Koch Engineered Solutions

Business Process Excellence Lead

Greg Harrod Enterprises LLC

Running a business can be overwhelming.

Trying to manage all the strategic initiatives and projects you need to accomplish can feel like chaos.

You have a gut feel everything is on track.

But, you're not really sure.

The stress and anxiety is taking its toll.

On you and your team.

Would you like to be able to relax just a little at work?

I can help.

Through my executive coaching and consulting services, you and your team can learn how to introduce structure and order to your business.

You'll learn to apply the techniques, tools, and processes I've honed over a 30+ year career.

You'll get your programs and projects under control.

The meetings that used to waste your team's time (and your company's money) will be productive and efficient.

Would your team be energized when you tell them the bad meetings are over?

They’ll be motivated and more productive.

And, you'll have a calm that comes from a data-based assurance from knowing your initiatives are on track.

You'll be an even more effective leader as you connect with your people, mobilize them for action, and deliver results.

But, your business may be in great shape.

Your stress level may already low.

If that's the case, I may not be a fit to help you and your business.

But, if you think I might be able to add value, please contact me.

I'd love the opportunity to help you and your team deliver results.

And avoid the anxiety and stress of a chaos-filled business.

I look forward to talking with you.

Executive Business Consultant and Coach

Connect Mobilize Deliver

Connect Mobilize Deliver is a weekly podcast focused on helping leaders build and boost their careers by mastering fundamental career skills.

It’s all about learning to connect people, mobilize them for action, and deliver results. All while leading with kindness and confidence.

Episodes will include encouraging and inspiring stories along with practical strategies and techniques you can apply immediately to positively impact the people around you. And, your own career.

If you want to grow as a leader, it’s a mix of interviews and solo shows you’re not going to want to miss. 

Listen and subscribe at GregHarrod.com/ConnectMobilizeDeliver or on your favorite podcast app.

Podcast Host

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope

Member of the OBE Executive Leadership Team.

Serving the business by developing and leading key strategic enterprise initiatives.

These initiatives include:

- Sustainability

- Innovation

- Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

- Organizational health

Continually supporting and improving the business through:

- Business transformation

- Process re-engineering

- Program and project management

- Talent development

Vice President Strategic Initiatives

Johnson Controls

Leading several key internal business initiatives impacting multiple sites in North America.

Additional roles include
- Ducted Systems Leadership Team member
- Ducted Systems representative on Global Products Diversity and Inclusion Action Committee

Director Operational Excellence - Ducted Systems

Implemented and led Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) organization and meeting cadence in alignment with Global S&OP standards for four Ducted Systems business units with annual revenue of over $1B.

Products included commercial packaged rooftop HVAC equipment, residential split AC and heat pump systems along with service parts distributed through factory-owned and independent channel partners.

Additional roles include
- Ducted Systems Leadership Team member
- Co-leader for Organizational Health workshops for Ducted Systems including senior management
- Ducted Systems representative on Global Products Diversity and Inclusion Action Committee
- Executive Sponsor for Wichita Women’s Network Business Resource Group

Director Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) - Ducted Systems

Managed Program Management Office (PMO) team responsible for driving cross-functional programs for Ducted Systems business to successful completion. 

Programs included New Product Introductions (NPI) and Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VAVE) initiatives as well as operational excellence and sales channel business initiatives for the residential, commercial, international, and parts businesses.  

Other team responsibilities included competitive product teardown and costing analysis, process improvements, and internal communications for Ducted Systems. 

Additional roles included
- Ducted Systems Leadership Team member
- Executive Sponsor for Wichita Women’s Network Business Resource Group
- Key contributor in introducing new Kansas Leadership Center training program for Ducted Systems
- Co-host of Ducted Systems Leadership Podcast producing 30 episodes focused on applying innovative leadership principles to our business to help others throughout the organization make progress on adaptive challenges in their respective roles.

Director Operational Excellence and PMO - Ducted Systems

Responsible for a team leading cross-functional programs including New Product Introductions, Cost Reductions, and Sales Channel Initiatives for the residential and light commercial HVAC business in North America.

Served as Program Manager for completion of Light Commercial platform program beginning in this role while program was in-flight. Program budget was ~$13M of capital investment and involved the development of new products as well as factory assembly line in Norman, Oklahoma. Also served as Program Manager for multiple projects to expand Direct Fit product line.
  
Led Residential product new platform program supporting capital investment of ~$100M over 3 years to build UPG Residential business. Program introduced over 50 new product families with ~700 initial models following disciplined phase gate process.

Introduced program management disciplines to channel organization through initiatives designed to grow market share in key markets in North America.

Director - Program Management - Unitary Products Group

Formed and managed design engineering team with responsibility for all Johnson Controls Residential HVAC controls including equipment and zoning controls and thermostats. 

Additional accomplishments and responsibilities included
- Development of 5-year Residential Systems and Controls product and technology road map.
- Championed the adoption and implementation of phase gate Product Development Process
- Led a cross-functional, cross-business unit team to launch Johnson Controls' first residential color touch screen communicating HVAC system.

