ABOUT US // BIOS

Affari Edge's team of creative gurus has extensive business experience, from owning small businesses to leadership positions at some of America's largest corporate empires. Our unique mix of business background and creative expertise gets you the superior results you need.

When you hire Affari Edge, you get our entire team of seasoned pros - writers, designers, marketers, oh my! - at your disposal.

The members of the Affari Edge team are dynamic personalities bringing their experience and expertise to work for you.

Wendy M. Robbins - Partner

Ms. Robbins has over 20 years in the media industry. In addition to the role she plays at Affari Edge, she is currently a principle partner in Affari Edge's partner company, Cosmic Waves Production (est. in 1997), a full-service audio and video production company. Before working full-time in her own companies, Ms. Robbins was Director of Operations for Clear Channel Traffic, a division of Clear Channel Communications, overseeing traffic-reporting operations in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Venice and heading build-out operations for Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville and Ft. Myers.

Ms. Robbins is an honor graduate from the United States Department of Defense public relations and media program located at the Defense Information School, a recipient of the Keith L. Ware Award for Excellence in Broadcasting (a world-wide competition), and successfully completed the Dale Carnegie Leadership Course. She also has worked for ESPN and MTV.


David L. Sizemore - Partner

Mr. Sizemore has over 15 years in the radio business starting out at WFLZ-FM in Tampa, Florida. He has extensive experience in all aspects of the radio industry from programming to on air duties, including hosting the morning drive radio show on Country 92.5 in Tampa, Florida.

Mr. Sizemore was a key factor as Director of Operations in bringing two heritage radio stations back into their prime in Panama City Beach Florida, WPFM (GREAT 108) and WAKT (KAT COUNTRY). He is also a principle partner in Cosmic Waves Production, a full-service audio and video production company, established in 1997.

He brings strong creative force to the Affari Edge team with common sense business principals. Along with a group of other Tampa Bay talents hosts a morning-show style podcast called, The Podcasting Couch.


Jim Johnson - Director of Public Strategies

Mr. Johnson has more than 10 years of experience in various aspects of public relations, and serves as the head of this department for Affari Edge and its clients.

Before joining Affari Edge, he served as a political consultant and campaign manager for several successful campaigns during the 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006 election cycles. He also served as a legislative aide to members of the Florida House of Representatives from 1995 through 2004. In 2005, he joined a Internet software development company as Senior Project Manager and Director of External Affairs.

Mr. Johnson is a graduate of the University of South Florida, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science as served as Student Body President. He is originally from Rochester, New York, but now calls Tampa his home. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Children's Home Society, the Tampa Junior Chamber of Commerce, and committees for the University of South Florida Alumni Association.


Nick Ferry - Account Manager

Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Nick moved to Tampa about 12 years ago. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Tampa's very own University of South Florida.

Nick came to Affari Edge looking for an internship. A year later, he came on full-time to help promote the evolving Affari brand. His positive attitude and clever quips keep the office a fun place to be while his persistence and passion help our clients grow each day.

Nick handles everything from account planning to media buying, but mainly, he is known around the office as "The Glue". Whenever things get hectic, Nick is always there to keep everything together. We've actually entertained the idea of changing his official title to "Glueman".


Chuck Palm - Vice President of Technology Marketing

Mr. Palm has been a Professional Computer Geek (Engineer at IBM, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer since 1994), certified by 3-COM as a Wi-Fi Engineer in 2002, Network Contractor for large companies like Raymond James Financial and Price Waterhouse Coopers, and RDV Sports for the Orlando Magic. He has been speaking professionally at seminars and conventions (i.e. Comdex 2003) for groups like ASCII and The Gartner Group for the past 6 years.

Prior to working in the IT industry, Mr. Palm served in the United States Army as a Communications Specialist for the 5th Signal Corps in Europe, where he met his wife of 17 years. He is also the proud father of two.


Eric Haltom - Graphic Designer

Eric is a full service resource of design for all print and web needs. He specializes in Branding, Corporate Identity Suites and Ad Design. Eric prides himself in superior quality, dedication and customer service. As the premier graphic designer located in Apache Junction, AZ, he strives to achieve hard-hitting designs that get the phone ringing.