Jeff Standridge
Innovation Partners
Innovators
Innovation is the fuel for successful organizations, but it can be hard work. Organizations often think they could grow more rapidly if they only had more investment or if they only had more technology. In reality, it is their ability to innovate that sets them apart from their competition. Help your organization learn the daily disciplines of innovation and watch your department, organization or business reach new heights.
Investors
Over the next decade, more businesses will transition to new ownership than ever before as a result of the “Silver Tsunami.” This presents a great opportunity for private equity investors. Unfortunately, the vast majority of these ownership transitions will fail due to a lack of resilience. Our expertise in assessing and improving transition resilience not only helps our investor-clients sleep at night, but also helps them secure greater investment returns.
Change Agents
Whether in a large organization, a non-profit or a local community, change agents drive ongoing improvements. They are advocates for a better future, but they can sometimes grow weary of always carrying the baton. Successful change agents look for ways to achieve and celebrate small successes so they can maintain positive momentum.
Executives
Leaders have a future orientation and cast the vision clearly so others can follow. However, often in the heat of battle, maintaining clarity around that vision can be difficult. Successful leaders know how to step back, engage partners, and revitalize the team.
Educators
Education and Economic Development go hand-in-hand. To be game-changers, educators and administrators at all levels must stay on the bleeding edge. They must be innovators. They must be change-agents. With the right vision and a willingness to push the boundaries this group of professionals can single-handedly change the world.
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs & small businesses create 85% of all ‘net new’ jobs in the US today. They are the lifeblood of our economy. Yet, many struggle to achieve sustained success. Forward-thinking entrepreneurs anticipate the challenges and take proactive steps to overcome them.
About Dr. Standridge:
Dr. Jeff D. Standridge helps organizations and their leaders generate sustained results in the areas of innovation, strategy, profit growth, organizational effectiveness and leadership.
Formerly a Vice President for Acxiom Corporation, he has led established and startup businesses in North & South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Jeff serves as Managing Director for the Conductor, Co-founder of Cadron Capital Partners, and teaches Entrepreneurial Finance & Innovation Leadership in the College of Business at the University of Central Arkansas.
Dr. Standridge has been an invited speaker, trainer, and consultant for numerous companies, institutions, and organizations across five continents. He is also a two-time best-selling author of “The Innovator’s Field Guide: Accelerators for Entrepreneurs, Innovators & Change Agents” and “The Top Performer’s Field Guide: Catalysts for Leaders, Innovators & All Who Aspire to Be.”
Prior to his business career, Jeff spent more than a decade in healthcare, serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and as a member of the Angel Flight Helicopter Transport Team at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. He is also retired from the U.S. Army – Arkansas Army National Guard. Jeff holds the Doctor of Education with special work in Leadership & Organizational Development, as well as a Master of Education with special work in Human Resource Development.
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Todd Greer
“I have worked with and around Jeff for over a decade. Jeff is a tenacious business leader and attacks challenges with a no-nonsense, thoughtful, innovator’s mindset. Equally important, he is an expert at the “human-factor,” which can completely undermine an academic approach to problem solving, and he interlaces his understanding of psychology and sociology with his many years of practical experience to produce results.”
Ryke Dismuke
“The task of taking vision to a reality seemed very daunting at first, but Jeff Standridge enabled, coached, and gave me the confidence to enthusiastically push through that process. His insight is always structured, clear, logical and most of all, effective. I could not have navigated this process as efficiently without his help. “
Eduardo Ramalho
“Jeff is an outstanding person. He has a unique capability to address and overcome professional challenges without losing the human face of the business. His international expertise is amazing. He manages and respects cultural differences and knows like anybody how to make the business grow and become profitable, all with a great sense of humor and friendship. He is a natural leader who motivates his people to work and focus on solving difficult business problems.”
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