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Susan Koblin Schear, President of ArtIsIn, founded the company in 1995 to offer comprehensive business development and management services to visual and performing artists, arts organizations and arts related businesses that have not recognized or have not yet chosen to apply business skills to their work. She brings more than fifteen years of management expertise to this venture. Ms. Schear facilitates arts entrepreneurship by providing business guidance, strategic business planning and marketing to her clients. This facilitation provides the necessary tools and resources enabling her clients to focus and be more confident in their business and more successful in their marketing. Prior to starting ArtIsIn, Ms. Schear enjoyed a successful corporate career, including management positions with Waterford Crystal. She earned the Salesperson of the Year award and established herself as a respected expert and leader in the tabletop industry. A graduate of Rutgers University, Ms. Schear continues to further her education in art and business at New York University and The New School for Social Research. She is an active member of several arts and business-networking organizations including American Women's Economic Development (AWED), Creative Women New York, ArtPride New Jersey, The Empire Business Development Group, and the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) of which she is a past board member of the Bergen County Chapter. She is also a member of the New York Chapter of NAWBO.