Ben Markens Email & Phone Number

Ben Markens is the managing principal of The Markens Group, Inc. (TMG). Since 1988, he has served the consulting needs of small to medium sized companies making the leap from entrepreneurially driven to professionally led. Over those two decades, he has developed The Markens MethodTM , a distillation of the best of today’s business thought into a clear and concise system that leaders and managers use to hone their focus and accomplish their goals. In 2008, Markens was hired as President of the Paperboard Packaging Council. TMG formed a new division in 2008 to manage not-for profit organizations. This specialty is called an Association Management Company (AMC). TMG helps organizations put best practices in place in order to spur member and community engagement. Results for client organizations have been remarkably successful.In 2014, TMG became an accredited AMC by AMCI using an ANSI standard - the 72nd firm globally to be certified. Details of the standard can be found at http://www.amcinstitute.org/?page=ANSIStandard“Great leaders,” Markens says, “remove uncertainty. They do this by providing roadmaps to all the members of their organization - who the company is, who it serves, what it’s goals are and what is expected of each of them.” The Markens MethodTM not only gets everyone on the same page, but moving with purpose in the same direction.Specialties: Not-for-profit management, Business Planning, Strategic Management, Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Advisor, Strategy Mapping, Profit Plan, Budgeting, Machine Hour Rates, Mergers and Acquisition, Behavioral AssessmentFolding Carton, Printing, Packaging

Listed skills include Strategic Planning, Strategy, Management, Leadership, and 42 others.