Professor Balian has been with California Miramar University for almost two years. She has been dedicated to her students success by giving them her #1 piece of advice: "Hone your oral and written communication skills! If you can express yourself well, you'll stand out in a crowded field of job seekers."

Prior to her time at CMU, Judith Balian spent 20 years in corporate sales and marketing before starting her own business, Excoveries, in 2007. She has worked and consulted for businesses of all types and sizes from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, private consultants, and individual practitioners. She has a broad range of experience in all aspects of sales and marketing management, training and product development and is a patent-holding inventor.

In addition to her marketing work, she offers workshops, classes, and private coaching sessions designed to help people grow personally and develop creatively.
She is the author of Your Mind on Marketing: Self-Help for People Who Hate Marketing But Have to Do It Anyway.

Judith lives in North County San Diego, California with her husband Edward, also a professor, and two frisky West Highland terriers.