James Calabrese

James Calabrese, MBA, has extensive experience in sales and marketing management. James currently holds the position of Director of Franchise & Customer Development at TSS Photography since 2017. Prior to this role, they worked for Lifetouch Sports & Special Events from 2008 to 2017, starting as a Sales and Marketing Manager/Salesforce Admin and eventually overseeing annual revenues of $15 million in territories covering 18 states. Before that, they held various roles at Sportography, Inc. from 2000 to 2008, including Corporate Sales and Marketing Manager and Regional Operations Manager. In these roles, they were responsible for growing top-line revenue, developing new accounts, creating sales programs, and managing annual revenues of $6 million and $1 million, respectively. James also supervised teams and oversaw P&L, budget management, resource allocation, and business referrals.

James Calabrese, MBA, holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree in Marketing from St. John's University, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business. James completed this degree from 1998 to 2000. Prior to their MBA, James Calabrese also obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Sports Management from St. John's University, where they studied from 1994 to 1997.