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Mary Jo Kovach

Senior Client Partner / Business Development at FranklinCovey
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Seasoned executive driving growth and innovation in leadership, publishing, and business development.
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Greater Chicago Area, US
Skills
  • Leadership
  • Academic Publishing
  • Publishing
  • Management
  • Business Development
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Mary-jo Kovach is a seasoned executive with 26+ years of experience in leadership, publishing, and business development. She has held senior roles at FranklinCovey, Pearson, Harcourt Brace Publishers, Merrill / Macmillan, and Scott Foresman, driving growth, innovation, and strategic partnerships. She holds certifications in unconscious bias, gender intelligence, and on-watch certified.

Credentials

  • OnWatch Certified
    Safe House Project
    Oct, 2021
    - May, 2026
  • Unconscious Bias
    LinkedIn
    Apr, 2021
    - May, 2026
  • Gender Intelligence® Professional with Distinction
    Gender Intelligence Group
    May, 2016
    - May, 2026
  • Unconscious Bias™ LeaderU Knowledge Certificate
    FranklinCovey
    Oct, 2021
    - May, 2026

Experience

  • FranklinCovey
    • Senior Client Partner / Business Development
      • Aug 2017 - Present

      Working with educational organizations to enable greatness. Overall effectiveness, culture, execution, productivity, and leadership.

  • Pearson
    • United Kingdom
    • Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Vice President Strategic Initiatives
      • Jan 2016 - May 2017

      Some of our current issues: Sustainability, Gender Intelligence, Personal Presence, Lifelong Learning, and how to be Great on the Job.

    • Vice President, Director of Territory Sales
      • Dec 2003 - Jan 2016

      Managed sales force of Education Service professionals working in the Private Sector / B2B market

  • Harcourt Brace Publishers
    • Executive Manager, Corporate & Professional Markets / Regional Manager
      • Nov 1992 - Nov 2003

      Started at Harcourt in a Regional Manager role taking the lowest performing group in the division and coaching them to #1 in our second year (1992-1996). Moved into newly created role selling content into Corporations, Professional Associations, and Government entities for their training / member development programs.

  • Merrill / Macmillan
    • District Manager / Sr Sales Representative
      • Jan 1926 - Jan 1927

      Managed district of 9 territory sales representatives

  • Scott Foresman
    • Marketing Manager
      • Jan 1924 - Feb 1924

Education

  • 1900 - 1900
    Eastern Illinois University
    BA
  • Homewood Flossmoor HS

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