NUVUE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Consultant and Facilitator
Bill MacMartin has provided leadership and sales development consulting since 1990, to deliver performance improvement (systems, processes, skills, measured results) as a strategy for growth. He is currently certified or master-certified in over 20 Wilson Learning programs and services, and is a recipient of the Facilitator Excellence Award. Each year Bill works with 20-30 small, medium and large local, national, and international organizations - with product and service offerings in diverse sectors. He is highly respected for his adaptability to client needs (regarding style, process, and content application), and his consistently successful results.
Job Titles:
- Senior Consultant
- Senior Consultant With McCourt Associates
Bob Davis is a senior consultant with McCourt Associates, (a Wilson Learning business partner). Bob helps companies of all sizes and in a wide variety of industries achieve greater success. Bob helps uncover strategic business needs, then develops customized learning curriculums to build skills in sales, leadership, customer service, and operations. He is a Master Facilitator in The Counselor Salesperson, Negotiation to Yes, The Versatile Salesperson and many other workshops offered by Wilson Learning.
Mr. Davis's client work focuses on achieving value added results through internal/external customer focus, differentiation, adding value, and gaining customer commitment, and creating solution presentations that maintain margins / enhance revenue.
Prior to his role at Wilson Learning, Mr. Davis had a successful sales career in the medical device industry in which he sold consumables, capital equipment, and services. He has been a guest speaker at both Harvard and Boston University Graduate Schools of Business Management. He frequently delivers motivational workshops to audiences as large as 600 people throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. (references)
Job Titles:
- Digital Marketing Consultant
- Digital Sales Consultant With
Chris O'Connor is a Digital Sales Consultant with NuVue. Since graduating with a degree in Creative Media from the University of Alabama, he has been utilizing his skills in marketing, content creation, and video production. Chris has executed numerous digital campaigns that helped grow and expand the outreach of multiple businesses in the powersports industry. He has developed video content for an online sales training academy that has become the top learning resource for Harley-Davidson dealerships across North America. Chris is determined to leverage his skill set in media production and marketing to help make NuVue a dominant force in this growing digital landscape.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- McCourt Associate
McCourt Associate Cyndi Walsh is an integral part of our winning team who consistently ranks at the top of Wilson Learning's agency network. Cyndi has experience in coaching and delivering skill building programs both in person and online. As a business consultant, facilitator, and coach her experience spans the US, Canada, Europe, South America and Mexico. She works across multiple industries, including medical device, insurance, manufacturing and environmental services to name a few.
Job Titles:
- Sales Consultant
- Sales Consultant With
Erica Richardson is a Sales Consultant with NuVue. Erica grew up with strong roots in agriculture and followed her passion to Iowa State University pursuing a bachelor's degree in Agriculture and Life Sciences Education from Iowa State University. After college, Erica started her career by chartering an urban agriculture program where she served as an agriculture teacher and FFA Advisor for two years. Erica's speaking and facilitation experience across the United States as a National FFA Officer and beyond has led her to believe one core idea: People are the most valuable asset of any organization. Erica is committed to bringing both her educational and agricultural background together to best serve a rapidly changing industry.
Job Titles:
- Business Consultant
- Business Consultant With
John Kruse is a Business Consultant with NuVue. He has over 25 years of experience in sales, sales training and people development and a passion for networking and helping organizational leaders overcome business challenges when training their teams to exceed their performance goals.
He approaches each business opportunity and challenge with a problem-solving attitude. After evaluating the client's current situation and key business needs, he works collaboratively with them and our team to customize a training plan or learning solution to meet those specific needs. The NuVue solutions he presents helps increase sales, and enhance staff and customer communication resulting in establishing an improved culture where leaders can achieve their strategic business goals.
John and his wife Susan have two sons and enjoy supporting their new careers and on-going education, passion for sports - Lacrosse and hockey and outdoor activities - fishing and hunting. As a family, they enjoy traveling, spending time together, attending sporting events, entertaining family and friends and actively supporting charitable organizations within the Raleigh community - fund raising for their local high school and supporting childhood cancer research.
Job Titles:
- Account Executive
- Senior Consultant
As an Account Executive, Senior Consultant, and Facilitator for McCourt Associates/Wilson Learning Maria Wardwell works closely with clients and their leadership teams to ensure employees have the skills necessary to achieve the client's strategic goals. She is also responsible for matching external consultant resources to the client's culture and needs and coordinates the implementation of development initiatives.
