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The Industry's Finest Talent
When we founded Advantage, one of our guiding principles was to serve our customers best by creating a thriving culture of co-partners. These colleagues would also be owners, and share an owner's unique passion for providing outstanding expertise and helping clients succeed.
The professionals shown below, each with his or her own practice, represent some of our industry's finest talent.
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Joe Beilein
Jbeilein@advantageperformance.com
Clayton, MO
Advantage Performance partner Joe Beilein, brings clients more than 20 years of sales, management, and training expertise. A highly experienced account manager and consultant, Joe specializes in helping organizations improve leadership and teamwork, performance mastery, business literacy, and sales and sales management. His approach to solving business challenges focuses on practical analysis of performance gaps, and applying results-based solutions to close those gaps.  View PDF bio
Carol Bunn
cbunn@advantageperformance.com
Atlanta, GA
Advantage Performance partner Carol Bunn helps organizations reach business goals through skillful actions taken by leaders and employees at all levels. A specialist in leadership development and sales mastery, she helps leaders formulate, express, and act upon their vision to improve the commitment, endurance, and overall success of their organizations. Her specialty areas include the manufacturing, health care, and financial services sectors. View PDF bio
Michael Castling
Mcastling@advantageperformance.com
Temecula, CA
Advantage Performance partner Mike Castling brings 22 years’ experience helping clients improve leadership and sales performance. He has particular expertise in the areas of sales training and facilitation, using a blend of consulting and personal corporate sales management experience with companies in the U.S. and Canada to help clients achieve outstanding results. View PDF bio
Karen Carlsen
kcarlsen@advantageperformance.com
Laguna Beach, CA
Advantage Performance account manager Karen Carlsen helps organizations improve performance, leadership and profitability. A specialist in business acumen and sales mastery, she helps leaders plan and execute their vision, goals and return on investment. By focusing on helping companies develop and implement effective leadership development, talent management, and overall organizational strategies, Karen helps her customers succeed. View PDF bio
Jennifer Conlin
jconlin@advantageperformance.com
Redondo Beach, CA
Advantage Performance partner Jennifer Conlin works with clients to create performance solutions that deliver solid, meaningful business results. A sales and customer service specialist with a strong financial services background, Jennifer is passionate about helping organizations make the leap to sustainable, world-class performance. View PDF bio
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Steve Doolittle
sdoolittle@advantageperformance.com
Bloomingdale, IL
Advantage Performance partner, Steve Doolittle brings clients nearly 30 years of experience developing and executing performance improvement strategies for major corporations. He is a sales management specialist with significant personal experience generating corporate sales results. In addition, he brings many years of experience helping his clients improve team and individual performance. Steve’s global reach includes work with several leading multinational organizations. View PDF bio
Patricia Duetting
Pduetting@advantageperformance.com
San Francisco, CA
Advantage Performance partner Patty Duetting is a highly collaborative and creative performance improvement consultant. She brings clients more than 20 years of organizational expertise, as well as extensive customization, tailoring, and facilitation knowledge and resources. Patty currently specializes in helping organizations achieve goals in the areas of sales, management, and coaching. View PDF bio
Eric Flasck
eflasck@advantageperformance.com
Chicago, IL
Advantage Performance partner Eric Flasck focuses on helping organizations educate, engage and align employees around business and strategic issues. A thought partner to his clients who is also a skilled learning intervention designer, he has helped companies develop their people in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. Eric has worked in the management consulting and training field for over 10 years.View PDF bio
Dick Fuller
Dfuller@advantageperformance.com
Modesto, CA
Advantage Performance partner Dick Fuller brings more than 25 years of experience helping companies find solutions to organizational and sales performance challenges. A consumer product goods specialist, he has deep and broad expertise in virtually every area of sales and sales management. He focuses on the Advantage competency areas of Sales and Service Supremacy, Performance Management, Leadership Development, and Teamwork. View PDF bio
John Hoskins
Jhoskins@advantageperformance.com
Phoenix, AZ
John Hoskins is co-founder of Advantage Performance Group. He brings 27 years of sales force know-how to consult with sales managers and trainers to design, develop, and implement sales force performance systems. John’s personal practice includes sales management process consulting, product launch initiatives, selling skills development, and sales coaching. View PDF bio
J. Kent Houston
KHouston@advantageperformance.com
San Ramon, CA
