Talking Point Graphics, Inc. entered the presentation business in 1996 when its principal partners collaborated on a legal exhibit relating to the Oklahoma City Bombing. After that, word spread quickly about these guys who were pushing PowerPoint to its limits and the rest, as they say, is history. In 1999, the partners opened Talking Point Graphics Inc.

The company is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Gary P. Guthrie
Chief Executive Officer

Gary Guthrie co-founded Talking Point Graphics. His responsibilities include presentation design and development, client service and strategic planning. Gary Guthrie's background includes 15 years as President of Edinborough Rand Inc., a broadcast consulting firm where he was the considered "father of the 'Classic Rock'" radio format by 'USA Today', consulting the format in 20+ major markets where it became a perennial ratings winner. His broadcast skills also led to an ADDY for promo campaigns in Seattle and a "Best of Show" in Memphis, and two Grammy nominations for his work with Streisand & Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers."

In 1996, Gary was approached by a national law firm to assist them with their multimedia and marketing graphics development and once he got a taste of how easily he could apply broadcast production techniques to PowerPoint, Gary was hooked.

Gary has spoken at Legal Tech on "Creating High-Impact Presentations" at their 1998 and 1999 conventions. He also presented "Electronic Presentation Skills" at the Legal Marketing Association's Annual Conference 2000.

Mr. Guthrie graduated from Murray State University (no, they don't make bagels, there) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications.

 

Leslie K. Newman-White
Chief Operating Officer

Leslie Newman-White co-founded Talking Point Graphics, a firm dedicated to creating high-impact, custom presentations, utilizing Microsoft's PowerPoint®. Her responsibilities include the day-to-day operations of the company, client service and marketing and promotion efforts.

Leslie's background includes eight years managing the Graphics Department for a large law firm. While there, she worked extensively with attorneys regarding seminar presentations. She created initial seminar mailers, reminder cards, and hand out materials, worked with the attorney on presentation development, and then instructed them on using the presentations and coached them in rehearsals. She has won design awards for two newsletters. Along with her graphics responsibilities, Leslie held additional administrative management positions for five years. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design from Northern Kentucky University.

Leslie is a member of the Young Professionals Association of Louisville and active with their Professional Development Committee. She has spoken on e-commerce issues at the Kentucky SBDC Business Assistance Professionals' Summit 2000, Showcase Greater Louisville 2000 and Greater Louisville SBDC's E-Commerce Seminar.