Engineering Manager - Residential Systems and Controls at Johnson Controls

Formed and managed multiple HVAC new product introduction (NPI) teams and product launches. Projects included those manufactured in Wichita, Kansas and Mexico plants. 

Served as Design Engineer in various capacities with a focus on systems and controls.

Project Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.

Worked on a team pioneering high accuracy GPS and its application to earthmoving equipment.  Responsibilities included algorithm and software development, lab and field software testing, system integration, and presentation to customer and industry groups.  

Relocated to Brisbane, Australia as a member of a select product development team.

Engineer

I Help Business Leaders Stop Bad Meetings

If you’re like me, you can’t STAND bad meetings.

They waste time and money in your business.

And they ruin the morale and energy of your team.

When your meetings are bad, your business is at risk.

As a business leader, that’s the last thing you want.

So, I want to help you improve YOUR meetings.

And, here’s the truth.

You can make your meetings productive, effective, and even ENJOYABLE!

How?

I explain that each weekday when I post just after 7 am Central time.

After leading thousands of meetings over a 30+ year career, I’ve gained valuable experience.

And, I’d love to share what I’ve learned with you.

If you’d like to be an exceptional meeting leader and improve the meetings in your business, do this.

“Ring the bell” in my profile to follow me.

Jump in with your comments on my post and we’ll keep learning together.

If you’d like to learn even more, check out the FREE resources on my website.

The link in my Featured section of my profile will take you right to them.

Check that page often. I add new offers regularly.

I’m constantly learning and building new tools I use myself and with my clients.

And, when something works, I want to share it with you.

But, you may be wondering this.

Are meetings all you do, Greg?

It's a good question.

I AM committed to building a global movement to Stop Bad Meetings.

That's true.

But, helping you improve your meetings isn’t all I do.

You can hire me as an Executive Business Consultant and Coach. 

If you would like to explore individual coaching for you or your team members,

or if you want to discuss a custom consulting package for your business,

please DM me.

My expertise and services include much more than helping you improve your meetings.

But, making your business meetings as 

⭐Productive, ⭐Effective, and even ⭐Enjoyable

as they can be is always a great place to start.

Let’s connect and support one another in this LinkedIn community.

I’m looking forward to getting to know you.

Greg

Greg Harrod

Warner Bros. Discovery

Continued board participation as finance lead for Faith & Belief BRG + affiliated Jewish group Tikkun.
· managed, tracked, and distributed funds from annual budget
· created budget template for DEI that was shared with BRG finance leads across the company
· moderated international Interfaith Speaker Panel on using empathy to resolve conflict
· coordinated Sukkot Food Drive which raised over $3k for local food partners in ATL, LA & NYC
· co-developed 2nd installment of Faith, Food & Culture series for Native American Heritage Month

National Finance Advisor, Faith & Belief + Tikkun BRG Board

Served with fellow Co-Chair of the employee-led Faith & Belief BRG (Business Resource Group).
· created safe place for employees of all faiths and none to learn and celebrate each other
· co-developed award-winning launch of Faith, Food & Culture series for Diwali and Hinduism
· hosted coffee chat event with Chief DEI Officer to discuss navigating religion in the workplace

Co-Chair, Faith & Belief BRG Board

TNT Sports U.S.

TNT Sports owns Bleacher Report and partners with leagues like NBA and NCAA March Madness.
· Provided operational support to teams partnered with NBA, March Madness, and Bleacher Report.
· Built Google Sheets JavaScript app to assist live ops team in monitoring TNT OT ad delivery.
· TNT OT playoff ratings peaked at 70k+ concurrency during 2022 playoffs.
· TNT OT delivered 76M+ mid-roll impressions over the entire 2021-22 season.

Operations Manager

· Responsible for NBA Digital product operations around TNT OT video across platforms.
· Led cross-functional coverage team to monitor and triage issues for live streaming games.
· Collaborated with Product and Operations to strategize Jira workflow for coverage issues.
· Served 13M mid-roll ads, 4M video starts, and 600k user hours across TNT OT platforms.

Video Product Operations Manager

· Managed expanded NBA Digital operational role with mobile app and premium video.
· Part of the NBA Digital team that won the Sports Emmy for the NBA season restart app.
· Released 13 mobile app versions across iOS and Android using Agile Scrum.
· Guided regular QA testing review of mobile apps topping 2M+ weekly active users.
· Launched TVE for Ziply Fiber customers in 15 days with cross-functional teams.
· Provided cross-functional team leadership to Ad Sales for diagnosis of iOS ad delivery.

Product Operations Manager, Mobile App and Premium Video

· Responsible for premium video operations across NBA digital products.
· Increased live digital viewership YOY by nearly 30% for 2020 NBA All-Star Game.
· Reviewed Comcast's Xfinity TVE branding across iOS, Android, Roku, Xbox, and Apple TV.

