Barbara Deskey, Cpcc, Xp Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, Us

Provide executive coaching, facilitated dialogues, and support in strategic communication and talent development to executives/senior leaders, aspiring leaders, Board members, and their teams to raise performance while tightening alignment with longer-term aspirations and strategies.At CRA | Admired Leadership, we base our leadership development on Admired Leadership®. We add value by providing a safe venue for leaders to discuss challenging issues and giving them practical advice and the honest feedback that others are often unwilling to provide. Our clients include more than 20% of Fortune 100 firms and many of the world’s most eminent private, public, and multilateral organizations such as Broadcom, Dell, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorganChase, Microsoft, The Home Depot, and Tory Burch. Admired Leadership® turns what we've learned about the habits and behaviors of excellent leaders--studying 12,000 leaders over nearly 35 years--into actionable routines and behaviors. Admired Leadership® Digital is a powerful platform designed to let our clients learn and apply these behaviors to achieve exceptional results and lasting followership. At AL, we believe that Leadership is WHAT YOU DO.

Serve as Executive Partner to Leaders of young, growing organizations. Consulting Focus on go-to-market, scaling, and service/offering definition.

Executed multiple roles, serving eminent clients - Fortune 100 through start-ups and individuals - to grow exceptional leaders, build tight teams, and drive winning culture. Served as Leadership and Communication Coach, Facilitator and co-designer of workshops and labs, and Growth Leader driving business development, sales, client relations, contracting while contributing to marketing, financial management, and operations.

Toronto, Ca

Researched and engaged prospective investors in strategic opportunities on behalf of small and mid-sized organizations (US$5-750M revenue) seeking to raise additional capital or merge/be acquired, emphasizing value generation and positive social impact. Developed relationships with investors (HNWIs, family offices, PE, institutional) to respond distinctively to their interests. Lead M&A and capital raise mandates, developed marketing materials. Transactions in green tech and alternative energy, online gaming, real estate, health services, marketing services, and SaaS.

Business growth advisor for this early-stage health content production and distribution company Contributed to growth strategy, planning, and business development and the securing investors.

Member of Management Team for this first-stage company. Drove go-to-market planning and execution, including direct and channel sales (B2B insides sales, advertising, predictive analytics), for this SaaS pioneer of online customer engagement. Contributed to marketing including website evolution and online engagement.

Worldwide, Oo

Progressed from Senior Consultant to Director (Partner-level). Developed skills in executive advisory, consulting project leadership, business development/sales, operational, financial, and strategic analysis, professional services practice building, and team leadership/HR management. Led teams of more than 100 personnel to transform/build the operations of Fortune 500 clients and well-funded tech start-ups. Industry focus on telecommunications/media/high tech and financial services; also public sector, manufacturing, health care, strategy through implementation. Pioneered initiatives and methodologies in sales force effectiveness, CRM, revenue assurance, organizational development, and reengineering. Published and presented multiple thought leadership pieces. Recognized consistently for developing others and HR leadership. Led projects in 10 countries, achieving sales and profitability significantly above average.

Haverford, Pa, Us

Drove comparative analyses of faculty compensation, development sources, operational processes, and institutional advancement strategies for the VP-Finance & Administration. Completed this work while pursuing my MBA full-time.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Developed business case and contributed to launch strategy for AT&T's commercialization of its FTS2000 federal government wireless offering, the pre-cursor to today's wireless network. Supported negotiations with wireless carriers by jurisdiction to create the first national wireless network and services platform. Contributed to due diligence on AT&T's acquisition of McCaw Cellular.

New York, Ny, Us

Participated in M&A transactions, oversaw trading P&L for multiple desks, tracked firm results, supported corporate reporting during IPO, and conducted internal analyses to support the firm's strategic planning and execution, working for Operating Committee members.

Mba With Distinction, Strategic Management, Public Policy, Finance

Ab With Honors, Economics, Public Policy Studies

Cpcc Certification, Co-Active Professional Coaching