Vision Architect and Strategic Planning Partner Carmen Payne is a game changer who propels companies to their next level by impacting the way they conduct business. 

 

 

Determined, organized, and intuitive, she thrives on and excels at turning challenges into opportunities by building capacity, systems, and culture. Throughout her 25 year Corporate America career, she has played hands-on key roles that aligned strategic and operational plans to increase revenue, profits, and client satisfaction. 

 

Her expertise in supporting revenue generation strategies extends to mature companies, startups, and restructures.  Serving as the epicenter of process improvement and initiative management, a few of the projects she’s moved from idea through successful execution include:

• Project Planner at an inflight technology company where she unified software and hardware engineers for the on-time fulfillment of a $35 million retrofit contract.

• Marketing Director for a manufacturing company where she doubled company revenues to $22 million in two years by infusing a professional culture, opening two new locations, and establishing distributor territories

• VP Product Development for a direct sales organization where she developed a product that was recognized for educational quality and served as the catalyst to an astounding increase in revenues from $5 million to $31 million in one year

• Corporate Brand Manager for a fast-growing retirement plan administrator where she improved brand value by building the team and leading the company-wide effort that transitioned the franchisee to a new stand-alone brand

 

Carmen loves to laugh, believes in teamwork, and enjoys sharing her knowledge with others.  Her guiding principles are integrity, perseverance, and a belief that you can achieve whatever you set your mind, heart, and actions to.  Her interests include spending time with family, fishing, singing in her church choir, and professional sports.