Eric J. Poerschke Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

As the Managing Partner at NextLevel Thinking, Eric brings a dynamic mix of discernment and action to our firm. With a passion for what we do for our clients, he provides strategic leadership, drives business growth, and builds strong client relationships. He leads a talented team, oversees financial performance, and stays ahead of industry trends, ensuring NextLevel Thinking remains a leader in marketing strategy.Known as an Intuitive Activator, Eric excels at quickly initiating action and turning concepts into tangible results. His gift of discernment allows him to navigate the best path forward with precision and persistence. His spontaneous energy and knack for execution ensure that we consistently achieve our strategic goals.Client engagement is at the heart of what we do. Eric builds and maintains strong relationships with our clients, serving as a trusted advisor and strategic partner. Whether it’s staying on a call until we figure out the best path forward or leading client engagements to deliver exceptional services, he is dedicated to exceeding client expectations.Eric’s dedication to our clients and team members, combined with his persistent drive, ensures the ongoing success and growth of NextLevel Thinking.

Houston, Texas Area

Growth Advocates is a networking organization comprised of trusted advisors whose responsibility includes developing business for their organization. Our philosophy is to focus on others and their needs before focusing on ourselves.The obligation of each member is to understand each other's business in such a way that we can successfully advocate for each other.

San Diego, California

The News Revenue Hub helps news organizations set up comprehensive membership and crowdfunding programs so they can achieve greater sustainability. They help organizations with member recruitment and retention, audience engagement, and custom software installation. They do this so Hub participants can focus on what they do best: producing high quality journalism.

San Diego, California

Houston, Texas Area

Vistage International, the world’s leading chief executive organization, and its affiliates have more than 14,500 members in 16 countries. Vistage members generate nearly $300 billion in annual revenue and have more than 2.1 million employees around the world. Vistage is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and enhancing the lives of chief executives. Member companies are better run and grow their revenues, on average, at twice the percentage growth rate after joining Vistage.

Led the relationship with key industry analyst firms to shape the strategy of the WW Service Provider business unit of 150 professionals resulting in a more focused effort.Formulated strategy and key messaging that drove the creation of a global certification program for over 300 service providers. This program significantly increased the quality reputation, and sales, of those certified members. Created a program development framework, allowing for a more customer-focused design process, that was adopted company-wide.

Authored the firm’s strategy offering and delivery infrastructure to create a new strategy practice, which increased gross profit by 49% through additional sales to existing clients as well as the attraction of new clients.Instituted a knowledge management system that positively impacted the internal and external communications required to support the firm’s strategic growth plans.Introduced a quality assurance program, based on client expectations, which significantly improved the firm’s ability to deliver results that satisfied customer requirements.Played a key role in the negotiation and sale of the firm to a $100M national, full service marketing agency headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.Led a study of the current software market landscape for a regional consulting firm to determine viability of a separate software venture. Instituted a growth structure that accommodated the incubation, launch, and growth of independent software companies while maintaining a healthy consulting business.Positioned a hardware/ERP software joint venture solution as a key component in a manufacturing company’s strategic planning process. Drove sales by transferring knowledge and tools to the internal and external sales channels. Increased awareness of the partnership solution by messaging to three distinct target markets.Provided leadership and guidance to the executive management team of a closely held real estate development company in instituting a platform for future growth. This work allowed the company to successfully venture into new markets and develop new concepts at a rapid pace.Created the development model, program design, market approach and awareness campaign for the new Executive MBA program at a top 20 business school. The number of qualified applicants surpassed expectations and enrollment numbers put the program in a financial position that beat projections.

Coordinated the creation of business process flows and mapped to business requirements for the purpose of evaluating potential software packages for a Fortune 100 chemical company. Designed workarounds and proposed modifications to the software where necessary.Worked with the executive management team of a national electronics distribution company to capture current business processes and visualize the future through conceptual designs. Guided client in the application of best practices through business case planning and scenario preparation, allowing for substantial savings of time and money. Assisted 125 new colleagues, as part of an outsourcing arrangement with a Fortune 500 energy company, with assimilation into the Andersen Consulting culture. This resulted in a more focused, disciplined approach to project management.Designed and developed the requirements and specifications for finished goods inventory, purchasing, and forecasting/scheduling for a new forklift manufacturing joint venture that shaped their competitive advantage for the future. Served as the quality team captain on several projects. Devised quality plans based on project specific needs and requirements that improved the project team’s ability to meet and exceed client expectations. Organized client projects, developed detailed work plans, and assisted project managers in running their day-to-day projects which enabled the work to come in on time and under budget.

Mba, Marketing Strategy

Activities and Societies: Received Dean's Award for Academic Excellence, Elected to BETA GAMMA SIGMA

Bsba, Finance And Banking

Activities and Societies: Southwest Conference All-Academic Basketball Team, First Recipient of the EJ Poerschke Mr. Razorback Award.

High School