Bill Kern
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- Role
- Vistage Master and Best Practice Chair at Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
- Location
- Sonoma, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bill Kern
As a former CEO and founder of multiple national and global businesses, I’ve experienced…
Experience
Vistage Master and Best Practice Chair
Jul 2018 — Present
Lead Chair for three high-performing peer advisory groups comprised of over 50 CEOs, founders, and senior executives across diverse industries. Responsibilities include monthly full-day facilitation of confidential advisory board meetings, in-depth one-to-one executive coaching, issue processing, strategic accountability, and goal alignment.Selected as Bay Area Best Practice Chair to mentor and support other Chairs in facilitation excellence, onboarding strategies, and member engagement. Recognized with four Vistage Chair Excellence Awards for consistent group growth, retention, and impact.Key highlights:* Facilitate 40+ peer group sessions and 150+ one-to-ones annually* Support member companies ranging in size from $10M to $700M in revenue* Guide members through strategic pivots, leadership transitions, M&A, and scaling challenges* Champion TRAV values (Trust, Respect, Accountability, Vulnerability) to maintain high-performing, values-driven groups
Education
University of California, Davis
B.A., International Relations
1974 — 1980
Skills
- Consulting
- Business Strategy
- Change Management
- Organizational Development
- Corporate Development
- Coaching
- Product Development
- Process Improvement
- Executive Coaching
- Strategic Partnerships
- Negotiation
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategy Development
- Sales Process
- Sales
- P&L
- Training
- New Business Development
- Management
- Team Building
- Management Consulting
- Product Management
- Public Speaking
- Project Planning
- Leadership Development
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Fundraising
- Business Development
- Marketing Strategy
- Leadership
- Sales Management
- Integrated Marketing
- Executive Management
- Business Planning
- Operations Management
- Employee Training
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Strategy
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