Rick Weaver

Current

• Owner at Max Impact

Past

• Director of Vendor Development at Kmart
• Manager - Planning Dept. at Kmart Corporation
• Planning Manager at Designer Depot

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Education

• Rochester College

Recommended

8 people have recommended Rick

Connections

255 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Company
• My Company

Rick Weaver’s Summary

An accomplished business executive with a wealth of experience in retail, market analysis, supply chain enhancement, project management, team building, and process improvement, my career began as a stock clerk. I worked myself up to Director of Vendor Development at Kmart Corporation during its heyday working with hundreds of suppliers to improve mutual processes, procedures, and profits.

Amazed at the untapped talent found at all levels of each company I decided to focus on developing programs to draw out the hidden abilities within each person. In 2002, I founded MaxImpact to use my vast experience to connect individuals to their dreams and teams connect to a shared vision.

Experiences taught me the importance of cultural recognition as the conduit through which change and progress is made possible. In 2005 MBC Global was spun-off as the cultural arm of Max Impact. Today MBC Global addresses more than 22 cultural distinctions to provide the foundation of all their leadership and organizational development programs.

Author

My published articles include “Are You Tired of Hiring Other People’s Rejects”, “You’re Not Running a Vineyard So Stop Your Whining”, “Preventing Employee Wipe-Outs”, and “Why We Have So Many Problem People”. Each article takes a positive approach at maximizing individual and organizational results.

His first book, Life’s Leadership Lessons, is a blend of real-life stories where people, events, and things have provided insight into outstanding leadership.

Speaker

As a speaker I blend humor, real life examples, and easy to implement ideas making me a popular at seminars, workshops, and conferences in 43 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

My topics include Learning from Life, Overcoming Life’s Disappointments, Making an Impact, Finding Balance, and Managing Builder’s Boomers, Xs, and Ys without Losing Your Zs. I regularly present professional development workshops at businesses and organizations.

Rick Weaver’s Specialties:

I work with organizations to connect multicultural teams to a shared vision.

Many times this includes developing a strategy to reach employees, customers, and suppliers based on cultures, including generational, ethnic, religious, and other cultural distinctions.

A good referral for me is anyone frustrated that emerging populations are not doing business them or a leader discouraged by a disconnect between employee efforts and organizational goals.

Rick Weaver’s Experience

• Owner

  Max Impact

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

  October 2002 — Present (6 years 10 months)

  MaxImpact offers leadership and professional development services to individual entrepreneurs and small- to mid-sized business management teams. We take a scientific approach to identify strengths, weaknesses, motivators, and cognitive skills and deliver programs that connect individuals to their dreams and management teams to a common vision.
  
  Services include strategy consultation, change management, project management, organization development, conflict management, temporary staffing, employee assessments, coaching, meeting planning, corporate universities, customer service, and call center development.
  
  Major clients include Macomb Community College, IBG Ministries, Genesee County, AHT, Wiser, McEntire Methods, and many more.

• Director of Vendor Development

  Kmart

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SHLD; Retail industry)

  January 1992 — August 2002 (10 years 8 months)

  As the Director of Vendor Development I was responsible for all global vendor communications, vendor training, developing training programs and training materials, expanding PIN (Partners Information Network), security access to Kmart's mainframe, reporting vendor allowances, coordinating vendor website, and maintaining the vendor manual. I also enjoyed consulting with Kmart's suppliers, including 3M, Eastman Kodak, Coleman, Fuji, Fruit of the Look, Hanes, P&G, Kimberly Clark, Wm Wrigley, Newell Rubbermaid, Wrangler, and many more. My team would assist vendors in meeting Kmart's delivery needs and to analyze sales and inventory data. Many associated me with Kmart vendor compliance program, however the program escallated after it was assigned to a new manager and revenue/income desires began to drive a vicious program.

• Manager - Planning Dept.

  Kmart Corporation

  (Public Company; SHLD; Retail industry)

  April 1988 — January 1992 (3 years 10 months)

  Liaison between merchandising and systems departments. Deployed INFOREM (inventory analysis and replenishment system) and other major initiatives.

• Planning Manager

  Designer Depot

  (Retail industry)

  April 1980 — April 1988 (8 years 1 month)

  Formed planning Department for new off-price retail venture. Developed all policies and procedures through teamwork. Hired and trained entire staff. Selected replenishment and budget software.

Rick Weaver’s Education

• Rochester College

  BA , Business Administration , 1998 — 2000

Additional Information

Rick Weaver’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Company

Rick Weaver’s Interests:

Cultures, Training, People Development, Exectutive Coaching, Facilitating, Soccer

Rick Weaver’s Groups:

Board Member: African Business Chamber of Commerce
Advisor: RNIA (Relationship Network Industry Association)
Member: Rochester College Alumni Association Board,
Member: Rotary Club of Rochester,
Chair: Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce - Customer Service Committee,
Chair: RRCC - Workforce Development Committee,
Oakland County Employment Diversity Council - Membership Chair
RYSL - Coach

•    International Network of Social Entrepreneurs
•    Success Networking
•    Motor City Connect
•    Retail Industry Experts
•    Rotary International Members
•    RETAIL EXECS
•    Kmart Alumni
•    Troy Chamber of Commerce - Michigan
•    NuWorldwide (Open Networkers)
•    IVC Detroit
•    Product & Service Management
•    TMS Healthcare Retail Initiative

Rick Weaver’s Honors:

Certified as online instructor by Macomb Community College in Michigan
Certified in Leadership Development by 360 Solutions in Texas
Certified in Strategic Development by Center for Organizational Design in Colorado
Dale Carngeie Graduate.

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