Brian Kennedy

Current

Head Coach, Speaker, Small Business Specialist at Brian Kennedy Global

Past

Partner at Be Invinceable Group
Owner, Consultant at Brian Kennedy Management Consultant
Senior Consultant; Business Development at Performisys

Owner, Consultant at Brian Kennedy, Management Consulant (Sole Proprietorship)
Regional Vice President at American Greetings Corporation

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Education

SMEI
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
The Citadel

The Citadel

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

Brian Kennedy’s Summary

Professional Experience:
Brian Kennedy has been successful in sales and marketing for over thirty years. During his career, Brian has been a vocational rehabilitation counselor; performed many sales functions from sales representative to the VP level with American Greetings Corporation; has performed in relationship building in small business turnarounds; and has been involved in the start-up of three businesses. In addition, he has been a peak performance consultant. During his career Brian has worked in counseling, consumer goods, consumer services, software distribution, and consulting where he coached peak performance philosophies and activities to sales teams in the pharmaceutical, medical products, and financial services industries. Brian graduated from The Citadel where he earned his BA in History, and later a M.Ed. in counseling.

What I do:
Brian Kennedy assists individuals and organizations achieve peak performance levels in their family, business, and financial lives. He works with small business owners and sales organizations who are tired of not growing even though they are working harder than ever; frustrated by business, legal, and personal distractions that keep their focus off their business; disappointed because they don't always have the best business, legal, personal, and financial advice when they want it; and discouraged because of time consuming issues like collections and personal issues that constantly crop up. Are any of these obstacles in the way of your peak performance?

Brian Kennedy’s Specialties:

Sales management, interim management, contract negotiations, small business turnarounds, development of winning teams, identity theft risk management

Brian Kennedy’s Experience

Head Coach, Speaker, Small Business Specialist

Brian Kennedy Global

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

July 2004 — Present (5 years 1 month)

Peak Performance Coaching resulting in:
• Increased achievement of what you want through what you do
• Development of effective leadership
• Slight Edge philosophies and activity leading to improved market position
• An atmosphere of success oriented activity through the development of a positive corporate mindset
• Higher retention of the employees you want to keep
Partner

Be Invinceable Group

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

2002 — 2004 (2 years)

Market, develop, and deliver peak performance consulting to clients generated from speaking engagements of partner, Vince Poscente.
Owner, Consultant

Brian Kennedy Management Consultant

(Management Consulting industry)

2001 — 2002 (1 year)

Contractor or permanent/part-time executive for turnarounds, start-ups and business development opportunities
Senior Consultant; Business Development

Performisys

(Management Consulting industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year)

Developed and marketed management consulting focused on performance analysis, and development planning
Owner, Consultant
Brian Kennedy, Management Consulant (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)

October 1998 — February 2000 (1 year 5 months)

In-house executive contractor for sales and marketing
Regional Vice President

American Greetings Corporation

(Public Company; Consumer Goods industry)

1986 — 1998 (12 years)

Responsible for sales of $450 million while managing professional sales force of 23 managers and 155 sales representatives who were responsible for 4000 part-time merchandisers; two regional offices, three fixture warehouses and a regional instillation crew.

Brian Kennedy’s Education

SMEI

CSE , Sales Certification , 1997

This is the Certified Sales Executive credential awarded by Sales and Marketing Executives International and Memphis University. This certification is renewed each year with 20 hours of workshop and class work.
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Sales Force Development and Mangement 1996
The Citadel

MEd. , Counseling , 1977 — 1979
The Citadel

BA , History , 1965 — 1969

Additional Information

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Brian Kennedy’s Interests:

Personal Development, Cooking, Writing, Reading positive books, Helping others achieve thier goals and dreams, Collecting People

Brian Kennedy’s Groups:

Associated with SMEI, SMEI Dallas, Cape Fear SME, Jacksonville, NC & Wilmington Chambers of Commerce, The Citadel Alumni Association, BNI, MENG through memberships and/or personal relationships