DeAnn is our Founder, President and Chief Strategist. She is a proven general manager with full operational and P&L responsibility for $1B+ businesses. She has spent much of her 25+ year career leading North American and global B2B sales and cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable commercial results across diverse commercial sectors in large -multinational food, beverage, ingredients, and industrial businesses.

 

Recognized as a creative, visionary, and results-driven leader, DeAnn has a unique ability to quickly assess businesses, establish strategic direction, build successful teams, and implement effective execution tools that enable organizations to succeed. She facilitates client success through cross-functional teamwork, strategic discipline, customer-first commitment, sales development, and effective go-to-market execution.

 

DeAnn has worked to deliver strategic solutions and sustainable results with global food, beverage, agriculture, and industrial firms including PepsiCo, Pillsbury (now General Mills) SABMiller, Groupe Danone, Tate & Lyle PLC, SunOpta, Inc, Boston Beer Company, Cott Corp (now Refresco), ConAgra Foods & Commercial Ingredients, and Guardian Industries, along with a diverse roster of consulting clients.