Executive Profiles

Sally Janda
Chief Executive Officer

sjanda@popsolutionsgroup.com
CEO since 2005, Sally Janda manages the day-to-day operations and runs the business from a people's perspective. Sally has experience in everything from education administration to growing her own company, Whatever Concepts, which specialized in sweepstakes and fulfillment and ultimately merged with P.O.P. in 2005 when she took the helm.

Rock Janda
President

rjanda@popsolutionsgroup.com
President since 2003, Rocky manages the sales force and fulfillment team on a day-to-day basis. Rocky had his debut in this industry in 1991 and rose to become a top salesman working with Sara Lee Foods. Other business achievements include participation in the Jimmy Dean Got Milk? campaign, successful new product launch campaigns for Sunsweet®, ACH Food Company and Smith & Nephew as well as strategic partnerships with companies like Monogram Foods Inc., which has successfully launched Jeff Foxworthy, Trails Best, King Cotton, and Circle B Brands.

Rick Towne
Vice-President

rtowne@popsolutionsgroup.com
Rick has been a member of the sales team since 1985 and Vice President since 2003. Rick provides a wealth of experience to the company and sales team. His projects mainly focus on the point of purchase display side of our business, and you can see his work in AutoZone and CarQuest stores across the United States. Rick's most prized accomplishments though, seem to have a lot to do with the Memphis Grizzlies!

Pam Greene
Marketing Director

pamgreene@popsolutionsgroup.com
Pam started to work for Rock Janda in the summer of 2001 as a marketing specialist, and in 2004 became director of marketing for P.O.P. Solutions Group, LLC. Before that she was Executive Assistant to the President and CEO of Sara Lee Foods – U.S. While working fulltime at Sara Lee she completed her degree from the University of Memphis in Memphis, TN in business, journalism and communications, graduating Magna Cum Laude. When not helping clients or working with P.O.P. Solutions Group, LLC partners and manufacturers at the Germantown, TN headquarters, she is home writing articles, short stories and poetry for publication. She is also a “live green” enthusiast.

Nicole McNamee
New Business Development Director

nmcnamee@popsolutionsgroup.com
Nicole has been participating in networking events and meeting everyone she can since she joined our company in 2005. Nicole has helped grow our hospitality, meeting and events segment, as well as increased focus in transportation and the healthcare industry. Prior to joining P.O.P., Nicole worked as Controller at Baptist Memorial Hospital and obtained her Masters in Business Administration at the University of Memphis. Nicole bleeds orange at heart, however, as her undergraduate degree is from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where she once was Smokey, the UT mascot.

Jill O'Brien
Finance Director

jobrien@popsolutionsgroup.com
Jill has worked for the company since 1998 in a variety of roles from accounts payable to order processing, and ultimately becoming the Finance Director in 2003. Jill has a lengthy career in financial management and accounting. Prior to joining P.O.P., Jill worked for World Mark in Seattle, WA and attended the University of Kansas. Jill helps keep us organized and on budget when the sales people start to daydream.

Steve Watson
Creative Director

swatson@popsolutionsgroup.com
Steve is an in-house designer that has performed work for the company since 1996. Prior to that, after obtaining his BFA in Graphic Design at Memphis Statue University, Steve has been with various ad agencies and design groups including Grebe & Associates, Cochran & Sandford Advertising, Geoff Sutton Advertising, James B. Harding Creative as well as many years in the freelance business. With over 35 years experience in the graphic design community, you will see his experience and knowlege evident in the design work he has created for the many and varied customers.