Principal | C. Grant and Company

www.cgrantandcompany.com

• • Full-service sales and marketing consulting firm, assisting company growth through comprehensive strategic planning, profitable sales, marketing and communications programs, distinctive print and digital campaign implementation, and executive training and development. Clients include leaders across market segments including Wheaton College, Biola University, Palm Beach Atlantic University; HarperChristian Publishing (Zondervan, Thomas Nelson), Tyndale House, Baker Publishing, Moody Publishing, Worthy (Hachette), Convergent (Penguin Random House); SpringHill Camps, Pine Cove, Kanakuk, Mount Hermon, Hume Lake, Salvation Army.

Publishing Consultant | InterVarsity Press

Lisle, IL

• • Reporting to the President. Interim member of IVP Leadership Team. Working with key leaders on new Sales, Marketing and Publicity strategies and projects as assigned by the President. Created deep data analysis to support decision-making on various publishing issues. Key focus area is currently training and supporting the new head of Marketing with strategy and new customer- and digital-focused marketing direction and related new processes. Championed and supported implementation of AI software for select marketing tasks and department efficiencies.

Interim Vice President | Sales, Marketing and Publicity

• • Interim management of the Sales, Marketing and Publicity departments. Collaborated with department heads on areas including online retailer digital sales, IVP website, direct sales, sales promotions, development of customer personas and department process improvement and structure. Created comprehensive 2025 revenue and expense budgets, managed staff of 23 people. Changed roles at IVP when permanent VP was hired.

Senior Vice President, Company Officer | The ServiceMaster Company

Downers Grove, IL

• • Recruited by ServiceMaster Group President to lead marketing, promotion, and branding initiatives; sales and field staff support; internal and external communications; new product development; all internet and intranet sites; and market and customer research initiatives across all Management Services units. Management Services had fiscal 2001 revenues in excess of $2 billion and managed more than 200,000 employees in the Healthcare, Education, and Business & Industry markets.
• • Recruited by ServiceMaster Group President to lead marketing, promotion, and branding initiatives; sales and field staff support; internal and external communications; new product development; all internet and intranet sites; and market and customer research initiatives across all Management Services units. Management Services had fiscal 2001 revenues in excess of $2 billion and managed more than 200,000 employees in the Healthcare, Education, and Business & Industry markets.
• • Developed and piloted new internet-based line of business, selling access to the training, regulatory, and manager support components of our intranet to healthcare customers too small to benefit from our core service offerings.
• • Initiated marketing programs at the $6 billion ServiceMaster corporate level, including new corporate branding and identity program, and new cross-selling programs with leading “sister” brands including Terminix, Tru-Green, Merry Maids, and ServiceMaster Clean.
• • Performed additional duties as requested by the President, including the development and launch of both a National Accounts sales program and a New Product Development department, serving as president of a $130 million clinical equipment insurance subsidiary, manager of corporate support call center, and corporate research laboratories.
• • Developed and implemented transition communications program to support the acquisition of Management Services by Aramark Corporation.
• • Recognition highlights include American Marketing Association Gold Award for Market Research.

Vice President | Christianity Today, International

Carol Stream, IL

• • Edited youth publication with circulation of 200,000.

Editor | SP Publications

Glen Ellyn, IL

• • Edited youth publication with circulation of 200,000.