Affiliates: Cheryl Lewis, Tom Heimsoth, Rosemarie Nelson
As an Advantage Performance partner Kent Houston provides performance solutionconsulting, tailoring, and facilitation that helps managers and their teams increase business literacy, manage for results, and achieve organizational goals. Kent brings Advantage clients particular expertise in the areas of strategic sales, management, and coaching. View PDF bio
Jim LaVictoire
Jlavictoire@advantageperformance.com
Clayton, MO
Advantage Performance partner Jim LaVictoire focuses on helping companies improve the skills and competence of everyone in their organizations—from front line staff, to managers, to top executives. He brings clients significant expertise in the areas of leadership and teamwork, performance mastery, business literacy, and sales and sales management. His current specialty is helping major account sales managers identify and understand their customers. Over the past 20 years, Jim has worked with clients in the U.S. and Europe. View PDF bio
Christopher Lydon
Clydon@advantageperformance.com
Kentfield, CA
Advantage Performance partner Christopher Lydon brings clients more than 20 years of experience helping leading organizations increase profitability by improving management and sales. His work includes designing and managing long-term strategic sales projects, and implementing worldwide performance improvement initiatives. He has facilitated learning programs in Asia and Europe. A high-tech specialist with a best-practice focus, he specializes in the Advantage competency areas of sales and service supremacy, and performance management. View PDF bio
Alan Meeker
ameeker@advantageperformance.com
Mill Valley, CA
Advantage Performance partner Alan Meeker brings 25 years' experience helping organizations achieve outstanding results. Head of the firm's Performance Management practice, he specializes in helping companies develop leaders and managers. Alan has particular expertise in the areas of Value-based and consultative selling, sales management, performance management, incentive compensation, market management, strategic planning, project management and product development. He has also managed training from the "other side of the table" for one of the nation's largest financial institutions. View PDF bio
Tim Mooney
Tmooney@advantageperformance.com
Glen Ellyn, IL
Tim Mooney is the Practice Leader for The Advantage WaySM. He is a seasoned performance consulting expert who specializes in assessment and organizational change. In this role, Tim is responsible for growing the business, developing the practice offering/capabilities, and working closely with the APG and BTS consultants to ensure customer satisfaction and measurable results on all projects. Tim is a frequent speaker and writer on the topic of achieving measurable business impact from training. He has recently co-authored a book with Rob Brinkerhoff, Courageous Training, which was released in May 2008. View PDF bio
Russell Paterra
rpaterra@advantageperformance.com
Fallbrook, CA
Advantage Performance partner Russell Paterra brings more than 35 years of global experience helping clients understand the significant impact that learning and development can have on meeting day-to-day business challenges. Russ provides strategic consulting, training, and development initiatives tailored to the needs of salespeople, and middle and executive-level managers. He has worked in the Americas, Europe, Asia including the Middle East, and Africa. View PDF bio
Chuck Quakenbush
cquakenbush@advantageperformance.com
Carmel, IN
Advantage Performance partner Chuck Quakenbush brings clients more than 23 years of broad and deep sales development and change management consulting expertise. A sales specialist with specific expertise in the life sciences industry, Chuck focuses on helping clients achieve goals in the areas of developing new business, sales leadership development, team-building, and diversity. He has worked on global initiatives that have included implementations in China, Latin America, and Europe. View PDF bio
John Roach
Jroach@advantageperformance.com
Dallas, TX
Advantage Performance partner John Roach brings clients more than 20 years of corporate performance expertise, with emphasis on helping organizations improve leadership and management. He has worked extensively at the executive level to translate organizational challenges into strategic goals, acting as a mentor/coach and consultant to support companies’ evolving needs. He is also a sales and service specialist, with extensive expertise in the areas of organization-wide sales improvement initiatives, and management and customer assessment. View PDF bio
Susan Roach
Sroach@advantageperformance.com
Dallas, TX
Advantage Performance partner Susan Roach is a highly experienced consultant and facilitator who specializes in helping organizations assess and improve sales, sales management, service, and negotiating skills. She works at both the executive and line levels to translate strategic vision into performance workshops that create measurable improvement throughout the organization. View PDF bio
Peg Ruppert
pegr@advantageperformance.com
Cincinnati, OH
Affiliates: Amy Kahn, Ray Neltner
Advantage Performance partner Peg M. Ruppert brings clients more than ten years of experience helping organizations prepare their people to succeed. She specializes in the areas of leader development, sales process improvement, sales management, and customer service. She has consulted to organizations in a broad range of industries, and is certified to teach more than 20 licensed leadership, management, sales, and service programs. View PDF bio
