Debra Larsen is a transformation and change leader, change management consultant, and corporate manager with experience ...
Debra Larsen
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Interim Manager & Management Consultant Transformation and change leader, change management consultant, and corporate manager with experience across industries such as high tech, manufacturing, retail sales, education, professional services, internet marketing and nonprofits. Worked successfully with organizations of all sizes - large multi-nationals to entrepreneurial start-ups - to turn around critical situations, resolve conflicts, improve business performance, implement growth strategies and enter new markets; facilitating peak performance for teams and individuals while producing bottom line financial results.
Areas of Special Expertise
Change and transition management Communications Investigation and problem solving Implementation leadership Budget management
Profitability improvement Conflict resolution Personnel management Leadership development Process definition
M.S. University of California - Davis, Community Development B.S. University of Kansas, Human Development
Career Accomplishments Moved a manufacturing company from 20% net loss to 16% net profit the following year, through focused business planning, improved operational processes and budget management as interim CEO. Led organizational/staff restructuring of a hospitality company, cutting staff by 50% from 28 to 14, while maintaining sales and production levels, significantly improving profitability. Strengthened sales function to consistently meet goals for retail and commercial sales company as interim director of sales, built sales infrastructure, establishing reseller sales channel, managed sales professionals. Championed development and implementation of a sales force incentive program in a multi-national company, resulting in new annual revenues of $140 million per year, as change management leader.
Career Overview CEO/Management Consultant, Horizons At Work, Inc. September 2010 to present. Established business foundation and processes for the company, business development and prospecting new clients, consulted clients in transition situations, mediated client staff conflicts, coached and developed leaders. Interim Executive/Change Consultant, Strategem Consulting LLC. April 2009 to September 2010. Increasing revenue and customer satisfaction, decreasing costs, high performance teams and leadership development in the internet marketing, retail and professional services industries. Business Transformation Management Consultant, Arrow Partnership. July 2007 to March 2009. Business development and prospecting to secure clients for a new line of consulting business at Arrow. Consulted small and emerging businesses for growth strategies, securing financing, for business and organizational development, for establishing processes and systems. Owner/Principal Consultant, Strategem Consulting/Beyond Consulting, March 1996 to May 2007. Change management consulting projects primarily for high tech companies. Marketing Manager, Hewlett-Packard Company, September 1983 – August 1995. Led cross organizational change initiatives to develop and introduce service products, resulting in new revenue streams for HP.
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