Solid Business Skills to Serve You Well
Ron is known for his enthusiastic and passionate approach to solving business challenges. Much of his success is due to his ability to develop a problem-solving system and build win/win relationships.
As your business coach, Ron has a wide range of business experience and skills that he can draw upon to help you grow and manage your business:
- Sales Cycle Management
- Cold calling, active lead follow-up, presenting, closing,
and contract negotiation.
- Marketing
- Business Analysis
- Business Strategy Development
- Business Plan Development
- Supply Chain Management
- Networking
Many Successful Years in Corporate America
McKesson Corporation – 3 years In his most recent corporate position, Ron was Director of Pathology Business Development at McKesson Corporation, formerly Per-Se Technologies. McKesson is an approximately $90B company that provides products and services in the healthcare vertical. They are the leading provider of outsourced business services to physicians and hospitals with more than 115,000 physician clients and 3,000 hospital clients. As Director of Pathology Business Development, he was responsible for the turnaround of a struggling sales region. Ron quickly built a solid understanding of the service offering and client needs, while attaining his assigned annual multimillion-dollar quota and gaining entry into the President's Club.
SGS Group – 11 years
Prior to joining McKesson, Ron spent 11 years with SGS Group, the world's leader in inspection, verification, testing and certification. During his tenure, he held various positions in field operations, management and sales. In his final position with the company as a National Sales Executive, he managed four of the company's highest revenue grossing accounts with annual totals in excess of $12M. He was also responsible for $2M in annual new sales.
Laboratory Software Industry – 4 years
Internet and software savvy, Ron has worked for several companies specializing in lab-related software where he managed the entire sales cycle.
During Ron’s tenure in corporate America, a professional business coach coached Ron. The impact on his business performance and all aspects of his life was so profound that he knew he had found his calling. He knew he wanted to share his knowledge with small businesses and coach them to achieve success as he had.
FocalPoint Certified Business Coach
Ron chose FocalPoint Coaching to get him where he wanted to be and now Ron is a certified FocalPoint Business Coach. Through coaches such as Ron, FocalPoint provides business performance coaching for small to medium sized businesses, executives and professionals by way of one-on-one weekly coaching sessions. Content for FocalPoint’s coaching program has been developed by Brian Tracy, who is a recognized leader in helping people take their businesses to the next level. The combination of Ron's business expertise with the proven FocalPoint Coaching methodologies provides an outstanding value to his clients.
Brian Tracy Certified Business Coach
Going one step further, Ron is also a graduate of the Brian Tracy University where he has become versed in:
- Managing time and life to enable double and triple productivity, performance and income.
- Increasing profits through proven methods and techniques of business operations. He has learned how to plan and organize, market and sell, borrow and raise money, cut costs and reduce expenses.
- High performance leadership skills that enable you to select, manage, motivate and coordinate other people to work with you in your business – a big determinate of success or failure.
Ron has always been a life-long student and believer of on-going training. He has read and studied ideas and concepts from many highly respected business leaders. He has tested those ideas and incorporated the best into his professional life.
Born in Memphis, TN, Ron attended the University of Memphis and is currently living in Mount Pleasant, SC, a suburb of Charleston, SC. He is an active member of the community where he participates in various business, civic and volunteer organizations. Ron is a member of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce and Toastmasters International. Also, he has spent many days training for various athletic pursuits from football to “IronMan,” and appreciates the value of coaching in all aspects of life. |