Callista Gould is a native of Iowa who left for a while\, then came back. \;She is the author of the book\, \;The Exceptional Professional: What You Need to Know to Grow Your Career\, and Founder of the \;Culture and Manners Institute. \;As a certified etiquette instructor\, she speaks at businesses and universities across the U.S. \;She enjoys helping people get comfortable with meeting\, greeting\, and eating.
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\n\n Prior to this\, Callista was Director of Marketing for InterTech Media\, a pioneer in web video-based in Stamford\, Connecticut\; Manager of Public Relations for Amana Appliances in Amana\, Iowa\; and Marketing and Event Planning for Sony Music in Chicago for artists such as Celine Dion\, Mariah Carey\, Ozzy Osborne\, and Korn.
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\n\n She has an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago and Bachelors in English and Medieval Studies from the University of Iowa. Her etiquette expertise has been featured in \;The Wall Street Journal\, \;Chicago Tribune\, and \;The Des Moines Register.
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\n\n Her \;Etiquette Tip of the Week \;blog can be found on LinkedIn and sometimes...she Tweets.
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