Melissa Van Email & Phone Number

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Simply Good Performance is passionate about helping companies grow and scale by helping their teams perform. Our mission is to provide practical, impactful training to help onboard or build employee performance, both to meet today's needs and prepare for what's next. If your company is changing, your employees likely need to change too. SGP can help you through this change. We provide:Performance Consulting - to help determine if a structured training program can help your business and then create a training planLearning Development - we create simple, affordable training for your teams, whether through our partnership with Trainual, or using tools you already have; SGP is a certified Trainual consultantFacilitation and Live Training - we provide live or virtual workshops on Communication Skills and Frontline LeadershipProgram Management - SGP manages all of our projects on-time and within budget; we can also help you manage your training program long-term

Greater Chicago Area

Partnered with client organizations to position learning as a strategic function of the business. Worked with clients to optimize learning-related processes, demand, staffing and impact. Served as solution architect on large initiatives and more tactical projects. Oversaw account operational teams designing, developing and managing delivery of learning solutions. Responsible for account operations and profitability. Grew current account from start-up to approximately $2 million annually.

Greater Chicago Area

Oversaw account operations with multiple client organizations. Managed relationships with key decision makers. Established long term learning strategies and implementation plans. Consulted to determine on-going needs, present opportunities for off-the shelf learning and customized learning solutions and processes. Directed account budgeting, staffing, quality, and milestones. Maintained accountability for account-level Profit and Loss Statements. Supervised multiple teams of domestic and offshore Project Managers, Instructional Designers, Media Specialists, Editors, and Producers to provide innovative and comprehensive instructor-led training, e-learning and consulting services. Oversaw annual budgets up to $5.5 million. Created account strategies and proposals with project scope and pricing.

Greater Chicago Area

Assessed organizational requirements and objectives and implemented findings to establish training and performance management processes for Physician Practice Management company. Developed policies, performance appraisal process and forms, and all training programs. Designed and facilitated training.

Managed learning function for the North American holding company; designed, developed and delivered training programs for holding company and three business units; provided consulting and learning services for employees from entry level to business unit executives; managed Total Quality Management process

Designed, developed and delivered instructor-led classroom learning on leadership, supervision, negotiation skills and other topics to insurance professionals

Designed, administered and analyzed results from employee surveys focused on organizational climate and labor-management relationships; developed and delivered classroom learning on leadership, conflict resolution and related topics

Master Of Arts, Applied Behavioral Sciences

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology