Chief Operating Officer - Spout, LLC.
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
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- Chief Operating Officer at Spout, LLC.
- Past
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- Principal at appliedthinking (www.appliedthinking.us) (Sole Proprietorship)
- Director of Marketing at Sagestone Consulting
- Managing Consultant at Sagestone Consulting
- Senior Manager, E-Business at Herman Miller
- Education
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- Western Michigan University
- Alma College
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Bill Holsinger-Robinson’s Summary
I have had a wide variety of experiences in my career. Scholar. Chef. Technologist. Executive. Consultant. What's the "red thread" that connects them all together? A love for new ideas, problem solving and story-telling. My work at Spout and appliedthinking is no different. I excel at helping clients ...and well, getting them moving.
Bill Holsinger-Robinson’s Specialties:
Film distribution, marketing, design
Bill Holsinger-Robinson’s Experience
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Chief Operating Officer
Spout, LLC.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2005 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Instead of trying to describe the company here, go to the website and see it for yourself - www.spout.com.
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Principal
appliedthinking (www.appliedthinking.us) (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)
November 2004 — October 2005 (1 year)
What is design? A plan for arranging elements in such a way as to best accomplish a particular purpose.
Charles Eames.
Our approach is straight-forward and stresses back-to-the-basics methods. We ask deceptively simple questions to catalyze change and innovation while creating clarity.
- What's next for us?
- What are we proposing to do?
- What is the customer value?
- How will we do it?
- Why is it better than today?
- Compared to what?
However simple, the method used to answer these question takes a great amount of discipline and focus. The end result is a set of deliverables that help organizations innovate and visualize a new set of possibilities (AKA, a vision), add new value to the market by (re)defining their customers better than anyone else, and translate that vision into action by creating a tangible, agile plan. -
Director of Marketing
Sagestone Consulting
(Information Services industry)
August 2004 — October 2004 (3 months)
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Managing Consultant
Sagestone Consulting
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Services industry)
December 2003 — July 2004 (8 months)
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Senior Manager, E-Business
Herman Miller
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MLHR; Information Services industry)
January 1997 — October 2003 (6 years 10 months)
Bill Holsinger-Robinson’s Education
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Western Michigan University
MA, Comparative Religion, 1992 — 1996
Although Comparative Religion was my main focus of study in Graduate School, I also studied Cognitive Science and Developmental Psychology.
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Alma College
BA, Philosophy, 1987 — 1991
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Bill Holsinger-Robinson’s Interests:
strategy, new technology, social networks, cognitive science, film, pop culture, cooking, bicycling, and all sorts of other things
Bill Holsinger-Robinson’s Groups:
Holland Museum - Board of Trustees (http://www.hollandmuseum.org)
West Michigan Film Commission - Board
TED (www.ted.com)
Creative Good's Customer Experience Councils (http://www.creativegood.com/councils/)
USA Cycling
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Alma College Alumni
Bill Holsinger-Robinson’s Honors:
Webby Award Nomination (2007)
Bill Holsinger-Robinson’s Contact Settings
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