Janis Powers

About Janis Powers

Strategic leader with 20+ years of experience combining senior roles in health care at Deloitte and in ambulatory-surgery operations; bestselling health care thought leadership; high-performance sales credentials; and dual graduate degrees with a focus on transformative organizations.• Goal-Oriented Leader. Established track record of exceeding expectations when delivering on project and professional goals. As a consultant, entrepreneur and now retail sales lead, I leverage my creativity, problem-solving capabilities and interpersonal skills to achieve results that elevate team performance.• Adaptive, Driven Professional. Since majoring in architecture at Yale, I have excelled as a health care strategy consultant, bestselling author, a digital health founder, entrepreneur, designer and sales lead. I continually challenge myself to opportunistically lean on my broad experiences to grow my skill set. • Outstanding Communicator. Successfully tailor communication at all levels – from the individual to broad external audiences – in a variety of media to generate desired results. I have a distinct talent for quickly assessing situations, collaborating with partners and articulating solutions that engage stakeholders.

Experience

1. Pottery Barn Business to Business Sales and Design Studio Specialist

   Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

   May 2025 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Achieved highest Austin Pottery Barn store annual sales bonus in only 7 months of sales experience.• Top 10 POS sales for the Pottery Barn brand (184 stores) in both 5th and 6th months of sales employment.• Ranked #4 in daily sales for the brand during 8th month of sales service.• Drove growth of store B2B sales by 23% in first quarter of employment.• Store nominee for the prestigious Howard Lester Award of Excellence, honoring service across WSI brands.

Education

• Yale University

  Bachelor of Arts, Architecture

• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  Master of Business Administration, Corporate Strategy

• University of Michigan

  Master of Architecture, Professional Practice

Skills

• Strategic Partnerships
• Executive Management
• Business Transformation
• Financial Modeling
• Strategy
• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Management
• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Strategic Planning
• Analysis
• Enterprise Software
• Management Consulting
• Business Process Improvement
• Hospitals
• Program Management
• Consulting
• Product Management