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Turning the Corner HR works with small businesses that know they need a thought leader and doer to help them with employee challenges. We work with you to help identify how to improve productivity, reduce turnover, and make hiring easier. We work with companies to help them find employees who love their job. We provide complete, end-to-end assistance.

Kendra Prospero is a Professional Speaker & Program Leader who is highly sought after for her award-winning work in helping companies and organizations create a culture that inspires people to achieve the highest results.Passionate about delivering genuine stories, Kendra uses real-world examples and valuable lessons that showcase successes and failures..

A novel blend of VC, accelerator, and innovation hub for seed-stage companies, the Growth Sherpas invest up to $500K in sales acceleration, marketing, talent management, finance, strategy, and legal to support the growth of high-potential Colorado technology companies. The Sherpas fill the growing gap in support for companies between their angel round and.

Exton, PA, US

• Built leadership development program for entire leadership and management organization in only 18 months using pilot program methodology to ensure effectiveness of all components.
• Ensured return-on-investment of leadership development program for 400 managers by aligning with organization's vision, mission, culture and goals as well as competencies and business needs.
• Evaluated and selected top talent candidates by incorporating best practices in leadership needs assessments to identify high potential candidates for leadership program and roles.
• Selected and implemented appropriate learning methods by using coaching, self-assessment, 360-degree feedback, eLearning, self-guided reading and face-to-face education.
• Created leadership strategy that linked competencies and content for entry, mid-level and executive management team by collecting and tailoring best practices from top providers in the leadership development industry.
• Measured and linked value of leadership development program to organization's bottom line by implementing questionnaires, assessment methods and self-evaluation tools.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Designed and facilitated high-potential sales meetings with international prospects. Led education planning, content and delivery of complex enterprise software and hardware systems.
• Rescued declining department by leading team to plan and execute sales events that consistently moved sales cycle forward by customizing events to target client requirements. Within 4 years, the program became.
• Reduced overall sales cycle from 36 months to 2 months by creating, leading, and executing “Client Invitational” program targeted at small and medium businesses.
• Closed over $75 million of business by designing client briefings that were focused on customer needs and objectives. Received Gung Ho award for perfect ratings on consecutive briefings.
• Shortened sales team learning curve by designing and leading the first-ever interactive, scenario-based training event for 700 sales people with only 5 weeks of planning time.
• Identified client needs and brought proper IBM solutions to forefront by facilitating and channeling client and IBM dialog during events.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Analyzed requirements, created contracts and managed scope, budget and timelines for projects over $25M in multi-phase custom software implementations.
• Successfully managed long sales cycle and pipeline using “Solutions Selling Methodology” for highly complex custom software engagements.
• Exceeded gross profit target by double digits consulting with clients to determine top requirements within a manageable time-frame for both IBM and customers.
• Drove successful execution of projects aligned with unique client requirements by leveraging technical and project management expertise.
• Executed complex client engagements by prioritizing tasks and managing workload of large team.
• Increased asset utilization and decreased client costs by pioneering new projects with other IBM divisions to create new hardware and services offerings, ultimately earning IBM Printing Systems Pathfinder Award.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Gathered and analyzed client requirements and led technical design effort for requirement-based client solutions.
• Ensured technical soundness and client satisfaction by co-designing database, use-case scenarios and Graphical User Interface (GUI) for client solutions.
• Resolved deployment issues by participating in roll-out of system at client location.
• Minimized disruption to client environment by developing education materials and training client in usage of new system including code implementation details.

Houston, Texas, US

• Managed software relationships that enhanced consumer products value.

Certificate In Project Management, School Of Business

Business, Computer Information Systems