Kevin Hannes

Executive Advisor & Business Coach

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Current
  • President at Action Coach DFW
  • Co-Chairman at USS Dallas To Dallas Committee
Past
  • Commanding Officer at NRD Dallas
  • Naval Officer at U. S. Navy
  • Branch Head at Chief of Naval Operations Staff (OPNAV)
  • Branch Head at OPNAV
  • MO at Patrol Squadron NINE (VP-9)
  • TACCO/MC Department Head at VP9
  • JO at World Famous Blue Sharks
Education
  • Naval Postgraduate School
  • St. Edward's University
  • Lon Morris Jr College
Connections
113 connections
Industry
Professional Training & Coaching
Websites

Kevin Hannes’s Summary

Kevin Hannes has 20+ years of Leadership and coaching experience in both government and business arenas.  He is a seasoned and well-rounded businessman with a highly successful track record in marketing, business development, sales, organizational management, strategic planning, human resources, and diverse operations.Representative experiences vary widely, ranging advising in the development of the 2001 National Security Strategy to leading the top recruiting organization in the nation for the United States Navy.   His strength in building highly effective teams that are mission oriented led to his selection as the number one Commanding Officer in navy recruiting.  Recognized as a fiscal expert he has assisted in the development and execution of multiple 100M+ budgets.  With in the Department of the Navy he saw a need to ensure there was a direct correlation between the Navy’s Strategy and programmatic decisions.  Filling this need Kevin created and authored the Navy’s Strategic Planning Guidance.  This business planning model has now been adopted for use by the Secretary of Defence for implementation for the production of the Department Of Defence annual Budget.   Kevin has held several CEO level equivalent positions in while serving in the United States Navy.  He has commanded organizations ranging from 10 to 300 highly trained personnel.  Kevin’s personal philosophy of Serving Others to achieve their personal and professional success has earned him the admiration of his clients.

Kevin Hannes’s Specialties:

Kevin provides vital services that help entrepreneurs succeed. The main focus is on advising and holding the entrepreneurs accountable to their plan… In addition his firm holds a great deal of expertise in preparing, reviewing and editing Investment grade Business Plans for entrepreneurs that seek funding from professional investors... Leardership training, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, Business & Executive Coaching.


Kevin Hannes’s Experience

  • President

    Action Coach DFW

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    September 2008Present (4 months)

    As a Business Coach, I bring out the potential in my clients, helping them achieve greater business success and a healthier life balance.

  • Co-Chairman

    USS Dallas To Dallas Committee

    (Government Relations industry)

    August 2008Present (5 months)

    Leading a exploratory committee to bring the USS Dallas to Dallas upon the Decommissioning of the submarine.

  • Commanding Officer

    NRD Dallas

    (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Military industry)

    May 2004June 2007 (3 years 2 months)

    Commanding Officer (CEO): Led a professional force of 300 personnel and responsible for an additional 1100 personnel waiting to attend Recruit Training Command.
    Deft Management of an annual budget of $2.6 million and capital
    assets of over $10 million.
    • Ranked as the Number One of 26 Districts nationally for three years in a row.
    • Accomplished over 110% of assigned New Contracts to include a 20% increase in diversity market over a two year period.
    • Oversight of over 250,000 square miles of sales territory and 51 remote Sales Offices.
    • Implemented a Strategic Plan that ensured all annual mission objectives were obtained in ten months. Established new marketing strategies that led to a 25% increase in qualified local leads with an overall cost reduction of 75%.
    • Increase Training and Qualification of career sales force, and non-career recruiters. Increase overall promotion rate across entire command by 10%

  • Naval Officer

    U. S. Navy

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    19852007 (22 years)

  • Branch Head

    Chief of Naval Operations Staff (OPNAV)

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    20002004 (4 years)

  • Branch Head

    OPNAV

    (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

    November 1998December 2003 (5 years 2 months)

    Strategic Planning Developed and published the “Navy’s Strategic Planning Guidance.” A cornerstone document that directly ties the Navy’s Strategy to prioritized capability requirements and the Departments Navy’s $100 billion plus budget.
    • Consultant in the development of the Navy’s “Maritime Strategy” for the 21st century.
    • Document resulted in focused assessment of critical areas of the DoN Budget and capabilities saving thousands of man-hours and ensured the Navy’s programs leveraged the capabilities needed to operate in the current environment.
    • Key advisor to the Senior DoD team that adopted the Navy’s concept for the formulation of the Nations Defense Budget process.
    • Selected as the Navy Staff representative to the annual OSD Strategic Studies Seminars. Chartered in developing the National Security Strategy.

  • MO

    Patrol Squadron NINE (VP-9)

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    19961998 (2 years)

  • TACCO/MC Department Head

    VP9

    (Government Agency; Military industry)

    19961998 (2 years)

  • JO

    World Famous Blue Sharks

    (Military industry)

    19871990 (3 years)


Kevin Hannes’s Education

  • Naval Postgraduate School

    MSM, Finacial Management, 19911992

  • St. Edward's University

    19821985

  • Lon Morris Jr College

    AA, Business/Accounting, 19791981

    Activities and Societies:
    Golf Team, LKA Fraternity

Additional Information

Kevin Hannes’s Websites:

Kevin Hannes’s Interests:

Investment, Business Plan Development, Leadership Development,

Kevin Hannes’s Groups:

Navy League, Marine Corps Memorial Club, Army & Navy Club DC, Dallas Blue, U. S. Navy, ActionCaoch, ANA, TROA, Denton CC

  •    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (24,000+ members)
  •    DFW Entrepreneur Network
  •    Executive Suite
  •    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
  •    ActionCOACH Business Coaching
  •    TalentBar: HR and Recruiter Network
  •    US Military Veterans Network
  •    Military Officers of the United States of America
  •    ActionCOACH
  •    Navy League of the United States
  •    DFW Veteran's Business Network
  •    Naval Postgraduate School Alumni
  •    DFW Venture Capital and Private Equity Investment Community
  •    VP Navy
  •    USN Flight Officers

Kevin Hannes’s Honors:

Admiral in Texas Navy, Commanding Officer, Secretary Army & Navy Club


Kevin Hannes’s Contact Settings

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  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
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