Executive Connections mentors

As a Senior Partner with Hewitt and Aon (post Aon/Hewitt merger 2010), Bob held various leadership roles within the organizations, and acted as a lead consultant and actuary for over 60 large organizations, with more than half representing the Fortune 500.

During Bob’s 35-year consulting career his notable accomplishments included working with a broad variety of industry/business and being promoted to Partner after seven years of service and later to Senior Partner. While consulting with his clients, he developed expertise in many critical business areas (e.g. finance, accounting, mergers and acquisitions, etc.), and established a retirement practice in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) with an initial revenue budget of $2.9 million and a $30+ million budget after 20 years of leadership. Finally, a critical part of Bob’s consulting career always involved the mentorship of others including the mentorship of many young women and men to partnership.

In addition to Bob’s consulting experiences, he taught as a Senior Lecturer at the Carlson School of Business (University of Minnesota), where he developed and taught a class on Employee Benefits from 2012 to 2019. And the accomplishment he is perhaps the most proud of is having raised his three daughters to be established professionals, all successfully working and managing people in their chosen professions.

Sherry Jane Love is the founder of SJAL Enterprises, LLC, a firm dedicated to empowering executives to push through noise and discover solutions to move forward to success.

With a passion for helping individuals reach their full potential, Sherry Jane has an innate ability to understand and connect with her clients on a deep level. Her expertise lies in her ability to ask thought-provoking questions and provide insightful feedback, helping her clients gain clarity and develop effective strategies to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals.

Her strong interpersonal skills, combined with her extensive knowledge and experience from over 25 years in executive management, make her a trusted and valuable resource for executives seeking personal and professional growth.

Sherry Jane is known for her agile and inclusive leadership ability. CEOs have hired and re-hired her to revitalize struggling business areas; she thrives when navigating uncharted waters, such as transitioning businesses in the midst of change or during market disruption. Sherry Jane guides her clients in developing skills to collaborate effectively with partners and maintain team cohesion during tumultuous transitions. Paradigm shifts are a constant reality of the new corporate landscape, and Sherry Jane is passionate about guiding her clients as they adapt and grow alongside these changes.

Sherry Jane Love has over 25 years of experience leading large teams at the executive level. Her expertise is in merchandising and product development in the retail industry for multi-billion dollar companies such as PetSmart, Payless ShoeSource, Lane Bryant, and Macy’s. Her corporate experience spans privately, publicly, and private equity-owned companies. Her extensive product expertise includes fashion apparel & accessories, footwear, pet products, and sporting goods. Her career has allowed her to run businesses in the US, Canada, and Latin America. She has managed small and large businesses and has had responsibility for P & L's of $165 million to over $2 billion.

Sherry Jane is an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She has completed the advanced Executive Coaching Program at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Additionally, she has a BS in Merchandising from Louisiana State University. She has completed the following executive education certificates: “Digital Disruption Program in Digital Transformation Strategies” from Cambridge Judge Business School and “Digital Marketing: Customer Engagement, Social Media, and Planning & Analytics” from Columbia Business School. Outside of her career, Sherry Jane explores her passion for the outdoors as a recreational athlete and steward of the environment.

James Madison is CEO (Chief Energy Officer), Speaker, Trainer and Coach at On Purpose Life, LLC. He helps successful and purpose driven senior leaders leave burnout and overwhelm behind to lead winning teams in the achievement of extraordinary results. James is passionate about inspiring and igniting growth in others so they experience the freedom to create their wildest dreams!

In 30+ years of leadership experience, James has enjoyed developing and preparing leaders for successful careers and maximum personal fulfillment. James creates his powerful impact through:

• True North Vision and Strategic Roadmapping
• Winning 1st Team Leadership Development
• 1-1 Executive Coaching and Thinking Partnerships
• VIP Strategy Sessions and Purpose Driven Experiences
• Inspirational Keynote Speaking

James believes that when you live “In Purpose On Purpose” you will never work another day in your life! All Flow, No Hustle is his mantra.

After serving in the Army, James spent 25 years in supply chain leadership, operations management, and customer development roles in Fortune 500 companies. Prior to founding On Purpose Life and becoming an executive coach, he Pivoted On Purpose from the consumer products industry into executive recruiting.

Tracy has over 37 years of accounting, finance and corporate management experience. She spent 17 years with Medtronic Inc. in finance leadership roles supporting the Neuromodulation and Cardiac Rhythm Therapies businesses focused on revenue growth, delivering superior profits, optimizing manufacturing operations and driving long-term strategic R&D investments.

Prior to Medtronic, Tracy was a key contributor in completing the successful spin-off and subsequent IPO of ON Semiconductor in 1999/2000 which included establishing the new companies’ financial/accounting systems and a new finance organization. She held several finance leadership roles focused on executing a major business restructuring, supporting cash liquidity initiatives, re-structuring manufacturing operations and developing a corporate-wide strategy redesign. Her tenure included managing large global finance organizations allowing for extensive global travel to Asia, Eastern and Western Europe and China.

Tracy started her career with Motorola developing a foundation in cost accounting, financial planning/analysis and business support. She went on to hold several leadership positions managing finance organizations focused on global semiconductor manufacturing, business operations, R&D development and factory start-ups.

She holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, both from Arizona State University, Tempe. In retirement, she enjoys spending time with family in AZ & MN, hiking, biking, gardening and collecting & building LEGO.

