 | | |  | | Eitan Battat is a co-founder of Kiwi Publishing and the company’s CEO. Eitan arrived in the United States in 1976, in pursuit of an outlet for his entrepreneurial spirit. Within a few short years, he initiated and partnered in several successful business ventures, including promotional products for the satellite communications industry, corporate and leisure travel, wholesale tour operation, conference planning and real estate development in the US and the Caribbean. His visions, attitude and vast experience in several start-up enterprises, provided him with remarkable management, people and communication skills. These aptitudes are the platform for his unique abilities to build an organization and bring products to market. As a text book entrepreneur-CEO, Eitan will be the driving force behind the company’s success. He is the ‘brain’ behind the “Thin Threads:™ book series and its launch. Eitan holds an Associate degree from Charter Oak College in Connecticut, and is an amateur photographer. He most recently published a series of cards representing his 2005 climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, Africa. These cards help raised funds to benefit the children onf the Tella Primary School. See the Tella Jerusalem Project . He resides in Woodbridge, Connecticut, where he pursues his greatest love - raising his three children with his best friend and partner, his wife, Stacey. 
Stacey Krone-Battat is a co-founder of Kiwi Publishing. She is the company President, the Director of Business Development and the inspiration behind Kiwi. Stacey has been engaged in non-profit educational and service development for the last ten years, through the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven. She has developed, facilitated and presented engaging programming in the area of family education and international culture (with a focus on Israel) for students and their parents in a wide variety of community and intercommunity forums. She was also instrumental in connecting and developing new outreach and funds for services and service providers. Stacey has spoken in a variety of settings about balancing work and family life, and leading the way as role models for youth to “Make A Difference at Home and in the World” (a workshop detailed on the KIWI website). Through her work and through public speaking at seminars on communication skills, Stacey brings a unique interpersonal talent to the team. Her business experience as the Director of Business Development for Kahn Communications in NYC, a public relations and advertising firm for five years in the 1990’s afforded her the opportunity to develop outreach and communications skills with clients in all markets, from beer to satellite communications. Stacey completed her BA from the University of Florida in Gainesville, and is credits away from her MA in Education. She studied toward her Masters degree at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and in the departments of Counseling and Education at Southern Connecticut State University. Her favorite things to do are to read, sing, dance &/or walk on the beach with her kids or closest friends; sit by the fire with her family and travel. Stacey and Eitan have three children (ages 10,15,& 17) and reside in Woodbridge, CT. | Stacey and Eitan Battat have been featured inspirational speakers at dozens of business seminars around the country on a variety of topics ranging from reaching your potential and family balance to overcoming fears See “speakers” button for more information. |
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