
We help CEOs and business owners ($2M-$25M) to actually apply business best practices to their specific challenges and opportunities. With our support, business owners create practical strategic plans tied to their business and personal visions, and tactical plans with metrics and accountability to see these plans through to fruition. Addressing these factors taps the potential of businesses so they can grow unhindered.
THE APPROACH:
The on-going, regular nature of our approach focuses executive “sweat, determination and hard work” correctly so that business growth and vision are achieved. Below are several key elements of the services we provide.
1. Advisory board meetings with business leaders from non-competing industries. Advisory board meetings provide a wealth of input, expertise and perspectives for solving business problems and leveraging business opportunities, as well as the accountability to take action, create momentum and get results.
2. Executive coaching with an expert business coach. Executive coaching focuses more deeply on the business challenges and opportunities discussed at advisory board meetings, on the implementation of strategic action plans and on mapping the path forward.
3. Business tools providing cutting edge technology to capture, track and support business vision, planning, strategy, marketing, organizational design, team member accountabilities, business analysis (SWOT), and KPI measures to help assess progress and more.
Laura Murphy brings 17 years of business development, management and business ownership experience to the table. Finding truly unique and effective marketing positions, inspiring exceptional employee engagement and company culture, and uncovering rock-solid personal and company visions for business owners, key management and individual team members are all right in Laura’s wheelhouse. In addition to facilitating TAB Boards and providing business coaching, Laura also offers consulting and workshops as the owner of The Creative Culture Coach.
Sean Fitzgerald is an experienced talent management and workforce strategy consultant. Having spent over a decade working with businesses from the Fortune 5 to mid-stage startups, Sean has focused on the development and execution of talent strategy, organizational design, and building teams that have the people, culture, and direction to enable the future. He brings extensive experience in working with senior leaders to align their teams, culture, and processes to unleash the vision for their organization.
Sean holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado and is completing a Master’s in Organizational Leadership from the same institution.
Steve Fitzgerald oversees an eclectic collection of enterprises spanning human capital consulting, art, and real estate. He serves on Boards of Directors, coaches C-Suite executives and consults on the topic of talent management, specifically focused on the development of critical talent, executive succession, creativity, culture & change, M&A integration, and human capital strategy. He thrives when faced with the hard-to-solve people problem.
Steve’s executive career spanned 30+ years, where he held the top HR Officer/Talent position at firms including Bridgewater Associates, Visteon, Vail Resorts, and Fairlane Credit. He also held executive roles at Silicon Valley outfits such as Sun Microsystems and Avaya, spending over a dozen years of his career in that sector. Steve is also the Chief Executive Officer of the FireStorm Group Ltd offering a suite of business consulting services to clients around the world.
My biggest financial win so far with TAB is generating over $50K in new revenue from existing clients based on applying wisdom from my fellow board members. What really fires me up though is the greater client impact I've been able to have as a direct result of deepening and expanding these consulting engagements.
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