I am a results oriented Senior Executive with 30+ years of demonstrated accomplishments in consulting services and client side experience in fast paced start-ups, turn around and growth companies. I have served as a CEO, President, and Vice President for over 20 years and I have been recognized for consistently meeting or exceeding profit and revenue goals, customer acquisition, retention and market share targets, as well as leading talent development and harnessing cross functional expertise to transform organizations into becoming agile and responsive to evolving markets. I have managed large global teams and budgets, consistently producing year over year revenue growth. I also have thorough knowledge of B2C & B2B multi-channel marketing and business development and strategy consulting in the U.S. and international markets. I received my MBA from The Kellogg Graduate School of Management and my Bachelors Degree from Loyola Marymount University.

My areas of specialty include: Leadership, Strategy Consulting, Strategic Planning, Capital Presentations, M&A, Budgeting & Forecasting, Negotiations, Business Development, Strategic Alliances, Brand Management, Multi-channel Marketing, E-commerce (SEO, SEM, Affiliate, Lead Generation, Web Analytics, E-mail, Merchandising), International Marketing, B2B & B2C, Business Metrics, Segmentation, Merchandise Strategy, Product Development, Vendor Relationships, Prospect & Customer Analytics/Communication Optimization.

As the CEO of Nemschoff Chairs Inc. (Nemschoff), Mark’s innovative and pioneering approach transformed the health care furniture industry. Customer focused marketing, service, and manufacturing enabled health care clients to customize products to meet their needs and differentiate their facilities. Quality, value, and custom products dramatically fueled the Nemschoff growth to the No. 1 position in health care furniture for nine consecutive years.

Mark began his career as a design engineer and team manager for a leading outdoor power equipment company and was awarded two patents for noise and vibration control innovation. Mark then joined the family furniture business, learning every job prior to taking on the leadership role of president and CEO. Recognized as the industry leader, Nemschoff Chairs Inc. was sold to Herman Miller Inc. in 2009.

Mark was known for using the phrase, “people do business with people they like” as a way of instilling the value of human connection in his employees. Always a hands-on leader, he prided himself in being a keen observer and deep listener, as well as a holistic thinker.

Concurrently, Mark founded Colby Metal Inc., a make-to-order contract metal fabricator that supplied Nemschoff Chairs Inc., as well as other regional customers. Under Mark’s leadership, the company experienced significant and profitable growth, and was ultimately sold to Colby Metal management in 2017.

In addition, Mark founded Nemschoff Sports Ltd., which managed his sports car racing and offshore powerboat racing team. Over a nine-year period in powerboats, he won three world championships, two national championships, and numerous speed records.

Mark has served on private and public boards of both local and national organizations. He earned his degree in applied science and engineering, with a minor in business, from the University of Wisconsin.

As a leader at Honeywell International, a Fortune 100 technology company, Tina Oliver has led the company's global Mechanical New Product Introduction, Subcontract Management and Supplier Development teams in the Aerospace Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) division for the past 24 years. She has also been the site lead for the Aerospace Women's Council which focuses on the career growth of women in the Aerospace Industry. In addition, she developed and launched a mentor program and Diversity of Thought program within Honeywell that focused on improving Inclusion and Diversity. Tina has held an expat position in Puerto Rico and has worked extensively throughout the United States, China, Mexico and Western Europe. She holds a Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science and a Certificate in Project Management.

Tina is a 1st generation U.S. citizen, the daughter of an Air Force veteran and the first in her family to earn a master's degree. She is a native Arizonan, a loyal ASU alumni and a self-proclaimed ambassador of Tempe. Tina volunteers for several local agencies – Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA) food bank, Lost Our Homes (LOH) pet rescue, Frank Elementary School STEM mentoring and Hospice of the Valley. She is an alumni of Tempe Leadership and serves on the board for the Tempe Youth Leadership program. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, cooking, hot yoga, any activity involving water, reading and riding her bike. She is her happiest when she is on the beach watching the sun set and toasting the sun with "thank you for today, I'll see you tomorrow".

Amy Parsons is a senior strategy and business growth executive with deep digital and mobile payments expertise. She helmed Discover’s global acceptance growth in over 200 countries and earned recognition as the third-largest and fastest-growing global payments network. She has demonstrated excellence in strategic planning, business development, and digital commerce, having pioneered three significant strategic shifts in the payments business which created multiple new avenues for growth.

Amy was a senior executive at Discover Financial Services, a Fortune 500 company, for over 25 years, successfully leading multiple functional and global business units such as Sales, Business Development, Product and the Discover Global Network.

Amy was responsible for diversifying Discover revenue streams influencing billion-dollar revenue. She led the build out of innovative mobile payment solutions with the largest tech companies such as Apple, Google, and Samsung as well as brand-building promotions with Amazon and Walmart. Amy spearheaded digital transformation including the enterprise implementation of the Discover-exclusive ApplePay Cash solution.

Honored as one of the Most Influential Women in Payments for three straight years, Amy has been invited as a speaker at industry conferences such as Money20/20, Merchant Payment Ecosystem, Transact, Women in Payments and Paytech Women.

Amy earned an Executive MBA and a bachelor’s degree in marketing from ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business. She has been a member of World 50 Innovation, Women in Payments, and Paytech Women and a former Board Member of the Merchant Advisory Group, the Electronic Transaction Association, and Lambs Farm.