Steve Dewart

Leadership Guide & Counsel to Management

Location: Greater Denver Area
Industry: Professional Training & Coaching

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Steve Dewart's Overview

Current

Leadership Guide & Counsel to Management at Self-Employed

Past

Partner at Orion West
Corporate Development & Integration Specialist at Star Telecom, Inc.
Change Management Specialist at Pro-Change Behavior Systems, LLC

Education

University of Rhode Island
Duke University

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Connections

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Organizational consultant and leadership coach with over a decade of experience providing mentorship and guidance to the Presidents, CEOs and senior managers of Fortune 500 companies and start-ups. Clients include Google, University of California, Software.com, as well as over a dozen small business and non-profit clients.

Specialties

Leadership development and coaching, team alignment, board retreat facilitation, large-group strategic planning, growth strategy

Leadership Guide & Counsel to Management

Self-Employed

September 2004 – Present (7 years 5 months)

I am currently an independent practitioner, providing coaching and consulting services to a diverse client base across a wide-range of industries. My specialty areas are: leadership development, executive coaching & mentoring, and group development within an inquiry-based, heart-centered framework.

Partner

Orion West

January 2000 – August 2004 (4 years 8 months)

Orion West, Inc., based in Santa Barbara, CA, was a management consulting firm that specialized in working globally with CEOs and HR teams, including Fortune 500 level organizations. As a founding partner, I provided coaching and consulting services in the areas of leadership development, strategic planning, and team alignment.

Corporate Development & Integration Specialist

Star Telecom, Inc.

September 1998 – January 2000 (1 year 5 months)

Managed all corporate development activities and programs for a billion-dollar, international corporation, reporting to the Vice-President of Human Resources. Created and administered STAR University, a professional training center that delivers high-quality in-house and remote training for over 1200 employees world-wide. Developed and managed external vendor relationships for training programs with a budget of $100K +. Highlights of accomplishments:
 Partnered with company executives and acquired-company managers in designing and implementing an acquisition integration methodology that encompassed both operational and strategic levels to facilitate the achievement of key business goals and objectives. Methodology was utilized with two strategic acquisitions with total revenues in excess of $500M.
 Designed and delivered a highly innovative and successful management development program for department directors, managers and supervisors.
 Facilitated on- and off-site strategic planning sessions for corporate executives and vice-presidents. Summarized session results and facilitated feedback meetings with the Company President.
 Partnered with the Director of Retail Billing to design and facilitate a major department development initiative. Implementation of this initiative led to a reduction in billing disputes from an average of 30% per cycle to <5% per cycle, and resolution of about 750K minutes/month of bad calls for an annual increase in billable revenue of $1.3M.

Change Management Specialist

Pro-Change Behavior Systems, LLC

April 1997 – September 1998 (1 year 6 months)

Responsible for researching, designing and evaluating organizational change interventions. Contributed to the development and implementation of change management programs for several Fortune 500 accounts. Assisted in the design and development of several licensed organizational diagnostic surveys and change management manuals. Facilitated focus groups and conducted interviews with key leaders at client organizations.