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Michael J. Thompson
Michael Thompson is a Management Consultant, Facilitator and Business Career “Coach” with over 25 years experience providing leadership, business development, coaching, marketing and sales development in corporate America. Michael has been an Adjunct Professor at Dallas Baptist University, College of Business since 1992. Michael is Co-Founder and Managing Principal of Common Sense Management Consulting Co., located in Dallas, Texas, providing consultative services including:
§ Performance Management
§ Business and Channel Development
§ Strategic Management Formulation
§ Conflict Resolution
§ Improving the Hiring Selection Process
§ Coaching for Career and Personal Success
§ Training for: Benchmarking, Problem Solving,
Change Management, TQM Practices
and Principles
Michael has extensive consultative experiences with Fortune 1000 Companies as well as individuals, helping them achieve their business and revenue goals.
He has experience working in small and large organizational structures, extensive travel (U.S., Asia, Europe, Middle East, Central America and Canada), along with an academic background that has given him a comprehensive understanding of current global business issues.
His experience includes responsibilities for staffing, development, budgets, training, sales and sales management, marketing management, business development, Channel development and management, coaching, entrepreneurial management, general management (V.P.), forecasting, process mapping, quality and strategy formulation.
Michael served in the U.S. Marine Corps and has past or present affiliations with the Institute of Management Consultants, National Association of African Americans in Human Resources, National Black M.B.A. Association, ASQC, American Marketing Association, American Management Association, Committee of 100, National Office Product Association, National Premium Marketing Association.
Michael is married to Brenda H. Thompson, Esquire, and the father of two sons, Sean and Justin. He holds a Bachelor in Management and a M.B.A. in Finance.
Kathryn L. King
Kathryn King is an Organizational Development Consultant and Master Facilitator specializing in Management and Leadership Development, Coaching/Mentoring, Diversity Initiatives, and Sales Training. She is the founder and President of Kathryn King and Associates, a Dallas-based firm which provides consultative services in the areas of:
Organizational and Individual Professional Enhancement
Training and Curriculum Development
Professional Coaching and Mentoring
Career Management Services
Kathryn has personally contributed to the professional success of thousands of individuals as well as partnered with fortune 500 clients to help achieve their human resource development and bottom line revenue goals.
She has over 24 years of experience working in small and large organizational structures, and has a comprehensive understanding of the current global business climate of these entities. In these environments, she had a myriad of responsibilities, including Human Resource Staffing and Development, Coaching and Mentoring, Sales/Marketing Manager, Systems Engineer Manager, Sales Instructor/Curriculum developer, Business Partner and Program Manager, and Customer Center Training Manager. All of these positions had in-depth employee development responsibilities.
As a corporate manager, Kathryn led diverse teams achieve business revenue and customer satisfaction objectives for many Fortune 500 companies. In this role, she also had responsibilities for developing and delivering initiatives which, included training in Title VII(EEO/AA), diversity initiatives and prevention of sexual harassment.
As a corporate instructor and customer training center manager, Kathryn had direct responsibility for developing and delivering technical and non-technical curriculum for both internal and external corporate customers.
As a successful entrepreneur, she has extensive experience as an organizational and management consultant. She has spent the last seven (7) years developing, delivering and implementing solutions to help clients in their human resource and process management needs. The end products have included Professional Coaching and Mentoring, creating Employee Orientation and Career Development Processes, Leadership Development, creating and assisting in the Implementation of Diversity Initiatives, Focus Group Facilitation, delivering Prevention of Sexual Harassment training, Human Resource Staffing, Customer Service training and certification, EEO/compliance, and other personal and professional competencies.
She provided instruction, guidance and curriculum development for the Kansas City School District for 9 years. In addition to providing growth opportunities for her adult clients, Kathryn has also developed and delivered leadership and life management skills training for younger clients 8-18.
Kathryn has active membership in many organizations which complement her personal and professional mission of a commitment to developing the human potential. Some of which include, The Links, Inc., Menttium 100 Mentoring Program, The Dallas Chamber of Commerce, and the Dallas Women’s Foundation. Ms. King has a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Central Missouri University.
Sankofa Group - Ms. H. Le Juene Embry (Principal)
As the managing partner for the Sankofa Group for “Services that Create, Preserve, and Enhance”, Ms Embry promotes:
- Services that range from supporting businesses by offering outsourced services including special projects, financial and marketing analysis and support services, strategy development and process development and management;
- Preserving memories via business and personal event planning and community outreach services;
- Enhancing personal and corporate environments with interior decorating services and art acquisitions.
Sankofa’s core business belief is based on the African symbol - - Sankofa - - that is a symbol of the wisdom derived from learning from the past in building for the future. Ms. Embry is currently involved with ARP Consulting, LLC and has contributed to the firm’s practice by providing consulting expertise in marketing and finance, among other strategic areas, for airport clients. Recently, Le Juene established and staffed the firm’s Washington D.C. office as the Project Manager and completed a successful launch year (in 2000) as the Project Manager revamping the FAA’s Aviation Capacity Enhancement Plan and supporting the FAA’s Office of System Capacity in numerous other aviation capacity-related initiatives.
Previously, Ms. Embry served as a senior manager for AMR Corporation - the holding company for American Airlines – for almost nine years. During her tenure at AMR, she contributed her broad, results-oriented experience in several areas including strategic analysis, financial planning, international aviation consulting, airport property management, capital and operating budgeting, and project management. Experience highlights at AMR include:
· The negotiation and execution of leases, subleases, contracts, preparing airline responses for passenger facility charge programs, and supplemental documents for a $26 million portfolio of airport and off-airport properties including the negotiation of American’s strategic relocation of its airport operation to the new International Terminal in Mexico City and the relocation from Concourse D to the accessible “T-Gates” at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport - both resulting in increased visibility and operational efficiency for the airline; and
· Project manager for the startup of the re-engineering effort of an international, state-owned airline in Turkmenistan - the former Soviet Union.
Ms. Embry attended The University of Texas at Austin and received a B.B.A. in Accounting in December 1986 and a M.B.A., concentrating in Finance, in December 1988. Other professional accreditations include becoming a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas in April 1993.
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