Tag: Business Development

Dr. Derek Price: Transforming Organizations Through Leadership, Discipline, and Action

Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to serve as a healthcare executive, entrepreneur, clinician, business builder, coach, and leader of teams navigating significant growth and transformation. Each experience has reinforced my belief in accountable leadership, disciplined action, strong teams, and building systems that create meaningful results for the people and communities they serve. As I continue my work in healthcare and explore opportunities to contribute through board and advisory service, I’m pleased to share more about the experiences and principles that have shaped my professional journey. Here is my biography.

Marty Sanders: Turning Technology, Relationships, and Experience into Lasting Business Value

Throughout more than 37 years in technology and business leadership, I’ve had the opportunity to build and scale teams, lead customer and technology organizations, work across cybersecurity and enterprise infrastructure, advise investors and portfolio companies, and support entrepreneurs as they grow their businesses. Today, I remain passionate about applying those experiences to board and advisory opportunities where technology, customer value, strategic thinking, and strong execution can make a meaningful difference. I’m grateful for the people, teams, customers, and partners who have shaped my journey, and I look forward to continuing to learn, contribute, and help organizations grow. Here is my biography.

Nancy Kirby: Listen with Purpose, Lead with Clarity, and Create Lasting Impact

I’m pleased to share my executive biography, reflecting more than 27 years of experience across human resources, leadership development, workforce strategy, business growth, client advisory, and organizational leadership. As I continue expanding my involvement in board and advisory work, I’m excited to bring my experience, curiosity, listening skills, and commitment to meaningful impact to organizations navigating growth and change.

Deon Heymans: Turning Risk Into Opportunity, Complexity Into Clarity, and Strategy Into Measurable Value

I’m pleased to share my executive biography, which reflects more than 23 years of experience across global risk management, strategic growth, executive advisory, governance, insurance, claims transformation, and enterprise resilience. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work with leading global organizations, build high-performing teams, expand into new markets, and help executives translate complex risk challenges into measurable financial and strategic outcomes. As I continue to explore opportunities to contribute at the board and advisory level, I look forward to bringing this experience to organizations navigating growth, transformation, governance, and risk.

Nick Beckloff, PhD, PMP: Bridging Science, Strategy, and Commercialization to Turn Innovation Into Impact

Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work across genomics, life sciences, laboratory operations, bioinformatics, commercialization, strategic partnerships, project management, and emerging AI technologies. Each experience has reinforced my belief that some of the greatest opportunities emerge when we successfully connect science, technology, business strategy, and the people responsible for turning ideas into meaningful outcomes. As I continue exploring opportunities to contribute through board and advisory service, I’m pleased to share more about the experiences and values that have shaped my professional journey. Here is my biography.

Gayle Brand: Leading with Vision, Building with Purpose, and Creating Lasting Value Through People, Performance, and Relationships

Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to grow from an entry-level role in the title industry into executive leadership, while learning firsthand the importance of resilience, relationships, culture, strategic thinking, and developing great people. My journey across real estate and title insurance has allowed me to lead organizations through growth, transformation, challenging markets, and significant change, while also contributing through board service, mentoring, and community involvement. As I continue expanding my board and advisory work, I am excited to bring those experiences to organizations where I can contribute meaningful, long-term value. Here is my biography.

Tim Force: Helping Leaders See Around Corners, Build with Purpose, and Prepare for What Comes Next

I’m pleased to share a closer look at my professional journey and the experiences that continue to shape how I work with business owners, executives, and leadership teams. Over more than 30 years, I’ve had the opportunity to lead enterprise technology sales, advise organizations on HR and workforce transformation, build and sell a professional services company, and contribute through board and community leadership. Today, I’m especially energized by opportunities to help growth-minded organizations strengthen their go-to-market strategy, build scalable infrastructure, and prepare for the next stage of their evolution. Here is my biography.

Ken Cummings: Building Relationships, Creating Solutions, Strengthening Organizations and Communities

Throughout more than 25 years in banking, financial services, executive leadership, and community service, I have been fortunate to work with outstanding people and organizations while helping businesses navigate opportunities, challenges, and growth. My journey has reinforced my belief in the importance of relationships, responsible leadership, strategic thinking, and giving back to the communities we serve. As I continue expanding my board and advisory involvement, I look forward to sharing the experiences and lessons I have gained while continuing to learn from other accomplished leaders. Here is my biography.

