Clients - Testimonials & Case Studies
National Human Resources Association – Orange County, California
Tom Koch President, National Human Resources Association – Orange County, California “As President of the National Human Resources Association in Orange County, California I couldn’t be more delighted
Standard Pacific Homes
Heather Breidenthal Vice President Human Resources “We engaged Brainard Strategy to help us develop the foundation of a leadership development program for our senior leaders
Patient Safe Solutions
Jim Sweeney Chairman and CEO Patient Safe Solutions “Our Board of Directors was seeking an assessment of the organization relative to performance challenges, retention challenges
Beckman Coulter
Bob Hurley Chairman Beckman Coulter “At Beckman Coulter we have a great deal of experience with mergers and acquisitions. In 2009 we acquired a large
AMN Healthcare
Ken Gowen VP Human Resources AMN Healthcare, Inc. “Our executive team needed assistance in identifying opportunities for revenue generating ideas that would bring a ROI
Volcano
Scott Huennekens CEO – Volcano “We annually perform an employee survey to understand our culture and achievement of our V-difference objectives. Additionally, this year we
J.D. Power and Associates
J.D. Power and Associates Vice President, Human Resources “While I had not partnered with Brainard Strategy in the past, I had always heard great things
Moark
Allan Dicks CFO, Moark, Inc. Brainard Strategy partnered with our executive team to clarify and refine our Mission, Vision and Strategic Objectives. The process was
Edwards Life Science
Judy Bentley VP Human Resources Edwards Life Science, Irvine, California “We were having a difficult time with bringing together our executive sales team. There were
Pioneer
Paul Brubaker VP Human Resources Pioneer, Long Beach, CA “After unifying three separate HR groups within North America under a Shared-Services umbrella, I decided to
OCP
Ed Cleary General Manager, OCP San Diego, CA “Like many companies our size, we had hit a sales ceiling, and were at a loss for
Advantage Sales and Marketing
Chris Olivier President, Advantage Sales and Marketing, 2009 “Advantage Sales and Marketing (ASM) is the leading sales and marketing outsourcing company for the retail food
Scripps
Vic Buzacherro EVP, Human Resources “In late 2008, Scripps was looking to enhance overall organizational performance through increased alignment between its overall strategic objectives and
HBAPA
Laura Pinkham President, Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts Foundation Huntington Beach, CA “Simple and effective approaches to management and organizational issues. “OGTM” is
Moon Design
Ed Cleary VP of Sales and Marketing Moon Design MFG, San Diego, CA “We realized that moving our business into the future involved a more
MemorialCare
Tammie McMann Brailsford EVP, Chief Operating Officer, MemorialCare Health System “We had a performance appraisal form that was less than popular and a performance management
CNS Response
George Carpenter CEO, CNS Response “After more than one year of a great amount of turbulence at the board and executive team levels, we needed
Kia Motors America
Greg Georgianni Director, Human Resources Kia Motors America “Kia Motors America has just experienced its 14 years of sales growth in the U.S. This was
Biosite
K. Blickenstaff Chairman and CEO Biosite Diagnostics, Inc., San Diego, California “We realized that we just weren’t reaching the goals our team set out to
Viejas Enterprises
Tony Chartrand SVP Human Resources, Viejas Casino San Diego, California “We needed an accurate way to measure the capabilities and potential of our management team.
Borland
Tom Triolo Vice President, Human Resources – 2009 “At Borland Software we were attempting to do a great deal, as our resources became increasingly limited.
Nielsen
Robert Nascenzi CEO, Nielsen, San Diego, California “Our business was mature and our brand was strong, but we had been through a couple of mergers
Golden State Foods
Scott Thomas Vice President, Distribution Golden State Foods Golden Spirit Award Steve Becker SVP, Human Resources Golden State Foods “Golden State Foods is one of
Goal Financial
Ryan Katz CEO Goal Financial, San Diego, California “Michael Brainard has been able to provide the climate and framework for my growth and development and