Deirdre (Dear Dra) Cavener, MCP
President & CEO
Phone: (727) 517-8450
Email: deirdre@kissmarketing.com
Twitter: twitter.com/deirdrecavener

Deirdre is the President & CEO of Kiss Marketing, Inc. She created Go Local Tampa Bay on July 9, 2001 with a mission of creating community in a global world.

She left Corporate America in 2001 with a vision of creating a local internet portal to serve the needs of residents, visitors, and business owners.  She earned a B.S. degree in Management Information Systems from the University of South Florida graduating Magna Cum Laude and holds a professional certification from Microsoft in Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solutions Architecture. She has lived in the Tampa Bay Area since 1984.  Both of her children are currently attending St. Pete College.

Deirdre is a visionary, strong leader and global thinker. She has worked in several industries including finance, education, networking, telecommunications, architectural, housing, recruiting, and accounting.

In Information Technology she has experience in computer programming, database design, data warehousing, system analysis and design, and web application development.

Prior to founding Kiss Marketing & Go Local Tampa Bay, Deirdre was the Vice President of Web Application Development for a local Clearwater technology company, managing the division. Prior to that she held a Data Management position at Lucent Technologies where she gained management experience in a fast growing tech firm servicing a wide array of data centric architectures ranging from mainframe integration, data warehousing, and data cleansing into small data marts, and enterprise conceptual database design. Prior to joining Lucent Technologies, Deirdre held a faculty position at the University of South Florida managing Florida Mental Health's Data Center.

Patty Sebok
Public Relations
Phone: (727) 395-9161
Email: patty@pinellaslife.com

Patty Sebok likes to refer to herself as “the fixer.”

Whatever needs to be done to keep Go Local Tampa Bay and the other KISS Marketing businesses on track with the highest level of efficiency, and providing customers with service excellence, Patty makes it happen. Though she is someone who prefers to stay below the radar, Patty is always prepared to step up and do whatever it takes to keep the business on a steady course.

Several years ago, as the owner of Inn the Weeds bar & restaurant in Seminole, Patty was Go Local Tampa Bay's very first client and she became well-acquainted with Deirdre Cavener.

Seeking a change in her life after working in restaurant management and ownership for a number of years, Patty was looking for her next challenge. Deidre realized that Patty had exactly what it takes to help Go Local Tampa Bay grow and prosper. Deirdre provided Patty with a wealth of knowledge about working with computers and Internet business. It was a perfect fit, and the two soon became business partners.

“I am sort of the Director of Stuff,” said Patty, who has embraced the opportunity to learn something new every day in the expansive world of Internet sales and marketing.

“We are all so excited about what we do. More importantly, we do what we say we’re going to do. We are local, personal and actually answer the phone and talk to people. We get our customers the traffic they want. When you enjoy what you’re doing, it’s easy to sell.”

Patty looks forward to the explosive growth anticipated by everyone involved with Go Local Tampa Bay, as well as the rewarding opportunity to help others through philanthropic causes.

“I feel like I’m sitting on a volcano,” she said. “All is stable while ready to explode.”