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Charles L Martin has spent a lifetime experiencing hard won sales and marketing battles in the fashion (7th Avenue), film (Hollywood), food & beverage (Worldwide), and social marketing (SoCal) industries. He enjoyed working as an assistant to Liz Ortenberg (Claiborne), Tommy Hilfiger, and producer Scott Rudin, among others. He has worked for Esprit, D.F. Sanders & Co., more than 25 other A-List actors and producers, Rhino Chaser's Beer, EarthLink, United Tranz Actions, OpenTable and now LivingSocial, which is the coolest gig around.

The concept of Anticipation Marketing is his specialty. He loves marketers and sales hacks. He loves (or dislikes) your company. His rants on hotheadblog.com may inspire you. They may ignite you. Either way, it's all good. Follow Charles on Twitter @vendorcloud

Charles is a 4-time marathoner with a 3:58 PR. He also enjoys loads of time with his awesome family as well as advocating in modernist architecture, fine wine, craft beer, master Japanese gardens, xeriscape, politics, and music. email him at vendorcloud@gmail.com .

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Volunteering

By Charles Martin | August 11, 2010

As to the earlier post about rebuilding, I decided the other week that my expertise in bureaucracy and red tape needs to  move to another square.  I have no experience in the military but my uncle died @19  in non-war service, my grandfather was wounded in WWI, and my father served with dignity for 14 years in the Air Force.

So I decided to give my red tape scissors a little exercise at the local VA.  I plan to get inside the forms and paper laden area where I can be buried for my volunteer time and listen to an ipod (maybe) while I figure out why an application for a new leg has been on someone’s desk for too long.

I’m not picking on the VA.  I guess I could work at the DMV for free, but what fun would that be?

Scratch that.

The DMV could/would be fun.  Especially since I could turn down all those fake handicap plate applications.  You know who you are.

Never the less, if you know ANYONE associated with the VA, please forward them my email.  I am on a track right now to get some volunteer time in the LA office, but I want to fast track all major forms so I can do this pro-bono outside the actual entity at some point.  I am not trying to skirt any laws or make anyone seem inept.  I know those people are doing all they can with the little they have.

If I can get one returning soldier or veteran into some sort of “better”, I’ll be better.  Period.

Kapeesh?

Really.

Please send this to ANYone related to the military that may know a person in need or a Cally VA office less a few helpful bodies.

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You’re not off the hook so quickly.

Ever thought of just blindly taking the time you don’t already have and giving it to someone else?  I’d be real interested in speaking with you about what volunteering opportunities I think would fit your bucket.  In fact, if you’re in that rut I mentioned, you’ll find that this will be a great rut-changer.

Forget the time problem. It’s a given.  So what?  Whomever you spend time with, will have no time to die, no time to wait on the phone for a new leg, or no time to make a meal you could deliver.

This isn’t for babies.

It’s for you and me.

We rock.

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