Key Partners of The Taylor Group

Our partners implement all projects and programs for our Clients, rather than the partner securing the engagement and junior people performing the work. Thus our Clients get to harvest our over 100 years of professional consulting experience.

George Colombo
George Colombo has been one of the country's most sought-after speakers on the subject of technology-enabled sales and marketing. His specialty is making technology easy to understand. George concentrates on the real-world application of technology to growing sales, enhancing marketing effectiveness, and building customer relationships. Continue…

John L. Dearlove
John Dearlove heads up our Marketing Strategy and Marketing Communication practice. He specializes in defining and communicating compelling visions, brand positioning, and business marketing strategies. He has over two decades of experience in integrated marketing, technology, business development and branding disciplines. Continue…

Stuart Harper
Stuart leads our Sales Management Development practice. Stuart's focus is field implementation of corporate sales strategy by pinpointing how corporate strategy is implemented into the day-to-day activity of the sales force. He assists sales management in uncovering what makes their sales staff consciously competent. Determining why they win so the process can be repeated. Continue…

Peter Hybert
Peter Hybert specializes in developing Training and Performance systems. Peter's key areas of expertise include Performance Analysis, Training System and Curriculum Architecture Design, Training Program Development, Simulation and Qualification System Design and Development, and Knowledge Management System Project Planning and Management. Continue…

Klaus Ittner
Klaus specializes in helping companies initiate, develop, and expand channel alliance programs to maximize indirect sales revenue and profits. His hybrid professional background in the vendor, partner, client, and consulting domains provides him a wealth of experience in creating winning channel strategies. Klaus develops customized, channel programs and provides related consulting and support services. Continue…

John Klimah
John Klimah supports our Marketing and Sales practice, with a focus on technology-related industries. Continue…

T. Michael Marion
Mike Marion provides clients a unique perspective on the design and implementation of CRM systems, based on experience as a client, vendor, and consultant in a variety of industries. His combined experience in sales and systems enables analysis of business processes and applications design to support business need. Continue…

William Mountin
Bill Mountin is responsible for our Information Technology (IT) Project Management Practice in the installation of large software systems, included CRM solutions. Bill's key areas of expertise include: 1)Technology solutions design, development and implementation; 2)Management of system solution projects and support organizations; 3)Ability to match project and business requirements to solutions, and 4)Strong communication skills supported by business and process analysis skills. Continue…

Joel Meltzner
Joel Meltner specialties in the creation of sales success models that can be used as an interview instrument when hiring new sales people. The use of a sales success interview instrument allows a client to reduce their risk of hiring someone who is not likely to be successful in the selling role. Continue…

J. Steven Osborne
Steven Osborne has personally implemented scores of enterprise-wide CRM systems for companies of all sizes. His balanced vision of both IT and sales positions his clients to achieve the maximum ROI from their automation efforts. One of his greatest contributions to any project is his ability to manage vendor relationships with unparalleled effectiveness. Continue…

Elizabeth Piper
Elizabeth Piper has a long and established career as a global learning specialist. Her expertise was honed as a leader with Andersen's Center for Learning. She has a broad scope of professional experiences ranging from the development of curriculum plans in Asia, Canada, and the United States to the development of courses and learning interventions in a variety of technical and non-technical areas. These have included programs on system design, tax methodology, project management, technical tax, people development, financial education, public health and education. Elizabeth's specialty is in analyzing, designing and implementing performance enhancement solutions. Continue…

Paul Sheehan
Paul Sheehan's specialty is in improving a client's processes in the core business processes of marketing, sales and customer service. He has helped a large number of blue-chip clients significantly grow their businesses. Paul is one of the more popular lecturers on the American Management Association circuit. He is a regular instructor in both selling skills and sales management programs across North America. Continue…

Bernie Silverman
Bernie Silverman has been on both the supplier and client sides of the direct marketing and marketing research industries for over 20 years. He specializes in providing marketing research to companies that use direct and database marketing to consumers and other businesses. Bernie is skilled in both qualitative and quantitative research techniques. He has personally conducted over 1,000 focus groups with both consumers and business professionals while having taught the modeling course for the Chicago Association of Direct Marketing. Continue...