BACKGROUND SUMMARY
- Exceptionally broad corporate business experience. General Management and Executive roles in four Fortune 500 companies: Microsoft, Amazon, Gannett and Rand McNally.
- Executive Coach and Advisor to executives in small, mid and large businesses across the Pacific Northwest.
- Mentor and advisor to peer groups for CEOs and business owners through Vistage International, a leading executive development organization worldwide.
- MS in Organization Development, Pepperdine University.
about
In twenty-five years in business I’ve seen a lot. I understand the organizations and businesses my clients lead and the issues they face, because I've been there.
Business Experience
I’ve been a tech General Manager, led small and large teams, built and launched new products, and run business development, sales and operations functions.
I've worked with senior leaders in Fortune 500 companies, startups, and local businesses. I’ve advised and coached dozens of CEOs and business owners and helped them achieve immediate results.
I’ve studied healthy organizations through an organization development lens - what makes them work and where they get off track. I look across my clients’ businesses and understand how the parts come together, or don’t, to create value.
Working with me
I'm direct and will, respectfully, call it like I see it. You're paying me for my judgement and expertise. Working together requires both of us taking risks to break through the status quo.
My clients and I work on high-stakes business issues in an intensely personal conversation. There's no posturing. No putting on a mask for public consumption. You will discover quickly that you don't need to do that in our work. I love being able to provide you with that safety.
In the context of tackling business issues you face, we work at the behavioral level, and focus on mindset and beliefs, because this is where long-term growth and change occurs.