Anne C. Graham Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

>>> DID YOU KNOW that every 1% of gross margin or cost savings in the right area of your business has a 5-38% multiplier effect on your bottom line? Contact me, I’ll show you how to calculate your multiplier, and you’ll be surprised at the possibilities. But how do you turn potential into profitable performance?>>> IMAGINE your people have a systematic approach to Find 1% Everywhere, visibly see their wins and impact, and crystallize increases in margins and… Show more >>> DID YOU KNOW that every 1% of gross margin or cost savings in the right area of your business has a 5-38% multiplier effect on your bottom line? Contact me, I’ll show you how to calculate your multiplier, and you’ll be surprised at the possibilities. But how do you turn potential into profitable performance?>>> IMAGINE your people have a systematic approach to Find 1% Everywhere, visibly see their wins and impact, and crystallize increases in margins and reductions in costs into take-it-to-the-bank results.>>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO IMAGINE IT. I’ve already created it. Think of ProfitU™ as an in-house “MBA of Profitability” for your best and brightest at all levels, with a “Swiss Army Knife” of over 67 proven, practical profitability strategies that finds 1% everywhere amongst your CEOS… Customers, Expenses, Operations, Suppliers. Unlike academic theory, your team LEARNS strategies one week using the ProfitU(tm) eLearning system and APPLIES them to your business the next week, supported by the Profit in Plain Sight Accountability System to ensure no profit opportunity slips through the cracks. Motivation and commitment stay high as they celebrate every win. >>> Very few business challenges can't be solved with more profit, cash flow, and funds for growth, right? Isn't it time you enjoyed robust profit from all your hard labor? The testimonials at ProfitU.com illustrate that you can achieve more than you ever expected... safely sustainably, and with integrity.>>> As the Founder of Profit™ ELearning Corp., I mentor manufacturers and distributors across North America to transform their profitability so that they can survive, thrive, and prosper by easily funding change and growth. ProfitU(tm) is cash-flow positive from Day 1, delivers significant bottom-line results without conventional slash-and-burn approaches to cost-cutting, and comes with the unique-in-the-industry Whatever It Takes Guarantee. Let's talk profit! Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

"Finally, a practical approach to a complex problem. Anne’s vision on business is unique and effective." Juan Jose Gonzales, Co-Founder and COO at Gazelles Growth Institute>>> Ambitious entrepreneurs would never START a business without a Business Plan. >>> Experienced Executives would never LEAD their business without a Strategic Plan. >>> Yet leaders at all levels consistently try to MANAGE their business without a Profit Plan! The… Show more "Finally, a practical approach to a complex problem. Anne’s vision on business is unique and effective." Juan Jose Gonzales, Co-Founder and COO at Gazelles Growth Institute>>> Ambitious entrepreneurs would never START a business without a Business Plan. >>> Experienced Executives would never LEAD their business without a Strategic Plan. >>> Yet leaders at all levels consistently try to MANAGE their business without a Profit Plan! The book Profit in Plain Sight: The Proven Leadership Path to Unlock Profit Passion and Growth is the Profit Plan I wish I’d had when I was doing tough turnarounds earlier in my career! I couldn't find it, I couldn't hire consultants who could do it, so I wrote it... using 30 years of successes (and 1 big failure) to distill 2 Drivers of transformational success, plus solutions to the 5 core challenges that stand in the way of having a bottom line that reflects all the hard work that goes into your business.I'm proud to say that it became a #1 Best Seller, but I still heard from CEOs who were challenged to get their people onside and engaged to implement for visible results, thus ProfitU was born. E-Learning delivered step-by-step supported by mentoring turns the conventional consulting model upside down in terms of lower cost, higher effectiveness, and proven Take it to the Bank Results. Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

"In one very focused question I was provided with specific tools to increase my bottom line by at least 38% immediately, and with discipline, even more". President, Specialty Wood ProductsAs a speaker for TEC, I had the opportunity to inspire business leaders to want more, by sharing the Profit per Employee Benchmark Report and seeing eyes pop as they realized what was actually possible in their business, and by helping each CEO calculate what the multiplier effect of finding 1%… Show more "In one very focused question I was provided with specific tools to increase my bottom line by at least 38% immediately, and with discipline, even more". President, Specialty Wood ProductsAs a speaker for TEC, I had the opportunity to inspire business leaders to want more, by sharing the Profit per Employee Benchmark Report and seeing eyes pop as they realized what was actually possible in their business, and by helping each CEO calculate what the multiplier effect of finding 1% everywhere meant for their business. Yet I was unable to ensure that they had the skills, tools, strategies and tactics to fully implement for results, beyond the initial AHA! Moment. Wanting to see TEC members succeed became a driving force behind the development of ProfitU. "I recall your session as though it was just yesterday. You asked us all to plot our "profit per employee" on the chart. Unfortunately at that stage this indicator was negative $9,955 per employee. While our management team knew we were in a loss position, the impact of seeing our "profit per employee" "at the bottom of the class" was very impactful. We reset our goals and followed your plan. For our year ended December 31, I am pleased to conform that we achieved $31,671 of profit per employee... THE HIGHEST PROFITABILITY LEVELS in the organization's history."CFO, Major Building Products Manufacturer. Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

As a profit and growth expert, I consulted with leaders and their teams to help them implement a Profit Plan to achieve exponential increases to their bottom line in return for all the hard work they do in their business to create value for customers. This experience helped me to hone ProfitU so that more firms could access and implement the time-tested and proven profitability strategies.My approach has nothing to do with conventional accounting and cost-cutting, because its actually… Show more As a profit and growth expert, I consulted with leaders and their teams to help them implement a Profit Plan to achieve exponential increases to their bottom line in return for all the hard work they do in their business to create value for customers. This experience helped me to hone ProfitU so that more firms could access and implement the time-tested and proven profitability strategies.My approach has nothing to do with conventional accounting and cost-cutting, because its actually the everyday behaviors of every person in your company that either create or destroy value at every stage of the value chain, and 70% of waste is invisible with conventional approaches. ProfitU quickly brings waste into sharp focus so that the team can address and eliminate it. Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

