Evolving Strategies, LLC

Founded in 1999, Evolving Strategies helps leaders, teams and organizations learn, lead and change. Clients include Accenture, Ashland Inc., Bank of Oklahoma Financial, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), East West Bank, Northern Trust Corporation, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Spencer Stuart, Thomson Reuters, United Airlines, the United States federal government, and Zebra Technologies.

Founder

Forbes Coaches Council

Forbes Coaches Council is an invitation-only organization comprised of leading business coaches and career coaches. Members are hand-selected by the Council’s selection committee.

Official Member

PepsiCo

PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in New York. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market. It oversees the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of its products. 

As of January 2021, the company possesses 23 brands that have over US$1 billion in sales annually. PepsiCo has operations all around the world and its products are distributed across more than 200 countries, with annual net revenues of over US$70 billion. PepsiCo is the second-largest food and beverage business in the world based on net revenue, profit, and market capitalization, behind Nestlé.

As part of the CIO transition, I led a team of employees and consultants to build the initial change management office (CMO) to enable the global technology organization to support Pepsico's digital transformation journey.

Global Information Technology | Strategy & Transformation Team | Senior Director

Northwestern University

Served as faculty for 'Executing Strategic Change,' a core, graduate level course of the Master of Science, Learning and Organizational Change program. The Master's program is grounded in concepts of cognitive science, psychology and education, and focuses on the applied areas of strategic change, performance, knowledge management, and learning.

Adjunct Faculty

Corporate Executive Board

Every year, the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) equips over 20,000 senior leaders from more than 10,000 organizations across 110 countries with the intelligence they need to respond quickly to evolving business conditions. In doing so, CEB helps them more effectively manage their talent, customers and operations to exceed business objectives.

As an Associate Director, I sold of CEB's HR-related best practices research, decision support tools, and executive education to a membership of the world's leading corporations and not-for-profit institutions.

Associate Director

Lante Corporation

Lante Corporation, a technology consulting company, customizes core extended enterprise applications to provide clients with new features to enable them to benefit from the trend toward information that is more interactive, real-time, collaborative, extended, and private.

Client Relationship Manager

Accenture

Accenture is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, providing consulting and outsourcing services through its strategy, digital, technology and operations capabilities.

Transition/Transformation Manager

CA Technologies

CA Technologies software and solutions have been powering innovation for over 35 years. Founded in 1976, CA Technologies has over 11,500 employees in 45 countries helping businesses thrive in a new world where every business is in the software business. CA Technologies has been recognized as a value leader by industry analysts and has been hailed as one of the “World’s 100 Most Innovative Companies” by Forbes, as well as one of the greenest companies in the United States by Newsweek®.

Sales and Marketing Associate (Pansophic Systems, Inc.)

Strengthen Your Change Leadership with a Coach You Can Trust |Forbes Contributor |Accenture Alum |Former NU Adjunct Faculty

Clients partner with me to address three key areas of need:

1. EXPANDING YOUR LEADERSHIP IMPACT
 	• Elevate Your Leadership Potential with Personalized Coaching
	• Foster Your Inclusivity as a Leader
	• Amplify Your Leadership Presence
	• Deepen Your Leadership Self-Awareness
	• Hone Your Coaching and Mentoring Skills

2. USING CHANGE MANAGEMENT FOR STRATEGIC EXECUTION EXCELLENCE
	• Master the Six Levers of Change Leadership
	• Develop Resilience and Adaptability as a Leader of Change
	• Build High-Performance Teams

3.  COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT
	• Communicate Effectively and Efficiently
	• Resolve Conflicts with Courage and Confidence
	• Engage Your Stakeholders 
	
Delivery method(s) are customized based on my client's preferences and needs. This may involve a combination of one-on-one in-person or virtual coaching sessions, team workshops, assessments, and ongoing support to ensure growth and development.

About me
I coach executives for swift, successful, impactful change in themselves, teams, companies, or industries. If this describes you and you're ready to make a transformative impact and lead with more confidence, let's go.

