Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · United States · Remote

• Jennifer was invited to contribute her story to The Sixth Level, the best-selling leadership book that presents a new model built on the strengths of successful female leaders. Rooted in the four core female leadership differentiators of mutuality, ingenuity, justness, and intrinsic motivation—this model is poised to be the future of leadership.
• “This is the future of leadership!” —DR. MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · Remote

• Jennifer J. Fondrevay leads the Human Capital advisory services within Virtas Partners’ M&A Services. Services include capabilities around corporate culture, change management, onboarding, offboarding, and communication.
• Virtas Partners is a boutique transaction services and restructuring firm helping clients successfully navigate key transitions, including acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, IPOs, accounting investigations and restatements, restructurings, and capital placements. Virtas Partners is expanding its Merger and Acquisition Services practice with new capabilities to help clients better address the people and culture issues so critical to unlocking the full potential of a transaction.

Oct 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · Wilmette, Illinois, United States · On-site

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · New York, New York, United States · Remote

• 100 Coaches was established by world-renowned business educator and coach Marshall Goldsmith. Marshall has always had a passion for sharing his wealth of knowledge and expertise, not only with the leaders he advises, but also with fellow coaches and colleagues. In the spirit of this pursuit, Marshall sought to establish a formal community where the world’s premier leadership thinkers could come together to learn from his practiced and proven methods, and share ideas and inspiration with one another.
• 100 Coaches Agency is a talent agency specializing in connecting companies and leaders with the experts that best fit their needs. The curation team works hand-in-hand with leaders throughout the entire process to understand their goals and ensure that every recommendation is custom-tailored to help executives achieve their objectives. With an extensive portfolio of offerings ranging from coaching to workshops and speaking engagements, all across a wide-array of categories and topics, 100 Coaches Agency puts the solutions executives seek at their fingertips.

Nov 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 5 mos · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · Remote

• In my best-selling business book, "Now What? A Survivor’s Guide for Thriving Through Mergers and Acquisitions", I created a playbook for business owners, executives and leaders alike to prepare for, navigate and lead their people through the challenges that can emerge during mergers and acquisitions.
• NOW WHAT? helps the individual in the middle of it all, from C-suite executives to team leaders and players, to embrace the uncertainty of M&A and capitalize on the opportunities that change can bring.
• To schedule a speaking event, workshop, webinar or podcast, please email: cindy@jenniferjfondrevay.com.

Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 3 mos · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · Remote

• Whether working with entrepreneurs, small/mid-market businesses or Fortune 500 companies, I have seen countless growth strategies fall short because a workforce could not adapt to the changes as quickly as leadership anticipated. In hindsight, it’s easy to see why people strategies broke down, but by then it’s too late to intervene. When your workforce is not delivering it can be tough to stop the downward spiral. I guide companies and their employees through unfamiliar waters so that companies never reach that point.
• As Founder of Day 1 Ready Consultancy, I serve as the transition advisor to senior leadership, ensuring the people component of a company’s plan, such as leadership alignment, culture assimilation, employee engagement, productivity and retention are an early focus of the deal to ensure success. From senior executives to frontline leaders/ middle managers, I coach them through the transition to be a successful contributor to the company’s future and to keep the business growth strategies on track.
• If you want to get your workforce bought in and onboard, retain your top talent, and maintain productivity post-deal, PLEASE reach out:
• ✉ jennifer@jenniferjfondrevaycom
• ☏ 312-608-9939
• ► www.jenniferjfondrevay.com

May 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 11 mos · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · Remote

• From a leadership change to a company restructure to digital transformation, business transitions have key challenges in common -- they bring waves of change and uncertainty upon the workforce. Mergers and acquisitions tend to have the greatest challenges due to the drive to integrate people, processes and systems as quickly as possible to achieve the valuation.
• In her keynotes and workshops, Jennifer shows how understanding the people piece to M&A integration and change management can be a companies competitive advantage post-deal.
• Sample topics Jennifer speaks on, including sample clients (see website for full list)
• Creating Success, Moving Forward
• Avoid "Us vs Them" Thinking Post-Deal
• Bring Certainty to M&A Uncertainty
• The 5 Superpowers Women Bring to M&A Dealmaking
• Leverage Your M&A Experience to Gain a Board Seat
• Embrace Uncertainty to Create Opportunity (based on her TEDx talk)
• Keynote (Sample Clients):
• UniCredit (Italy); Alcon; Precision Machined Products Association; Fairstone Financial (Canada); BlueSky Advisors Entrepreneurs & Business Owners Conference; Syniti; NPD/IRI
• Virtual: Oxiteno (Brazil); Conscious Capitalism/CEO B'fast; Modern Distribution Management; Trusted Health; Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC); Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AMAA)
• Workshops (Sample Clients):
• Acumen; Gold Eagle; Silk Road; Biomedica (Mexico); Intren; Women Presidents Organization (three-part series); K1 Operations (PE ) Finance Summit; Onboarding2025/ M&A Summit; Northwestern/MSLOC (two-part series); Corporate Boards USA
• Panels on Human Capital Strategies:
• Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Intergrowth DealMax Conference; Capital Connection events for: ACG So Cal; ACG Florida; ACG Chicago; ACG Toronto; Insperity/HR Open Mic; Private Director’s Assoc (Effective PE Boards); HR M&A Roundtable M&A Community/Acquisition and Integration Of Digital Assets; Chicago Finance Exchange; American Marketing Association

May 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 11 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Remote

• Jennifer has had the privilege of contributing her M&A expertise to Harvard Business Review, joining an illustrious list of top management thinkers like Clayton Christensen, Ron Ashkenas and Rosabeth Moss Kanter, who have written extensively on M&A leadership.