Paul Schnabel
pschnabel@advantageperformance.com
Scottsdale, AZ
Advantage Performance partner Paul Schnabel has helped organizations and their people create breakthrough performance for the past 20 years. A consultant, author, and workshop leader, he helps organizations achieve breakthrough results through their people. Paul specializes in the Advantage competency areas of Sales and Service Supremacy, Leadership, and Performance Management. View PDF bio
Susan Sheehy
ssheehy@advantageperformance.com
Milwaukee, WI
Advantage Performance partner Susan Sheehy brings clients more than 17 years of experience partnering with clients to understand true organizational needs and source the best solutions to fit business objectives. She brings a strong sales focus and specializes in the areas of leadership and management, and team performance. Her experience includes global implementations in Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific. View PDF bio
Francine Smilen
FSmilen@advantageperformance.com
New York, NY
Advantage Performance partner Francine Smilen brings clients more than 20 years of experience in the training and organizational development field. Highly experienced in the sales and sales management arena, she specializes in the areas of leadership and performance management. View PDF bio
Dennis Stanwood
dstanwood@advantageperformance.com
Advantage Performance partner Dennis Stanwood has had consistent success helping organizations across a broad range of industries improve performance. A highly experienced consultant and seminar leader, he specializes in discovery learning in the areas of sales, negotiation, management, and service. He has led seminars in Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Australia. View PDF bio
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Mary Steiner
msteiner@advantageperformance.com
Advantage Performance partner Mary Steiner is a highly experienced senior consultant who helps clients improve organizational and individual performance. She brings clients a deep understanding of business that is grounded by her experience as both a corporate executive and an corporate consultant. She specializes in the areas of leadership, performance mastery, sales, and business literacy. View PDF bio
Irving Stern
Istern@advantageperformance.com
Newtown Square, PA
Advantage Performance partner Irv Stern brings 15 years of consulting and facilitation experience with clients across a broad range of industries. A seasoned business literacy specialist, he also helps organizations improve business results in the areas of sales and sales management, organizational change, and performance management. His global experience includes work in Canada, the U.K., France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, and Malaysia. View PDF bio
Dan Terry
Dterry@advantageperformance.com
Tigard, OR
Advantage Performance partner Dan Terry has been helping organizations improve bottom-line results for more than 15 years. He specializes in employee management, management development, and sales development for high-tech and knowledge organizations. Dan has particular expertise in the area of business literacy. View PDF bio
Bob Thomason
Bthomason@advantageperformance.com
Charlotte, NC
Advantage Performance partner Bob Thomason is a highly experienced performance specialist who partners with corporate leaders to help them realize the full potential of their people. A seasoned consultant, facilitator, solution designer, and advisor, he specializes in the areas of sales and service, performance management, and business literacy. View PDF bio
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Polly Thompson
pthompson@advantageperformance.com
Charlottesville, VA
Affiliate: Jim Muth
Advantage Performance partner Polly Thompson focuses on helping organizations operationalize their brand by creating the performance that fulfills their value promise to clients and end users. A seasoned sales and customer service specialist with extensive experience in the military sector, Polly consults with clients to design and integrate the targeted training that will enable their people to support broader organizational missions. View PDF bio
Jeff Tucker
jtucker@advantageperformance.com
Chicago
Advantage Performance partner Jeff Tucker brings 20 years of experience consulting with clients in a broad range of industries. He specializes in creating business results in the areas of sales and sales management, organizational change, team development, and customer service. View PDF bio
Bob Ungarean
bungarean@advantageperformance.com
Plano, TX 75025
Advantage Performance partner Bob Ungarean is a sales and marketing specialist with more than twenty years of global experience. He focuses on the areas of sales management, leadership development, strategic planning, change management, performance management, and selection and assessment. He has been responsible for building businesses in the U.S., Mexico, and Latin America. View PDF bio
Kelvin Yao
kzyao@advantageperformance.com
Affiliates: Michael Jones, Bill Woolfolk
Advantage Performance partner Kelvin Yao brings more than 15 years of experience in helping clients address performance management and sales productivity issues. He specializes in helping technology companies attract, develop, and retain key talent. View PDF bio
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