Ann Ranson
- Sales and Marketing Strategist and Speaker
Ann Ranson specializes in creating Civil Cultures where the common good is placed above pure self-interest; that embraces the art of possibility; cares - about people, planet and profit; and realizes it’s time to forget ‘business as usual’. She uses The Civility Pledge as one tool towards civility cultivation.
read the restWith years of experience in business, and two TEDx Talks under her belt, Ann Ranson supports organizations that are doing important work and want to have serious impact.
If your organization wants to satisfy a deeper vision while remaining in harmony with the demands of the markets and society, Ann will guide you to a place of bolder purpose, greater success, and growth, for both the organization and the people who lead it.
Ann’s overarching passion for business spans all the way from a fascination with market trends, down to her love of office supplies. While she’s turned on by paper clips and graph paper, she more importantly loves processes. Creating them and then digging in to see what it will really take to implement them.
In addition to her own process for strategic planning, Bottom Line 3 Strategic Planning System, Ann is also a trained coach and facilitator. She works with individuals, small groups, and larger organizations to identify needs and design powerful solutions.
Ann gives you the benefit of her Fortune 500 experience in her career spanning 30+ years in the rough-and-tumble media world. Her real-world perspective comes from executing high-stakes sales and marketing campaigns, to quickly learn what does and does not work. And while many nonprofits and associations don’t think of themselves as businesses, her big business experience has helped even the smallest nonprofit organization exceed their own expectations.
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