Toni Miller

Current

• Consultant & Project Manager at Towers Perrin

Past

• Lead Consultant at Enlighten Consulting
• Consultant & Market Researcher at GfK Custom Research
• Researcher at StayWell Health Management

• Researcher at University of Minnesota
• Founder at Tonille, Inc.
• Marketing Consultant at Capital Planning, Inc.

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Education

• Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Connections

252 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Toni Miller’s Summary

Highly motivated consultant with excellent relationship building and project management skills. Proven experience in business development, training, human capital management, organizational improvement, competitive intelligence, executive development and strategic human resources. High-level thinker who can synthesize granular-level details into the bigger picture.

Toni Miller’s Specialties:

Relationship building, business development, strategy, competitive intelligence and problem solving as well as organizational and executive development

Toni Miller’s Experience

• Consultant & Project Manager

  Towers Perrin

  (Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

  •Management of employee engagement survey projects, ensuring project profitability
  •Consults with clients to define and recommend strategy of implementation
  •Design and delivery of client presentations, workshops & focus groups
  •Leads teams through complex projects to ensure delivery within scope
  •Provides coaching, training & developmental opportunities for team members

• Lead Consultant

  Enlighten Consulting

  (Management Consulting industry)

  September 2004 — August 2008 (4 years)

  • Founded Enlighten Consulting in order to provide management consulting to small organizations
  • Bridged theory and practice in training and advising activities
  • Provided executive coaching & organizational development
  • Provided behavioral analysis, strategy and process improvement services
  • Strategic recruitment, networking and personal branding
  • Psychometrics, employee and program evaluation
  • Knowledge synthesis, management and translation to diverse audiences
  • Business development

• Consultant & Market Researcher

  GfK Custom Research

  (Public Company; Market Research industry)

  December 2007 — May 2008 (6 months)

  • Developed and executed primary research studies, providing Fortune 500 companies with competitive intelligence data and recommendations.
  • Managed research projects including strategy, design, logistics, and presentation of results

• Researcher

  StayWell Health Management

  (Privately Held; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  January 2006 — December 2007 (2 years)

  • Conducted organizational development and process improvement activities for numerous Fortune 500 companies
  • Developed robust ROI and business case strategies for each project, ensuring engagement of business stakeholders
  • Developed evaluation processes, including measurement instruments, survey, focus groups & interviews
  • Led and directed multiple projects and teams while ensuring the effective scoping of qualitative and quantitative metrics

• Researcher

  University of Minnesota

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  June 2003 — October 2007 (4 years 5 months)

  • Managed, trained and mentored staff and volunteers
  • Lead on media use and personal/political attitudes study for the Department of Social Psychology
  • Coordinated a study on competition assessment for the Department of Social Psychology
  • Conducted literature reviews and data manipulation/organization
  • Developed comprehensive surveys and conducted focus groups and interviews
  • Researched, designed and presented a social marketing campaign on obesity prevention

• Founder

  Tonille, Inc.

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 2003 — August 2007 (4 years)

  • Spokesperson & brand strategist
  • Primary and secondary research, consumer data, and competitive analyses for clients such as: Microsoft, ESPN, MTV, Nickelodeon, Maxim Magazine, FHM Magazine, DreamWorks Studios, Showtime, Tom Nguyen Art, Elusive Art, David’s Bridal, Dennis Kirk, Thompson West, Best Western Hotels, Ignite, Vesta Partners, North Loop Fitness, 5AM Image, and MN’s Finest.

• Marketing Consultant

  Capital Planning, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)

  December 2000 — October 2004 (3 years 11 months)

  • Managed client relations
  • Designed branding and promotional materials

Toni Miller’s Education

• Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center

  MA , Organizational Systems , 2009 — 2011 (expected)

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  BA , Triple Major: English, Communications, Philosophy, Minor: Psychology , 1999 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Researcher for Communications department, Psychology department, student government.

Additional Information

Toni Miller’s Interests:

Travel, Reading, Writing, Running, Dancing, Music, Art, Wine

Toni Miller’s Groups:

Board member of the Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation
Finance Committee member of the Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation
NACSM, Free Arts MN, Executive Consultants, Project Managers Group

•    Women 2.0
•    Worldwide Management Consultants (22,000+ members)
•    Free Arts Minnesota
•    Executive Consultants
•    Project Managers Group
•    Best Practice Exchange
•    University of Minnesota Alumni Association (UMAA)
•    SIOP - The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
•    PsychologyLinked
•    I/O Careers - Network of Industrial Organizational Psychologists (IOP)
•    The Psychology Network
•    Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology
•    Women In Networking (WIN)
•    Towers Perrin Employees and Alumni
•    Saybrook Graduate School Organizational Systems
•    Band of Entrepreneurs
•    Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center

Toni Miller’s Honors:

Seaverson, E., Grossmeier, J., Miller, T., Anderson, D. (2009). The role of incentive design, incentive value, communications strategy and worksite culture on health risk assessment participation. The American Journal of Health Promotion, 23(5) 343-352.

Miller, T. (November 22, 2006). Real Beauty Campaign Makes the Mark. The Minnesota Daily.

National speaker - National Wellness Conference 2007

Toni Miller’s Contact Settings

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