Catherine Flynn
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Jim Notaro
Catherine did a fantastic presentation to some of our staff on using LinkedIn to Grow Business. She took great care to craft a presentation around our goals and objectives. It was refreshing that she was able to break away from a boring PowerPoint and do almost everything with real profiles of employees - it made for a much more engaging time.
Michael O'Grady
While with Alliance Bank, I hired Catherine to provide Sales Training at this community bank for commercial and private client relationship managers, with an abbreviated course developed by Catherine for Retail Branch managers. Excellent preparation included surveys of all stakeholders, course develpment tailored to our unique needs and the actual training. Follow-up included recap for Executive Management with recommendations for continued sales management / shift in culture. Would highly recommend Catherine.
Jim Notaro
Catherine did a fantastic presentation to some of our staff on using LinkedIn to Grow Business. She took great care to craft a presentation around our goals and objectives. It was refreshing that she was able to break away from a boring PowerPoint and do almost everything with real profiles of employees - it made for a much more engaging time.
Michael O'Grady
While with Alliance Bank, I hired Catherine to provide Sales Training at this community bank for commercial and private client relationship managers, with an abbreviated course developed by Catherine for Retail Branch managers. Excellent preparation included surveys of all stakeholders, course develpment tailored to our unique needs and the actual training. Follow-up included recap for Executive Management with recommendations for continued sales management / shift in culture. Would highly recommend Catherine.
Jim Notaro
Catherine did a fantastic presentation to some of our staff on using LinkedIn to Grow Business. She took great care to craft a presentation around our goals and objectives. It was refreshing that she was able to break away from a boring PowerPoint and do almost everything with real profiles of employees - it made for a much more engaging time.
Michael O'Grady
While with Alliance Bank, I hired Catherine to provide Sales Training at this community bank for commercial and private client relationship managers, with an abbreviated course developed by Catherine for Retail Branch managers. Excellent preparation included surveys of all stakeholders, course develpment tailored to our unique needs and the actual training. Follow-up included recap for Executive Management with recommendations for continued sales management / shift in culture. Would highly recommend Catherine.
Jim Notaro
Catherine did a fantastic presentation to some of our staff on using LinkedIn to Grow Business. She took great care to craft a presentation around our goals and objectives. It was refreshing that she was able to break away from a boring PowerPoint and do almost everything with real profiles of employees - it made for a much more engaging time.
Michael O'Grady
While with Alliance Bank, I hired Catherine to provide Sales Training at this community bank for commercial and private client relationship managers, with an abbreviated course developed by Catherine for Retail Branch managers. Excellent preparation included surveys of all stakeholders, course develpment tailored to our unique needs and the actual training. Follow-up included recap for Executive Management with recommendations for continued sales management / shift in culture. Would highly recommend Catherine.
Experience
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The Bluestar Group
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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Jul 2013 - Present
We are a skill-intensive consulting and training company with a passionate focus on helping organizations achieve outstanding sales and service results. We define and build the right processes and skills. We coach coaches to manage and lead ongoing implementation and skill development.Expertise: sales strategy, management and leadership, consultative skill development, developmental coachingWe have specialized training in the Predictive Index (PI) Survey, a personality analysis tool to help individuals and organizations understand motivating needs and the PI PRO, a tool that helps to analyze jobs to determine the behaviors required for superior job performance. Both tools help organizations identify qualified talent and ensure they are developed and managed to make them as effective and productive as possible. Show less
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President
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Feb 2003 - Present
We are a skill-intensive consulting and training company with a passionate focus on helping organizations achieve sales and service results. We define and build the right processes and skills. We coach coaches to manage ongoing implementation and skill development.We provide consulting on sales strategy, management and leadership, and skill development; develop customized, skill-intensive training programs in business-to-business sales, sales management and leadership, negotiations, sales support, and presentations. Show less
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Hudson Valley Bank
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United States
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant/Senior Vice President, Training and Performance Manager
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Sep 2011 - Jul 2013
Consultant and Performance Manager on various bank-wide learning and development projects: Commercial Relationship Manager/Branch Manager Sales and NegotiationsTraining, Sales Presentations Training, Fiserv Core System Conversion, CreditQuest Loan Origination System, Predictive Index, Financial Analysis and Regulatory Compliance. Redesigned and executed formal Commercial RM Management Training Program. Consultant and Performance Manager on various bank-wide learning and development projects: Commercial Relationship Manager/Branch Manager Sales and NegotiationsTraining, Sales Presentations Training, Fiserv Core System Conversion, CreditQuest Loan Origination System, Predictive Index, Financial Analysis and Regulatory Compliance. Redesigned and executed formal Commercial RM Management Training Program.
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MZ Bierly Consulting, Inc.
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Vice President
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Jan 2002 - Jan 2003
Provided sales consulting and training to Regional and Community Banks. Provided sales consulting and training to Regional and Community Banks.
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Richardson
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United States
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Vice President
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May 1994 - Dec 2001
Senior Consultant and facilitator on major client engagements. Designed and delivered customized sales programs to global corporations. Consulted on sales process, sales strategy, and results measurement. Senior Consultant and facilitator on major client engagements. Designed and delivered customized sales programs to global corporations. Consulted on sales process, sales strategy, and results measurement.
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The Bank of New York
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United Kingdom
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Banking
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Vice President
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Feb 1984 - Apr 1994
Managed Professional Skills Development for retail banking, commercial lending, and private banking. Consulted with executive team on sales and leadership initiatives and sales development. Managed Professional Skills Development for retail banking, commercial lending, and private banking. Consulted with executive team on sales and leadership initiatives and sales development.
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Education
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1972 - 1974
State University of New York at Fredonia
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Adelphi University
BS, Business Management -
Cairo Central School
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Cairo Central School
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