Ken Kuzmich: Building Brands, Solving Problems, and Turning Consumer Insight into Sustainable Growth

After more than 35 years working across marketing, brand leadership, consumer goods, beverage alcohol, consulting, and entrepreneurship, I have had the opportunity to build brands, lead teams, solve challenging business problems, and learn from organizations at many different stages of growth. As I continue expanding my involvement in board and advisory opportunities, I look forward to applying those experiences in new ways, helping organizations strengthen their brands, engage their customers, and pursue sustainable growth. Here is my biography.

Warner Uhl: Building Value Through Experience, Governance, and Purposeful Execution

After more than 30 years leading major projects, building teams, navigating complex capital decisions, and serving in executive, board, and advisory roles, I am grateful for the experiences that have shaped my approach to leadership. My career across mining, metals, construction, engineering, and emerging technologies has reinforced my belief in disciplined execution, strong governance, thoughtful risk management, and creating lasting value for organizations and their stakeholders. As I continue supporting companies through board and advisory service, I look forward to applying those lessons to new challenges and opportunities. Here is my biography.

Mark DeVita: Financial Stewardship, Enterprise Leadership, Lasting Value

Throughout more than 35 years in business, I have had the opportunity to work across finance, operations, M&A, risk management, marketing, technology, organizational leadership, and governance while helping an organization grow from approximately $10 million to more than $1 billion in annual revenue. Those experiences have reinforced my belief that great people, accountability, durable governance, and an enterprise approach to risk and strategy are fundamental to creating lasting value. As I look to contribute that perspective through board service, I am pleased to share more about my professional journey and the principles that continue to guide my leadership. Here is my biography.

D. Leslie Boney: Building Healthcare Organizations Through Growth, Partnership, and Operational Excellence

After approximately four decades in healthcare, I have had the privilege of helping organizations grow, navigating mergers and acquisitions, developing healthcare platforms, leading sales and development teams, improving operations, and building meaningful partnerships across the post-acute healthcare continuum. My career has given me the opportunity to work alongside exceptional executives, clinicians, operators, and healthcare organizations, and I look forward to continuing to apply those experiences through leadership, board, and advisory opportunities. Here is my biography.

Ted Wilson: Building Experiences, Brands, and Businesses That Bring People Together

Over the past two decades, my career has been centered on hospitality, entrepreneurship, and the process of bringing ideas to life. From developing brands and transforming historic properties to building teams, creating new revenue streams, navigating periods of disruption, and serving at the board level, I have learned that great businesses are ultimately built around people, experiences, and a willingness to adapt. As I look toward new opportunities to contribute my operational, strategic, and board experience, I am excited to share more about the journey that has shaped my approach to leadership. Here is my biography.

Eugene “Gene” Gay: Experience to Anticipate, Leadership to Execute

I’m pleased to share a closer look at my professional journey across the U.S. Air Force, aerospace and defense, national security, international business development, capture management, and consulting. Throughout my career, I have valued strategic preparation, strong teams, collaboration, and the opportunity to turn complex objectives into executable plans, and I look forward to applying those experiences in meaningful board and advisory roles. Here is my biography.

Ryan Shanks: Growth is Strongest When Experience, Innovation, and People Move Forward Together

I’m grateful for a career that has allowed me to work across financial services, wealth management, technology, entrepreneurship, recruiting, consulting, and board leadership. Over more than 25 years, I’ve had the opportunity to build businesses, work alongside talented leaders, mentor emerging professionals, navigate growth and change, and continually learn from the people and organizations around me. As I continue expanding my board and advisory work, I look forward to sharing those experiences while helping organizations and leadership teams identify opportunities, work through challenges, and build for the future. Here is my biography.

Craig Langhauser: Leadership Forged Through Service, Innovation, and Strategic Impact

After more than three decades of leadership across the U.S. Army, defense acquisition, aerospace, simulation and training, technology development, and private-sector business growth, I am excited to continue applying those experiences in board and advisory capacities. My career has given me the opportunity to lead talented teams, manage complex programs and organizations, advance emerging technologies, and help turn strategic opportunities into meaningful results. As I look toward this next chapter, I remain focused on helping people and organizations grow through disciplined leadership, collaboration, innovation, and service. Here is my biography.