Meet a valued member of our Spinnaker team of experts: Founding Principal Chris Landrum. Spinnaker’s Top Gun, Chris brings deep leadership experience to his role, including as a Capital One Financial executive and as an armor officer in the U.S. Army where he was lead planner for a 5,000-person brigade...
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Spinnaker Listed #1 on RVA25’s Fastest Growing Businesses in Richmond
Spinnaker Consulting Group was revealed on October 2, 2019 on Richmond Bizsense RVA25’s list as the region’s #1 fastest-growing and dynamic organization (on the heels of being placed 516th on the Inc. 5000). This is the seventh year of the annual list and Spinnaker’s debut with a 585 percent average...
No More Boondoggles: The 5 Essential Elements of a Productive Leadership Retreat
When you hear the words “leadership retreat,” do you immediately think “boondoggle”? It doesn’t have to be! In fact, it shouldn’t be. And with careful attention to the five essential elements of a productive leadership retreat, it won’t be. I’ve attended, led, or planned dozens of leadership retreats in my...
Is Your Collections Department Prepared to React to the Next Hurricane or Weather Catastrophe?
If your customer is in the throes of a major hurricane, is it the right time to attempt collections? With above-normal tropical activity predicted in both the Atlantic and Pacific for 2019 — and hurricane seasons on both coasts extending through November 30 — now’s the perfect time to ask:...
The Spinnaker Sit-Down: Q&A with FinTech Thought Leader Michelle Katics
With our Spinnaker Sit-Down interview, we give you VIP access to industry influencers, thought leaders, and movers-and-shakers who share their unique insights and perspectives on industry issues, trends, and questions. This month we sat down with fintech thought leader Michelle Katics, CEO and Co-Founder of BankersLab and PortfolioQuest, the SaaS...
Meet & Greet Megan Murray: Spinnaker’s Project Management Phenom
Meet a valued member of our Spinnaker team of experts: Project Manager Megan Murray. Prior to joining Spinnaker as our Project Management Phenom, Megan gained hands-on experience helping a young organization grow and thrive in an ever-changing environment. It’s exactly what she now does for Spinnaker as part of our...
How Spinnaker Earned a Spot on the 2019 Inc. 5000 List
When you hear about a company that made the 2019 Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing privately owned businesses by achieving almost 900 percent growth in just 3 years, you probably think it’s some cool start-up from Silicon Valley or it’s a company that developed some hot new app...
Meet & Greet Todd Stavac: Spinnaker’s Operations A-Lister
Meet a valued member of our Spinnaker team of experts: Consultant Todd Stavac. Spinnaker’s Operations A-Lister, Todd boasts more than 20 years of proven ops experience for a Fortune 100 financial services company, which has landed him on the go-to list of power players in the area of operations expertise....
Agile Implementation in the Real World: A Look at 3 Outcomes
When it comes to project management, it may seem like it’s “all Agile all the time.” Because right now it is. Agile is “the” buzz in project management. Even the Wall Street Journal recently jumped on the bandwagon. But, let’s be honest, Agile is not the answer to every question, nor...
Spinnaker Summer Reading: 6 Books for Leadership and Personal Development
As summer winds down, chances are you’re looking to squeeze in a little more pool or beach time. Our Spinnaker team has a few suggestions to help you make the most of that time with books that not only make a great read, but also impart some valuable leadership and...