Ms. Wardwell has extensive experience in leadership development, performance management, change management, building team effectiveness, interpersonal communications, and workflow redesign. She assists clients in developing and linking company- and job-specific competencies to create integrated performance management and development systems. Ms. Wardwell was a key contributor in the redesign of Wilson Learning's Leading for Performance™ series and redesigned the program's modules for effective virtual delivery. Using Wilson Learning's program offerings, Ms. Wardwell works with teams and managers to enhance intercompany and cross-functional communication. She partners with clients to create sustainable behavioral and cultural change for long-term results.
Ms Wardwell was the 2020 recipient of Wilson Learning's Global Facilitor of the Year Award for work with clients and support and training of other facilitators as training moved to the virtual environment as a result of the Covid 19 Pandemic.
Prior to her role with McCourt Associates Wilson Learning, Ms. Wardwell spent 15 years in the banking industry, including institutional sales, lending, relationship management, client service management, and retail bank management, development, and marketing.
Michele Hellmann is the Chief Operating Officer at NuVue. With over 25 years of experience in leadership, company operations, customer service, and learning and development, Michele brings a wealth of expertise to the table. Hailing from Eastern Pennsylvania, Michele is a true professional, overseeing operations, business development, marketing, and facilitation with precision.
Before joining NuVue, Michele held the position of Senior Vice President of Operations for a life insurance association, demonstrating her commitment to excellence. She holds a B.A. in Communications from Slippery Rock University and an M.A. in Human Resource Development from Marymount University, showcasing her dedication to continuous learning and growth.
Outside of work, Michele enjoys spending time with her husband Clark and their three children, calling North Carolina home. As an active member of Hope Lutheran Church, Michele values community and connection. When she's not busy, you can find her traveling or cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Job Titles:
- Business Operations Manager
Stephen Rezac is the President / CEO for NuVue. Stephen grew up in southern Minnesota and attended South Dakota State University - Agriculture Education and later got an MBA from Colorado State University.
He is responsible for the company's overall performance, new system innovations, and providing shareholder value. Stephen has 35 years of experience in sales, sales management, and training. He has extensive experience in mobile and e-learning development and measurement of learning. He was the Manager of Sales Training for BASF North America prior to starting NuVue in 2002.
Stephen developed Learning That Never Stops™. This system helps to increase sales, develop leaders and deliver results linked to your business strategies. Stephen's background includes extensive classroom and e-learning experience, including performance support, curriculum development, and ROI measurement. Stephen serves on the NC State University Agriculture Business and Entrepreneur Board of Directors, coach for the NC State University Sales Team and enjoys spending time with family, traveling, golfing and cheering on the Carolina Hurricanes.
Job Titles:
- Business Consultant & Senior Executive Coach
Steve has been passionate about Leadership for his entire career. He was sought out by Wilson Learning to begin a "distributorship" in 1991 which he ran until 2019, when he merged his business with McCourt Associates. Studying Psychology and then earning an MBA in Organizational Behavior and Finance from NYU, Steve went to work for a multi-national firm, to create a training function that would help people build management, leadership and technical skills. Next, Steve spent 6 years in management consulting allowing him to work in most every industry. In 1985, he started his own business selling custom-designed behavior modeling programs in Leadership, Sales and Interviewing. Two things occurred that changed Steve's trajectory: Clients were often soliciting help with challenging leadership issues, and because he'd acquired access to Wilson Learning's iconic programs, the need to build from scratch became less important-the ability to customize Wilson's programs became the norm, if they required customizing at all and Steve began developing his own brand of Executive Coaching. To date he has coached over 1000 people. Some of Steve's largest and longest lasting client relationships are in both the hi-tech and financial sectors.
Job Titles:
- Government Contract Specialist
Tatiana MacMartin is originally from Quebec, Canada and is now based in Charlotte, NC. Tatiana received her Master's Degree from Virginia Tech in Curriculum and Instruction, with a concentration in vocal/choral studies for grades K-12. In her time as a teacher in public schools, she taught all grades in chorus as well as general music. She then transitioned into private teaching of piano and voice, both in-studio and virtually through Zoom and other virtual platforms. Over the past year, she has been a Virtual Training Producer for NuVue and now steps into the role of Customer Relationship Specialist. Tatiana believes that we can all learn from each other in many ways and looks forward to continuing her work with the NuVue team, as well as clients from around the world.
As Chief Financial Officer, Tom provides over 30 years of both financial and operational experience in finance, information technology, accounting and human resources. He has had success with both international and domestic corporations like Nestle Foods, Kanthal Corporation and Bespak Inc. Tom holds a MBA from the University of Connecticut and a BS in Accounting from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester New York. He is married with five children and calls North Carolina his home.