Name: Anthony Conti
Twitter: twitter.com/werpurpletweets.com
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Website: https://www.spencerstv.com/
Age: 51
Title: Director of Digital & Marketing at Spencer’s TV & Appliance
Married/Single: Married Kids: 3 Girls
City you live in: Scottsdale
A typical day in my life includes… Coffee, computers, conferences, campaigns…Rinse & Repeat!
I was born… by the river, in a little tent…Oh, and just like the river, I’ve been running ever since
My favorite thing about Arizona… is the vast array of outdoor things to do. Not many other places have mountains with snow and dry desert trails within an hour of each other. If you love the outdoors, Arizona is for you. Plus, how could you not like a place that has the bolo tie as the official state neckwear?
I’m listening to… Buena Vista Social Club
My family… is EVERYTHING. We have a super tight-knit Italian family that relies on each other through the good times and bad. Life has a way of always challenging you! If you don’t have a family to cry with you as well as celebrate with you, it can be a lonely ride.
If I could have dinner with anyone, it would be… My Daughter Nitalia. Nitalia earned her angel wings at 14 years old after battling brain cancer for a number of years. It’s been 10 years since I was able to hug her, talk with her, just be with her…If I was given the chance, that dinner would last forever.
One thing I cannot live without… People. I am truly a social animal. Without others, I would shrivel up and wither away to nothing. COVID-19 has really magnified the need for togetherness.
When I was younger, I wanted to be… A Jeweler
I’m inspired by… My wife Suzann. She has been a driving force in everything I do for the last 30 years. Without her, I don’t know where I would be and wherever that was, I’d probably be a mess.
The one person who motivates me is… It’s not one person, it’s my daughters. Nitaila fought brain cancer for years, with the courage of a gladiator. She created a foundation to help other children fight the disease while she was fighting her own cancer! That’s Chutzpah! Aviona is a Pre-Med student and Isabella is Pre-Law student at ASU Barrett, The Honors College. These young women are driven, passionate and committed to changing the world for the better. I can’t explain how proud I am of my girls!
If I could change anything in the world, it would be… I would cure childhood cancer
The perfect day would be… Family, Pizza, Pool, and great music!
My first job was… I was a busboy at a Greek dinner in New Jersey.
My favorite escape… New York at Christmas time. Some people hate the city life, that’s where I find my Zen.
My life… Is a complex network of joy and sadness, successes and failures. I guess that’s just how life is…We keep moving forward.
I’m currently working on… For work: Executing a strategic marketing initiative that drives sales and brand recognition for Spencer’s. For me: Artwork for a Jazz album named “Collective Thinking”, featuring some of the best musicians in the LA Jazz scene.
Always… Love
Never… Hate
Favorite Quote… ”We are the music-makers and we are the dreamers of dreams” -Arthur O’Shaunessy
Biggest Dream… To cure childhood cancer. Period, end of sentence.
My Pet Peeve(s)… When people say “Right?’ after making a statement and when people crack their chewing gum. I really hate it when someone cracks their chewing gum, then says “Right?” 🙂
More About Anthony Conti:
I was born in a remote village in Alaska in 1969 where I was known as Nanuk the fish boy….Just kidding:) I was born on the east coast and moved to AZ in 1991 to open a retail jewelry store. Fast forward 21 years and I am the Director of Digital for Spencer’s TV and Appliance, the largest independent appliance and electronics dealer on the west coast. How I got to this stage in my career is for a different article, but let’s just say it’s been an interesting journey of jewelry stores, tattoo studios, nonprofits, and digital innovation. Like the saying: “It’s not what you sell that matters as much as how you sell it!”
I have been involved in marketing, designing, and building everything from Tiffany & Co’s web presence to non-profit guerilla marketing tactics. It has been a wild ride and I am blessed to have been given the opportunity to work with Spencers TV and Appliance, a very respected local employee-owned company that has been serving the valley for close to 50 years!
