Bob Caruso

About Bob Caruso

Strategic, creative, wildly passionate business transformation executive with a proven…

Experience

1. Managing Partner

   Orchid Black

   Apr 2020 — Present · St Petersburg, FL, US

   Orchid Black is a boutique advisory of former CEOs, CROs, CMOs, strategy execs, and board members. We are accomplished operators with an investor mindset and deep M&A experience. Like an orchid, a company’s maximum value emerges from cultivating growth. Orchid Black’s unique business model not only accelerates value, but aligns our compensation with our partners\' success. We invest together, betting on a collective vision, using shared skills and expertise.

Education

• Michigan State University

  Physiology

  1976 — 1977

• Bradley University

  MA, Educational Leadership

  1980 — 1981

• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

  BA, Biology

  1977 — 1980

Skills

• Organizational Change
• Process Improvement
• Executive Coaching
• Management
• Team Building
• Organizational Design
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Strategy
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Recruiting
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Program Management
• Training
• New Business Development
• B2b
• Strategic Planning
• Change Management
• Team Leadership
• Coaching
• Leadership Development
• Data Analysis
• Performance Improvement
• Leadership
• Mergers
• Customer Experience
• Start-Ups
• Contact Center Management
• Customer Experience Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Project Management
• Organizational Development
• Workshop Facilitation
• Business Development