Senior Leader (Titles Include Vp, Corporate Development & Executive Director, Consulting Services)
South Bend, In, Us
I joined Press Ganey in 1990 as a senior leader when the firm was in its formative "start-up" years and continued in a senior leadership role for the next 15+ years. My title and responsibilities varied in response to the company's ever-changing needs; necessitated by our explosive growth.When I joined the firm had approximately 10 employees, 50 clients using one product, and +/- $250K in revenue. By 2004, the team we assembled was responsible for scaling the company and managing its growth to more than 550 employees, 2,000+ clients using multiple products, and commensurate revenues. The firm was sold to a private equity company in 2003, once more in 2008 and in 2015 it became publicly traded..In the early years I was responsible for all client and potential client facing activities; including sales, marketing, communication and customer service. I oversaw the sales and service teams in our three regional offices. In addition, I served as part of the senior team engaged in strategic planning and all aspects of operations, finance and human resources.As we grew I focused on client/customer services, product development, and external communications. I led the successful integration of a competitor firm after its purchase. I established the firm's consultative services. During the last two years I served as a consultant to the firm, as a resource to PG associates and clients, and keynote speaker at dozens of the firm's regional conferences.In addition to executive level skills in scaling an entrepreneurial firm; I have specific subject matter expertise in helping hospitals and healthcare organizations achieve success. These areas of expertise run the gamut from strategic planning (with an emphasis on service); to engaging employees in service excellence; from understanding and using patient satisfaction and patient experience data (including H-CAHPS, and other CAHPS measures), to leadership development and coaching.