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Cleveland In-Person Event | What a Director Needs to Know About Leveraging Operational Improvements and Data to Create Value
The Union Club | Grand Ballroom
1211 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
USA
Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
Category: Cleveland

02:00 PM - 04:30 PM (Pacific)
03:00 PM - 05:30 PM (Mountain)
04:00 PM - 06:30 PM (Central)
05:00 PM - 07:30 PM (Eastern) 

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Please note that this is an in-person program only. Registration is required. No walk-ins allowed.

$30 Registration Fee
Cleveland Founder guest registration is complimentary


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Overview

Board members play an important role in engaging their Management Teams in dialogue on critical decision criteria. Creating value in a company consistently over time requires a combination of strong operational leadership, effective strategic thinking, rigorous risk management and strong decision-making discipline. Technology is taking on a larger and larger role in how businesses operate, and companies engage with their customers, investors and stakeholders. As a result, companies have greater and greater access to data that can be used to leverage insights in driving operational improvements to drive efficiency, increase profitability and create entirely new value propositions by leveraging insights from that data. 

Thank you to our National and Gold Chapter Sponsors!

Panelists

      

William H. Parker, Jr.
Chief Revenue and Restructuring Officer – Certified Turnaround Professional
CTP Parker Revenue Growth Strategies


William H. Parker is Chief Revenue and Restructuring Officer for Parker Revenue Growth Strategies. The firm develops and executes revenue growth plans and turnaround strategies for small to midsized privately owned companies.

PRGS has assisted 16 companies during the past 15 years. Industries include retail, consumer products, business services, construction, quick serve restaurants, and healthcare. He was named ‘Chief Executive Officer in Residence’ for several private equity firms. In 2018, Parker earned the title of Certified Turnaround Professional from the TMA.

Prior to founding PRGS, Parker has provided leadership, developed, and executed turnaround strategic plans for seven multi-billion-dollar companies such as Banana Republic, Old Navy, Kmart, and President of Gateway Consumer Electronics.

Parker earned a bachelor’s degree in business and economics from the State University of New York, and a certificate in business management and strategic planning from Babson College in Wellesley. He completed the Minority Directors Board Governance program at the Kellogg Business School of Management - Northwestern University.

William served our country as a non-commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps and was a platoon leader, military policeman and communications chief. He is happily married to Jolyn Parker and resides in Avon, Ohio.

      

Rebecca Morgan
President & CEO
Fulcrum Consulting Works, Inc.


Ms. Morgan founded Fulcrum ConsultingWorks, Inc. in 1990. Prior to that she gained executive experience in the corporate world in the banking, food, and aerospace industries. She specializes in providing operations strategy and leadership advisory to owners and executives of mission-driven closely held mid-size ($100MM-$1B) manufacturing businesses. An accomplished author, her most recent book, “Manufacturing Mastery: The Path to Building Successful and Enduring Manufacturing Businesses” reached #1 on Amazon for the broad category of manufacturing. Additionally, she has 100s of articles published in industry and business journals. A native of Kansas, having lived in several states and traveled to over 60 countries, she currently lives in Cleveland, OH.

      

Jeff Evans
Former Chairman, CEO and President
The Will-Burt Company


Jeff began serving on boards in 1996. Over the last 20+ years, he has served on seven different mid-market company boards, providing valuable insight on each one. . Jeff, former Chairman, CEO and President led The Will-Burt Company through a dramatic turnaround, growing EBITDA and shareholder value by over 1,000%, driven by a combination of organic growth and the acquisition of six companies. Mr. Evans is an ESOP expert and was awarded a lifetime service award by the Ohio Employee Ownership center in 2019 for his work with employee-owned companies. He authored a book titled ‘Strategic Alignment: Success Through Values-Driven Leadership’ and founded the advisory service Strategic Executive Partners. He began his career in public accounting as a CPA with Arthur Andersen and then Ernst & Young. He held management positions at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and GenCorp before becoming CFO at Penn Racquet Sports. He is a graduate of Muskingum College, with an MBA from Bowling Green State University and completed post-graduate education at Harvard Business School, The Wharton School of Business, and the Kellogg School of Business. Mr. Evans serves on several company boards as a director, and holds positions as chairman, audit committee chair and compensation committee chair.

Moderator

      

Michael Ryan
Founding Partner
SageOps Consulting Group


Mike Ryan is a seasoned supply chain operations executive with 25+ years of industry experience delivering results for manufacturing and distribution businesses. He is known for his ability to quickly break down complex supply chain problems and identify actions to generate cash and improve EBIDTA.

Mike’s experience includes roles where he has driven organizational change, working closely with portfolio company leadership to drive results. He helps create capabilities within an organization to reach higher levels of performance and profitability. Known as a “roll up the sleeves” leader, he can make the complex simple in breaking a problem down, articulating the challenges, and motivating a team to deliver.

Mike is a GE trained & certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He lives in Northeast Ohio with his wife and four children. 

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