The Bull's-eye Communications TeamOur network of talented writers, editors, and designers can bring together the right combination of skills for your communications project. In addition to our principal players listed here, we’ll bring in additional writers and designers with specialized knowledge when necessary. Neil Rhein Neil founded Bull's-eye in 2005 to serve the unique communications needs of financial services companies. Today, Neil offers services to any business or organization looking to develop communications that will hit the mark with a target audience. Prior to launching Bull's-eye, Neil was vice president and editor of Fidelity Investor's Quarterly Magazine and Fidelity Outlook Magazine. He earned his Series 7 and Series 8 securities licenses and worked in marketing communications and client support positions at Fidelity, Smith Barney, and Dean Witter. Neil earned a BA in Communications from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master's degree in business communications and public relations from Emerson College. When he's not writing, editing, and managing projects for his clients, Neil enjoys basketball, golf, tennis, and goofing around with his wife and kids. He is also active in his community and serves as Chairman of Keep Mansfield Beautiful, a community organization he founded that is dedicated to making Mansfield, Massachusetts a cleaner, greener place to live, work, and play. Editorial Services
D. Chris Brown, CFP
With 20 years of investment industry experience, Chris
brings extensive knowledge of the financial markets, including a broad range of
equity, fixed-income and alternative investment strategies. Chris began writing
and editing shareholder reports on a freelance basis in the early 1990s. Previously,
he was a senior strategy consultant with Cerulli Associates and the director of
research at Financial Research Corporation (FRC), before launching his own
advisor researc firm. Earlier in his career, Chris was a vice president of
marketing communications at Putnam Investments and was the president of his own
investment advisory firm. He has been a Certified Financial Planner since
1994.Chris received a B.A. in Philosophy from Geneva College.
When he’s not poring over mutual fund shareholder reports, Chris enjoys
performing with his rock band, playing tennis, attempting to golf, working out
and hanging out with his family. Emily Boyle. Emily is a
dynamic communicator who knows the power of words. Over the past 15 years, she
has developed a core technical niche in financial writing, leading or
supporting hundreds of high-visibility writing and editorial initiatives for
financial services clients. These include, but are not limited to, mutual fund
shareholder reports and brochures, corporate annual reports, client and
shareholder newsletters, and RFP responses. With a clear sense for client
needs, she brings collaborative precision and informed creativity to each and
every writing project. Emily is a graduate of Bowling
Green State University in Ohio,
where she earned a B.S. in Journalism and minored in English. She lives in Denver with her family
and, when she is not writing, enjoys any and all outdoor activities.
Jason M. Rubin. Jason has been a professional writer for 25 years, working
client-side and in agency settings in the areas of corporate communications,
marketing communications, investor relations, and public relations. He
specializes in translating highly technical subject matter into clear, readable
prose and has served clients in a wide
range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, technology, and
higher education. Over the course of his career, Jason has written just about
everything there is to write, including web content, Flash scripts, capital
campaign case statements, product brochures, technical and conceptual white
papers, articles, direct mail, ads, and speeches. He holds a B.A. in Journalism
from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and serves as communications
director and board member of AIGA Boston, the local chapter of the national
association for graphic arts. In his none-too-copious spare time, he has
completed a novel and enjoys his two daughters.
Russell Wild. Russell is a fee-only financial planner and independent registered investment advisor based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is also an accomplished financial journalist who contributes regularly to many national magazines, including AARP The Magazine, AARP Bulletin, Wealth Manager, and Financial Planning. In addition, he is the author of more than a dozen books, including, most recently, Exchange-Traded Funds for Dummies (Wiley, 2006), and Bond Investing for Dummies (Wiley, 2007) Nancy Opiela. Based in Medfield, Mass., Nancy has specialized in writing for the financial services industry over the past 16 years. She specializes in topics ranging from institutional money management to personal finance. Nancy has written for the Financial Planning Association's, Journal of Financial Planning and Solutions, the CFA Institute’s CFA Magazine, Bank of America, and AARP, among others. Sue Khodarahmi. Sue has been working in business and trade publishing for more than 15 years. As an editor, copyeditor, and writer, she has helped to produce dozens of publications and integrated marketing communications programs for organizations like CXO Media, Fidelity Investments, Forbes Custom Media, IABC’s Communication World, and the University of Miami. Sue holds a Master’s degree in communications management from Simmons College in Boston and lives outside Boulder, Colorado. Katrina O’Brien
Katrina offers fact checking, reprint permissions, image and text search, cataloging and research services. Based in Portland, OR, she has helped businesses, publishers, editors, authors, and non-profits such as Publications International, Mindworks Media Group, American Airlines, and Collin Youngclaus get their projects up and running by bringing together accuracy, knowledge, organization and creativity to give each client specialized results. Creative Design Services
John HallJohn has nearly 20 years of experience as an art director, and has designed many award-winning books and magazines. He was the founding design director of Experience magazine, a career and lifestyle publication for young professionals. The 1 million-circulation magazine was honored as a national finalist for Best New Magazine Design in the 2000 Folio: Ozzie Awards, and featured in Print’s Regional Design Annual. He also served as the senior art director for Continental, the in-flight magazine of Continental Airlines, and art-directed Running Times, a national running magazine. John is a member of the Boston chapter of the AIGA, the professional association for design.
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