CEO at Strong Suit ... We "unstick" portfolio companies that are stuck.
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- CEO at Strong Suit
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- CEO-in-Residence at Sterling Partners
- VP Marketing at Dyson
- CEO at Canal Street Talent
- COO at Heidrick & Struggles, Mgmt Search Division
- CEO at Career Central
- CEO at Cruel World
- Manager of New Products at Intuit
- Product Manager at Black & Decker
- Education
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- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
- University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
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Jeff Hyman’s Experience
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CEO
Strong Suit
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2008 — Present (2 years 3 months)
For P.E. firms, V.C. firms, and their portfolio company CEO's:
Your portfolio company sells first-rate products...
You've got a brilliant marketing strategy in place...
...So why are you missing your revenue targets?
That’s where Strong Suit comes in.
We’re engaged by P.E. & V.C. firms to "unstick" companies that are stuck.
How?
Every portfolio company has something they’re really good at -- their “strong suit.” We rediscover it and figure out how to connect it to customers. And we do it quickly.
To stake out a simple and compelling market position, we meet with customers to figure out what they want most. (You'd be shocked at the things we uncover in just a few visits).
Then, we align the marketing blueprint and salesforce to execute flawlessly.
Strong Suit is uniquely qualified. We’ve worked inside of a leading Private Equity firm and as CEO of multiple businesses. So, we understand both perspectives.
Our rules of engagement are simple:
➢ We work with only two clients at a time.
➢ Our goal is to get in and get out. The last thing you need is more consultants.
➢ We ask tough questions and insist on intellectual honesty.
➢ We make data-driven recommendations.
➢ We push hard for a differentiated market positioning, to create pricing power.
➢ If it’s not actionable, it’s useless. No fancy presentations to sit on your shelf.
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CEO-in-Residence
Sterling Partners
(Privately Held; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
July 2006 — January 2008 (1 year 7 months)
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VP Marketing
Dyson
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
June 2004 — March 2006 (1 year 10 months)
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CEO
Canal Street Talent
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
May 2002 — May 2004 (2 years 1 month)
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COO
Heidrick & Struggles, Mgmt Search Division
(Public Company; HSII; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year )
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CEO
Career Central
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
1995 — 2001 (6 years )
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CEO
Cruel World
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
1995 — 2001 (6 years )
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Manager of New Products
Intuit
(Public Company; Consumer Goods industry)
1995 — 1995 (less than a year)
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Product Manager
Black & Decker
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; BDK; Consumer Goods industry)
1990 — 1994 (4 years )
Jeff Hyman’s Education
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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
MBA , Marketing , 1994 — 1995
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University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
BS , Marketing , 1986 — 1990
