Deb Kamykowski
Deb has worked with the Beaird Group since 1997 and is a member of the management team. Internally, she takes a leading role in business development with a demonstrated ability to identify opportunities and to grow/manage key clients. Deb has excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to generate ideas and solve problems. Her recent consulting engagements include leading project teams to: conduct job analysis and create job descriptions for 150+ positions, design and implement a series of retail service delivery evaluations, conduct an in depth study of administrative positions for a large organization and reclassify all incumbents. Deb brings a depth of expertise in Human Resource management, particularly recruitment and interviewing with extensive exposure to marketing, advertising and retail environments. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Business.
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Marina Fry
Marina Fry
Marina has worked with Beaird Group since 1997 and is a member of the leadership team. Throughout her time at Beaird Group, she has been utilizing her extensive experience in managing data and electronic information in support of our largest client, a Fortune 500 company. She is currently leading a team that organizes, processes and validates complex data from multiple sources so that it can be uploaded directly into the client’s accounting systems. She also provides consulting support for system process improvements. She is an experienced, results-oriented consultant with excellent communication and organizational skills. Marina holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising from the University of Illinois. She has also completed course work in the MBA curriculum, including Accounting, Finance and Marketing, from Roosevelt University.
Ken Evans
Ken Evans, Managing Partner
Ken Evans is Managing Partner for the Critical Path Strategies business unit with responsibility for the sales and marketing functions. In addition, he leads for the company’s consulting practice designed to help the Chief Sales Officer develop an agenda to take the sales function to new levels of performance. Ken joined Critical Path Strategies in 2001 and has since worked with more than 70 clients leading consulting and training engagements in large and small businesses. His career in sales, sales management, and executive management provides a diverse view of a successful organization. Ken was formerly president of SunSource Technology Services, a $250 million industrial distribution company, and also held executive level positions at IBM and Waste Management. Ken earned a bachelor’s degree from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and an MBA from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas.
Sue Shaner
Sue Shaner
Sue Shaner is a senior consultant with extensive experience in sales strategy, sales consulting, sales training development, and planning and financial positions supporting sales and marketing organizations. Sue’s strong analytical, communication, and project management skills allow her to quickly assimilate challenging client situations and to develop effective resolutions and implementation plans. An expert in sales effectiveness consulting, Sue leads a wide range of strategic consulting projects at Critical Path Strategies, including both Chief Sales Officer Agenda Assessment and Sales Process Optimization engagements. She also leverages her broad knowledge of best practice enterprise sales business models and sales training methodologies to customize CPS’ sales training programs, developing content, examples, and exercises that introduce and reinforce key processes and skills. In addition to her work with the CPS team, Sue consults with the Beaird Group Executive Team in area of internal support services. Sue received a Master of Business Administration in finance and marketing from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an undergraduate degree in mathematics and economics from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.