Jay E. MandelBased in Yonkers, New York

Brand strategy · Leadership decisions · Delivery

Name the real problem.
Move the work forward.

I’m Jay Mandel, a consultant, author, and coach. I know the questions to ask when strategy stalls—and how to turn the answers into action.

Curiosity to test assumptions. Candor to name the problem. Collaboration to build the next step with you and your team.

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Founder or business owner

Clarify your offer, test demand, and build a marketing rhythm that moves the work beyond you.

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Test your audience, offer, and growth assumptions so your next investment has a stronger evidence base.

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Help your team apply strategy, improve its writing, and make decisions using its own work.

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Leader or senior expert

Explain your value, prepare for difficult conversations, and plan your next move.

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Carousel of TruthYour problem. How I help.

Reports miss complaints.

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Put training to work

An insurance team brought LinkedIn posts to a workshop. We rewrote them for brokers and built a checklist for the next post.

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Move work forward

You have a plan. We agree who does what and help the team follow through.

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Experience you can check

Better questions.
Decisions you can act on.

What do we know?
What are we assuming?
Who needs to be involved?

Leadership Capital Group had years of executive-search experience, but different visitors needed different answers. I helped turn that expertise into clearer positioning and website routes for companies, candidates, and partners.

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Where I worked · Former employers

Where I worked.

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Mastercard

Vice President of Global Digital Marketing

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IBM

Director of Marketing

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CIT

Digital Marketing Manager

Coverage & published work

In the media.

Coverage of my work, interviews about my experience, and columns I’ve written. Each logo links to the source.

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The connected vision

From questions
to action.

Writing raises the questions. Teaching brings people together. Consulting turns answers into action.

The Clean Data Alliance conference I’m planning connects this work around data, AI, trust, and responsibility.

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These Are the Breaks by Jay Mandel

Life, observed.
Promises, questioned.

Everyday life, lucky turns, and a little humor. Read These Are the Breaks.

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How it all connects: This Is My Story

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Based in Yonkers, New York. Working remotely across the U.S. and on site by arrangement.

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