Jay Gross has a distinguished background as a professional network and local broadcast journalist as well as a television production entrepreneur. He is uniquely qualified from a business, creative and academic perspective. He and his staff have considerable expertise with Internet video content and its impact on your web traffic and overall online presence. Jay has consulted for, produced for and served over 100 major companies and organizations, including 20-years plus with one of the top five national drugstore chains. Prior to forming his own ventures, he was an award-winning news reporter in the Tampa Bay area, a top 15 media market. Jay made several on-air appearances on national news programs such as ABCʼs World News Tonight and produced dozens of syndicated features across the entire ABC news network spectrum. Throughout his career, Jay has continually shown the ability to be organized, focused and highly responsive to the varying needs of his diverse clients. Through his vast experience and literally having “been in their shoes”, Jay is very adept at advising and consulting with companies, organizations and public agencies on creating budgets, cost analysis, and interviewing and choosing the right production team or assisting in the hiring of in-house personnel. Jay has developed a loyal and enthusiastic client base, many of who have awarded his companies multiple projects and assignments. Jay and his staff have been recognized with dozens of industry awards including, ADDY’s, Crystal Reels, Florida Public Relations Association, International Television Association, and numerous Telly awards. Several of these were also named Best of Show locally and nationally. Jay has guest lectured at many schools, continuing education seminars and trade-shows. He is a personable, confident, well-prepared, and highly seasoned project manager, producer, writer and interviewer.

Managing Partner Skilled Media Group @ Our newest company is dealing with the most critical Internet issues facing small businesses. First is ensuring that their website is equally effective when searched from either a mobile "smart phone" or a standard desktop computer or tablet. Secondly, to assist the business owner with improving their rankings when a LOCAL search is initiated. We are specialists and certified with GOOGLE AD WORDS advertising programs. WE also have an incredible FACEBOOK business ad staff. We get you the most bang for your buck. This type of advertising for small business is what the Yellow pages used to be, only better. Call me personally anytime. We are also happy to show you with no obligation how your website can look on any mobile phone. Don't miss out on at least 50% of all GOOGLE searches for your business! Naturally, with my video production background, we are also very involved with developing and producing videos for websites, particularly the home page. As this new business has evolved, we have discovered, especially among small business people, that a large percentage are unhappy with their existing websites and we offer complete website redesign, a mobile website, a home page video and local search enhancement for an amazingly low price. We are very proud that all of our work is done domestically!!! From July 2012 to Present (3 years 6 months) CEO @ Our former companies, Jay Gross Studios and JGS Media Services have been rebranded to form Florida Digital Studios. Recently we also added another brand, The Skilled Media Group and welcomed some new young talent to our offices. Their multiple talents inspired this new name. So In addition to video production and DVD and disc duplication, we now offer Certified GOOGLE AD WORDS services to compliment our web development and professional video production services. We also specialize in the electronic and digital delivery of TV spots and long form programming like infomercials as well. Our pricing structure is highly competitive in all areas of the business. Our 30+ years of service speaks for itself, but our loyal customers speak loudest. From September 1984 to Present (31 years 4 months) Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida AreaExecutive Producer @ JG Studio is the production arm of JGS Media. From July 1983 to Present (32 years 6 months) President @ JGS Media is a full service studio servicing both its client base and the independent production community. We offer script to screen video and multi media production, as well as rentals of equipment. Our building has three shooting areas including a 20 foot wide green cyc. JGS is also a certified GSA contractor on a number of qualified schedules. From January 1982 to Present (34 years) WTSP TV @ Featured beat reporter and anchor. Won station's first ever journalism based awards. Handled many major out of town stories and appeared numerous times on ABC network news programs. From May 1978 to July 1983 (5 years 3 months) Reporter / Stringer @ Covered Boston college and professional sports events at Boston Arena and Boston TD Garden. Included Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics as well as Northeastern, Harvard, Boston University and Boston College games. From September 1970 to May 1978 (7 years 9 months) Greater Boston Area

Masters, Broadcast Television @ Boston University From 1977 to 1979 BS, Business & Journalism @ Northeastern University From 1970 to 1975 High School, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program, Graduated June 1970 @ Newton "North" High School From 1966 to 1970 Jay Gross is skilled in: Production Management, Small Business Accounting, Video Production Management, Production Budgeting and Proposals, Government Contracting, Television, Broadcast, Video, Writing, Production, Editing, Budgeting, Event Management, Television Production, Photography