Jan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 3 mos · Global; virtual, hybrid, in-person · Hybrid

Oct 2015 – Sep 2016 · 11 mos · Chicago, Illinois

• Apollo Education Group (AEG) is the $4 billion online education pioneer, specialized in the online education and professional development of working adults. Apollo Professional Development (APD), was a start-up initiative within AEG, leveraging AEG's global expertise in adult education and advanced learning technologies to deliver inspired talent management solutions for Fortune 500 companies.
• As the Marketing leader tasked to launch a B2B brand, I drove the brand strategy, positioning, design and execution, galvanizing support across disparate stakeholders to launch Apollo Professional Development. Key to APD’s success was identifying and solving for what corporations need most -- enhanced engagement of employees, relevant leadership development for frontline managers and the scalable up-skilling of workforces faced with massive disruption.
• Collaborating with Product and Sales leadership, we defined APD’s unique positioning and focus: providing high engagement learning environments for high stakes business challenges. The “Learning at Work. Reimagined” campaign was launched within 5 months of inception and included:
• ► A new B2B SEO website and webinar series delivering thought leadership focused on employee engagement, leadership, innovation, and talent up-skilling
• ► Two new product microsites focused on innovation and leadership development for frontline leaders

Jul 2013 – Aug 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo · Chicago, IL

• Asurion is the $6 billion global leader in providing consumer technology protection, support and service solutions for major retailers and phone carriers worldwide.
• As Head of Retail Marketing, I was brought in to help drive change and transform the marketing, leading a 15-member Marketing / Production / Creative team that had just been acquired via Asurion’s purchase of N.E.W (National Electronic Warranties). I successfully transitioned the team from a marketing service to a strategic orientation, while cultivating creativity and an ideas-driven culture.
• Most critically, I empowered the teams to bring their unique skills to Asurion's newly created retail business unit. Accelerating marketing's collaboration with corporate, product and communications teams enabled Sales to maintain critical client relations with 60+ major retailers, including Amazon, Costco, Target, Walmart and Home Depot, while driving strong business growth.

Jul 2011 – Jun 2013 · 1 yr 11 mos · Chicago, IL

• At the time of my tenure, Nokia was a $13 billion leading provider of mobile handsets, smartphones, and a new location ecosystem.
• Following Nokia’s acquisition and integration of NAVTEQ, I was promoted to a broader global role, leading the B2B2C marketing strategy and communications for HERE, the company’s newly formed location and commerce business unit. In this role, I managed a $30MM budget and lead a marketing team of 35 based in Europe, Asia and the Americas. I was responsible for delivering integrated marketing programs globally that could be adapted and executed locally.
• During the company transition from a B2B to a B2B2C orientation, I partnered extensively with Business Development, Corporate Communications, Sales and Product leadership to redefine the go-to-market strategy. Upon unifying key stakeholders, Marketing worked globally with regional management leadership to educate their teams and execute the marketing and communications locally.
• Driving for clearly defined deliverables and transparent ROI accountability, we successfully delivered integrated marketing plans across a complex product portfolio, tailored to the needs of each business segment: Automotive, Enterprise, Government, and Wireless.

Jun 2005 – Jul 2011 · 6 yrs 1 mo · Paris, France; Chicago, Illinois

• NAVTEQ, which was acquired by Nokia in 2008, is the $1.4 billion leading provider of digital maps and content.
• I directed a global marketing team of 15, managing marketing and communications budget, strategy, planning and execution globally. I led corporate brand-building as well as product marketing support for B2B2C solution sales across all company business segments (auto, enterprise, government, wireless), tailored to each region. Managed marketing budget of €19MM.
• My experience included: advertising and PR agency management, budget planning/execution, channel sales marketing, corporate branding, global go-to-market oversight, industry tradeshow events, market strategy and planning, proprietary customer events / partner programs.
• Promoted from my prior role as the Director of Marketing Communications for EMEAR (Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia) when I managed NAVTEQ B2B and B2C marketing and communications and led a team of 10 while partnering with Sales, Customer and Product Marketing.
• I elevated the role of marketing from a sales service orientation to a strategic marketing partner, defining marketing KPIs that drove business, and led planning and execution of B2B & B2C marketing programs and communication strategies for multiple business segments: automotive, enterprise, wireless and retail.

Jun 2003 – Jun 2005 · 2 yrs · Chicago, IL

• Noble is a midwestern boutique advertising agency focused on food/epicurean focused clients.
• I managed the Gerber Baby Food account, with particular focus on supporting the marketing, advertising and new product pipeline for the Toddler category.

Jul 1999 – May 2003 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Greater Chicago Area

• J. Walter Thompson is a multibillion dollar global brand, advertising and communications agency owned by WPP, operating in 200 offices across 90 countries.
• I returned to J. Walter Thompson from a previous role as an Account Supervisor from 1991 to 1994, to serve as Partner Management Director, to manage a global product portfolio, including: Kraft Foods, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Nestlé S.A., Boeing, Unilever/Lever Bros, and Warner-Lambert.

Jul 1994 – Mar 1999 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Chicago, IL

• FCB is a global advertising agency network with over 140 years of communications expertise. FCB’s worldwide network spans 150 offices in 90 countries and is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies.
• I managed a wide range of clients including Coors Beer (Coors Light, Keystone, Red Light, Blue Moon, Killian's), Cadbury Schweppes (Sunkist, Sundrop, Vernor's, Squirt), SCJohnson (Windex, Fantastik, new products).