Premium Video Operations Manager

Life Brand Academy

Life Brand Academy was started to help discover and build personal brands. The first published resource is called the 7 Pillars of Personal Branding. This free video mini-course covers the fundamental principles for newer personal brands. Learn the principles below and you can get started by going to http://www.lifebrandacademy.com

· Aesthetics - develop your first impression
· Voice - find your unique sound
· Continuity - start consistently with one platform
· Diversification - expand and delight your audience
· Empathy - lead yourself and then others
· Influence - coach others at scale
· Generosity - generate radical impact in your community

Owner

Damon Zick

Consultant providing business strategy and implementation across live streaming, sports, TV, and health.
· Boosted trial conversion rate for customer subscriptions with live streaming client.
· Drove video strategy and optimized content development for virtual baseball training launch.
· Researched website performance analytics and provided SEO content strategy for book author.

Management Consultant

WorshipStream

WorshipStream provided live streaming subscriptions with VOD archives to church customers nationwide.
· Served as remote partner to oversee product development and brand marketing.
· Boosted business sale valuation through reducing customer subscription attrition by 35%.
· Evaluated prospective business partnerships from existing vendor relationships.
· Researched market feature set in competitor analysis of live streaming providers.
· Influenced adoption for Atlassian implementation of JIRA ticketing and Confluence wiki.

Vice President, Product Development and Brand Marketing

UP tv

UPtv was the #1 family-friendly cable TV network seen in over 65 million homes.
· Provided technical project management for website topping 3M+ monthly visits.
· Delivered award-nominated WordPress website with cross-functional staff and agency teams.
· Launched UP digital brand on Drupal which led to 600% YOY traffic increase.
· Increased video streams YOY by 100% after switching to Ooyala video provider.
· Gathered user research and assembled requirements to explore Ad Sales CRM solution.
· Created wireframes for user experience layout across various digital initiatives.
· Constructed data-driven indexed ranking to crown the winner of online songwriting contest.
· Collaborated directly with legal team on contract negotiation and platform compliance.

Digital Platforms Manager

DZ Solutions

DZ Solutions was founded to engage the intersection of branding, technology, and social media.
· Provided clients with brand marketing, website development, and social media consulting.
· Sold 100+ tickets through product launch event with culinary client and local business.
· Increased digital brand recognition over 500% for coaching client.

Integrity Music

Integrity Music was the largest praise and worship music label distributed in 160+ countries.
· Managed 1 direct report for project management and quality assurance.
· Drove training and authored documentation for Confluence wiki platform.
· Facilitated initial stage of accounting project to replace song royalties system.

IT Project and Testing Manager

· Managed 1-2 direct reports for development of Worship Kitchen digital sales system.
· Drove Agile Scrum product backlog in dual role of Product Owner and Scrum Master.
· Collaborated with IT and marketing stakeholders on feature roadmap for product strategy.
· Guided international agency teams for front-end design and back-end development.
· Reported technical updates directly to senior management executives.

IT Systems Manager (Product Owner)

· Managed 2-4 direct reports for marketing plan execution and digital platform administration.
· Launched revolutionary digital sales platform concurrently with rebranded e-commerce store.
· Supervised collateral technical development across multiple time zones.
· Contributed as SME product consultant with leading industry talent for video promo shoot.
· Evaluated prospective digital partnerships and vendor relationships.

Digital Channel Manager

· Managed 1 direct report for e-commerce platform administration and operations.
· Developed SaaS digital resource platform and assisted with operational support.
· Provided operational support to B2B sales and B2C customer service teams.

E-Commerce Operations Coordinator

· Developed e-commerce functionality for corporate flagship website.
· Built analytics reports using SQL for e-commerce customer sales and email marketing.
· Performed system administration and SQL database queries on Linux e-commerce server.
· Administered email marketing platform and conducted quality assurance for campaigns.

Web Developer

Discover and build your personal brand

Hi, I'm the author for the Amazon #1 best-seller The Beauty of Work. If you hate your job or find yourself stuck in the work, this book was written to help you transform your mindset towards that work.

Drawing from my personal journey with God and valuable lessons learned along the way, you'll see the twists and turns of my 20-year career that won multiple awards including a Sports Emmy award. Now I work in a dream job for TNT Sports at Warner Bros. Discovery where I get the privilege to work on the NBA and March Madness.

However, it wasn't always this way. Challenges such as boring work, bad bosses, poor personal choices, and a lack of emotional health contributed to my long journey of frustration in finding that dream job. Through relatable stories and crucial values needed along the way, my heart is to invite readers into an opportunity that will change not only your life but the world around you.

On the personal side, I live in Kansas with my wife, two kiddos, and three cats. I'm absolutely fascinated by creativity and enjoy seeing God move unexpectedly when He has a YES in your life. One of my favorite topics is personal branding which will be the subject of my 2nd book, The Beauty of Brand. You can get on the free pre-launch email list for that book by heading to TheBeautyOfBrand dot com. You will receive a link in the welcome email to a 30-minute YouTube video that gives you a taste of the 7 pillars of personal branding that will be covered in the book.

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