Ali Merchant

Associate Partner

Chicago, Illinois, United States21 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Led a $1.4M LMS rollout across 10 countries.
Coached over 100 senior leaders including CXOs.
Authored a leadership book used globally.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Learning and Development expert specializing in scalable training solutions for enterprise environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Learning And DevelopmentExecutive CoachingLearning Management Systems

Other Skills

L&D StrategyCurriculum DesignFacilitationLMS RolloutCoachingLeadership DevelopmentAI Leadership ToolsTrainingLearning ManagementDigital StrategyEmployee TrainingEmployee EngagementStaff DevelopmentTraining & Development

About

Senior L&D leader with 18 years of experience designing, delivering, and scaling enterprise wide learning programs. Deep expertise in learning strategy, facilitation, and executive coaching. My track record includes: ✅ Scaling enterprise learning platforms including a $1.4M LMS rollout in 10 countries and a platform generating 1M+ page views with 1,500 resources. ✅ Launching and scaling L&D program for 2,000+ employees across 54 offices reducing ramp up time by 62% ✅ Launching and scaling customer education programs that reduced onboarding time by 4 hours per customer and accelerated productivity for 15,000+ users ✅ Designing, launching, and facilitating training programs (live and virtual) globally for audiences ranging from first-time managers to executive teams, training more than 1,400 leaders ✅ Coached 100+ senior leaders including founders, CXOs, VPs, and directors ✅ Author of "The All In Manager: Become a better leader today. Not someday" ✅ I write a weekly newsletter for 2700 leaders and my LinkedIn community reaches 50000+ leaders

Experience

21 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

All-in manager

Principal L&D Consultant and Executive Coach

Aug 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

Partnered with HR and business leaders to build and deliver end to end L&D programs including curriculum design, facilitation, LMS rollout and administration, and external vendor management for scalable delivery
Designed, launched, and facilitated training programs (live and virtual) globally for audiences ranging from first-time managers to executive teams, training more than 1,400 leaders
Designed, launched and scaled an on-demand leadership program consisting of 6 courses, 51 video lessons, and a comprehensive template library used by teams worldwide
Served as executive coach to senior leaders including founders, CXOs, VPs, and Sr. Directors, coaching more than 100 leaders
Built and deployed AI leadership tools, including Custom GPTs for feedback, delegation, and managing up, as well as a Lovable app focused on burnout assessment
Author of “The All-In Manager: Become a Better Leader Today. Not someday”, a practical leadership book used by managers and HR teams in five continents
Published thought leadership articles in Forbes, sharing practical insights on topics such as 1:1s, feedback, and delegation
Featured guest on leadership and management podcasts, discussing manager effectiveness, coaching, and actionable leadership practices
Writes a weekly leadership newsletter read by more than 2,700 leaders and built and scaled a LinkedIn community of over 50,000 leaders