"I would absolutely recommend Anne to any organization needing to truly discover and understand how customers' view them and uncover the real value proposition that will make existing and new customers want to keep coming back. Anne delivered exceptional value for us, which led to several real "Ah Ha" breakthroughs that we had been searching for." Werner Knittel, Executive Director, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters AssociationThe key to turning around an organization that was… Show more "I would absolutely recommend Anne to any organization needing to truly discover and understand how customers' view them and uncover the real value proposition that will make existing and new customers want to keep coming back. Anne delivered exceptional value for us, which led to several real "Ah Ha" breakthroughs that we had been searching for." Werner Knittel, Executive Director, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters AssociationThe key to turning around an organization that was losing more members than it was gaining was simple, and involved simply listening to what long term customers valued about being members, and turning those messages into effective marketing messages with strong value-add. Prior to that the organization had spoken "features" language, not "benefits". The result was an increase in sales conversion from 1 in 100 to 1 in 3, and a thriving organization. Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

"Anne went beyond the theory and into the applied marketing practices. She pushed me to think outside the box through her lessons which included brainstorming techniques, rigorous analysis of current situations, and developing marketing strategies that were innovative yet grounded in reality and easily measurable for success."Dixie Quintanilla, MBAI taught Marketing in the award-winning MBA Core Program (full-time and part-time), the International MBA program, Early Career Masters… Show more "Anne went beyond the theory and into the applied marketing practices. She pushed me to think outside the box through her lessons which included brainstorming techniques, rigorous analysis of current situations, and developing marketing strategies that were innovative yet grounded in reality and easily measurable for success."Dixie Quintanilla, MBAI taught Marketing in the award-winning MBA Core Program (full-time and part-time), the International MBA program, Early Career Masters Program, and Masters of Health Management program. I also taught two very popular post-core modules, Creative Marketing Strategy, and Customer Relationship Management. As a result of my involvement as a Participant and subsequent Board member of the acclaimed Faculty Certification Program, I learned the principles of effective adult learning, which are embedded throughout ProfitU. Show less

In this role I led a team to develop and deliver Executive Development Programs to leading companies throughout Canada, achieving outstanding client satisfaction results. However, I saw many executives leaving with thick binders that I knew they would never implement, and this experience served as a catalyst to rethink Executive Education, and transform the learning model into one that was inhouse, bite-sized, team-led, and implementation-driven to create applied learning that delivers… Show more In this role I led a team to develop and deliver Executive Development Programs to leading companies throughout Canada, achieving outstanding client satisfaction results. However, I saw many executives leaving with thick binders that I knew they would never implement, and this experience served as a catalyst to rethink Executive Education, and transform the learning model into one that was inhouse, bite-sized, team-led, and implementation-driven to create applied learning that delivers a tangible ROI on the time and expense of acquiring knowledge. Show less

Vancouver

Division Manager for Clearnet, now Telus, in an underperforming division that, within one year, outperformed all other regions.

The Canadian Home Income Plan CHIP was founded in BC. During my tenure we expanded across Canada and exponentially increased sales sales and profitability. CHIP was later acquired by the Home Equity Bank.

I sucessfully launched the BC franchise for Executrain, with a great team of dedicated PC training faculty, operations, and sales.

I led a sales team of terrific folks who were open to new ideas... and within 9 months, took their sales results from last place to first place in the Country. Within two years, Fisons was acquired by Rohn Poulenc Rorer.

This once great Fortune 25 company, the Apple of its day, was losing money and tried to "cut its way to growth". Witnessing the impact and aftermath as they downsized of over 400,000 staff world-wide within just a few years and vanished is the reason I do what I do today with ProfitU. My team and I had turned our Division around and were earning solid profits, but it wasn't enough to even make a dent in a company that fell into the trap of large discounts resulting in negative… Show more This once great Fortune 25 company, the Apple of its day, was losing money and tried to "cut its way to growth". Witnessing the impact and aftermath as they downsized of over 400,000 staff world-wide within just a few years and vanished is the reason I do what I do today with ProfitU. My team and I had turned our Division around and were earning solid profits, but it wasn't enough to even make a dent in a company that fell into the trap of large discounts resulting in negative margins, while costs were cut in the very area that made the company a leader - its people. The bare bones were eventually bought by Compaq, a company nobody thought of as a competitor, and eventually absorbed into HP. Show less

This is where the long-ago seeds of what has become ProfitU first started. I was a rookie salesperson in an underperforming territory battling a huge competitor, and my commissions were inverse to my discounts. I learned very quickly that the win for me, my customer, and my company was to sell value, not price, and I used an early version of what has become the Value Creation Conversation in ProfitU to turn a typical 40% discount into less than 5% on average. In my first year and… Show more This is where the long-ago seeds of what has become ProfitU first started. I was a rookie salesperson in an underperforming territory battling a huge competitor, and my commissions were inverse to my discounts. I learned very quickly that the win for me, my customer, and my company was to sell value, not price, and I used an early version of what has become the Value Creation Conversation in ProfitU to turn a typical 40% discount into less than 5% on average. In my first year and thereafter, sales in my territory earned me maximum commissions and President's Club status, Show less

Bachelor Of Business Management - Hons, Business Management - Statistics And Marketing

Graduated on the Deans List with a Double-Major in Statistics and Marketing. Retail Council of Canada Scholarship

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