Rich Allen

Current

• Business & Executive Coach at ActionCOACH Business Coaching

Past

• Division President at Pella Corporation
• VP HR at Texas Instruments

Education

• The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management
• Arizona State University

Recommended

7 people have recommended Rich

Connections

493 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Website
• My Company

Rich Allen’s Summary

Following over 20 years experience in corporate environments, both large and small, with responsibilities ranging from human resources to general manager to executive level leadership, I now work with owners of small to medium-sized businesses to help them think strategically about thier business, build and execute their growth strategies and create high-performance teams to their business will work without them being directly involved. In short, I help business owners work "ON" their business rather than "IN" their business.

Rich Allen’s Specialties:

All aspects of people management (development, compensation, employee relations, etc.), operations and manufacturing including continuous improvement methodologies, sales leadership, strategic planning,large group facilitation, negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, customer relations, team building.

Rich Allen’s Experience

• Business & Executive Coach

  ActionCOACH Business Coaching

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  April 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)

  I work with business owners and corporate executives to help them grow their business. Through 1-2-1 coaching, I help business owners work "on" their business rather than "in" their business.

• Division President

  Pella Corporation

  (Privately Held; Building Materials industry)

  September 1996 — May 2005 (8 years 9 months)

  Division President of the Entry Systems Division - leading a team of 600+ employees in the design, manufacture, sales and distribution of entry door products across the US and internationally. Worked with large customers including The Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards, Sam's Club as well as smaller, regional and local distributors of millwork products.

• VP HR

  Texas Instruments

  (Public Company; Management Consulting industry)

  1981 — 1996 (15 years )

  Multiple senior HR positions including Recruitment, Employee Relations, new Business Development and emerging growth business team development.

Rich Allen’s Education

• The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management

  MBA , International Business , 1992 — 1994

• Arizona State University

  1973 — 1977

Additional Information

Rich Allen’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

Rich Allen’s Groups:

•    W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University
•    University of Texas at Dallas Alumni (2700+ members)
•    Pi Kappa Alpha Professional Network
•    The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
•    What Recession? Business Help
•    Arizona State University Graduates
•    Frisco Chamber of Commerce
•    UT Dallas (UTD) EMBA Alumni
•    Coaching for a Cause
•    My411Pages Small Business Action Group

Rich Allen’s Honors:

2007 Coach of the Year, ActionCOACH Team TEXAS
2008 Coach of the Year, ActionCOACH Team TEXAS
2008 Brand COACH award winner, ActionCOACH North Americas Region

Rich Allen’s Contact Settings

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• expertise requests
• business deals
• getting back in touch