Amy Bleich

Amy Bleich's work experience begins with their role as a Licensing Sales Specialist at the American Academy of Pediatrics from August 2013 to May 2015. In this position, they handled domestic institutional sales of all AAP Scholarly Journals, including Pediatrics, and also managed social media accounts and newsletters.

Amy then progressed to become a Site Licensing Manager in the Division of Membership, Marketing & Publishing at the American Academy of Pediatrics from May 2015 to December 2021. Here, they were responsible for developing and executing institutional licensing sales strategies and tactics for AAP content in various regions. Amy opened new accounts, built sales at existing accounts, and acted as the primary liaison with contracted sales and subscription agents.

Amy also worked as a Manager of Global Institutional Licensing at the American Academy of Pediatrics starting in December 2021. Their role involved developing, managing, and executing global sales and site licensing strategies for AAP content. Amy also mentored and supported the site licensing team in executing sales activities.

Prior to their time at the American Academy of Pediatrics, Amy worked at Human Kinetics as a Sales Manager from September 2002 to May 2012. Their responsibilities included generating direct sales in the U.S. educational markets for a specified territory, managing independent book reps, and handling sales for massage, proprietary schools, fitness, personal training certifiers, and journal advertising.

Before their tenure at Human Kinetics, Amy worked at the Walking Company as a Manager from 2000 to 2002, and at Footlocker as a Manager from 1991 to 2000.

Overall, Amy Bleich has extensive experience in sales and licensing roles, with a focus on the healthcare and educational sectors.

Amy Bleich has a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from Illinois State University, which they obtained from 1991 to 1993. Prior to that, they attended Parkland College from 1989 to 1991 and obtained an Associates degree in Business Administration. In addition to their formal education, they have also obtained a certification in "Outlook: Efficient Email Management" from LinkedIn in March 2022.