OUR SENIOR CONSULTING TEAM

C. Richard Weylman CSP, CPAE – Chairman and Managing Director

Richard’s involvement in every client project from the onset means that you always have the benefit of his strategic input and tactical counsel from working with many firms in many different industries such as transportation, financial services, publishing, distribution, franchising, direct sales and luxury goods for 25+ years.

As a consultant he has the unique ability to “see” the end-user’s perspective, whether it be customer, sales representative or internal support personnel. This makes him an indispensable asset for your organization. He knows how customers see and perceive value, as well as how to create buy-in within your organization to elevate business performance and develop a customer-centric culture.

His background is well known and storied. He was orphaned at age 6, lived in 19 foster homes and attended 11 different schools. Breaking out of those circumstances, he lead an award winning Rolls-Royce Motorcar operation then progressed to heading and then creating the initial sales and marketing organization for The Robb Report, an internationally recognized magazine for the affluent lifestyle. Richard is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on several topics including creating marketplace distinction, and how to compel consumers to select and buy from you and your business in today’s marketplace. He is the best-selling author of Opening Closed Doors published by McGraw Hill and a new book The Power of Why: Breaking Out in a Competitive Marketplace published by Amazon/New Harvest. Forbes calls his work and understanding of the end users perspective “Brilliant”.

Tiffany A. Markarian – Director of Consulting and Marketing Partner

Tiffany brings 20 years of extensive business and marketing experience, having worked directly with hundreds of firms and sales professionals in driving productivity, growth and accountability. She draws from her deep experience as a Director of Marketing and Senior Consultant for global financial corporations as well as the Director of Business Development for a boutique wealth management firm.

Tiffany works with small to mid-size businesses in assessing their overall value model and gaining traction with innovative business moves. She brings specialized skills in acquiring and retaining clients in the midst of heightened competition and economic volatility. She is long-regarded as a business partner in helping firms gain trust, command and attention, as well as leading associates through times of change.

Having been published for her real-world results in positioning and client cultivation, Tiffany delivers a process that helps firms gain clarity, confidence and capability in building significant client relationships and gaining distinction in their marketplace.

Richard Harris – Director of Executive Coaching and Organizational Development

Dick has an extensive background within both the public and private sectors and has worked directly with hundreds of mid-level and senior management teams in many industries.

He brings a unique understanding of how to increase productivity, leverage talents and execute change. With Dick’s MBA in Organizational Development and Education, he performs a key role in all client projects as both a partner in the development of strategy and a tactician to ensure organizational acceptance, education and the creation of the right tools to achieve consistent execution.

He and his team of certified coaches play key roles in creating and delivering through a variety of modalities (ranging from in house workshops, telephonic and in person coaching, webinars and online video based learning curriculums) the specific practices we create to elevate your business performance. Further, his 20+ years as a skilled and nationally certified facilitator bring added value to our client firms during their discovery, leadership and strategy retreats.

Deborah J. Nelson – Director of Consulting and Marketing Partner

Deb has extensive business and marketing experience across multiple industries, including broadcast, health care and financial services. Drawing from her real world experience as a Director of Marketing and Senior Consultant for local wealth management firms across the country, Deb brings specialized skills in acquiring and retaining clients in the midst of heightened competition and economic volatility. A strong advocate of helping businesses understand customer behavior, she leads financial firms to consistent growth. Her passion is working directly with financial professionals in driving recruiting, increasing advisor productivity and overall business growth.

In her senior executive roles at two health care corporations, she was responsible for motivating key personnel and driving sales through vertical marketing. Deb’s real-world results in client cultivation has been published nationally, she has spoken at many industry conferences and appeared on network television. Deb delivers a process that helps firms in their client acquisition and retention models, and gaining distinction in their marketplace.

Kim M. Kubinski, Director of Consulting and Marketing Partner

Kim brings 35 years of significant business and marketing experience working with national, regional, and local financial firms and their sales professionals.

She has been nationally recognized in the financial industry for successfully growing and developing leadership professionals and their advisory teams.

Kim’s primary focus is on creating actionable marketing plans, developing resources, and implementing processes to increase recruiting success and branding financial organizations to drive their growth, productivity and to gain trust with both their team members and consumers.

Kim has extensive experience speaking to associations, professionals, and business owners on how to grow and market their business.

Michael Bier – Director of Consulting and Business Analytics

Michael provides over 20 years of strategic finance experience to our clients from numerous industries including, FMCG, telecom, internet, logistics, financial services and real estate. He has a demonstrated ability to move people forward and embrace change. Michael brings a special focus on determining areas of hidden profitability. These include product profitability, customer profitability as well as financial forecasting clarity.

Michael draws from his deep executive experience as VP Commercial Services for a European business to business technology services firm, VP Finance and Business Affairs for a global music production and merchandising company, as well as his recognized work at a boutique investment bank, to provide our clients real world practical insight. Further, with his MBA and Honors Mathematics degree majoring in Computer Science he is able to distill strategic data and convert it into creative best practices to elevate your business performance.

Vicki Rackner, MD – Associate Director, Strategic Partner for the Medical Industry

Dr. Vicki Rackner is a retired surgeon with a very successful 30 year medical career. This gives her the keen insight necessary to help our consulting and coaching clients grow their business in the medical marketplace. She translates the world of medicine into understandable strategies and tactics that are critically important to engage both physicians and other medical professionals.

Our clients benefit from Dr. Rackner’s unique experiences as a surgeon, educator and medical community leader as she understands the most direct route to success in these complex and often misunderstood niches.

She’s a nationally noted expert and speaker on the doctor-patient relationship and is often quoted in many periodicals including, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and USA Today. Her upcoming book for medical audiences is Get More Patients Starting Today: The Definitive Non-Marketer’s Guide to Driving More Patient Referrals.

Lauren Stakutis – Director of Consulting and Marketing Partner

Lauren brings 20 years of extensive business and marketing experience, having worked with both national and local financial and wealth management firms across the country.

Drawing from her experience as a Director of Marketing, Senior Consultant and Entrepreneur, she specializes in increasing advisor production, driving recruiting, and igniting overall business growth. Her passion lies in helping clients understand target marketing to gain distinction in the marketplace and the skills needed to set themselves apart.