Management Bios
clare j. hefferren | president & founder
Clare puts 18 years of experience in branding, fashion, graphic design and project management to work at Callosum Creative Ltd. Clare began her career in graphic design and rose quickly to the position of creative director, working for marketing communications and dot-com companies in Chicago, Vail, San Francisco and Venice Beach. She has held the title Creative Director with move.com, Homestore.com, and Cellkeeper™; and serviced 17 national accounts as Senior Brand Manager at Putnam Sourcing Group. Clare holds a BA from Wittenberg University and an AA from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. | full biography
josette goldberg | client relations advisor
Josette is President of Goldberg Executive Coaching, a Chicago-based executive coaching and leadership development firm, specializing in taking already successful business leaders and their teams to the next level of performance. The firm focuses on aligning priorities, systematically developing goals and action plans, and inspiring leaders’ passion for excellence. Her persuasive and collaborative style supports rapid resolution of business issues and productive relationships. She has demonstrated success in assisting her clients meet their financial and operational goals by focusing on analysis, planning, and execution. She is a graduate of Northeastern Illinois University and is International Business Coach Institute (IBCI) accredited.
john vautier | speaker skills advisor
John is president and founder of Vautier Communications Inc. He spent the first 20 years of his career in this field with industry leader Communispond Inc. In that role, John sold and delivered communication skills to hundreds of key executives at Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller companies and individuals. Today, clients come from healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, pharmaceutical, consulting, educational services, automotive, technology and utilities. John’s accomplishments include coaching four Ford Motor Co. CEOs, training a sales force for a successful pharmaceutical product launch and coaching executives to deliver testimony after the shuttle disaster.
amanda silva | graphic design intern
Originally from Northville, Michigan, Amanda comes to Callosum from Chicago’s Columbia College. Graduating in May 2010 with a Bachelor’s in Art and Design, Amanda will be assisting our creative team. Outside of the office, she spends her Saturday mornings volunteering at the local animal shelter and plans to merge her artistic and journalistic interests together in the design world.
our team | Callosum maintains a network of affiliates and execution partners who collaborate with Callosum and our clients. Our go-to network enables our clients to accomplish goals quickly and efficiently utilizing services Callosum has screened and trusts resulting in high-level cohesiveness and like-mindedness to accelerate client results.