Tonia Allen Gould

Tonia Allen Gould is the founder and CEO of Tag! The Creative Source, recently rebranded to Tagsource (AKA Tag!) to match its nineteen-year-old web domain name. Tag! is a consumer promotions and marketing agency that emphasizes the effective use of promotional products in the marketing mix. The company creatively assists buyers with branded merchandise who are looking to boost traffic, leads or sales. Check out www.tagsource.com. Tonia is a promotional products "Industry Voice", "Chef Blogger" at www.promokitchen.com, an inductee in Counselor Magazine's "Hot List' and is also the recipient of a Golden Pyramid Award for Consumer Promotions. She was also named a Supplier of the Year by the Women's Business Enterprise Council-West. Tonia was recently appointed a Contributing Writer spot at InformationWeek, writing mostly about Mobility topics due to her tech experience and knowledge acquired when she authored and produced her children's picture book app, Samuel T. Moore of Corte Magore ( Published July 2013-by Skies America), which can be found on iTunes in the App Store. The book app boasts a powerhouse team of contributors. Marc Ceccarelli, a former SpongeBob SquarePants Storyboard Director, illustrated much of the story. Robby Armstrong, a Nashville up-and-comer wrote and produced the original musical score, and Mr. Steve McCoy, a renowned broadcaster narrated it. Tonia is also writing a young adult novel, When it Comes in Threes, which she hopes to finish early 2014. You can read her Chapters 1-5 work-in-progress at www.toniaallengould.com. Her greatest claim to fame has been raising two wonderful, smart, funny and compassionate children who have never gotten into any real trouble. Oh, and she's still married to the same guy after twenty years. Now that's something!