With over two decades of experience, I've had the privilege of guiding leaders and teams from diverse industries, functions, and locations to not just navigate, but truly excel in today's ever-evolving business landscape. Helping clients develop the change leadership skills to tackle complex challenges like digital transformations, process enhancements, and customer engagement strategies is what I do.

My proven approach fuses structure and adaptability. I tailor my approach to the distinct needs and objectives of each leader or team, using proven assessments, tools, and strategies as needed. 

My work is grounded in practical experience, having served as a leader and member of multiple high-performing teams (and some low-performing teams as well) with organizations such as Accenture and PepsiCo. By delving into and applying research on leadership, learning and change as an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University, I co-created and delivered a course on executing strategic change in the Masters level program. 

I'm honored to have earned a spot on the Forbes Coaches Council. Serving as a mentor, most recently as part of D CEO's Emerging Women Leadership Network, is also a privilege.

Sandy Schwan

AstraZeneca

Respiratory products marketed: Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide-ICS, glycopyrrolate-LAMA, and formoterol fumarate-LABA), and Airsupra (albuterol-SABA and budesonide-ICS)
Respiratory product launched: Airsupra (albuterol-SABA and budesonide-ICS)

Respiratory Sales Specialist

University of Arkansas

•	Led recruitment and retention efforts
•	Advised and consulted with managers on the development and classification of positions
•	Wrote and edited job descriptions 
•	Facilitated the candidate selection process
•	Workday subject matter expert
•	Led Performance Management process

Recruitment Coordinator - Human Resources

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

•	Promoted from VISN 16 SBU HR Position to VISN 16 SSU HR Position

Human Resources Specialist

Arkansas Hospice

Oversaw the development and implementation of a program dedicated to ensuring Veterans and their families receive the highest level of end-of-life care possible. Supported, developed, and maintained service relationships throughout Arkansas.

Veteran Services Coordinator

Ashfield, part of UDG Healthcare (now Inizio)

•	Genentech Contract 
•	Successfully launched Xofluza for treatment of Influenza 
•	Boehringer-Ingelheim Contract 
•	Successfully launched Spiriva Respimat for Asthma

State of Arkansas

•	Collaborated directly with Judge Cristi Beaumont in Washington County Drug Court and with Veterans Administration in Veterans Treatment Court. Counseled over one hundred veterans suffering from PTSD and substance abuse issues
•	As a Veterans Service Officer, I was responsible for all veteran services and affairs in Benton, Carroll, Madison, and Washington counties

Veterans Treatment Court and Veterans Service Officer

Stryker

•	Stryker Endoscopy Sales Champion (56% above sales goal and quota)

Sales Account Manager

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals

•	Successfully launched Xopenex HFA (Levalbuterol), and Brovana (Arformoterol)
•	Top 5% in Portfolio Sales Rankings:  2004, 2005, and 2007
•	Highest market share increases for Xopenex HFA (Winner of Grand Prize)
•	President’s Circle 
•	Successfully completed Leadership Development Course (2005)

Novartis

•	Successfully launched Foradil (Formoterol) for treatment of COPD

Merck

•	Promoted Singulair (Montelukast)
•	Singulair Lead Sales Rep. - #1 Regional rank for new market share increase

14 YEARS OF AWARD-WINNING RESPIRATORY SALES FOCUSED ON THE TREATMENT OF COPD AND ASTHMA

AstraZeneca:  Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide-ICS, glycopyrrolate-LAMA, and formoterol fumarate-LABA), and Airsupra (albuterol-SABA and budesonide-ICS)

Boehringer Ingelheim:  Spiriva Respimat (tiotropium bromide-LAMA)

Sunovion:  Xopenex HFA (levalbuterol-SABA), and Brovana (arformoterol-LABA)

Novartis:  Foradil (formoterol-LABA)

Merck:  Singulair (montelukast-Leukotriene Modifier)

GSK:   Advair (fluticasone propionate-ICS and Salmeterol-LABA)

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