THE PILLARS
EXECUTIVE COACHING & DEVELOPMENT
EXECUTIVE COACHING & DEVELOPMENT
EXECUTIVE COACHING & DEVELOPMENT
Podium Advisors is dedicated to helping each client achieve their true potential- for themselves and for their businesses. As an external agent, Podium Advisors is able to provide accurate feedback to CEOs and other Executives who have become entrenched in stagnant tactical mindsets. Executive Coaching & Development provide one-on-one sessions that give each client the opportunity to abandon past thought processes, and become strategic thought leaders
ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT
EXECUTIVE COACHING & DEVELOPMENT
EXECUTIVE COACHING & DEVELOPMENT
Figuring out the right organizational structure for a company can be daunting. And making sure employees align with the company can be even more of a challenge, which is why Podium’s Sr Partners Bryan & Lance developed the Fast Track program for Senior Executives, Second Level Executives, and their teams. Fast Track outlines everything from communication, to goal setting and conflict management so that no matter what happens, executives have the right tools to get everyone on the same page. In football, there’s a playbook, in business organization, there’s Fast Track.
SALES & MARKETING COACHING
EXECUTIVE COACHING & DEVELOPMENT
SALES & MARKETING COACHING
Sales and marketing coaching encompasses all aspects of our Strategic Sales Training class, which provides a unique, intensive, and interactive 2-day sales training experience. The class covers comprehensive instruction with hands on practice in each of the foundations of Successful Strategic Selling and each of the Strategic Selling Skills. Unlock the strategic mindset of your sales people, so that they can move beyond day-to-day tasks to focus on the goals and strategies needed to win your big target clients. To learn more about our Strategic Sales Training program, click here.
STRATEGIC GROWTH PLANNING
EXECUTIVE COACHING & DEVELOPMENT
SALES & MARKETING COACHING
Creating a plan, whether it is for this week, this month or this year, is critical in maintaining direction and keeping on top of time lines, especially for large or long-term projects. Podium Advisors helps address this by assisting leaders in the creation of 1 or 3-year growth plans. These strategically designed plans then act as a project road map for both the Executive and their teams, keeping leadership on track and ensuring proper implementation throughout the life cycle of the plan. Think of the plan like your playbook for growth.
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
Our service pillars arm you for success.
Our service pillars arm you for success.
Occasionally, the position of an Executive requires the consideration of unique strategies that look beyond the immediate or obvious solutions to the difficulties or intricacies of their business. Podium Advisors helps executives in this position realize some of the options available to them, and then helps them navigate through this delicate sort of situation. With an expert staff with extensive experience in all facets of business and executive management, Podium Advisors is there is guide you at the most pivotal points in your business’ life cycle.
Our service pillars arm you for success.
Our service pillars arm you for success.
Our service pillars arm you for success.
Podium Advisors works with CEO’s, VPs, and Sr Executives to ensure that their businesses reach their full potential. Through Executive Coaching, Organizational Alignment, Sales & Marketing Coaching, Strategic Growth Planning, Sales Process & Strategic Plan Implementation and Business Strategies, Podium Advisors works as the change agent to help businesses deploy strategic initiatives to help you reach the top of the Podium ahead of your competition.
ABOUT US
Where Executives Find Answers
Where Executives Find Answers
Where Executives Find Answers
Our Vision is to help our customers realize their true potential by focusing on the strategic priorities and removing the tactical barriers. Podium serves as the external change agent to help organizations progress from an often-entrenched tactical mindset into proactive strategic thought leaders. Our aim is to drive long-term revenue growth by providing tools and enabling processes that will help scale knowledge across companies in the information based world.
BRYAN D. HOADLEY
Where Executives Find Answers
Where Executives Find Answers
CEO + Founder
Prior to Podium Advisors, Bryan was Senior Vice President World Wide Sales & Marketing for SunEdison
Semiconductor, a $1B semiconductor materials company. Bryan played an instrumental role in the
company’s strategic plan, culture transformation and vision. With experience leading global teams of 700+
people across 22 countries, and professional credentials that encompass strategic development, sales and
marketing leadership, building a differentiated vision and brand, international business, capital funding and
exits, Bryan is uniquely positioned as a leading expert in guiding executives in taking their companies to the top.
Bryan earned a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis
Obispo , CA and an Executive MBA from Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
CHRIS SLOCUM
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LANCE J. DESCOUROUEZ
Senior Partner
Chris is currently a Director of Sales at Dolby Laboratories and is responsible for licensing Dolby’s
premier audio and video technologies to major Fortune 500 companies in the Consumer Electronics
industry. Prior to Dolby, Chris held various sales leadership roles for companies such as Rambus,
Hewlett-Packard, and Schlumberger.
Chris earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University and a B.A. in Mathematics from
the State University of New York at Potsdam.
LANCE J. DESCOUROUEZ
LANCE J. DESCOUROUEZ
LANCE J. DESCOUROUEZ
Senior Partner
Mr. Descourouez MA, MSOD is a Senior Partner with Podium Advisors, president of both LCI Global
Communications, a training and consulting firm, and Lance Consulting, a CEO executive coaching firm.
He has over 35 years of training and management consulting experience in 42 countries and in 65
industries. Lance specializes in organizational development, team building, communication and decision
making with companies including AT&T, DuPont, Exxon/Mobile, Fujitsu, GE, GM, Hewlett-Packard, Intel,
Levi Strauss, and Union Carbide.
Mr. Descourouez holds a M.A. in Psychology from The American University, Washington, DC and a
M.S.O.D. from The American University /National Training Labs, Washington, DC.
ELIZABETH ELDRIDGE
LANCE J. DESCOUROUEZ
ELIZABETH ELDRIDGE
Sales Operations Strategic Partner
Elizabeth is a Sales Operations Strategic Partner of Podium Advisors and the link between Podium an
Salesforce.com. She has utilized SFDC as part of sales operations and business process management roles
at companies ranging from semiconductor equipment manufacturer (FormFactor) to international solar
components distributor (Enecsys) to retail sales (Bella Pictures). In addition, she has consulted with several
companies on optimization and implementation of SFDC.
Elizabeth earned a B.A. in Biology with Honors from Harvard University and an MBA in Finance from the
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Kenan Flagler Business School.
ERIC MOGENSEN
LANCE J. DESCOUROUEZ
ELIZABETH ELDRIDGE
Senior Legal Advisor
Eric has over twenty-five years of both private practice and corporate in-house experience specializing in
real estate; mergers and acquisitions, representing both buyers and sellers; formation of business
entities ; business financing; technology licensing; contract drafting and negotiations and other
commercial transactions, with strong background in tax and tax planning for those various transactions.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Santa Clara University where he graduated cum laude.
He holds a Juris Doctorate Degree from University of Santa Clara Law School, this time graduating
summa cum laude, a well as a LLM (tax) from Golden Gate University.
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