge she knows about eBay and has turned it in to educating other eBay customer’s on how to use the system to work for them.
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| Catherine Seda |
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| Since 1995, Catherine Seda has been helping companies grow their business using Internet marketing. As a columnist for Entrepreneur magazine and conference speaker, she teaches non-techie tips on search engine optimization, pay-per-click, link building, e-mail, affiliate marketing, web copywriting, and tracking results. She’s author of Search Engine Advertising and has shared search marketing strategies on eBay Radio.
Catherine is also a skeleton school survivor. Skeleton is a sport for insane people who race down the bobsled track head first on a sled at 70-80 mph. Catherine escaped the stitches, cracked ribs and concussions several classmates suffered during training at the Utah Olympic Park, and she’ll watch the 2006 games with all new respect for the athletes. |  |
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| Christopher Spencer |
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Christopher Spencer is the author of The eBay Entrepreneur and an eBay Shooting Star, Platinum PowerSeller, Trading Assistant, and eBay Education Specialist. He has been featured on the NBC Nightly News, in Time Magazine, in the Los Angeles Times and has appeared on many other television and radio programs as well as numerous magazines, newspapers and websites. Christopher has listed over 180,000 items on eBay since 1998.
Christopher travels extensively educating entrepreneurs on the finer points of using the eBay trading community. He left a 9 to 5 job to sell on eBay full time and now Christopher is an instructor with eBay University.
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| Jack Waddick |
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| Jack Waddick is an active PowerSeller on eBay with over 1,800 successful transactions. In addition to his travels as an eBay University instructor, he maintains a busy Chicago-area schedule as one of the top-rated Education Specialists Trained by eBay. Jack's enthusiasm for "doing eBay" has been shared with over 2,000 eBay students. He is also an avid marathon runner. |  |
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