Kelli Baxterhttps: //valuegenerationpartners.com Principal and founder of Value Generation Partners, Kelli Baxter is a business development professional, specializing in leadership development, consultative sales, and process improvement. Her diverse background ncludes holding various leadership roles - in a nonprofit organization, a public higher education institution, and an entrepreneurial boutique leadership development consulting firm, which afforded her the opportunity to do what she loves - build long-term professional relationships, convene right-fit partners to resolve organizational challenges, and facilitate leadership development workshops. Kelli has a bachelor's degree from Malone University, the Human Performance Improvement certification from the Association for Talent Development, and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from Kent State University. She is a 2014 recipient of the Distinguished Sales and Marketing Award from Sales and Marketing Executives International. Principal of Value Generation Partners, Rod is author of Operational Excellence Handbook and the SUCCESS Series of handbooks. In his career, he has led operational excellence and transformation journeys with family owned organizations to Fortune 500 global companies - representing service, health care, manufacturing, and higher education. Through these experiences, he traveled the globe, facilitating improvement initiatives with colleagues and teams in Europe, Asia, Middle East, and the Americas. Rod holds a bachelor's of science degree from Kent State University and an MBA from the University of Akron, and has these earned professional certifications: - Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute - New Product Development Professional from the Product Development and Management Association - Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB) from the International Society for Six Sigma Professionals - Six Sigma Black Belt from the American Society for Quality - Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence from the American Society for Quality He is a distinguished alum of Kent State University's College of Technology and has served as a member of the board of examiners for Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Read More Read Less