Rob Vickery
Innovation Specialist, Strategic Advisor, Enterprise Value Creation
Rob Vickery is an entrepreneurial technology executive with a proven track record in marketing, business development, product development and operations. He is an experienced strategist for developing and penetrating markets for technology-based products and services.
In 1999, Vickery co-founded Change.com with eCompanies, Inc., where he served as Vice President of Business Development. In 1997, Vickery was a member of the management team of Pandesic, a joint venture of Intel and SAP. In 1992, Vickery was a member of the management team of Industry.Net Corporation, a pioneering electronic marketing and commerce company that merged with AT&T Business Network in 1996 to form Nets, Inc. Vickery holds a Bachelor of Science in Business (emphasis in Computer Science and Marketing) from Wright State University.
Rob has extensive consulting experience in eCommerce, mobile, health care, high technology and talent management industries. Recently, Rob has been involved in the launch of 3 ventures: CoachLogix (Enterprise grade SaaS platform to support Executive Development for large, multinationals: Launched May 2014), Station (Mobile Broadcasting Platform) and MULTIVOICE (full duplex wireless intercom).
David Garascia
Growth Advisor, Turnaround Facilitator, Top FMCG Strategist
With over 20 years of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) experience and VP of Sales level positions at billion dollar companies, David has earned the distinction of not only being one of the top FMCG sales strategists in the nation, but he has also been recognized for his facilitating turnarounds with teams in very difficult, hyper competitive markets. David has a gift for helping teams to uncover their distinct and defensible competitive advantages and leveraging those into the market place.
David has built strategies that have resulted in teams penetrating the largest and most difficult to win accounts. David has helped teams build partnerships with companies like Wal Mart, Marriott, Sysco, Kroger, Hilton, Costco, US Foods and more. Whether you sit on top of your industry in market share or are looking at a classic turnaround, David has insight and experience to share that consistently raises the bar of growth potential for companies in any industry.
George Martin
Turnaround CEO, Growth Advisor, Speaker
George has over 25 years’ experience in both manufacturing and high tech industry. Formerly the Director for Attachmate’s North and South America Consulting Services group, he has managed worldwide tech support organizations while also holding executive management postions with Image Sciences Corporation and Intercomputer Communications Corporation and begun his career as a systems engineer at Unisys.
George also held an ownership/operations role in a family run machining and fabrication company. Next time you hear about cookies on your computer, know that George held the top operations role in the company that invented cookies back in the 90’s. George speaks on “Relational Living – How to Transform Teams & Relationships” and he has devoted much of his life to mentoring men and young boys.
Dr. Alex Higdon
Growth Advisor
Alex specializes in the areas of executive coaching and selection, team development, and performance management training. His over 15 years of service as an organizational consultant in the public and private sectors has extended to various industries including high tech, manufacturing, healthcare, higher education, entertainment, food service, and retail. The breadth of these consulting experiences have equipped Alex with the knowledge and skills necessary to be responsive to the specific needs of diverse organizational environments.
Alex’s expertise is in partnering with senior level executives and teams in order to gain competitive advantage in the marketplace. While raising the bar of leadership effectiveness within organizations is one of Alex’s primary concerns, he also assists leaders in the redeployment of existing talent and resources to more effectively attain business goals. His expertise extends to the design and delivery of leadership development programs, team building programs, and organizational climate and customer satisfaction surveys. He also has significant experience in the areas of 360 assessment, strategic planning, and employee retention.
Alex spent 9 years in the healthcare, entertainment, and consulting service industries. He began his career as a professional athlete and peak performance consultant to elite collegiate athletes. Following an injury which ended his athletic career with the Atlanta Falcons, Alex began consulting with executives and teams in the development of high performance organizations.
More recently, Alex has served as a leadership consultant for companies including Corning Fiberoptics, Turner Broadcasting, Shaw Industries, Gate Gourmet, and Meade among others.
Alex earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the Ohio State University, with a dissertation focusing on leadership and change effectiveness. He holds a Masters degree in Human Development from Vanderbilt University, a Masters degree in Psychology from the Ohio State University, and a Bachelors degree in Political Science from the Ohio State University.
Rita Tennyson
Marketing Director for Echelon
Rita has 18 years of media and public relations experience for clients, such as; Konami of America, Memorex, TEAC, Oakwood Worldwide, and best-selling author and speaker Patrick Lencioni whom she helped launch his first book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team to the New York Times Best Seller list.
Rita graduated cum laude from Loyola Marymount University with a major in Communications and a minor in Theater, giving her communications the ultimate dramatic flair.