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Update #16: Annoucing A Relationship with Modio Media
Hello,
I write this evening from the train on my way back to New Jersey from a business trip to DC. I am pleased to announce that we have struck a relationship with a documentary company with offices in Chicago and Tuscany that will help us get to the finish line. The reason we will be working with them is pretty simple, their experience in the field, namely in the production of the very successful and Emmy Nominated PBS program, "And They Came to Chicago - An Italian American Legacy" narrated by Tony-Award winner Joe Mantegna. They have also produced documentaries for CNN and other global media outlets and I am pleased to have the opportunity to work with this very talented husband and wife team!
While this may seem coincidental, it is not. Our connection with with Modio Media was born directly out of our Toledo, Ohio visit where I met potential film benefactor Ramy Eidi. Ramy introduced me to his talented sister Lila, a former CNN producer and she introduced me to Modio Media out of Tuscany. The Toledo trip would have never have happened if it wasn't for Jamie Farr introducing me to Dr. Samir Abu-Absi...I am rolling with all this as you can see!
Modio Media just submitted a full budget for the film...and I am excited to share with that it is NOT an insurmountable number!!! At this point we are actively seeking sponsors and investors. So if you or your company would like to participate, please let me know.
I am also pleased to share with you the launch of our new website. It includes all the donors and patrons of the project. It is not fully complete, but as I said before...I am rolling with this...check it out at www.arabamericathefilm.com - pretty soon we will build an entire section where you can share your family's story...so stay-tuned!
Also, please check to make sure that your name is indeed on the list, if we missed we apologize in advance, but please do tell us and we will make sure it gets on ASAP.
On June 5th, I will be interviewing race car legend, Bobby Rahal in Indianapolis, Indiana! Our goal is to get this done by the end of this year...now who wants to help us raise the rest of the funds? :) :)
Thanks very much for your continued support!!
Abe
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Update #14: Filming in Toledo, Ohio!
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Update #12: Anthony Shadid Will Be Missed
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Abe Kasbo is the CEO Verasoni Worldwide – an integrated marketing & public relations communications consultancy with offices in New York and New Jersey. He is the producer and director of the upcoming film, The Arab-Americans: An Untold History. Mr. Kasbo immigrated from Aleppo, Syria at the age of 10 with his family. For the first 10 years of his life he was immersed in America culture as he read Superman, Batman, Mickey Mouse, watched Woody woodpecker and The Virginian along with Little House on Prairie (via Turkish Television in Turkish and translated to Arabic by his grandmother). His first crush obviously, was Melissa Gilbert. His historical heroes at the time included George Washington, Thomas Edison. Abe hung out with his friends at the music shop across the street from his father's tailor shop in Aleppo, where they enjoyed the music of Diana Ross and Queen.
As CEO of Verasoni Worldwide Mr. Kasbo has pioneered the integration of social networks and digital media with traditional marketing communications. His articles have appeared in The Journal of Medical Practice Management, Health Leaders Magazine, Healthcare Strategies, E-Healthcare News & Trends, and NJEntrepreneur.com. He has been featured in Institutional Investor, The American Medical Association News, O’Dwyer’s PR Report, The Star Ledger, The Record, and WABC NY, Fox5 NY and MY9 NY. He is completing his first book entitled “Marketing In Mayhem Economies.”
A frequent speaker at professional conference, he most recently was selected to speak at the Swedish American Life Sciences Summit in Stockholm, Sweden.
Mr. Kasbo is fluent in English and Arabic. He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Policy and Management from Seton Hall University where he served as an adjunct professor at the University’s Center for Public Service. He has consulted with Fortune 500 companies including Lucent Technologies, TerraData / NCR, and government including the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.
