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My Thinking Partners helps training and development providers successfully bring their solutions to market. Our goal is to save you time so you can focus on the work that matters most - your clients. We offer research, design, and product marketing expertise to help you develop and launch new solutions. With nearly 50 years of combined experience working in the training and development industry, we know your clients and we understand their challenges. Visit mythinkingpartners.com to learn more.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

- Managed the product life cycle of CCL's flagship open-enrollment leadership training programs. - Introduced new products, programs and service offerings to market by defining pricing, positioning, value proposition, name, key messaging, revenue projections and distribution channels.- Identified current and future client needs through primary and secondary research to inform product development plans.- Oversaw the performance of existing products by monitoring supply and demand, financial performance, quality, and client satisfaction.- Collaborated with internal stakeholder groups including Global Product Development, Global Communications and Global Portfolio Management to launch new products.- Developed product training materials and facilitated global training of sales, customer service and operations teams.- Contributed industry expertise in face-to-face training, assessments, coaching, eLearning and organizational leadership.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

- Managed and coached a team of project managers, including performance management, hiring, and ongoing capability development.- Project managed the development of multiple new products and services from conception to market launch, requiring oversight of significant project budgets and management of cross functional teams.- Partnered with Portfolio Action Team to develop processes, systems and metrics to review and evaluate 50+ new product submissions each year. - Responsible for regularly communicating progress of broad portfolio of new product development initiatives to senior management and other stakeholders.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

-Led a cross-functional team to develop and implement a Stage-Gate product development process. -Led the annual project planning/budgeting process for the department.-Created and maintained annual reports summarizing the overall performance and achievements of the group. -Created and maintained departmental SharePoint sites.

Managed the quantitatve and qualitative data collection processes for long-term research projects. Tasks included survey administration, interview coordination, database creation and maintenance, and assistance in the creation of client reports. Also performed basic administrative support functions including: creation of reports, PowerPoint presentations and newsletters; faxing; filing; schedule management; creation of expense reports; and documentation of meeting minutes.

Marketing Strategy For Business Leaders Certificate

Mba

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma - International Business Honors Society

B.S. Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Pi Sigma Epsilon - Professional Sales & Marketing Fraternity